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I don't know--I thought you and Mike made a cute alpine spooning couple on rhymes-with-Lox...

I know a few people with a serious peanut gallery affliction. I have that problem myself, sometimes.

Best wishes, Papa Sobo!

Whoa, is that a sign from Goddess, or what?

climbinhottie, so nice to hear from you again.

But should I feel dirty about it? We will respect you in the morning, don't worry.

Humor (Me wearing old-style bug-eye glacier glasses on Hood.)

I know a woman who is engaged to her first cousin. She had a lot of angst at first, but then decided to go ahead with the relationship, because it made them both happy.

This question is worthy if only to prompt debate, but, the fact of the matter is no one will be confronted by this prophetic voice. For although climbing will be involved in the deaths of some who read this thread, none of us can have certainty. It seems it boils down to acceptable death based on personal bounds of "Good" and "Bad" categorization. For some, it is more acceptable if a climber dies while involved in an activity that supports his family directly than while climbing. For me, there is no distinction. All activities (Good or Bad) of the climber with family is a facet of who they are. It is a personal choice to be made by that person only whether to climb. Congratulations or condemnations of others' activities are extraneous impingements to another's life. Obviously the question is hypothetical. It was my small brain's way of conceptualizing potential risk in a way to talk about it. I was not condemning or "congratulating" anyone's choice. Didn't I specifically state that?

What does this mean, exactly? I can't make it this time. Have one for me.

dead-horse-beating

*That's* what the mods said!!

No, it was communicated telepathically.

OK, I got the scoop from a mod offline. As you were, mates.

Hey, I thought it was a good idea! It would make it harder to eat, too. Why didn't I think of that!?! OK, but seriously, if there was one bad post, wouldn't the mods just delete it, and/or notify the "offending" individual, i.e., Cobra Commander?

This is not a quiz, but a sincere enquiry. For instance, the Ephedra thread in Fitness forum, and the "new route--etc., etc." thread in Ice Climbing. I don't see anything inflammatory in the threads. It's not April Fools Day. Why are they locked?

BRB, gotta grab a smoke.

Woman admits trying to open jet door for a smoke BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- A French woman who is terrified of flying admitted in an Australian court Monday that she drunkenly tried to open an airplane door mid-flight to smoke a cigarette. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/australia.tourist.ap/index.html

I hate the title of this thread.

Oh no, Toadie, do you think they're on to us?!?

.....!!

I'm turning 40 next spring. I'm not ready to be 40!

Um, not what I was expecting.

(Pssst...I think whidbey is drunk tonight.)