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Miss watching Biden dine on BBQ'd Palin? For a bunch of cheese heads argue about bong hits? Not on yer life, dyoood. Just keep an eye out for those cats, mofo.

I dont gots no TV.

I've observed that the number of backcountry travelers out there has increased, or at least not diminished, certainly in the more well known areas. Web beta, more guidebooks and lists, larger population, gyms, whatever, but there seem to be more people of evidence of people (slings, burned in climbers trails, etc) than there used to be. It's not an explosion of people by any means, but there certainly out there. With better weather and conditions beta, multiple parties are showing up when conditions come in, rather than just one. Perhaps better information has just resulted in better timing; everyone shows up at once, rather than more overall folks. Having said that, it's still very easy to find complete solitude.

Hey, where can I pick up those $35 cams?

CAN'T AFFORD A TIGER FENCE RIGHT NOW, OK?

THEY'VE GOT FUCKIN' TIGERS OVER THERE, MYAN. WE DON'T WANNA HAVE ANY OF THOSE MAN EATING MOTHERFUCKERS COMIN' OVER THE 49TH PARALLEL, BITCHES!!!!

HEY, DON'T YOU GUYS SHARE A MARITIME BORDER WITH RUSSIA, TOO? ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE WATCHING THOSE GUYS FOR US WHILE YOU'RE STONED????

WE'RE DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD END THE WORLD AND YOU GUYS ARE DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT TO GET HIGH. GET A REAL COUNTRY, FOR FUCK'S SAKE!

Heh heh. The Greens wanna legalize bud.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Baby. This may be a 4th tier law school, but I'm afraid even here I can't pass a student who can't answer the test question."

Now that's the love of the Baby Jebus.

You two score points. As for saying you can do it without 'doing so' (plus the obligatory typo correction when you've got nothing else; a moron's last refuge): ZERO.

Pretty short answer. Busy Googling are we? Too bad Palin doesn't get the same luxury.

Can you?

I thought so too... until I saw today's CBS News clip where Sarah says there are plenty of Supreme Court decisions she disagrees with, but is unable to cite a single case. She really is as stupid as she appears. Just to be fair, can YOU cite any supreme court decisions you've disagreed with? On the spot, no Googling? Let's here 'em, Perry Mason.

The moderator's been interviewed on this topic, and supposedly there will no quarter given for either candidate regarding inexperience. So far, those who've interviewed Palin have done a pretty good job of pressing questions she either won't or can't answer and not falling for the rambling, obfuscating Wasinglish she seems to lapse into when confused. This has resulted in some extremely negative press for the young VP candidate. I doubt the debate will suddenly and magically become biased towards a candidate that, so far, hasn't exactly been coddled by the media so far. Seems pretty impartial to me.

Or an opportunistic "climber". And tape doesn't thwart anyone. That's for sorting gear with your buddies. Punk-thief will just pull it off or replace it with his own colors. I'm gonna have to disagree here. It was probably meth heads, not climbers. My Having found a duffel bag of gear at a meth head garage sale WITH THE OWNER'S LUGGAGE TAG STILL ON IT, I can personally attest that these losers are not very careful about fencing this kind of stuff. It's worth talking to local law enforcement about it. They may know which swap meets, etc, to monitor for the stuff. Tape or some other marking is the only way you're going to ID your stuff if found, so its well worth it. Also for the record, my experience with today's younger climbers has been nothing but positive; they seem to practice the same respect for others' gear that previous generations did, even to the point of going out of their way far more than we ever did at that age to make sure found gear gets returned. I haven't noticed that an increase in numbers has effected this negatively at all.

I really relate to the guy, though. Not like that arrogant Obama.

Woah. Ranch Baroque. Every room is so...different. I imagine the decorator had to order a container load of Don Quixote sheet metal sculptures to even make a dent in it. How many bars are in that thing? One for each of the 14 bathrooms? I lost count. Ah, but is there a vomitorium?

HEY JO! I GOT REARY GOOD ROOKING MODEL FO YU, RI HEYA!

He might be uncertain, but he'd be principled about it.

You read the synopsis, and that's what counts. The rest is just supporting arguments you won't grasp anyway. In any case, I got you to stop posting. Cool. I didn't think that was possible.

It was a stuffed Smurf. I'm sure of it. Maybe.

Yeah, I'd like to see you quote where I pitted socialism against democracy. I thought only GOP simpletons played the 'ism only' game. Also a nice rhetorical ploy to dodge the debate by claiming that we're not speaking the same language or using the same terms or whatever bullshit you just tried to foist here. Yes, we're speaking exactly the same language. And I'm saying that, for the most part, you're thesis is full of shit given current trends. Localism will occur in most places regardless of politics due to the hard limitations of resource depletion. Sooner or later, it's a hard stop. Sustainable cultures, the only kind that will survive eventually, will necessarily be managing their resources more tightly and locally. Latin America may be abandoning some of the more rapacious economic 'reforms' of the past, but this does not equate to a substantial move away from democracy with the notable exception of Venezuela. Similarly, the increased regionalism in response to a United States-gone-wild is a form of localism, not a movement away from Democracy. Finally, a movement towards socialist policies also does not constitute a movement away from democracy. Latins, like us, have used their democratic power to vote for leaders who will enact them. I'd say their democracies are as healthy as ever. America has already drifted pretty far towards a European model of socialist democracy, thanks to Bush, and will continue to do so. The issues of most concern to Americans nowadays are nearly all domestic and demand such a movement: health care, job protection, financial regulation, energy independence, and the environment. The fact that our federal government is a dinosaur doesn't mean that this tidal change isn't happening among the populace and at all other levels of government. In a way, the incompetence of the Bush administration has forced this necessary change. Unfortunately, the cost of their failures may take everyone, even at the state and local levels, down the toilette with them. We'll see...pretty soon, I'd wager. America is saddled with just under half the population who seem to be living in the middle ages. This half is definitely holding the country back...no, make that dragging the country down, but I believe the conservative movement of which I speak is dying in the face of a harsh reality.

I'll be there.