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With that in mind... [shameless self-portrait nudity plug] No helmet, absolutely no padding... [/shameless self-portrait nudity plug]

I think those two are taking liberties with the size of their... ...helmets.

O_W, Nice to have your exquisite corpse back again. The red x was aggravating.

Advising Does it make a nice topping for cinnamon rolls, too?

do they then put it in mammary dispensers? Whooopsie, wrong thread...

into a cup?

Shite, oly, even if it's bad I don't regret it later. Well, maybe this one time, when I got really drunk...

Naaaaaaaah, do it now, while the hate is still fresh. And we still want to see the pics...

Don' mention it. Consider it my gift to you. Thank you, sir. May I have another?

Abso-fucking-lutely!!!1 Hate fucks are great, no matter who's doing/getting the fucking. It's good for you (from the perspective of stress/anger release) and it's good for them (they get the fucking of a lifetime, especially if you're really really mad at your ex). And the video idea is brilliant. Go for it, and then give us the link.

You take cream in your coffee?

Yeah, I've been cupped. It was part of a therapy I received from an Acupuncturist/Physical therapist. Kind of painful...leaves nice bruises the size of the cup used. This reminds me of another “cup” incident: A short while after my vasectomy, my wife and I went in for the follow-up appointment with the doctor. He informed me that I'd need to supply a "sample" in order for the efficacy of the operation to be verified. I asked how I was to supply the sample. He said I was to make an appointment, go into a private room on site, produce the sample in the room, and deliver the sample in the cup. I asked, "Does it matter by what means I produce the sample?" Doctor: "Well, usually patients bring in a magazine, or materials of preference, and produce the sample, uh...by themselves." I said, "Really?!" Doctor: "uh huh." I looked at the doctor, then turned to my wife and said, "Honey, this ain't happenin' unless you're willing to spit the sample into the cup." I don't remember any of the particulars of the remainder of that appointment except my wife pummeling me during and between my fits of laughter. I never did supply a sample in that cup. Back to the topic of the thread… …you take cream in your coffee? That is by far the mostest funnier TR I have ever read on this board. Fucking hilarious! Love the closing tagline...

Sumpin' along these lines...??

I think they're cute, but I wouldn't give then "hott" status.

You know that I would give my heart to you, and to you alone, if you would please replace that red X in a box with a avatar pic. Doh! Now I get it. Just read the Cindy66 Spec Thread. Day late, dollar $hort.

I don't know, Arch. Although the guy may be getting a rough ride for his expression of free speech (and I don't agree that he should get a rough ride for it), let's look at it from the other side: If he has a problem with committing sins by killing people, then maybe he shouldn't have joined an organization that has a high probability (and past record) of killing people. The government does recognize conscientious objector status. He could have asked for a different assignment than combat patrol. Or maybe he shouldn't have joined the Rangers in the first place?? Just a thought...

He was out climbering.

Wait until around IRS Day, then call the WA State Department of Fish & Wildlife's (DFW) Oak Creek Wildlife Station at (509) 653-2390, and ask either John McGowan (manager) or Bruce Berry (assistant) when/if the closure will be/is lifted. If the birds nest, closure around the particular nesting area(s) will continue until July. The DFW will close the area in a 300-foot radius (minimum) around the nesting site(s). Typically, raptors have nested at the far eastern end of The Bend wall for the past several seasons. Haven't heard of a pair nesting at Royal Columns for many many years now, so you might be all good after mid-April.

When I made my first reply to you, I actually thought you were someone else on this board with a similar avatar. After the "reading comprehension" flame on you, and your reply, I realized that you were NOT kevbone, but the damage had already been done. I couldn't very well excuse my own lack of reading comprehension (of your avatar name), now could I? So I had to offer that I am indeed a dick. As you so aptly put it, "Touche', sir." You got me on that one. Carry on!

You sound tense. I've been called a lot of things, but tense isn't one of them. I was trying to show that I have a lot of other commitments and getting out climbing is precious time. I'm tense. I have everything that cfire has, except instead of a dog, we have a cat. Unlike a dog, which would sit contentedly at my feet while I kick back in my La-Z-Boy swivel rocker, the cat sits atop the high bookshelf across the room watching me. Watching me... watching... always watching...

I knew that my being way old skewl, and holding out on the purchase of a GPS unit, would save me some money one day. I feel justified. Hear me roar. knappster: The USGS topos at the 1:24000 scale (aka 7.5 minute quads) are the best for land navigation on foot. The Green Trails maps are at a larger scale that is not conducive to accurate navigation on foot. I think they are in the 1 inch = 1 mile scale factor or thereabouts. Not much good, IMHO, for accurate travel on foot, as the detail provided pales in comparison to the 7.5 minute quad maps. The benefits of the GT maps, if there are any, is that you can generally get one that covers all of the area in which you'll be traveling, as they make "specialty cuts" of popular areas. This means you don't have to take several different USGS maps to cover your travel zone. If you're wondering what I'm talking about here, take a look at how many USGS maps you need to cover any of the Cascade volcanoes and their approaches. However, that "benefit" has been replaced by the myriad software programs available on retail that allows one to crop and print any area of a USGS topo map one might want to have. I second AR Guy's suggestion that you get a compass with a declination adjustment/compensator. "Set it and forget it," as they say. That said, remember that declination varies as you move across the globe, so when traveling in different areas, check your map for the declination for that map's coverage, and reset your declination. You'll also want to remember that declination changes over time. In Washington State and environs, it's changing at the rate of about 6 minutes per year back to the west, or about 1 degree of declination westerly per decade. For example, if your map says it was issued in 1986, and it shows a 20-degree easterly declination, then you would set your declination adjustment on your compass to 18 degrees east of true north. As was mentioned above, I would tend to agree that the best source of training around here would be an orienteering club or course. I learned map and compass skills as a kid in the Boy Scouts (yah, I know, a ), but where I really perfected my skilz was by racing in orienteering meets when I was in college. No substitute for competitive learning situations.

I can't help it. I am a dick. No two ways around it. It's like asking a circle not to be round.

Zero points for reading comprehension. Let's review: emphasis added to assist in reading comprehension One of the guys with us took a picture of my bud proudly displaying his tres chic ice tool/footware ensemble before we lowered him down. Tragically, that picture has been lost to the ravages of multiple moves over the years. It was going to have a permanent place in my PPT presentation on what NOT to do while ice climbing.

My feet don't fit the anti-grav boots, so I'm in the clear (ST VI).

That oughta look sweet on dru's Subie. :lmao: