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Not that it matters, but for the first year or so on this site, I thought Sobo was black. Not sure why. Rock on bro, rock on... There's a black person here????!!!! I was born a poor black child. But then I decided to become white...

Has something to do with ermine... not sure if that's a reference to his body hair, or that his family once raised them for polish royalty, or what... Very good, Marcin! "Keeper of the Animals" is what I've been told by Dad. Could have been ermine, mink, weasels, etc.

"Turn your head and cough."

That "Depends" Rob...

@ 1:50 Looks like someone had an "accident" on that mattress...

5, 7, 5 Dru... 5, 7, 5... Here, I fixt it fer ya... It's all poetry There should be a length limit To a facebook post.

Oh, OK, gotcha!

I was bored. Well, he's right, ya know. And the immigration folks dropped the "w" when my grandfather came through Ellis Island.

McCB, My Uncle Frank thanks your late father for his protection during that first day of the battle. I know it sounds corny now, but apparently fighter jocks/air support pilots really were referred to as "angels on our shoulders", just like Tom Hanks says in Shaving Ryan's Privates. funny b/c, in the beginning in n africa, american soldiers were famous for shooting up their own air support, to the point where fighters basically stopped goign near them Just going on what my uncle said, ivan. YMMV...

Oh Man, you're so right! The fraternity grows by yet another member...

Oh GAWD yes, I'm still here! I'm not dead yet. I don't want to go on the cart! I think I'll go for a walk! I feel happy! I feel happy!

McCB, My Uncle Frank thanks your late father for his protection during that first day of the battle. I know it sounds corny now, but apparently fighter jocks/air support pilots really were referred to as "angels on our shoulders", just like Tom Hanks says in Shaving Ryan's Privates.

Oh joy, more correspondence from attorneys... I thought I was done with that back in June!

FAAAAAWK! Sad Ce'bu is in already??? Jeebus Christ, I need to get my act together, and fast! What else is in up there already? ETA: nevermind, jsut noticed the post dates

WTF, did I skip over you, Dave??? All right, all right. I apologize. I'm really, really sorry. I apologize unreservedly. I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way 'fair comment' and was motivated purely by malice and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future. with sincere apologies to John Cleese

Ya beat me to it, Carl. Before I read to the end of this thread, my first thought was, "Make it with my girlfriend. Again. And again. And again." Which, coincidentally, is precisely what I've been doing for the past 3 months... which is why I haven't been climbing since August. I mean, I've got years of catching up to do now that I'm finally and completely divorced...

Eeee-yup! My first harness was indeed a Whillans. What a fuq'n ball-buster that thing was!

ZZ, POTM, Mel, and Jake/Porter: Thanks, y'all. I'm busting a tear here. :snif: Mel, give Chaos a big wet lick for me. And yes, Bala, I'm on my second bottle of Maryhill cab... Porter, was that you sending greetings from WCC?

Fiddy-wun, yo!

Thanks, Doug! Kevin - I'm in!

Eeee-yup! Twiced! Whitesides was also my very first big wall (Original Route w/Frank Gibson - RIP) after I gave up rappelling and started climbing (shortly after these pics were taken). It made for a very thirsty endeavor because of the heat and humidity.

He's re-gifting, minx. Or maybe he's giving the gift that keeps on giving...

Oh my goshes!!!1 This is sooooo embarrassing... Thanks to all you guys that have posted up berffday greetings on FB (Melissa, Kurt, Larry, rob, minx) and here. And I got a phone call from carolyn (y'all remember carolyn and Latte', yes?) last night. I feel so luved... sickie You're the best friends a guy ever had... And just for you, Doug, I'll spare you the LD n00dies. 'course, if you get lonely, they're in my Gallery.

This BITD thread is perfect, since today is my berffday! And since you specifically asked for great beards... here ya go: Top right: Ski trip w/Cherie to Apache Sunrise, Mogollon Rim, AZ, Dec. 1982 Bot right: 1/4-mile-long zipline across the Pembroke Quarry, WV, w/VA Tech Cave Club, Fall 1983 Bot left: Chugging a beer after jugging up 1,000+ feet on Whitesides Mountain, NC, w/VT Cave Club, Spring 1984 Top left: Preparing to rappel Whitesides Mountain w/VT Cave Club, Fall 1984. Then I discovered climbing, and I was never the same again...

Knew a guy (Morgan) back in college who lost one. We called him One Organ Morgan... One Organ Morgan? Morgan being a contraction of Mono-Organ? No Doug, his last name was Morgan. And although a gonad is technically not an organ (it's a gland), his having only one ball and us calling him One Organ Morgan just sounded funny cuz it rhymed.