Weekend_Climberz Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I thought all baboons were cute and cuddly... Riiight. Between the choke hold and the inappropriate swimsuit-area touching, what's not to find cute 'n' cuddly? Yeah, on second thought that cat looks pretty pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lI1|1! Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 dark continent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I thought all baboons were cute and cuddly... Yeah think again! Baboons have been giving me a hard time at the crag I have been visiting lately. It is bad enough that I don't get to climb as frequently as I would like, but then to have them cut my days short, sucks. You can read about it in my TR on the last couple times I have visited a cliff we have dub as Panga . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalius Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Can you imagine what it would be like if we had Sasquatches here in the Cascades throwig their turds down on you while you're trying to put up a FA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Reminds me of my days in Argentina when I was robbed by the police several times. Really? As a gringo it seemed I was pretty much immune to being hitup - never pulled over at the checkpoints, etc. Know a couple people who were hit up for drunk in public - feigned ignorance and patience let them free without impacting the wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalius Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 I was in Argentina for a long time and most everywhere was fine. It wasn't until I got to the northeast, to Buenos Aires and on the way to Iguazu Falls, that I ran into problems. They wanted to charge me US$200 for drinking mate while driving. Bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Can you imagine what it would be like if we had Sasquatches here in the Cascades throwig their turds down on you while you're trying to put up a FA? We call them "newbies" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 not Mounties? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I was in Argentina for a long time and most everywhere was fine. It wasn't until I got to the northeast, to Buenos Aires and on the way to Iguazu Falls, that I ran into problems. They wanted to charge me US$200 for drinking mate while driving. Bastards. Heh. Near Posadas? Paraguay is even more "interesting". I wish I'd taken a picture of the women with a crate full of live chickens on her head walking directly underneath the sign saying "No importation of live animals" in Ciudad del Este Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 not Mounties? Turd throwing is not in the Basic course syllabus. you need to have taken the scrambling and basic courses before you can learn turd throwing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 not Mounties? Turd throwing is not in the Basic course syllabus. you need to have taken the scrambling and basic courses before you can learn turd throwing. Once again cc.com proves it's superiority. All you need to fling poo is register! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 My wife just got robbed by the police yesterday. Driving in a rural area of Mozambique, they were stopped for "speeding", though the police didn't even have a radar - just a telescope to search for whitey in the back of cars. They had to pay up or go to jail. Reminds me of my days in Argentina when I was robbed by the police several times. Make my fucking blood boil because there is nothing you can do. They are the police! Next thing you know the baboons are going to be packin' heat! A poli-sci college professor of mine, who's focus was on civil administration in developing nations told me a story of how he was pulled over for some similar shit in Ethiopia. He just refused to pay any money, and told the police that if he broke a law to take him to the police station, jail, or whatever. They police didn't really know what to do, so they just let him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 My wife just got robbed by the police yesterday. Driving in a rural area of Mozambique, they were stopped for "speeding", though the police didn't even have a radar - just a telescope to search for whitey in the back of cars. They had to pay up or go to jail. Reminds me of my days in Argentina when I was robbed by the police several times. Make my fucking blood boil because there is nothing you can do. They are the police! Next thing you know the baboons are going to be packin' heat! A poli-sci college professor of mine, who's focus was on civil administration in developing nations told me a story of how he was pulled over for some similar shit in Ethiopia. He just refused to pay any money, and told the police that if he broke a law to take him to the police station, jail, or whatever. They police didn't really know what to do, so they just let him go. That worked for me on Zanzibar. When got pulled over for not having drivers licenses or permit. The police insisted it was going to be a big fine, but that we could pay them and it would be ok. We told them if we were guilty they should take us down and we would pay our fines. It went back and forth for about an hour and eventually they realized they weren't getting any money from us. We agreed to meet at the police station the next Wenesday and settle our case, yeah right, our flight was on Tuesday so it didn't matter. Later that day we were stopped again, the same thing happened, they tried to get a bribe from us but never succeeded. Another time in Mexico, we were in a car accident where we rolled the car. The first thing we did was to make sure we were alright. The second thing we did was to hide most of our money in case the police showed up. The third thing we did was to hide the car from the police as quick as possible. Gotta love developing countries, I guess it suits my anaarchist tendencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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