tvashtarkatena Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) Well, the world's half full of Walkers, so it's best to get used to it. My immediate reptilian brain interpretation to the photo was that it made Fred look regal, which I thought was kind of cool considering the man and his attitude toward such nonsense. I think the photographer might be a wee bit more clever than you realize, actually. I get it, anyway, cuz I'm super smart, funny, and awesome. Edited October 20, 2011 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 As clever as Maplethorpe? Hardly. But I'd wager which photo bill thinks is more complexly layered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 WHAT ABOUT ANSEL ADAMS? Apples and Oranges. Any comparison is ridiculous on its face. This guy is a celebrity photographer who's having a little fun with his subjects' quirks. It's...fun. Remember fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Next up: James Faulkner versus Jon Stewart: a Retrospective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Note to self: Never argue with a Fred acolyte - you're likely to see all manner of ethical relativity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Nope. You don't get off that easy. Never argue with someone whose stick up their ass is shorter than yours. More accurate. I haven't a single clue what 'ethics', relative or absolute, has to do with any of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Oh gawd, puhleeze, you're just so easy-going and irreverent. What this has to do with sticks up anyone's asses is beyond me, when the basic premise of this thread is that a rather tasteless photo of a local hero is somehow clever ( it's sooo hard to get if you have a stick up your ass) and artistic. I'm willing to wager the things I find funny are far more irreverent, disgusting, and sexist than even you enjoy, but I don't pretend it has intellectual value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 For what it's worth, I fully understand and respect your enjoyment of the photograph. The fact that it does nothing for me is irrelevent to my original argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I like the "Will Belay for Food" one better myself. More true to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I guess if you couldn't get any girls in real life, you'd probably think this photo was pretty cool "OMG! HE, LIKE, GETS CHICKS AND STUFF!! AWESOME!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Oh gawd, puhleeze, you're just so easy-going and irreverent. What this has to do with sticks up anyone's asses is beyond me, when the basic premise of this thread is that a rather tasteless photo of a local hero is somehow clever ( it's sooo hard to get if you have a stick up your ass) and artistic. I'm willing to wager the things I find funny are far more irreverent, disgusting, and sexist than even you enjoy, but I don't pretend it has intellectual value. It's OK, dude. We all know you're one of the cool kids. Hint: The difference between having a stick up your ass and not is a) referring to something that's all in good fun as 'not to my taste' rather than 'tasteless' and/or b) not missing tongue in cheek self deprecation when so obviously presented. Now off to the "Christ Piss, a Retrospective" exhibit at MOMA with ya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Oh gawd, puhleeze, you're just so easy-going and irreverent. What this has to do with sticks up anyone's asses is beyond me, when the basic premise of this thread is that a rather tasteless photo of a local hero is somehow clever ( it's sooo hard to get if you have a stick up your ass) and artistic. I'm willing to wager the things I find funny are far more irreverent, disgusting, and sexist than even you enjoy, but I don't pretend it has intellectual value. It's OK, dude. We all know you're one of the cool kids. Hint: The difference between having a stick up your ass and not is a) referring to something that's all in good fun as 'not to my taste' rather than 'tasteless' and/or b) not missing tongue in cheek self deprecation when so obviously presented. Now off to the "Christ Piss, a Retrospective" exhibit at MOMA with ya... Yo dipshit. Let me spell it for you since you don't get hints. The content of the photos is quite obvious to me. It's Bill's interpretation and his over-the-top defense of that interpration I find obnoxious. How many different ways do I have to spell it. P.S. "Rather Tasteless" is the same thing as "not to my taste". And it's "Piss Christ", and that piece sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 the internutz equivalent of watching 2 'tards playing ping-pong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I think we need to have it explained to us just one more time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I think we need to have it explained to us just one more time.... VERY SLOWLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 with feeling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 SIDEBAR ALPHA COUNTERATTACK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 with feeling... and a 4-part harmony w/ a gi-tar on the side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choada_Boy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 "WAZZAT??" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimZam Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 +1 Those brontosaurus steaks that he eats look delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 with feeling... and a 4-part harmony w/ a gi-tar on the side And with 27 8x10 color glossy pictures, with circles and arrows and a paragraoph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughingman Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 FRED = BOSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Warren Harding applied a zone rating to various climbers based on their ethics. Here's his take on Fred in his satirical work of over 36 years ago titled: "Downward Bound" "FRED BECKEY ZONE ? Mr. Beckey is the object of a complete investigation being conducted by the L.S.E.D. & F.S. to determine the validity of his prodigious (claimed) climbing record -- of which serious doubts have been raised. When one considers the amount of time Mr. Beckey spends driving to and from Seattle, talking on the telephone, and shitting, it seems more than likely that he has done virtually no climbing at all, despite the fact that he is reputed to be the oldest climber in the United States. Zone rating will be withheld pending completion of the inquiry." Lifted the text from the Petroskes mountain book site: http://jpmountainbooks.com/webbooks/harding/harding.html (Note: the L.S.E.D. & F.S. stands for "The Lower Seirra Eating, Drinking, and Farcing Society") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Fred once claimed to have just taken a "5.9 shit" on the side of the heavily touristed Lake Louise trail. Straight off the couch. Full winter conditions. Presumably between horse-drawn sleigh passes. We didn't verify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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