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johnx01

Trad climber
UK
Jul 18, 2006 - 06:35pm PT
Janet - you're getting the hang of this now aren't you! Fantastic.

Lois - I went out bouldering tonight and the thread count was at 268, when I came in it was 265, when I read you're thread it was 267 - I suspect there are dark forces working here. I also think you would go to extraordinary lengths if you cared for someone, well maybe not locker but you know what I mean.

It is hellish hot in the UK at the moment, the trees in the wood where I climb are really stressed, the small fronded ferns are struggling. Wednesday will be the hottest day of the year here, 100+ degF is being predicted. That's probably nothing to bronzed Californians, but to us rickety, pasty, palid Brits it's hard work.

Anyway goodnight

Nice one Janet ay, speak on Wednesday Lois

-John
Jaybro

Social climber
The West
Jul 18, 2006 - 09:21pm PT
No one doubts you can turn on the words Ding!

But what I think he meant with the '95 comment was in reference to the universe that sprang from a flower in a previous navel, before the days of Supertopo. Hope that clears it up, Lois.

For now I want to sit back and read more conjecture from the fertile mind of Janet!! Nice.
More John x couldn't hurt, either.

As Tar implied (and others here have too) "Lanquage Is a virus from outer space."
Jacob

Trad climber
yucca valley
Jul 19, 2006 - 01:37am PT
look! that kid is sniffing ur... uh... yeaa
johnx01

Trad climber
UK
Jul 19, 2006 - 03:50am PT
Janet

Hand waving at the back of the class,

Pleeeeeeaaase Miss who can I be?


Gandalf??????????

Strider?????????


Not a freekin HOBBIT!!!!!!!!!!!



Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
johnx01

Trad climber
UK
Jul 19, 2006 - 04:26am PT
Dingus Man A++

The master steps up to the plate and knocks the ball clear out of the park.

For 15 minutes this morning your post transported me to another place and time.

I've always had a thing for those little barley things in Campbell's beef soup

Me too.....

You're not the only one who can turn on the word spiggot you know...

Oh I know, I've been a long-time admirer from the rec.climbing days.

John
johnx01

Trad climber
UK
Jul 19, 2006 - 04:36am PT
Go to sleep locker, big day tomorrow, this thread's gonna mutate!

Patrick Sawyer

climber
Originally California now Ireland
Jul 19, 2006 - 08:30am PT
Johnx01, yeah the Met here is Ireland forecast that today would be the hottest but it hasn’t turned out that way, rain is coming back tomorrow so I’ll make sure that I get down to Dalkey Quarry this evening for a bit of climbing, as I have the past two evenings. As you know, in Ireland, like Britain, you have to make hay while the sun shines (even more so in Ireland) and get on the rock.

Whereabouts in the UK do you live? I was a journalist in London (with a brief stint in northern Wales) from June 1986 to January 2003. I’ve been in Ireland for over ten years now, but will return home to California some day (I just don’t know which day).
johnx01

Trad climber
UK
Jul 19, 2006 - 08:34am PT
There's a saying in the UK that the Brits and the Merkins are divided by a common language.

The last couple of days posting here has demonstrated to me that we share much commonality, I mean
the posts of Lois, DMT, locker, everyone infact, carries alot of information and sublety in them.

Outside this Forum I have been struggling to understand the meaning of two words, spoken by an American to an Englishman, I have been grappling with this for a couple of days but I don't think I fully understand all the connotations of that seemingly simple geeting.

The conversation took place at the G8 conference, it was caught on a microphone that they didn't think was on, the two men were George W. Bush and Tony Blair. George is seated at a table and Tony walks over(I'm ignoring the body language here). Bush speaks........

Yo Blair, How are you doing?

What the hell does that "Yo Blair" mean???

1) Is it just a genuine Texan greeting for two equals with no hidden meaning

2) Is it a high status person greeting to an underling

3) Is there an element of Frat House Jock greets geeky, pesky nerd (who might be useful to do some assignment sometime)

4) Are there some sort of Gangster Rap overtones


It shocked me that he was addressed by his surname, I haven't been called by my surname since the early 70s at secondary school, I mean would Ronald Reagan speak to Margaret Thatcher like that

Yo Thatch, how's it hanging

Does being called by your surname have those sort of implications attached to it as it does to me? Janet I'd also be interested to know what a Canadian makes of this phrase, any Aussies out there?????

A full transcript of what was caught on the mike can be found here


Please enlighten me as to what that phrase means?


I here do rename this thread "The Yo Blair Thread", happy posting






Patrick Sawyer

climber
Originally California now Ireland
Jul 19, 2006 - 10:35am PT
Blair, a closet conservative (or champagne liberal), seems a lot closer to Bushie than he did to ‘fellow’ liberal Willy boy.

I guess that is the New Labour.

I have interviewed him three time, the first time in his office in Parliament when he was shadow spokesman for employment in 1989, and I always liked him. But in the past few years the way he has been kowtowing to the neo-cons, I am getting sick of the fella.
Jaybro

Social climber
The West
Jul 19, 2006 - 11:31am PT
Lois, I was refering to (as did Johnx, a little bit above) the idea that Juan And DMT 'met' in rec.climbing (usenet)before there was supertaco, by using a confusing metaphor from hindu cosmology, in consideration of your mention of reincarnation.
TradIsGood

Trad climber
Gunks end of country
Jul 19, 2006 - 11:31am PT
Yo LEB! "Fag" is slang for cigarette in GB.
Jaybro

Social climber
The West
Jul 19, 2006 - 11:36am PT
Also firewood (where the fag for gay people comes from)..

A digression; When I was a boy scout we had an exchange with some british scouts. As the campfire burned low one of the Brit scouts said, "Time to go fagging." It was a little unerving to our twelve year old minds till we firgured that they meant go firewood collecting, out there, in the dark ....
wootles

climber
Gamma Quadrant
Jul 19, 2006 - 12:03pm PT
"P.S. Also take note that it is acceptable for women to adopt mannerisms and speech patterns of men. People (guys) might even say "Hey, Mary is cool" or "She's alright." It is never acceptable, however, for men to emulate mannerism of a female (unless they are being sarcastic or doing so in jest). That would constitute being "effeminate" and, such is, typically met with much scorn. Doing so will earn the (scornful) remark "He's a fag." It shows you who actually has the "power" in our society."

Does this font make my ass look big?

johnx01

Trad climber
UK
Jul 19, 2006 - 03:56pm PT
Yo wootles

Q: Does this font make my ass look big?
A: No all the chocolates and cakes you eat makes you ass look big

Yo locker

Quit whining, you could have been that fairy with the bow and arrows.

Yo Milktoast

I guess old dogs don't like patting

Yo LEB

Crystal clear - thankyou, any Texans like to put a regional slant on that?

Yo Sawyer

Speak tomorrow when these boys and girls are in bed

Yo Jaybro and TIG

There is another UK meaning for fag/fagging, anyway I reckon those boy scouts were just plain gay

Yo Yo Gotta Go!
GOclimb

Trad climber
Boston, MA
Jul 19, 2006 - 05:41pm PT
Was curious what all the posting was about. Ugh.

JohnX, great posts.

GO
d-know

Trad climber
electric lady land
Jul 19, 2006 - 07:34pm PT
stop posting on this thread or else it'll go to 300.
TradIsGood

Trad climber
Gunks end of country
Jul 19, 2006 - 07:35pm PT
Casting error.

Janet - Cat woman!? - She is the supertopo queen of dead cats.

Is there a Dead Cat Queen in this drama?
Russ Walling

Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
Jul 19, 2006 - 09:29pm PT
Jenna = Eugene - DMT + Kodos
Jaybro

Social climber
The West
Jul 19, 2006 - 11:49pm PT
Too bad 'Zardoz' is taken!
johnx01

Trad climber
UK
Jul 20, 2006 - 05:47am PT
Jenna

My you're a feisty one, I like that. Welcome to the fellowship, your powers of observation, razor sharp and succinct analysis may prove useful. Tell me do you think LEB is a woman?

Russ

Your Algebra of Trolls is useful

Jenna = Eugene - DMT + Kodos
LEB = DMT - Janet the PTPP ex + 80% Jaybro the birthday boy = T*R
DMT = LEB
TIG + Booze = Rimjob

I think you need to get some brackets in there to get round commutative(?) problems for non simple expressions. For instance did you mean

Jenna = (Eugene - DMT) + Kodos

or

Jenna = Eugene - (DMT + Kodos)

Also introducing letters to represent unknowns (X) might prove useful, I think you may have discovered a new branch of mathematics here!


Patrick

What is Dalkey like, have you climbed at Fair Head and is it as impressive as people tell me ie. the best venue in UK and Eire?

Janet

Today I shall be Sean Connery as the Friar in the Name of the Rose - Johnx01 of SuperTacoville

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