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johnx01
Trad climber
UK
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Jul 18, 2006 - 06:35pm PT
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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
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 18, 2006 - 09:21pm PT
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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."
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Jacob
Trad climber
yucca valley
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Jul 19, 2006 - 01:37am PT
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look! that kid is sniffing ur... uh... yeaa
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johnx01
Trad climber
UK
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Jul 19, 2006 - 03:50am PT
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Janet
Hand waving at the back of the class,
Pleeeeeeaaase Miss who can I be?
Gandalf??????????
Strider?????????
Not a freekin HOBBIT!!!!!!!!!!!
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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johnx01
Trad climber
UK
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Jul 19, 2006 - 04:26am PT
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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
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johnx01
Trad climber
UK
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Jul 19, 2006 - 04:36am PT
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Go to sleep locker, big day tomorrow, this thread's gonna mutate!
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:30am PT
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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).
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johnx01
Trad climber
UK
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Jul 19, 2006 - 08:34am PT
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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
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Jul 19, 2006 - 10:35am PT
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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.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 19, 2006 - 11:31am PT
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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.
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TradIsGood
Trad climber
Gunks end of country
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Jul 19, 2006 - 11:31am PT
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Yo LEB! "Fag" is slang for cigarette in GB.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 19, 2006 - 11:36am PT
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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 ....
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wootles
climber
Gamma Quadrant
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Jul 19, 2006 - 12:03pm PT
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"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?
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johnx01
Trad climber
UK
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Jul 19, 2006 - 03:56pm PT
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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!
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GOclimb
Trad climber
Boston, MA
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Jul 19, 2006 - 05:41pm PT
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Was curious what all the posting was about. Ugh.
JohnX, great posts.
GO
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d-know
Trad climber
electric lady land
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Jul 19, 2006 - 07:34pm PT
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stop posting on this thread or else it'll go to 300.
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TradIsGood
Trad climber
Gunks end of country
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Jul 19, 2006 - 07:35pm PT
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Casting error.
Janet - Cat woman!? - She is the supertopo queen of dead cats.
Is there a Dead Cat Queen in this drama?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand, Man.....
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Jul 19, 2006 - 09:29pm PT
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Jenna = Eugene - DMT + Kodos
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Jul 19, 2006 - 11:49pm PT
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Too bad 'Zardoz' is taken!
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johnx01
Trad climber
UK
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Jul 20, 2006 - 05:47am PT
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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
Later
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