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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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No, Mouse - I don't see. WTF are you talking about?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2016 - 01:07pm PT
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Fossil Climber, it's in the overall comparative length of the two thread titles' lines of type...very noticeable when stacked one atop the other.
There are more capital letters in this thread title, which seems to mean a slightly longer line of type. Subtract the missing lower-case "e" in "themselves" and it's definitely longer.
Not that longer is better, it's just different.
Which is what I celebrate about our community:
there are lots of differences between individuals, but common interests center around being off the ground looking down and the pursuit of similar useless mad experiences.
Bringing to mind lemmings going off cliffs.
Bringing to mind young men showing off on tall bridges on Saturday Night.
There was a sign in the men's room which read, "Saturday Night Sheep should stay off bridges and stick to the dance floor, unless instructed to cross the bridge by a competent sheepdog."
There was a sign posted on the door of the locked Visitors' Center, which read, "Sign out with the rangers before leaving for your climb, please. Thank you. Open at 8 a.m."
We young were such rebels, telling our buds, "Eff that," for various reasons, all of which underscored our basic instinct of maintaining our independence. Hadda be different for the sake of our egos, in other words.
Besides, how are you gonna sign in if you've already left for the climb two hours before the office opens?
Which ignored completely the idea of going into the office the afternoon before you went on the climb. Whatever.
Hadda be "independent," even if it meant eating from a dumpster.
And here comes Peter Fonda--
He's on a full-dress Honda...
All sold out.
All sold out.
And here comes Warren Harding--
Is that a 'vette he's driving?
"Look at me."
"Look at me."
Just a few coffee-laden ideas about Living In America's National Parks While Seeking Recreation and Cheap Thrills.
Stay out of the Stream of Consciousness unless you can handle Current Events while looking at your cell phone and walking along next to a cliff top. Then you might be ready. A competent guide is recommended.
This is Rex. He's a qualified SAR dog and eats what he can find, so he shouldn't be any trouble and he'll be assigned to your party for the time you are here in the Park. Enjoy your stay.
That's the short answer, Wayne. Happy New Year! :0)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 7, 2016 - 01:42pm PT
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FOR THE RECORD
by Rick Deckard
I am not a replicant.
Let me repeat myself.
I am not a replicant.
I do dream about sheep, however.
But these are not electric sheep.
I’ve never seen a real sheep.
There are no real sheep left, of course.
They all are dead from VD and from Wooly AIDS.
*Sigh*
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 17, 2016 - 02:08am PT
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English 51 – Critical Thinking
Final Exam
Read the following description of American voters,.
Then react with a two-page essay in your Blue Book on how it affects you as one of these.
Stupid and nearly blind sheep,
Already being fleeced out of their skins,
Unable to smell the wolves,
Unable to resist the tunes played by pipers
Who are themselves blind,
Seeing the trend of movement among the flock,
Choose to follow docilely,
Like lambs to the slaughter.
Then write a one-page essay using the compare and contrast technique.
Contrast and compare to a family of otters.
Contrast and compare to a herd of musk ox.
Contrast and compare to a pod of elephants.
Contrast and compare to the rats and the children of Hamelin.
To separate the sheep from the goats,
The aware from the unaware,
The sure from the desperate,
A special (optional, one page) bonus essay:
Contrast and compare to a mass suicidal migration of lemmings.
That bonus is a trick question:
What the usual Community College student probably doesn't know,
yet thinks he knows, is not surprising.
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=56
"But I saw it on the Disney Channel."
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Jan 18, 2016 - 09:50am PT
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When the Billy-Bobs get together, and say,
Let's go git us some fine ladies.
It always seems to comes out as,
Let's go git us ovine ladies.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Jan 18, 2016 - 10:19am PT
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Contrast and compare to a pod of elephants.
Herd or parade, depending on context.
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overwatch
climber
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Jan 18, 2016 - 12:42pm PT
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Herd or parade, depending on context.
You just can't help yourself can you?
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Jan 18, 2016 - 01:04pm PT
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What? You aren't a fan of Blackstocks lists?
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jan 18, 2016 - 01:17pm PT
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Sensing deterioration as a climber and as a live music fan
I played at being Sheeple, following along,
always trying to walk in step - to feel joined to the crowd
No one has 36 minutes to listen? Well after the Truckin' skip around . . .
at nine minutes in it goes to space/drums & Screaming. (No one needs to hear that)
so skip All the way to 22:45minutes in..to . . the Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad,
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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overwatch
climber
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Jan 18, 2016 - 01:38pm PT
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That's pretty good ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 18, 2016 - 02:10pm PT
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The Ballad of Idaho Fritz
Who steers them thar stray cats back to the trails?
Who ropes them old kitties by their long furry tails?
Who keeps felines movin', sun-up to sun-down?
It's FRITZ THE CAT HERDER, with nary a frown.
He's the man with the 10-gallon hat.
He knows how to skin any cat.
When cats go astray, he's there in their way,
As a herder, he's "murder" all day.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 18, 2016 - 03:41pm PT
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Thanks for the ballad Mouse. It put a smile on my face. I'll see if Heidi can set it to music.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2016 - 09:12am PT
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That's a beautiful shot of a beautiful lady, Fritz. And you're welcome to use the lyrics in any manner you choose. I'm sure Heidi will do you proud.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_for_night
This is a filming technique which we have all seen in B&W films.
It has been shown that cat rustlers don't do well after dark.
Cats have excellent night vision and so they see the bad guys coming.
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