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mweinstone
09-23-2006, 15:42
im so happy for our boy right now. this is the coolest thing since earls book came into my life causing me to create my own one member cult. the cult of appalachian trail worship. i wish we had minnisota smith cam. but i guess if radio is the theater of the mind, then internet is the holodeck of the mind. and my holodeck is set for early earth ,.. 2006,... the appalachian trail in maine,... with holodeck recreations of minnisota smith and i throw in extra food for us. and i hike each mile with him as we discuss his exspirience. this is truly the first near virtual hike. what with minni bein a scientist and collectin facts and all.hes a virtual cult member and can recite snowfall charts while cooking rammen blindfolded. the kid is good. real real good. any naysayers left need to waive a white flag or be overrun and slayed, now. forever be it known that most of mans knowlage will soon be stored and contained for future generations , by the man from minnisota. and should anything ever happen to our present day cult leaders including and not limmited to lone wolf , pirate, wee willy , starlyte, jack, sarge and miss janet and mrs gorp,....... we will feel secure knowing that future ledgonds are being groomed by the best of the best there ever was on my AT.
max patch
09-23-2006, 16:31
Wingfoot's Trailplace has 22,500 members and 39,600 posts
Whiteblaze has 10,200 members and 240,500 posts.
Looks like Whiteblaze is lot more fun and exciting. And I lead the posting with 5300+. 99% of them are BS.
The main diff between the sites:
TP has 39,600 posts and probably 39,600 stay on topic.
WB has 240,500 and the amount that stay on topic are probably less than 39,600....
Jack Tarlin
09-23-2006, 16:44
Actually, Max, the main difference between the two websites is that one gets perspective and viewpoints from a much broader group of people here than one does on Trailplace, which is basically a platform for one well-known hiker to express his very strident views, opinions, and judgments..
One also gets to speak one's mind here on Whiteblaze, one gets to question and debate other posters, one even gets to question site administrators.
This doesn't always happen on Trailplace, and as far as disputing or disagreeing with site administration, it hardly EVER happens over there.
And as for the other place always staying on-topic, well over the years, there's been plenty of ploitical discussion on Trailplace. Of course, it's all blatantly one sided Republican bashing by the site owner, and one is not allowed to debate this in any way, shape, or form. Those that insist on trying any sort of rational debate or discourse on political matters there are quickly banished from the website.
So all in all, Max, there are lots of differences between the two sites. And in that Whiteblaze is now the overwhelming favorite informational site for those contemplating long-distance hikes on the A.T., I think these differences are very apparent----it's obviious that more folks are happy over here.
The main diff between the sites:
TP has 39,600 posts and probably 39,600 stay on topic.
WB has 240,500 and the amount that stay on topic are probably less than 39,600....Less than 15% of WB posts are on topic? Nice exageration. TP is probably 100% on topic? Another exageration. Oh, by the way, you are off topic.:rolleyes:;)
max patch
09-23-2006, 17:01
Jack, you are right about the political stuff on TP. I had forgotten about that. I was only thinking about backpacking issues.
But I'll still state that if someone asks the same question on each site when all is said and done the percentage of on topic responses at TP is much higher than at WB. Much more noise here.
This is not critical of WB. Just an observation of the site differences.
minnesotasmith
09-23-2006, 17:06
DWM, You forgot the stuff that would be or real interest to MS. On 9/15/06 the Russian Space Agency announced that Madonna was scheduled to travel to the International Space Station as the worlds first "space tourist celebrity".
I'd rather hear about oil discoveries, WMD in the hands of surplus unproductive muzzies, feminism getting rejected by more and more American women, demographics news, technical advances in controlled nuclear fusion/ cellulose-to-ethanol/oil shale exploitation, or the like.
Of course, some humor is always of interest. Here's one of my favorite pieces: http://www.barricksinsurance.com/chili_cookoff.html
:eek: :D
Jack Tarlin
09-23-2006, 17:07
As far as things staying on-topic there, Max, you may well be right, as the site has extremely tight administrative control.
And the "On Topic" information one tends to get there is either the opinion of one person---who admittedly has done very little long-distance backpacking in many years---or is the bleating of yes-men and head nodders who either don't bother contributing different opinions, or have learned that it's wise to not try.
This is not to say that there isn't a lot of decednt information over there. There certainly is. However the way it's presented turns off a lot of folks, never mind the legions of folks who've been booted off the site for one reason or another.
I think most folks prefer freer conversations, even if it means they occasionally, or even frequently, go off of the original topic.
minnesotasmith
09-23-2006, 17:07
Is Starlyte the same lady as was at Mary's just pre-Billville?
P.S. Thanks for the list, Shades of Gray.
minnesotasmith
09-23-2006, 17:10
I note that in referring to your post-Maine plans, you say you will head to Hanover and follow your stay there with Vermont, Massachusetts and the remainder of Connecticut, the order of the final States as indicated by you.
Is it your intention to hike that portion southbound? I believe there would be advantages to hiking southbound. The Manchester District of the GMNF is relatively remote and inaccessible and lies at a higher elevation generally than points farther south. There will be more services, opportunities for rest and the flexibility to procede at a more leisurely pace as you as hike farther south. Seems a strategy more likely to result in a completed thru-hike to me.
I plan on doing my temporarily-skipped 280.6 miles southbound. It's just more prudent IMO, given the time of year (starting it mid/late Oct.).
Jack Tarlin
09-23-2006, 17:12
Yes, Smitty, same gal.
I'd rather hear about oil discoveries....Here you go:http://news.bostonherald.com/international/view.bg?articleid=157340
Only because you asked.:)
minnesotasmith
09-23-2006, 17:15
Yes, Smitty, same gal.
She was interesting, deep, polite, and one of the most attractive lady hikers I've seen on the Trail. I gave her a list of books I thought she might find interesting to peruse one day. I hope things go well for her.
Mother's Finest
09-23-2006, 17:15
Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go GO
you will make it Minnesota Smith.....
peace
mf
Jan LiteShoe
09-23-2006, 17:21
She was interesting, deep, polite, and one of the most attractive lady hikers I've seen on the Trail. I gave her a list of books I thought she might find interesting to peruse one day. I hope things go well for her.
And she's single, MS. :)
Jack Tarlin
09-23-2006, 17:28
Man, I think I better write Star and tell her what's going on here, it's starting to get frightening. :eek:
Anyway, Smitty, while she's a very lovely lady, ain't she a bit long in the tooth for you?
I was under the impression that 27 was your limit.
Or have you grown more open-minded after all these months?
See, the Trail IS good for people.
The main diff between the sites:
TP has 39,600 posts and probably 39,600 stay on topic.
WB has 240,500 and the amount that stay on topic are probably less than 39,600....
I didn't particularly like TP. WF deleted one of my posts and that was the last time I posted there. Someone on TP had asked a question about which tent would be a good one to take on a thru. I replied with 3 tent options and links to the tent manufacturer's web site. WF deleted the post saying that he was not going to give those tent manufacturers free advertising space on his site... That didn't sit well with me. Because of that I switched to WB and never went back to TP. And glad I did.
Panzer
minnesotasmith
09-23-2006, 17:29
im so happy for our boy right now. this is the coolest thing since earls book came into my life causing me to create my own one member cult. the cult of appalachian trail worship. i wish we had minnisota smith cam. but i guess if radio is the theater of the mind, then internet is the holodeck of the mind. and my holodeck is set for early earth ,.. 2006,... the appalachian trail in maine,... with holodeck recreations of minnisota smith and i throw in extra food for us. and i hike each mile with him as we discuss his exspirience. this is truly the first near virtual hike. what with minni bein a scientist and collectin facts and all.hes a virtual cult member and can recite snowfall charts while cooking rammen blindfolded. the kid is good. real real good. any naysayers left need to waive a white flag or be overrun and slayed, now. forever be it known that most of mans knowlage will soon be stored and contained for future generations , by the man from minnisota. and should anything ever happen to our present day cult leaders including and not limmited to lone wolf , pirate, wee willy , starlyte, jack, sarge and miss janet and mrs gorp,....... we will feel secure knowing that future ledgonds are being groomed by the best of the best there ever was on my AT.
If there really were a Startrek Enterprise, complete with fully functional holodeck, surely all adults know what the holodeck would mainly get used for. What would be the worst job on the Enterprise? Squeegeeing the holodeck.:eek: :p
mweinstone
09-23-2006, 17:31
id like to apologize for saying minnisota smith couldnt make it out of each state and that he would fall and quit, and cry like a baby when wet. and i am ajerk , a meat head, and my mother laughs at me.
naysayers applying for pardon asilam or sanctuary need copy and paste.
mweinstone
09-23-2006, 17:36
eating verses posting. i only hope your stuffing your face and posting at the same time. the only other acceptable condition is full and burping while posting. and i hope you go to sleep really early. like now. so as to rest our team vehical. any overuse of the knees resulting in failure to thru will be delt with sharply.
minnesotasmith
09-23-2006, 17:36
Man, I think I better write Star and tell her what's going on here, it's starting to get frightening. :eek:
Anyway, Smitty, while she's a very lovely lady, ain't she a bit long in the tooth for you?
I was under the impression that 27 was your limit.
Or have you grown more open-minded after all these months?
See, the Trail IS good for people.
I didn't size her up in the way you seem to think I did, but simply as a fellow human being. I don't know her age, and wasn't worried about it. I'm undoubtedly not her type for multiple obvious reasons (my being Christian being only one of them). Anyway, I'm not on the Trail for the women that are there as women , but rather (in part) for the women off the Trail I'll be more formed for post-Trail.
As a minor off-topic question, anyone know some statistics about women thruhikers who have hiked themselves into amensal status (and thus barreness)? It's common enough amongst women marathoners, and surely is not unknown for this to occur in female thruhikers.
Jack Tarlin
09-23-2006, 17:39
I have never heard of this phenomena among women long-distance hikers.
mweinstone
09-23-2006, 19:06
our boys mind is busy all the time. an ATtortion CLINIC:?
mweinstone
09-23-2006, 19:57
please someone upload a pic of the famouse minnisota ice man. you do know the story dont you mr smith?
Darwin again
09-23-2006, 22:50
I just got off the phone with Minnesota Smith moments ago.
He's in good spirits after a zero day and plans to slack to Rangeley tomorrow, some 13 miles or so, with his main pack being transported ahead to the hostel there. Says he's had some hairy moments on the rocks up there, but that Maine is providing plenty of beauty and he's appreciating it.
His head is in the game and he sounded well, confident and fed.
That is all.
Darwin out.
Good news!! Glad he decided to hire riggers and a heavy hauler to transport "packasaurus".
mweinstone
09-23-2006, 23:31
dear mr darwin. you have received the word and the word is good. your saying searves us well. all praise to the great one. we live to serve. we serve too live. deep down in minnisota smiths pack,..... level 4 section 8 sub section 3 compartment 2 segmented baggie 7 ,... there lies a super special single select peice of equiptment........... a peice of gear so special,....... actual hords of men have died for it. ..... a flag..... a flag to iwo jima on top of old smokey katahdin.is it red white and blue?........................and could minnisota smith come out with his own line of gear? ..... the ms AT survival kit would contain,.....what?
I have never heard of this phenomena among women long-distance hikers.
It's a fairly common occurence among female endurance athletes. No reason to think it would be so different with female endurance hikers. Maybe some women could answer the question. :-?
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 08:37
i missed a call i think was ms. again ,.. im really glad steavm is with us. and darwin too. you guys are great. i think the floor can award the jimmy olson photo/reporter award now. steave, was he in his usuall ," wish i could talk all day voice?" .... or his.... "gotta go , just checkin in voice?" steave eminem do you think hiking back to kent southbound is cool? i do. it gives you a reunion with the spot where things first left the game plan. its kinda the spot minnisota smith lost his virginity. where he first went corrupt . his first use of blazing and where he first unplanted his feet from a ridgid plan. when he returnes to kent amore,..he'll be changed ascore.this is getting dreamlike and sad. i dont want the trail to end and yet i do also. hes to busy to feel this yet,.. but when it hits him, it will really make him sad and reflectful. this is definatly the coolest state on a nobo thru. maine makes you cry like a baby. its like being rolfed. i hate people who rolf.you know, get in the womb again theropy? maine is the real deal. the beast of the east, the kick , in the moonshine of the trail, ... the tree in the midst of the garden,...the snack in the pack, the dope to burn a rope,.. the place to go maraudin,.. on top o katadhin,,the land of chocolate, the land of giants, the land of hope, the land of ,...........the northern terminis of the longest continually marked footpath in the world.
epic moments require epic sentences. this has been a quin martin production. and now,... i will go to the puerto rican festival to gaze with my jaw dropped at the unbelivably beautiful women and dream of an appalachian trail hikin, gorp makin, girlywife. matthewski out.
and he continues on and is going to do what said would not be done............
StarLyte
09-24-2006, 09:31
Hey MS......
I'm out here....reading these posts but cautious about responding.....
I've been keeping up with you faithfully.
I am busy preparing for the Gathering.
I take much time in preparing for hiker events; packing, as well as mental state of mind. I take it very seriously, just as much as I do hiking and this thread.
I hope you are attending the Gathering. I know some folks are trying to get you a ride to the event. We are hoping that will climb Katahdin first because we doubt that you'll be able to do that after the Gathering.
Several things we are thinking about here after your summit......
1. Arrange your ride to the Gathering
2. Picking up Matthewski enroute or him catching the PA car pool (?????)
3. Picking out a good bottle of cognac
4. Having dinner at Billville prior to the Gathering's Friday night program
5. Joining ALDHA of course :) And if you're broke, there's 7 of us that will pitch in a dollar each for your membership.
It was great meeting you in Duncannon. Baltimore Jack, Wonderfoot and myself needed a little break that day from cooking for the hiker feed so we walked over to the Doyle to see if any hikers had arrived yet....and there you were.
I wish you luck MS. The education and entertainment your hike has provided on this website will go down in Internet history.
And we can all certainly say this much MS....that you have most definitely HYOH.
Marsha
"StarLyte"
It's a fairly common occurence among female endurance athletes. No reason to think it would be so different with female endurance hikers. Maybe some women could answer the question. :-?
It may be for an occurance, as is trail kiddies. :D
Dances with Mice
09-24-2006, 10:10
Good news!! Glad he decided to hire riggers and a heavy hauler to transport "packasaurus".No. It has its own engine and wheels. Remember - the only time he couldn't get a hitch was when he was slacking, right?
No. It has its own engine and wheels. Remember - the only time he couldn't get a hitch was when he was slacking, right?
By now, him must look like a lonely, lovesick internet computer nerd from the midwest. Mainers know all about those guys.
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-19.html
Darwin again
09-24-2006, 12:30
The Venerable MS told me that a possible reason hikers are having trouble getting hitche like he did is because there recently was a quadruple murder about 20 miles from where he is in Maine. So the locals are a bit skittish about picking up the odd stranger along the road. Understandably so.
Not that our man looks a little sketchy.:rolleyes: (Most of us here know what it's like to look (and/or smell) like a dangerous lunatic and how that can affect hitching...:D
The Venerable MS told me that a possible reason hikers are having trouble getting hitches like he did is because there recently was a quadruple murder about 20 miles from where he is in Maine.
If MS is a supsect, based upon some of my postings in this thread, I'd better consider going into protective custody. ;)
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 13:05
the intent of a hitcher is evedent to the oncomming driver. the driver sits hypnotic with a clear mind ready to sum up all things. the hitcher is hot and vanurable to looking like there in pain witch is easily confused with anger witch scares away the ever so alert driver.the secret its to think such great thaughts and to look occupied with mentle thaughts rather than phisical pain and uncomfort. the driver will be interested in chatting with a thaughtfull hitcher way more than they would an angry , hot , grimmising one. or one with a fake smile covering pain.now,... as far as the phisical act of hitching,...stand as far away from the cars as possible. standing over the plate crowding the pitcher tells the driver your in a hurry. standing on the curb all the way away from the road says,..im over here if you want to pick me up. i wont bother you ,.. im all the way over here giving you your freedom to pass without stopping and not making you come too close to me.and the thumb needs to be at a 45 degree angle to the body. down too far says,.. im a bum,..up to high says,... if you pass me ill flip you the finger. straight out says,... hellow, my name is minnisota smith,.. im really quite harmless,.. and even a bit interesting of a fellow to give a lift. this has been a production of the chidrens television network and has been brought to you by the letter q , and by the numbers 12 and 8.
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 13:10
Now comes a quadruple murder right in this neck of the woods where three women were shot and dismembered, a man was shot and burned and three dogs were shot and killed.
copyed this just now from a maine blogger
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 13:21
in the next five years cal-el,..we will study the earths minnisota smithian age and all of its wonders. early in the 21st century a scientist named minnisota smith became aware of our own situation on krypton. your mother lalel and i corrosponded with the man from the stars for years. teaching him the political rought out of there delema. we schooled him in our own methods of government and showed him the morals of our sociaty. he even now works to correct the uncorrect and save his planet from the fate of krypton. you must find dr smith cal-el. you must protect him and allow him to suseed to the leadership of the planet in order to save a doomed race. on earth you will be stronger and faster. this plastic snowflake ship i built you will carry you saftly to earth where you will be with those of our kind.
Now comes a quadruple murder right in this neck of the woods where three women were shot and dismembered, a man was shot and burned and three dogs were shot and killed.
No hikers were involved. The guy responsible for the murders, a cook in a B&B has confessed, according to investigators.
BTW. The blog report is wrong, I believe. These are all related incidents, apparently involving only one villain. Three women were killed and the person responsible confessed to also shooting a man, burning the body and killing three dogs.
WEary
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 13:54
id like to argue the points concerning the privi incident. any thruhike hones a hikers skills at ms's milage totals. and minnisota smith started with tons of good book knowlage. and some good hiking exspirence. i think we need to remember the stages of learning this craft. first night in the mountains followed by first long trip followed by first solo followed by first solo long distance hike. and within the finnal stage are the sub catagories of,( as it relates to AT thruhiking) establishing a doable routine and pace. reaching damascus, and the half way point and this is where our man is. all the way to being past the half way point. thats alot of skill under his belt. my point is , you must have been kidding when you suspected the night in the privy to be any more than an inconvienyence and a small loss of rest. i dont think ms is in danger of making any hiking mistakes big enough to jeprodize his hike or health. he all ready has hiked without blisters from the start. thats really skillfull.and his method at the start was exstremly professional and any gaps in his abillitys were filled with his great capacity for learning.most newbies at springer are screamin"what the fuch" half the time. and he had a game face on from the start.
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 13:57
weary, if a comma is incerted after "woods" i think the statement is truer. i copy and pasted so i dont know but im sure your right.
if you see a sentence missing a comma, dile 911 and report to police.
id like to argue the points concerning the privi incident. any thruhike hones a hikers skills at ms's milage totals. and minnisota smith started with tons of good book knowlage. and some good hiking exspirence. i think we need to remember the stages of learning this craft. first night in the mountains followed by first long trip followed by first solo followed by first solo long distance hike. and within the finnal stage are the sub catagories of,( as it relates to AT thruhiking) establishing a doable routine and pace. reaching damascus, and the half way point and this is where our man is. all the way to being past the half way point. thats alot of skill under his belt. my point is , you must have been kidding when you suspected the night in the privy to be any more than an inconvienyence and a small loss of rest. i dont think ms is in danger of making any hiking mistakes big enough to jeprodize his hike or health. he all ready has hiked without blisters from the start. thats really skillfull.and his method at the start was exstremly professional and any gaps in his abillitys were filled with his great capacity for learning.most newbies at springer are screamin"what the fuch" half the time. and he had a game face on from the start.
Matthew, I tend to agree with you, poor planning or lack of concentration would be very much out of character for MS. I think the incident can be easily explained and understood as stated in my post #2322 on page #117.
Darwin again
09-24-2006, 14:23
No hikers were involved. The guy responsible for the murders, a cook in a B&B has confessed, according to investigators.
BTW. The blog report is wrong, I believe. These are all related incidents, apparently involving only one villain. Three women were killed and the person responsible confessed to also shooting a man, burning the body and killing three dogs.
WEary
Was there a wood chipper involved? :banana
Darwin again
09-24-2006, 14:29
Story is here (http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local_story_248073358.html).
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 14:45
noncollapsible light-colored medium-sized umbrella with emergency-blanket material on outside (taped or spray-glued in place)
im from philly. we have the mummers day parade on new years day. they carry umbrellas like this. whats up? if our boy had a foil coated umbrella topping his pack,... then this thread would not have been. and his pic would be weirder than wyoming skateboarders. we need to photo impose the two pics over each other and create the mother of all freak brothers.
Dances with Mice
09-24-2006, 15:20
noncollapsible light-colored medium-sized umbrella with emergency-blanket material on outside (taped or spray-glued in place)It's a Ray Jardine thing, MS read the book after I recommended it to him numerous times. I don't think the umbrella became part of his gear. I believe the pack list that's being discussed was MS's original, before he started acquiring equipment. It was more of a wish list than a gear list. The bear bag with stabilizing ropes and bells, for example, never happened either.
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 17:30
there was once three men who needed wives.a black smith , a gold smith, and minnisota smith.the black smith made a fine iron cookset and stove to lure a bride, the gold smith made fine rings and a crown of gold for his queen to be, minnisota smith walked across the earth for a whole year with a heavy pack to show his tru love how biologicly viable he was.
I don't think it was a hijack. I think it was some type of virus-like activity. The fairly well-known MS-Worm started somewhere down South earlier this year and has been slowly going Northward, generally following the Appalachian mountain area. Exactly how it infects is not well understood, but it seems to have an affect on all it encounters. Even though some say it has a bad reputation, I think it is rather harmless.
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 19:44
right now minnisota smith is pulling into camp and munchin out. i bet. after a cool day of beautiful hiking. hes over 50 miles into maine. i bet. i bet hes alone and chilly. i bet hes tired but psyked up. ibet hes going to increase his milage soon. i bet i do.
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 19:59
google minnisota smith. go to the third page. the third item from the bottom of the page. its an artical that LOOKS just like ms wrote it. all about preping for y2k. and bloggers on the site get mad at him. funney old school smithin !
* 14 DAYS OF PREPS: you have about 90 days or less to effectively ...
You say there are no vendors here? what about minnisota smith? that bastard charges Big Bucks just to TALK to people about y2k. Give me a break. ...
www.greenspun.com/bboard/ q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=001PN2 - 57k - Cached - Similar pages
mweinstone
09-24-2006, 20:22
my bad... its just a blog mentioning him as a y2k lecturer,......who is hated by a guy named stan.
It may be for an occurance, as is trail kiddies. :D
You lost me on that one Sly?
Sprocket and Downtown met MS, both southbounders, who are here in Damsacus right now. They met him at Wawayanda Shelter in New Jersey and said it was an experience to say the least. Sprocket said "At three in the morning he pissed off the end of the shelter platform and farted in Ben and Colby's face! Then he filled up the whole bear box so that no one else could put their food in there. He was slacpacking that day and his pack gave birth to a normal size hikers pack. And his first words of greeting were "I got Lyme Disease, Howdy!"
hahahahaha..............
gr8fulyankee
09-25-2006, 16:04
I am really suprised :confused: that no one has come up with a revised trail name for MS after his Porta hotel visit.
May I be the first to suggest
"Minnesota *****" :rolleyes:
or maybe
"Minni John" :D
You lost me on that one Sly?
I know of one and have heard of a few that got pregnant on the trail..
Dances with Mice
09-25-2006, 17:57
Then he filled up the whole bear box so that no one else could put their food in there. You mean you're supposed to put food into the bear boxes? Not bears?
My bad.
I know of one and have heard of a few that got pregnant on the trail..
Understand now. Hope you weren't directly involved - or, maybe I do! :D
max patch
09-25-2006, 18:07
Then he filled up the whole bear box so that no one else could put their food in there.
Did he have bathroom problems again?
mweinstone
09-25-2006, 19:39
this is what i have to come home to?
first of all. dont think he used the whole bear box so nobody else could use it. this is what happened. minnisota smith used the whole bear box so no one else could,..... exsept if they asked," hey dude is this your shi*? could you make room for the rest of us?" to witch would have come the cheerful responce..... "of course,..... i was only planning on using all the space if no one else showed up. i should have asked. sorry ,ill move it now." then they would have been normal. but your reporting has the other thru hikers being told in essence,..." no you cant use the box,.. im useing it,.. do you even know who i am? im minnisota smith dammit!!!! get out of my shelter!" and when you right crap like that,... you will get nerdy, christian disagreeals from nut jobs like me. very polite nut jobbers. and i still wanna be friends!
mweinstone
09-25-2006, 19:55
murdering psycotic bastards........... know any? me niether. but there out there. be carful minnisota. dont trust anyone with a watermelon or a tomatoe. dont eat food that smells of almonds. stay away from drugs. dont yell or curse at anyone. i hope you make it out alive. of the thread of course. confused? 5 plus anything is five. 1+1= 9 world ending.........cant continue to type nonsence much ,.. longer. must reach bat utillity belt and use bat anti world ending devise. goodby robin ol chum. you fart in my face i kill you. bitch. what? ,,,.......bitch face. you cant use that on the website of white......no but i can reach out and steal all the condements in the world and hold them still reading? for ransom.spinnach for all! and one for spinnach. got dumb. tired of threads and posts that make sence? bla moredon. yicc tordfoot. plurpp!snoit! gurgle flatamate juice and crackers for you you big fat jizzy bird with a coconut forehead plus size women and lone wolfs left nut. be there at 9 . alli ackbar and doc bronner went to a movie. 1000 ways to wash a fart. use for tea or snort peppermint soap for treet to nose and all one minnisota smith god. bath cold, lead,.. heavy....must stop annoying white blaze commmunity. cant,.... too much fun to bla na na
Skidsteer
09-25-2006, 19:59
murdering psycotic bastards........... know any? me niether. but there out there. be carful minnisota. dont trust anyone with a watermelon or a tomatoe. dont eat food that smells of almonds. stay away from drugs. dont yell or curse at anyone. i hope you make it out alive. of the thread of course. confused? 5 plus anything is five. 1+1= 9 world ending.........cant continue to type nonsence much ,.. longer. must reach bat utillity belt and use bat anti world ending devise. goodby robin ol chum. you fart in my face i kill you. bitch. what? ,,,.......bitch face. you cant use that on the website of white......no but i can reach out and steal all the condements in the world and hold them still reading? for ransom.spinnach for all! and one for spinnach. got dumb. tired of threads and posts that make sence? bla moredon. yicc tordfoot. plurpp!snoit! gurgle flatamate juice and crackers for you you big fat jizzy bird with a coconut forehead plus size women and lone wolfs left nut. be there at 9 . alli ackbar and doc bronner went to a movie. 1000 ways to wash a fart. use for tea or snort peppermint soap for treet to nose and all one minnisota smith god. bath cold, lead,.. heavy....must stop annoying white blaze commmunity. cant,.... too much fun to bla na na
Sheesh! you're in top form tonight, Matthewski. Long weekend?
murdering psycotic bastards........... know any? me niether. but there out there. be carful minnisota. dont trust anyone with a watermelon or a tomatoe. dont eat food that smells of almonds. stay away from drugs. dont yell or curse at anyone. i hope you make it out alive. of the thread of course. confused? 5 plus anything is five. 1+1= 9 world ending.........cant continue to type nonsence much ,.. longer. must reach bat utillity belt and use bat anti world ending devise. goodby robin ol chum. you fart in my face i kill you. bitch. what? ,,,.......bitch face. you cant use that on the website of white......no but i can reach out and steal all the condements in the world and hold them still reading? for ransom.spinnach for all! and one for spinnach. got dumb. tired of threads and posts that make sence? bla moredon. yicc tordfoot. plurpp!snoit! gurgle flatamate juice and crackers for you you big fat jizzy bird with a coconut forehead plus size women and lone wolfs left nut. be there at 9 . alli ackbar and doc bronner went to a movie. 1000 ways to wash a fart. use for tea or snort peppermint soap for treet to nose and all one minnisota smith god. bath cold, lead,.. heavy....must stop annoying white blaze commmunity. cant,.... too much fun to bla na na
Definitely one of the best rants I've seen. Five stars and two thumbs up!!
StarLyte
09-25-2006, 20:31
Matthewski......I got one thing to say.......you need a fried bologna and sauerkraut samich. I got an Elliot Ness (http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/beerProfile.php?beer_id=00000003) you can wash that down with.
Keep yer cool.
murdering psycotic bastards........... know any? me niether. but there out there. be carful minnisota. dont trust anyone with a watermelon or a tomatoe. dont eat food that smells of almonds. stay away from drugs. dont yell or curse at anyone. i hope you make it out alive. of the thread of course. confused? 5 plus anything is five. 1+1= 9 world ending.........cant continue to type nonsence much ,.. longer. must reach bat utillity belt and use bat anti world ending devise. goodby robin ol chum. you fart in my face i kill you. bitch. what? ,,,.......bitch face. you cant use that on the website of white......no but i can reach out and steal all the condements in the world and hold them still reading? for ransom.spinnach for all! and one for spinnach. got dumb. tired of threads and posts that make sence? bla moredon. yicc tordfoot. plurpp!snoit! gurgle flatamate juice and crackers for you you big fat jizzy bird with a coconut forehead plus size women and lone wolfs left nut. be there at 9 . alli ackbar and doc bronner went to a movie. 1000 ways to wash a fart. use for tea or snort peppermint soap for treet to nose and all one minnisota smith god. bath cold, lead,.. heavy....must stop annoying white blaze commmunity. cant,.... too much fun to bla na na
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Sheesh! you're in top form tonight, Matthewski. Long weekend?
Definitely one of the best rants I've seen. Five stars and two thumbs up!!
Matthewski......I got one thing to say.......you need a fried bologna and sauerkraut samich. I got an Elliot Ness (http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/beerProfile.php?beer_id=00000003) you can wash that down with.
Keep yer cool.
This new quote button is cool!
Agree with all above and I'm off to get groceries for one of those sammiches foR ME!
:cool:
Definitely one of the best rants I've seen. Five stars and two thumbs up!!I gotta agree. "alli ackbar and doc bronner went to a movie." took it to the next level.:cool:
Lone Wolf
09-25-2006, 20:58
murdering psycotic bastards........... know any? me niether. but there out there. be carful minnisota. dont trust anyone with a watermelon or a tomatoe. dont eat food that smells of almonds. stay away from drugs. dont yell or curse at anyone. i hope you make it out alive. of the thread of course. confused? 5 plus anything is five. 1+1= 9 world ending.........cant continue to type nonsence much ,.. longer. must reach bat utillity belt and use bat anti world ending devise. goodby robin ol chum. you fart in my face i kill you. bitch. what? ,,,.......bitch face. you cant use that on the website of white......no but i can reach out and steal all the condements in the world and hold them still reading? for ransom.spinnach for all! and one for spinnach. got dumb. tired of threads and posts that make sence? bla moredon. yicc tordfoot. plurpp!snoit! gurgle flatamate juice and crackers for you you big fat jizzy bird with a coconut forehead plus size women and lone wolfs left nut. be there at 9 . alli ackbar and doc bronner went to a movie. 1000 ways to wash a fart. use for tea or snort peppermint soap for treet to nose and all one minnisota smith god. bath cold, lead,.. heavy....must stop annoying white blaze commmunity. cant,.... too much fun to bla na na
***n classic man!
***n classic man!
Maybe. I didn't get through it all. I'm mostly blind these days. The first catarrack surgery was only marginally successful and the doc, rushed through the eye glass prescription tests and got it wrong. So the remaining eye sees worse than ever.
I go in again in a month for another attempt -- with a new surgeon. In the meantime. Don't expect me to read more than an occasional word or two. Being used to White Blaze I'm skilled at extrapolating -- but still not perfect.
Weary
Skidsteer
09-25-2006, 21:15
'1000 ways to wash a fart...' :D
Darwin again
09-25-2006, 21:16
I gotta agree. "alli ackbar and doc bronner went to a movie." took it to the next level.:cool:
Absolutely tops! Five stars.:D:D
Sprocket and Downtown met MS, both southbounders, who are here in Damsacus right now. They met him at Wawayanda Shelter in New Jersey and said it was an experience to say the least. Sprocket said "At three in the morning he pissed off the end of the shelter platform and farted in Ben and Colby's face! Then he filled up the whole bear box so that no one else could put their food in there. He was slacpacking that day and his pack gave birth to a normal size hikers pack. And his first words of greeting were "I got Lyme Disease, Howdy!"
hahahahaha..............
These alleged actions occured in my jurisdiction during a period of time in which the care and handling of Mr. Smith was entrusted to me by an unnamed senior advisor of this hike. A full investigation is being conducted at this time. I am confident that it will be shown that Mr. Smith conducted himself in a manner consistant with proper thruhiker protocal, and that his actions actually insured the safety and welfare of his fellow hikers.
Mr. Smith is currently filing the necessary documents in NJ Superior Court. Mr. Sprocket and Mr. Downtown shall be detained in Damascus pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of slander and character assination.
Darwin again
09-25-2006, 21:19
Maybe. I didn't get through it all. I'm mostly blind these days. The first catarrack surgery was only marginally successful and the doc, rushed through the eye glass prescription tests and got it wrong. So the remaining eye sees worse than ever.
I go in again in a month for another attempt -- with a new surgeon. In the meantime. Don't expect me to read more than an occasional word or two. Being used to White Blaze I'm skilled at extrapolating -- but still not perfect.
Weary
Aw. You hang in there Weary. Fripping docs...witch doctors....money grubbers...
Lone Wolf
09-25-2006, 21:20
Maybe. I didn't get through it all. I'm mostly blind these days. The first catarrack surgery was only marginally successful and the doc, rushed through the eye glass prescription tests and got it wrong. So the remaining eye sees worse than ever.
I go in again in a month for another attempt -- with a new surgeon. In the meantime. Don't expect me to read more than an occasional word or two. Being used to White Blaze I'm skilled at extrapolating -- but still not perfect.
Weary
My posts are always short. Ski does seem to ramble.
Darwin again
09-25-2006, 21:21
... Mr. Sprocket and Mr. Downtown shall be detained in Damascus pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of slander and character assination.
Assination.
Must be a special New Jersey jurisprudinal procedure.:eek:
Here is an eye test for Weary to read:
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I love keeping out of shelters.;):D I hate the smell of urine in the morning. Looks like I got no worries.:sun No negative waves here.:)
Another great report!
MS can walk 1600 miles but he can't step 50' from a shelter entrance when he needs to piss?
Someone send the guy a pee bottle!
Sprocket and Downtown met MS, both southbounders, who are here in Damsacus right now. They met him at Wawayanda Shelter in New Jersey and said it was an experience to say the least. Sprocket said "At three in the morning he pissed off the end of the shelter platform and farted in Ben and Colby's face! Then he filled up the whole bear box so that no one else could put their food in there. He was slacpacking that day and his pack gave birth to a normal size hikers pack. And his first words of greeting were "I got Lyme Disease, Howdy!"
hahahahaha..............
The investigation has been completed and has revealed the following facts:
1. MS was indeed slackpacking on the day in question. He utilized (2) packs that day, the now familiar Gregory Whitney (aka Packasaurus) and a borrowed North Face Venture 40 daypack. Gregory is genetically incompatable with North Face therefore the alleged birth is impossible. DNA testing will be offered as conclusive evidence.
2. MS was informed by me that Waywayanda Park has both the highest concentration as well as the largest black bears in New Jersey. He therefore filled the bear box with only his food as a means of luring the bears away from the shelter thus protecting the lives and food supplies of his fellow hikers.
3. MS and I noted a large mound of bear scat approximately 15 ft in front of the shelter. As the senior man on duty that evening MS took it upon himself to remain awake and guard the shelter. He wisely chose to scent mark the front of the shelter with human urine to deter bear attack. (remember, you guys convinced him to send the bear spray home long ago.)
4. MS denies cutting the cheese. He suspects the hiker know as Colby. A deposition of Colby will be conducted.
5. MS informed the other hikers of his suspected Lyme Disease as a public health service. He did not want them to become exposed to his blood should they find it necessary to stab him during the night.
6. The hikers known as Sprocket And Downtown questioned MS extensively relative to the location of bars and the availability of alcoholic beverages in areas to the south. It can be expected that their recollection of the events of that evening is no longer clear.
7. MS has decided not to file charges against Sprocket and Downtown. Similar to Ronald Regan, MS will not fault them for their youth and inexperience.
So if hikers piss on your front porch, it'll be OK, Steve?
The investigation has been completed and has revealed the following facts:
2. MS was informed by me that Waywayanda Park has both the highest concentration as well as the largest black bears in New Jersey. He therefore filled the bear box with only his food as a means of luring the bears away from the shelter thus protecting the lives and food supplies of his fellow hikers.
Please use smileys when you post something as silly as this.
Signed,
A Resident of Warwick, NY from 1988-2003
The Old Fhart
09-25-2006, 23:38
STEVEM-"I am confident that it will be shown that Mr. Smith conducted himself in a manner consistant with proper thruhiker protocal, and that his actions actually insured the safety and welfare of his fellow hikers.
Mr. Smith is currently filing the necessary documents in NJ Superior Court. Mr. Sprocket and Mr. Downtown shall be detained in Damascus pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of slander and character assination."I'm afraid this is just the tip of the iceburg. This is going to be the world's largest reverse class-action suit. Let's not forget the Aussies MS insulted, the 13 hikers I talked to at Grafton Notch, and every other hiker MS has whizzed by, farted at, or insulted. Except for his groupies and yes men he's going to have to sue every person he's met!:D
Oh, one note, the case will be dismissed because it's only slander when it's not true. Plus there was nothing to "assinate.";)
Skidsteer
09-25-2006, 23:46
... Let's not forget the Aussies MS insulted, the 13 hikers I talked to at Grafton Notch, and every other hiker MS has whizzed by, farted at, or insulted...
It doesn't sound as if he's whizzed by many hikers at his pace unless they were hiking South.
'Whizzed on or dangerously near' may be a horse of a different color. ;)
Dances with Mice
09-26-2006, 00:09
Let's not forget the Aussies MS insulted, the 13 hikers I talked to at Grafton Notch, and every other hiker MS has whizzed by, farted at, or insulted. But he didn't discuss politics or his economic theories with them! So they should consider themselves fortunate.
And is it even possible to insult Australians?
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 00:37
wonderfoot told me that in alaska , woman and men can be seen hopping around there tents ,...pissing. and that she got yelled at for not doing it cause it is so important in grizzly turf to mark your spot for saftey. ans steavem is way, way,...way way way,........way way way way way way way ..........way,,,funnyer than me.
saimyoji
09-26-2006, 01:10
Plus there was nothing to "assinate.";)
This thread was ASSinated over 2000 posts ago. Keep going MS, some of us are still pulling for you. Just don't piss on my porch, or fart anywhere near me, or allow your pack to give birth in public near me....thats got to be the worst. :eek:
1) I'm not that much on dark chocolate, albeit that sounds pretty decent. Just some plain Cadbury is fine for the sophistication level of my taste buds WRT chocolate.
2) My preferred alcoholic beverages are Chambord or strong English mead (the wine version). My father being a wine collector, I got spoiled as far as wines go. I can't afford the 40-year-old stuff he would serve. Jack, you still owe me a drink, BTW. ;)
3) If someone can tell me where I can find reasonably-priced whole-wheat blueberry Newtons (presumably online), I'd love to hear about it.
4) My appetite towards trail food has notably declined during the last month. I figure I'm partially just tired of that kind of chow, but also my health is likely a factor, I think.
5) Re pot and such on the Trail: a high level of tolerance is necessary for the unusual there that does not immediately matter. There are enough unavoidable stressors there without adding more. For example, there is a girl hiking on the AT that would be at least moderately attractive, but for having shaved her head. It would be crass and IMO a breach of Trail custom to tell her this directly unasked. By way of comparison, a group of SOBOs at the first shelter N. of Vernon yesterday were on the rude side; they apparently had not yet absorbed that much of Trail culture IMO.
Above is post #959 page #48 (see point #5).
When I left MS with those two young men from New Hampshire that evening I knew it would be an interesting night. It now appears to have been quite eventful.
My only hope was that no one had a great deal of rope. I had expected to find either a single murder or double suicide the next morning.
This thread was ASSinated over 2000 posts ago. Keep going MS, some of us are still pulling for you. Just don't piss on my porch, or fart anywhere near me, or allow your pack to give birth in public near me....thats got to be the worst. :eek:
Have you ever seen those packs breastfeeding in public? I only shop at socially responsible outfitters who set aside a private area for the mama packs.
It's 2:00 AM Tuesday, got up to chase the bears off my front porch again. You guys over 50 know what I mean. The rest will find out soon enough. Another exciting day of selling pipe fittings awaits.
The Old Fhart
09-26-2006, 07:39
Skidsteer-"It doesn't sound as if he's whizzed by many hikers at his pace unless they were hiking South."Exactly the opposite. Every NOBO has passed MS at least once, and some probably twice when they caught up to, and passed him, after he jumped ahead from Kent to Hanover. I've heard rumors that blue-blazing has increased this year as hikers try to get around MS and not get wet or gassed.;)
Dances with Mice
09-26-2006, 07:41
Two 13+ mile days! A dog story! Film at 11!
Attempting to decipher my notes now...there are reasons I've never made my living as a reporter. Chief among them is that I at least try to be accurate
(that should provoke Weary to tell us the story about the old man in the cabin who told him about the forests in Maine, etc. The Thread would be honored to have that story in its archives, and it's appropriate to the location of MS.)
Sunday MS did 13.1 from Maine 17 to Rangeley.
Monday he knocked off 13.4 from Rangeley to Overton Stream.
Both days he hiked with Fish & Minnow.
He keeps running into Boulder & Charlie Foxtrot.
30+ mph winds atop Saddleback.
Today he'll start north from Overton Stream.
Tomorrow he's hoping to hit Stratton.He's encouraged by his progress and thinks he can make it to K. without further flipping, but he's doing the math & watching the weather and will adjust his plans as necessary.
He's feeling good. He hasn't done 13 mile days since before he got sick in central PA.
Special note for Mathewski: He's seen a recent register entry from your good friend Gary, who's just ahead of him.
Traffic jam in Rangeley: A dumpster on a truck overturned, blocking a road and delaying the start of one of his hikes. All the fire departments around were called out for the cleanup. Biggest thing to happen in Rangeley all season.
I promised a dog story:
At Gold Pond the resident chocolate lab went to the door and began barking and pleading to go outside. A hiker, Polar Bear, got up from the couch to open the door. When PB got to the door the lab turned around and jumped onto the just-emptied spot on the couch. Hikers! They fall for that trick every time...
The Old Fhart
09-26-2006, 07:54
DWM-"Today he'll start north from Overton Stream."I recall the best camping area was just 500 feet north of Orbeton Stream at an old RR cut or woods road. There is a nice waterfall or cascade nearby as well.
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 09:05
dances,.. i hope he ment gary and his dog pepper and not scary gary. seriously scary gary is very dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. the police should be called at the first signs of his meds wearing off. and women should not allow scary gary to photograph him and nobody should tell him any personal information like phone or e mails. this is the first serious threat to ms's hike so far . its possible scary gary is attempting to re unite with minnisota. he carrys a laptop and my have been following our thread. i concider scary gary the number one menice to the trail . be very carful around him. in all my life i never met anyone scaryer. i personally belive he was in jail for violance and concider him dangerous . again,.. if its the wonder team of gary and his dog pepper,... there the best of the best.
wonderfoot told me that in alaska , woman and men can be seen hopping around there tents ,...pissing. and that she got yelled at for not doing it cause it is so important in grizzly turf to mark your spot for saftey. ans steavem is way, way,...way way way,........way way way way way way way ..........way,,,funnyer than me.
Griz on the AT? You've been reading too much Bill Bryson... do you seriously think your piss is going to stop a grizzly bear???? :p
Pissing around your own tent, or off your own porch is one thing, while pissing off of, or around, a public shelter is another.
StarLyte
09-26-2006, 09:48
Griz on the AT? You've been reading too much Bill Bryson... do you seriously think your piss is going to stop a grizzly bear???? :p
Pissing around your own tent, or off your own porch is one thing, while pissing off of, or around, a public shelter is another.
you said it Sly......
I hate to smell that.
Last I stayed at Blood Mountain shelter there was an awful urine odor.........but then I heard there was a party the night before with some locals.......
I do think that urine from a predator would put another predator on guard......but would also stimulate them even more-- Instigating aggressiveness??? Just my thought......
I remember once pouring used cat litter behind my garage to try and keep feral cats away....I live a block from Lake Erie and the feral cats are abundant......
......back to the thread.......
Dances with Mice
09-26-2006, 10:12
Last I stayed at Blood Mountain shelter there was an awful urine odor.........but then I heard there was a party the night before with some locals.......No, it's always like that. I wish the skunks on their nightly patrol of BM shelter would finally spray somebody in there and improve the smell.
Dances with Mice
09-26-2006, 10:15
dances,.. i hope he ment gary and his dog pepper and not scary gary. Which one has previously hiked the AT & the PCT & has a 50+ pound pack - which to MS must mean that he's an ultralight hiker - ?
No, it's always like that. I wish the skunks on their nightly patrol of BM shelter would finally spray somebody in there and improve the smell.
Did MS stay? He must have felt right at home! :rolleyes:
Dances with Mice
09-26-2006, 10:20
do you seriously think your piss is going to stop a grizzly bear????I dunno, but I'm very sure it'd be the first thing I'd do...
....steavem is way, way,...way way way,........way way way way way way way ..........way,,,funnyer than me.
What? Someone on this thread has been funny. I wonder how I missed it.
I dunno, but I'm very sure it'd be the first thing I'd do...
and the second thing? ;)
Dances with Mice
09-26-2006, 11:16
and the second thing? ;)
So there's two grizzlies bears talking about food. They discuss berries and deer and sheep and salmon, then one says "So, do you ever eat hikers?"
And the second says "No, I tried one once. It was terrible."
And the first says "Why? Is it because they're tough and stringy and have no fat on them?"
And the second says "Yeah, there's all that that but it's mostly...well - have you ever tried to clean one?"
The Old Fhart
09-26-2006, 11:56
Sly-"Griz on the AT? You've been reading too much Bill Bryson... do you seriously think your piss is going to stop a grizzly bear????:p
Pissing around your own tent, or off your own porch is one thing, while pissing off of, or around, a public shelter is another."Once again MS's team has got it all wrong. After seeing his first moose, MS has mistakenly assumed that the male moose's bellowing and marking mating territory will work for him! MS is now urinating and farting, which he thinks sounds like their bellowing, in the hopes of attracting his mate before his hike is over.
Expect this behavior to occur more frequently as his urge to mate becomes even greater than his urge to find petroleum.:D
Dances with Mice
09-26-2006, 12:28
Once again MS's team has got it all wrong. After seeing his first moose, MS has mistakenly assumed that the male moose's bellowing and marking mating territory will work for him! MS is now urinating and farting, which he thinks sounds like their bellowing, in the hopes of attracting his mate before his hike is over.
Expect this behavior to occur more frequently as his urge to mate becomes even greater than his urge to find petroleum.:DNo! Read what he wrote again. What MS wrote was, in part:
... a group of SOBOs at the first shelter N. of Vernon yesterday were on the rude side; they apparently had not yet absorbed that much of Trail culture IMO.So it's obvious that he was attempting to see if they were absorbent.
Leave no trace dictates that one should relieve one's self on a flat rock, away from camping area as the urine will attract animals to the site (something to do with salt??). Anyway, in all my time backpacking, i have never seen anyone piss off the end of a shelter. I have seen people pee around the side when weather was bitter cold and rainy or snowy, but they were apologetic at least.
I guess if i had been there, i would have been accused of not have absorded the trail culture too, because i would have definately had said something, or at least returned his fart in kind....
The Old Fhart
09-26-2006, 12:45
(emphasis mine)
STEVEM-"I am confident that it will be shown that Mr. Smith conducted himself in a manner consistant with proper thruhiker protocal, and that his actions actually insured the safety and welfare of his fellow hikers."
DWM-
Originally Posted by minnesotasmith
... a group of SOBOs at the first shelter N. of Vernon yesterday were on the rude side; they apparently had not yet absorbed that much of Trail culture IMO.
"So it's obvious that he was attempting to see if they were absorbent."So his urinating on hikers (that you allege) was for their benefit? Did they get stung by jellyfish?:-?
Actually these two explanations are exactly opposite. The two "spins" cancel each other out.:p
Anyway, in all my time backpacking, i have never seen anyone piss off the end of a shelter.
If he (or any other hiker) did that, there really is no excuse for that sort of behavior. Remember, this is 1300 miles north of Springer! My guess is (if this really happened) that an irrational fear of bears made him scared to walk outside the shelter at night. (See Steve M's post about seeing scat 15' in front of the shelter).
The Old Fhart
09-26-2006, 12:50
MOWGLI16-"My guess is (if this really happened) that an irrational fear of bears made him scared to walk outside the shelter at night. "Maybe you're right. If he's urinating off the shelter platform because he's a has a fear of grizzly bears, that is irrational!:eek:
Darwin again
09-26-2006, 14:58
Obviously nobody's considering the stunning psi of MS's bodily fluid stream. He can stand at the edge of a shelter and direct his personal waters to land 100 feet away if he so chooses. :eek:
Worst stinking wayside I encountered was just before Lightning Ridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, about a day south of the James River. There was a little stone coppola overlooking the valley to the west with one of those NPS crackly faded air-pollution interpretive signs. You know, the "Humans are responsible for you not being able to see across the mountains" kind. The sign should have mentioned the eye-watering, nearly blinding stench coming from the surrounding bushes as a factor. Little blossoms of toilet paper all over the place. Nasty.:cool:
this is what i have to come home to?
first of all. dont think he used the whole bear box so nobody else could use it. this is what happened. minnisota smith used the whole bear box so no one else could,..... exsept if they asked," hey dude is this your shi*? could you make room for the rest of us?" to witch would have come the cheerful responce..... "of course,..... i was only planning on using all the space if no one else showed up. i should have asked. sorry ,ill move it now." then they would have been normal. but your reporting has the other thru hikers being told in essence,..." no you cant use the box,.. im useing it,.. do you even know who i am? im minnisota smith dammit!!!! get out of my shelter!" and when you right crap like that,... you will get nerdy, christian disagreeals from nut jobs like me. very polite nut jobbers. and i still wanna be friends!
hahahaha........:D
I understand your point, but it's like this and I'll use myself in this......I have been known to go and use the computer at Sundog Outfitters all day long that the city offers as free Internet services for the many hikers, bikers and sports enthusiastes that come through here daily. Your only suppose to use those things for thirty minutes, but I'd be on there for four hours at a time sometimes taking a break and coming back for another four. Anytime someone wanted to use the computer I would get right up. Only thing is, most people that wanted to use it never said anything to me, instead they would say something to someone else and after awhile I had all kinds of mean looks until one day the manager told me the scoop. I had been given permission to come there and use the thing anytime I wanted and all day long but I wore out a welcome. Needless to say I was blind to everyones feelings around me until someone spoke up and said something.
In these case's with MS and myself, well all I can say is that some of us are slower than others.........
max patch
09-26-2006, 17:28
MS appears to have a lot in common with David Wells, pitcher for the Padres, if the details about MS sightings are true:
• Boomer on the art of keeping teammates loose: "I like messing around and playing practical jokes. Walking through the dugout and laying a stinky old fart and crop-dusting the whole bench. To me, that's funny. You just have to get some hard-boiled eggs in you to get the stench."
The article didn't say if he also sprays the dugout.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=2601774
murdering psycotic bastards........... know any? me niether. but there out there. be carful minnisota. dont trust anyone with a watermelon or a tomatoe. dont eat food that smells of almonds. stay away from drugs. dont yell or curse at anyone. i hope you make it out alive. of the thread of course. confused? 5 plus anything is five. 1+1= 9 world ending.........cant continue to type nonsence much ,.. longer. must reach bat utillity belt and use bat anti world ending devise. goodby robin ol chum. you fart in my face i kill you. bitch. what? ,,,.......bitch face. you cant use that on the website of white......no but i can reach out and steal all the condements in the world and hold them still reading? for ransom.spinnach for all! and one for spinnach. got dumb. tired of threads and posts that make sence? bla moredon. yicc tordfoot. plurpp!snoit! gurgle flatamate juice and crackers for you you big fat jizzy bird with a coconut forehead plus size women and lone wolfs left nut. be there at 9 . alli ackbar and doc bronner went to a movie. 1000 ways to wash a fart. use for tea or snort peppermint soap for treet to nose and all one minnisota smith god. bath cold, lead,.. heavy....must stop annoying white blaze commmunity. cant,.... too much fun to bla na na
you ain't right at all............:D
I'll tell you what though, you ought to be the guy who is nominated to write a book about MS............
These alleged actions occured in my jurisdiction during a period of time in which the care and handling of Mr. Smith was entrusted to me by an unnamed senior advisor of this hike. A full investigation is being conducted at this time. I am confident that it will be shown that Mr. Smith conducted himself in a manner consistant with proper thruhiker protocal, and that his actions actually insured the safety and welfare of his fellow hikers.
Mr. Smith is currently filing the necessary documents in NJ Superior Court. Mr. Sprocket and Mr. Downtown shall be detained in Damascus pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of slander and character assination.
You should correct that to "Ms. Downtown."
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 17:44
alot of funny stuff today. very good. now,... first of all,... im allways right. next,....the blood mt shelter has always stunk , piss does keep grizzlys away as it does all animals. and freash piss has salt for about a minute. then it turns amonia. and dosnt atract anything .people piss off the edge all the time allways at every shelter ,.. whenever there alone or with there own kind.and the ground around shelters is ruiened and foul and a testament to the ********. furthermore,.... i smell like sewage and my bath is getting cold. and again,... alot of real funnys here lately. thats just the kind of posting that floats a thread. and both garys have massive packs and long hiking careers.and minnisota smith has a birthmark i swore id never tell about. im thinking of selling the information to the higest bidder. it not only is in the exact shape of a common everyday object,.. its in a spot that was in a movie about a birthmark. and just for fun,... im selling things that minnisota smith saw. thats right. if he layed his eyes on it,.. im selling it. i got a banndana and a nalge he saw. lets say 500 bucks to start. oh,.. and by the way?...... you'll never guess who called,..... andy roony from 60 minutes,... hes doing a peice on people and things named smith .and all about how common a name it is . and he found me thru the thread and said he tryed to get a messege to ms and diddnt connect so he figured dancing mouse could help but he wasnt answering his calls so he called me and asked if i could help. were flyin to bangor tommorow and im bringin a vidio cam. im gonna film them filming ms. he said the peice will air on the next program! so im packin cuttlfish and octi and im bringin him the printed last pages of the thread and ill be back sat nite at 11 pm. so dont miss 60 minnutes this week. and if anyone thinks im joking,.. look up usfs patrol in bangor and ask if there not guiding us to ms! im also bringin my lap top witch has airport so if i can hack a signal ms can use my eye cam and we'll have a chat with the mouse and a few who are capable of accepting incoming chats with eyecam.im off!
.the blood mt shelter has always stunk , piss does keep grizzlys away as it does all animals.
Well, it obviously doesn't keep shunks away... :rolleyes:
the goat
09-26-2006, 18:08
...im allways right. next,....
"allways"? ....well, some of the time anyways.;)
Skidsteer
09-26-2006, 18:22
you ain't right at all............:D
I'll tell you what though, you ought to be the guy who is nominated to write a book about MS............
...and Matthewski would churn through more editors and proofreaders than this thread has pages.
There'd be a whole new class of homeless in Philly. Men and women wandering the streets, drooling and babbling something about paragraphs.:p
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 18:26
i need a freash post for what im about to lay on ya. hold on......
Mother's Finest
09-26-2006, 18:41
matty will Katie Couric be there?
peace
mf
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 18:47
may i have your attention please. the white blaze community is honored and pleased to bring to you tonight! for the first time in america! live! and in person! under the main tent! the one! the only! the super cala ,fragil istic ,exbe alowdotious,.....favorite of them all,... acutrement to any fine meal,. the dali lama of trauma,... the master of disaster,.... the fruit of or nation,... the chicken in our soup,...the broom in halloween,...the show in our stopper, the crow in our flopper, the ho on the corner, the bros not a forigner, the dudes hip to hop, not flip to flop, hes the one and only, the two sized homy, the three in the tree, the four on the floor and the five on the side,.... mr,..... jedi master lucas,........king of thread,..........lord of bein read minnisota smith aint dead!
alive an kickin goin on 8 months ,.... two weeks from this sunday! today by my reconin is minnisota smitys 202nd day out. he has consumed any hundreds of miles, meals ,much mainia, munchies,moths, murrmers, and mooshy food. he needs a maiden to be complete. but he must first finsh his trainning. he has much to learn to become a jedi warrior. he has allready taken the first step,.... in becoming the fith race.(thor)
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 18:50
supreem allied commander of the asgaurd fleet
The Old Fhart
09-26-2006, 18:59
mweinstone-"first of all,... im allways right. next,....the blood mt shelter has always stunk , piss does keep grizzlys away as it does all animals."First of all, you're wrong. Every privy that has TP has a nest that mice have made. Ever hear of sewer rats? Obviously the smell doesn't bother them. Porcupines eat outhouses so urine doesn't bother them either. Deer and other animals will dig up the cat holes people leave in the woods.
"Just an Echo" had a great photo of a bear trying to get onto the shelter platform at High Point while he and "Evergreen" were still there. I was at Rock Springs Hut when a bear came to visit while it was still light.
Your theory that animals will be repelled by the smell of urine doesn't hold water any better than MinnesotaSmith!:D
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 19:06
i think i was pritty good for pure gusswork. and it did have the ring of truth. ill keep tryin.
yo mom wanna drunk? cause im payin for the next forever . oh and by the way guys,.. i just got back from the future and they not only have matter transporters,.. everyone from the past( now) came forward. minnisota smith is still hiking . its like 20 40 and hes the same age as now! so's dances and sly and everyone. were all there!
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 19:26
todays brodcast is brought to you by,... the letter five. and by the number A.
two beers and ive confused the alphabet for numbers
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 19:33
ponderosa's on. its the one where adams horse comes back without him. hoss is saddlein up horses and little joes gettin food and them and pa are ridin out to find him. this is one of those few moments where im glad im not minnisota smithin.
this is one of those few moments where im glad im not minnisota smithin.
Only a few? I find that surprising. :)
Tom
mweinstone
09-26-2006, 21:20
thank you ms for another hikeing day in witch i could follow along.goodnite sir.
Well, it obviously doesn't keep shunks away... :rolleyes:
And only a few humans.
Well, it obviously doesn't keep shunks away... :rolleyes:
And only a few humans.
SGT Rock
09-26-2006, 23:53
may i have your attention please. the white blaze community is honored and pleased to bring to you tonight! for the first time in america! live! and in person! under the main tent! the one! the only! the super cala ,fragil istic ,exbe alowdotious,.....favorite of them all,... acutrement to any fine meal,. the dali lama of trauma,... the master of disaster,.... the fruit of or nation,... the chicken in our soup,...the broom in halloween,...the show in our stopper, the crow in our flopper, the ho on the corner, the bros not a forigner, the dudes hip to hop, not flip to flop, hes the one and only, the two sized homy, the three in the tree, the four on the floor and the five on the side,.... mr,..... jedi master lucas,........king of thread,..........lord of bein read minnisota smith aint dead!
alive an kickin goin on 8 months ,.... two weeks from this sunday! today by my reconin is minnisota smitys 202nd day out. he has consumed any hundreds of miles, meals ,much mainia, munchies,moths, murrmers, and mooshy food. he needs a maiden to be complete. but he must first finsh his trainning. he has much to learn to become a jedi warrior. he has allready taken the first step,.... in becoming the fith race.(thor)
Not only was it authentic frontier gibberish, but it expresses a courage little seen in this day and age!
By a show of hands. Who among us (male only) hasn't' on some cold and rainy night whizzed off the edge of a shelter. "Casting stones, we are", as Yoda would say. ;)
saimyoji
09-27-2006, 00:39
By a show of hands. Who among us (male only) hasn't' on some cold and rainy night whizzed off the edge of a shelter. "Casting stones, we are", as Yoda would say. ;)
Nope......
Darwin again
09-27-2006, 00:43
By a show of hands. Who among us (male only) hasn't' on some cold and rainy night whizzed off the edge of a shelter. "Casting stones, we are", as Yoda would say. ;)
Sorry.
Never done it, never would, never will.
And I've never seen another hiker do it, either.
Meanwhile, in other MS news...
I met three sobo thrus today on top of Bear Den Mountain just north of Rockfish Gap. They were resting on the recently-repaired tractor seats near the microwave towers and snacking on some apples one of them had picked back up the Trail and enjoying the cool fall breezes. I asked them if they had met Minnesota Smith and they all laughed. They said they hadn't met him, but had heard about him and what they heard wasn't good. :rolleyes:
The legend LIVES!!!!!!!!:D
I find it hard to believe Saimyoji and Darwin have been alone in a more remote shelter in a windy and hard pouring rain when they had to take a whiz. Would you really put on your raingear in the middle of the night, get soaked anyway, when you knew the rain would wash it all away instantly and nobody else was around?
saimyoji
09-27-2006, 01:05
I find it hard to believe Saimyoji and Darwin have been alone in a more remote shelter in a windy and hard pouring rain when they had to take a whiz. Would you really put on your raingear in the middle of the night, get soaked anyway, when you knew the rain would wash it all away instantly and nobody else was around?
Would you believe that you are correct? I never said I wouldn't, and under the conditions, I just may. However, I to date have not.
I have whizzed out the door of my tent on occaision, much to the amusement of my tentmate. :D
Darwin again
09-27-2006, 01:32
I find it hard to believe Saimyoji and Darwin have been alone in a more remote shelter in a windy and hard pouring rain when they had to take a whiz. Would you really put on your raingear in the middle of the night, get soaked anyway, when you knew the rain would wash it all away instantly and nobody else was around?
1) Whizzing out the tent door, no problemo. :cool:I tent most of the time anyway.
2) I take care of business before I get in the bag for the night if I'm staying in a shelter, especially in bad weather, because I know the pain in the butt getting dressed, disturbing the others, getting undressed, etc. will be.
3) I've met at least on hiker who used a pee bottle (a yellow nalgene) in his bag in shelters, particularly during the cold weather down south when we were in bags for 12 hours at a time.
Like I said: never did it, wouldn't do it, never will. Sorry.:D
Mee too--------------------:)
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 09:00
yo piss hijackers! carful.....thread hijacking is a federal class one felony.wanna talk piss,... do it on your own time .
all men are liars. i.e., therefor,..and,....all men have pissed off shelters. i do it. im admittin it. i feel better. im gonna work on my problem,.............two weeks later at the local p.a. meeting. ...............my name is matthew and im a ledge pisser. ..... hello matthew.........in the 12 step recovery,... 4 is wash everything you ever pissed on.
Dances with Mice
09-27-2006, 09:25
Can anyone now doubt the power of The Thread?
It has measureably improved mweinstone's spelling, grammar and phrase structure.
The Thread
Fighting Illiteracy with Lunacy Since February 2006
StarLyte
09-27-2006, 09:36
I find it hard to believe that MS was that rude at the mentioned shelter--and I do not know him personally.
I have found myself in circumstances while hiking and camping during the night when I was awaken by the urge.....and barely made it outside to relieve.....this I believe, if anything, might have occurred.
No, I wasn't there.
His character is completely different than what some are depicting him to be.
I was with him for 4 days in Duncannon......he was very kind, quiet, aware of others around him and their needs-feelings, and EXTREMELY respectful, regardless of his arguments on this site about gear, beliefs, and women.
He spent a lot of time with us at Trail Angel Mary's house, and also at the Feed and was eager to assist us in any chore. It was real nice having him around.
In Duncannon, at first, we had to access the situation-the man, I mean, here's Minnesota Smith, and the only thing we know is what we read on the Internet, and to be frank......who can distinguish the truth from the trash.....but being friendly, open minded hiker folk..... myself, Jack and Wonder all enjoyed his company and took him into our hearts like our new brother, and then he met Trail Angel Mary and the rest was history at the Billville Hiker Feed.
Others.....ahem......may have a different opinion. Ahhhh, debates and testosterone DON'T QUITE MIX. :D
And don't go starting any crap that I'm interested in him. I treat everyone kind and respectful......I was raised by Appalachian parents.....:sun
Gray Blazer
09-27-2006, 09:43
my name is matthew and im a ledge pisser.
HELLO, MATTHEW !!
By a show of hands. Who among us (male only) hasn't' on some cold and rainy night whizzed off the edge of a shelter. "Casting stones, we are", as Yoda would say. ;)
never have
sprocket06
09-27-2006, 10:13
Hey While I was in Duncannon, A certain Trail Angel mentioned Minnesota Smith. In that he/she said that he walked past his/her house up to feed and when he got there, he came up to him/her and rudely demanded him/her to take him back to his/her house for his things, of which he had to walk past the said house to come to the feed. he/She could comprehend this. Hence I believe this Wisconsin Johnson is a real rude and ignorant hiker. This is the last I will mention or think about this guy. My opionin has been forged.
Dances with Mice
09-27-2006, 10:17
.Yet another entrance through The Gateway to Whiteblaze!
Wisconsin Johnson
All in favor of a trail name change, please say AYE. :rolleyes:
I suggest we take up a collection and send him to training at the company whose logo is pasted below.
giving a BAD name to hikers everywhere...MINNESOTA SMITH!
now for news about a REAL hiker...
"Model T" & pal "Ranger Dawg" are in the 100 mile wilderness & should be hitting Katahdin campground in the next few days to prep for the climb to the summit of Mt. K.:D
giving a BAD name to hikers everywhere...MINNESOTA SMITH!
now for news about a REAL hiker...
"Model T" & pal "Ranger Dawg" are in the 100 mile wilderness & should be hitting Katahdin campground in the next few days to prep for the climb to the summit of Mt. K.:D
This is the most sensible post I've read here all week! Go J.R. and Dawg!
...and Matthewski would churn through more editors and proofreaders than this thread has pages.
There'd be a whole new class of homeless in Philly. Men and women wandering the streets, drooling and babbling something about paragraphs.:p
He would have the whole town in an uproar, he is a very gifted writer........
Darwin again
09-27-2006, 13:09
I find it hard to believe that MS was that rude at the mentioned shelter--and I do not know him personally.
I have found myself in circumstances while hiking and camping during the night when I was awaken by the urge.....and barely made it outside to relieve.....this I believe, if anything, might have occurred.
No, I wasn't there.
His character is completely different than what some are depicting him to be.
I was with him for 4 days in Duncannon......he was very kind, quiet, aware of others around him and their needs-feelings, and EXTREMELY respectful, regardless of his arguments on this site about gear, beliefs, and women.
He spent a lot of time with us at Trail Angel Mary's house, and also at the Feed and was eager to assist us in any chore. It was real nice having him around.
In Duncannon, at first, we had to access the situation-the man, I mean, here's Minnesota Smith, and the only thing we know is what we read on the Internet, and to be frank......who can distinguish the truth from the trash.....but being friendly, open minded hiker folk..... myself, Jack and Wonder all enjoyed his company and took him into our hearts like our new brother, and then he met Trail Angel Mary and the rest was history at the Billville Hiker Feed.
Others.....ahem......may have a different opinion. Ahhhh, debates and testosterone DON'T QUITE MIX. :D
And don't go starting any crap that I'm interested in him. I treat everyone kind and respectful......I was raised by Appalachian parents.....:sun
Very nicely put, star.
Darwin again
09-27-2006, 13:12
Hey While I was in Duncannon, A certain Trail Angel mentioned Minnesota Smith. In that he/she said that he walked past his/her house up to feed and when he got there, he came up to him/her and rudely demanded him/her to take him back to his/her house for his things, of which he had to walk past the said house to come to the feed. he/She could comprehend this. Hence I believe this Wisconsin Johnson is a real rude and ignorant hiker. This is the last I will mention or think about this guy. My opionin has been forged.
Character ... assination ... too ... cloudy ... can't ... see ... point ... of ... story ...
Sprocket and Downtown met MS, both southbounders, who are here in Damsacus right now. They met him at Wawayanda Shelter in New Jersey and said it was an experience to say the least. Sprocket said "At three in the morning he pissed off the end of the shelter platform and farted in Ben and Colby's face! Then he filled up the whole bear box so that no one else could put their food in there. He was slacpacking that day and his pack gave birth to a normal size hikers pack. And his first words of greeting were "I got Lyme Disease, Howdy!"
hahahahaha..............
Well I met Ben and Colby and they confirm the story...........:o
Do it almost everytime I stay at a shelter, rainy or not.
Drink enough water, and you pee frequently, and your pee does not smell.
it may not smell to you but those who come in after you will get a good whiff of it later.............
Mother's Finest
09-27-2006, 16:50
I agree. minnesota smith is currently the best hiker on the trail....probably all season, and possibly in the last ten years....
funniest quote so far other than all of matthewski's, I think the Old Fhart said somewhere back
"Minnesota Smiths' yes men" I am still laughing
peace
mf
Do it almost everytime I stay at a shelter, rainy or not.
Drink enough water, and you pee frequently, and your pee does not smell.
Since your profile says you're a cyber hiker, do you just pee on the floor while sitting in your chair in front of your computer? :-?
B-O-R-I-N-G
minnesotasmith is a way better and way more interesting hiker.
Model T is Da Man! I think this is thru-hike #4. http://www.modelt.homestead.com/
Model T is Da Man! I think this is thru-hike #4. http://www.modelt.homestead.com/
I have to say I enjoyed talking with Model T and Ranger Dawg (Pocosin Cabin area) more than talking with MinnesotaSmith (Hightop Hut) - of course the beer might have had something to do with it - MinnesotaSmith drank lemonade but Model T and Ranger Dawg enjoyed a few Yuenglings at the end of the day.
max patch
09-27-2006, 17:09
Since your profile says you're a cyber hiker, do you just pee on the floor while sitting in your chair in front of your computer? :-?
Great post!!!
Darwin again
09-27-2006, 17:12
I have to say I enjoyed talking with Model T and Ranger Dawg (Pocosin Cabin area) more than talking with MinnesotaSmith (Hightop Hut) - of course the beer might have had something to do with it - MinnesotaSmith drank lemonade but Model T and Ranger Dawg enjoyed a few Yuenglings at the end of the day.
Ah. That was your mistake.
Lemonade makes MS combative.:D
:banana:banana:banana
Jack Tarlin
09-27-2006, 17:21
According to StarLyte, I was one of the folks that took Smitty into my heart like a new brother?
Hmmmmmm :-?
That might be layin' it on a bit thick.
I mean, Geez, I wish him well of course, and look forward to hearing about the completion of his trip; I've supported him since February, and I enjoyed feeding him in Duncannon and all that, but as for making him a blood relative.....well, I dunno. Gotta think about THAT one. We kinda drew the line in the sand a few years back with Trix, Chomp, Mountain Dew, and Jester.
There ARE limits, you know. :D
The Old Fhart
09-27-2006, 17:27
Darwin Again-
"Ah. That was your mistake.
Lemonade makes MS combative.:D" Everything he drinks, including his double filtered water, makes MS combative.:D
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 17:52
ms
god
hot dog cart broad and lombard
matthewskis favs
Mother's Finest
09-27-2006, 18:00
yeah, but do they have those onions in the red sauce at that hot dog cart?
also, what about Jesus?
peace
mf
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 18:09
hes god dum dum. and the red sauce onions are cooked in a trahcan with hose water in a garage . everyone knows not to eat them. come drunk with me mommy.
ms
god
hot dog cart broad and lombard
matthewskis favs
No Phillies? No Eagles? No Flyers? Where are your priorities Man!!!
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 18:55
at some point there will be nothing to talk about and we will need new blood.as a race this threads people are suffering replica- fade. over cloning.we must attract a new queen. to spawn the eggs of our desendents if there are to be any.the final two stages of our demise are , talking about the hike till the end, and talking about the hike till were bored. as hard as it is for my people to imagine,.. the words , minnisota smith update will soon be in less than bold type. followed shortly by being on the second page. then the third,...... and finnaly our dead and lifeless carcass of a used to be thread will fall to the bottom of the genetic barrel,... 12th page , after, ....looking for ride to springer for 2001.the end of our kind,.. and of a golden age. enjoy these last few hundred miles. savor the moment. a fleeting glimps of our future rears its head to the horizon.
Mother's Finest
09-27-2006, 19:12
agreed on the red sauce onions
not so sure about the second one
next week will be looking good. downtown we go drinkin....
peace
mf
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 19:18
the slow and sometimes refered to as "slow ass" yet steady , sometimes refered to as "ox like" hike ,of the near popular appalachian trail thruhiker known only as lucas smith, aka minnisoda smith ,...continues today into its 203rd day. new onlookers include some dummy who's first post was crap. nice entrance. also today minnisota smith fantisized about starlyte for the 37th time. we have an unconfirmed report of minnisota smith making out with an un named south bounder who when reached for comment asked ,..".is it makin out if ya diddnt french?" and the prime minnister of mosmbique somehow has become a follower of the hike witch is taking the nation by storm and is reportedly tied to his computer following the blow by blow decriptions of the now popular cult hikers every bodily function being posted in real time on the internet. so far the internet provider has received only one complaint from a subscriber named flatchulatus primus who attempted to have the site shut down . when asked his reason for wannting a sight about a hike stopped,.. mr primus said he was doing it for spite. his appeal will be heard monday in local court.
minnesotasmith
09-27-2006, 19:25
Am doing a 2-day slackpack over the Bigelow Range the next two days. Expect to be in Caratunk in 4 days. Have been hiking with father-son duo Fish and Minnow the last 4 days. Biggest health concern is severely bruised ribs from fall 3 days ago (knees doing all right for now).
A Biggest health concern is severely bruised ribs from fall 3 days ago (knees doing all right for now).Medical attention on this? Breathing problems? Ribs can be tricky. Sometimes cracked/broken ribs can be written off as bruised. The word "severely" is the reason I am asking. Hope it improves.:sun
Mother's Finest
09-27-2006, 19:38
my wife had to go to the emergency room two nights in a row for the correct diagnosis of broken ribs......you know these big city doctors...
just break out that big roll of duct tape and start wrapping.
keep on truckin'
peace
mf
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 19:42
will a big wide ace bandage wrapped around his ribs help mother?
Mother's Finest
09-27-2006, 19:52
not too sure, as the docs said there was nothing they could do for her, had her out of work for six weeks....
you know my motto, if it feels good, do it
i am getting thirsty
peace
mf
Medical attention on this? Breathing problems? Ribs can be tricky. Sometimes cracked/broken ribs can be written off as bruised. The word "severely" is the reason I am asking. Hope it improves.:sun
Bruised or broken, I understand the treatment is the same. Tough it out. There is nothing doctors can really do, other than maybe strapping and ordering pain killers.
Am doing a 2-day slackpack over the Bigelow Range the next two days. Expect to be in Caratunk in 4 days. Have been hiking with father-son duo Fish and Minnow the last 4 days. Biggest health concern is severely bruised ribs from fall 3 days ago (knees doing all right for now).
Several years ago I cracked 3 ribs just before a racquetball tourment...pain is unbelivable...any movement is total pain and do not sneeze...just go to a medical store, close to a hospital and purchase a two-foot wide elastic strap that will velco as tight as possibe around your ribcage and enables the ribs to stay in place.
It allowed me to perform without much pain and should work for you until the ribs heal on their own.
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 20:30
hello minnisota.
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 20:31
hes readeating
mweinstone
09-27-2006, 20:32
probly fried chicken with a side of whiteblaze
StarLyte
09-27-2006, 20:51
Model T is Da Man! I think this is thru-hike #4. http://www.modelt.homestead.com/
Oh yes... Model T is DEFINITELY the man.
I admire him greatly.
StarLyte
09-27-2006, 20:56
According to StarLyte, I was one of the folks that took Smitty into my heart like a new brother?
Hmmmmmm :-?
That might be layin' it on a bit thick.
I mean, Geez, I wish him well of course, and look forward to hearing about the completion of his trip; I've supported him since February, and I enjoyed feeding him in Duncannon and all that, but as for making him a blood relative.....well, I dunno. Gotta think about THAT one. We kinda drew the line in the sand a few years back with Trix, Chomp, Mountain Dew, and Jester.
There ARE limits, you know. :D
All right Jack.....I mean Trail brotha......you know what I'm sayin......
No one or nuthin tops Trix, Chomp, Dew and Jester......and you Jack.......hate when I get mushy.....I'll be quiet already......
StarLyte
09-27-2006, 20:59
hes god dum dum. and the red sauce onions are cooked in a trahcan with hose water in a garage . everyone knows not to eat them. come drunk with me mommy.
I see therapy in our future.....all of us......someone stop this......please
StarLyte
09-27-2006, 21:02
Am doing a 2-day slackpack over the Bigelow Range the next two days. Expect to be in Caratunk in 4 days. Have been hiking with father-son duo Fish and Minnow the last 4 days. Biggest health concern is severely bruised ribs from fall 3 days ago (knees doing all right for now).
I agree with Ed Bell--pay attention to the breathing...I once had a linear fractured rib.....hope you will be okay MS. :sun
minnesotasmith
09-27-2006, 22:22
will a big wide ace bandage wrapped around his ribs help mother?
He told me the same thing, that the relief from a BIG Ace bandage will likely astound me.
Correct, the pain from a sneeze is pretty bad for me. Likewise, I now wince and let out a small sound from the pain whenever I move to or from a prone position. The discomfort is not appreciably improving with the passage of days. My father said that his broken ribs took 6 or 8 weeks to even start reducing the pain they caused him. Lovely; that's about when I expect to finish the Trail.:rolleyes:
P.S.: The Internet here is iffy, often going out of commission, plus other hikers use it, too.
P.P.S.: Gull Pond Lodge was a pretty good place, quite reasonably priced IMO for the services provided. I did not feel at all overcharged for what Mr. O'Brien did for me; he significantly helped my hike. He's a bit harder to get to know IMO than Paul and Ilene @ Pine Ellis, but worth the effort. Think of Miss Janet's with more organization (both places).
P.P.P.S.: As far as attractive female hikers go, here are three more I've met along the AT. I thought Hitch (blond, last saw in the Whites) and Swiss Miss (wears hiking dress; saw @ Fontana and in Glencliff) were among the most appealing I have seen. I didn't get to know them well at all, but found them to be good natured and full of life. Chardonnay (saw @ Fish Hatchery Road/Dutchhaus)-- ah, now there's pretty much quite a woman, from what I could ascertain. I hope life goes well for her, and that she resolves some dilemmas she's working on.
P.P.P.P.S.: I am looking into slackpacking possibilities between Caratunk and Monson. Looks like a 3-dayer might be doable there. I've tried without luck to reach Steve Longley on the phone. One of my parents reached him 1st try on a maildrop issue and said he was knowledgeable and helpful, a nice guy, just as I'd heard.
Darwin again
09-27-2006, 22:51
Hey Minnesota!
Wrap those ribs and watch where you step, dude. ;)
Happy walking!:D:D
minnesotasmith
09-27-2006, 23:04
1) I have never slept in the Blood Mtn. shelter.
2) When you manage to misplace either or both of your eyeglasses or headlamp when needing to get up in a hurry, you have a bit of a crisis, where unusual measures may be called for.
3) Boulder, Charlie Foxtrot, Minnow, Fish, Rainbow Brite, Mtn. Dew, and Tomato Gravy are all here in Stratton.
Lone Wolf
09-27-2006, 23:39
Am doing a 2-day slackpack over the Bigelow Range the next two days. Expect to be in Caratunk in 4 days. Have been hiking with father-son duo Fish and Minnow the last 4 days. Biggest health concern is severely bruised ribs from fall 3 days ago (knees doing all right for now).
Slackpacking a lot of Maine is ***d in MY opinion. Actually slackpacking at all is BS. You've blown off some great camping ops. The maine woods should NEVER be slacked. My opinion. I'm right.
minnesotasmith
09-27-2006, 23:48
Slackpacking a lot of Maine is ***d in MY opinion. Actually slackpacking at all is BS. You've blown off some great camping ops. The maine woods should NEVER be slacked. My opinion. I'm right.
However, I'm in the position of trying to get to hike all of the AT in Maine THIS year, with health issues and a time crunch. I want to finish this thing this year, and with honor. If you can think of a solution that allows me to do so, I'm all ears.
minnesotasmith
09-27-2006, 23:55
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The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 00:09
If MS can continue to slackpack and maintain the ~11-12 mpd that he has been doing the last few days, and survive his injury, he could finish the remaining 188 miles to Katahdin by about October 15th. With his huge team of sherpas plus hostel stays, it may be one of the more expensive thru hikes on record, but if he can maintain this pace, he does have a good chance of finishing this year and saying that he did indeed thru-hike. If he slips back to the zeros/~5 mpd he did leaving Gorham, his chances go down significiently.
Note that saying he could finish doesn't mean we have to like him or his distorted viewpoints. ;)
Lone Wolf
09-28-2006, 00:23
However, I'm in the position of trying to get to hike all of the AT in Maine THIS year, with health issues and a time crunch. I want to finish this thing this year, and with honor. If you can think of a solution that allows me to do so, I'm all ears.
Go home now. Busting your balls to "finish" is dumb. Your name will mean nothing a year from now.
DawnTreader
09-28-2006, 00:55
I agree... If your not going to camp in Maine, then fuk it.. come back later and SOBO
Greentick18d
09-28-2006, 01:04
will a big wide ace bandage wrapped around his ribs help mother?
Don't wrap. You can set yourself up for bigger probs like pneumonia.
Bruised or broken, I understand the treatment is the same. Tough it out.<snip>
Well said Weary, even if I snipped it.
purchase a two-foot wide elastic strap that will velco as tight as possibe around your ribcage and enables the ribs to stay in place.
Ribs are connected by a whole bunch of tissue. If it is an isolated rib it is "splinted" by the adjacent ribs. If there are multiple you are sort of sunk for heavy duty activities. Wrapping may feel better but may set you up for problems. If you have a wrap that lets you inhale to full expansion then make sure you take a few deep breaths occasionally.
That all being said. You can have bruised ribs or even a pulled muscle that will hurt for weeks. If you want to push on, suck it up and walk in the day, try to keep the pack weight biased to your hips, take painkillers (nsaids or narcs) at night so you can breath easier and rest and take a few real deep breaths every hour to maintain lung volume (people with rib pain tend to take shallow breaths).
If you short of breath or have other breathing probs get to the ER pronto!
Claro como fango?
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 01:23
Hey Minnesota!
Wrap those ribs and watch where you step, dude.
Happy walking!
Belay that. What tick said.
Camping or not, you're walking through Maine. It's all good and more than most people will ever do. I think the folksies above telling you what to do are overreaching a bit, they being in nice comfortable buildings and such, uninjured, dry, rested, well-fed, soft, roughing it on bar stools and straining themselves with all that mouse clicking and just oozing opinions like virulent pus.
Seek inspiration (http://www.teambio.org/2006/09/jesus-image-found-in-dogs-butt/) in nature. :rolleyes:
No, really.:D
Belay that. What tick said.
Camping or not, you're walking through Maine. It's all good and more than most people will ever do. I think the folksies above telling you what to do are overreaching a bit, they being in nice comfortable buildings and such, uninjured, dry, rested, well-fed, soft, roughing it on bar stools and straining themselves with all that mouse clicking and just oozing opinions like virulent pus.
Seek inspiration (http://www.teambio.org/2006/09/jesus-image-found-in-dogs-butt/) in nature. :rolleyes:
No, really.:D
He says from his nice comfortable building and such, uninjured, dry, rested, well-fed, soft, roughing it on a bar stool and straining himself with all that mouse clicking and just oozing opinions like virulent pus.
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 02:24
He says from his nice comfortable building and such, uninjured, dry, rested, well-fed, soft, roughing it on a bar stool and straining himself with all that mouse clicking and just oozing opinions like virulent pus.
Oh ya.
I did 400 AT miles so far this year, sparky.
'nuff said. :rolleyes:
minnesotasmith
09-28-2006, 07:40
Go home now. Busting your balls to "finish" is dumb. Your name will mean nothing a year from now.
Believe it or not, I didn't come out here primarily for how my name would be viewed by other people. After all, I'm the only one who generally knows if I go do the AT section between the two side trails to a shelter a shelter often has (I do them, BTW). It's important to me that I do a complete thruhike, and do so this year. Now, yes, my hike has arguably perhaps become something of a symbol to some other people, but my not finishing this thruhike hardly would enhance it to them. Avoiding blue- and yellow-blazing, yes, those are important to avoid, and I'm avoiding those. (FWIW, my daypack is normally >2x Wolf's regular pack, and the overnight one I'm using tonight will be >4x what I saw him labor to carry up the ramp to Clingman's. I take it a lot of people here don't consider ME-GA ULers to have really done a thruhike, then?)
Anyway, what is it with being so worried where for a few days I'm sleeping between days hiking the Trail? I'm still hiking every bit of it, and at night when I'm unconscious (e.g., asleep), I don't know where I am anyway.
Have to pack for tonight's camping in the Bigelows. Have a good day, all.
mweinstone
09-28-2006, 08:47
lone wolf loves you like a brother minni.
Go home now. Busting your balls to "finish" is dumb. Your name will mean nothing a year from now.
True. But there is a sense of personal accomplishment, that's more important than public accolades. My advice is to keep pushing. Maine is beautiful in the fall. The leaves are already turning, albeit two weeks later than 40 years ago because of global warming.
Weary
the goat
09-28-2006, 10:27
The leaves are already turning, albeit two weeks later than 40 years ago because of global warming.
perhaps it was the global cooling effect that everyone was hyping up forty years ago, and the leaves are falling at the proper time now?:-?
Gray Blazer
09-28-2006, 10:32
perhaps it was the global cooling effect that everyone was hyping up forty years ago, and the leaves are falling at the proper time now?:-?
You're right about that. BTW, wouldn't some global warming be good? More crops could be grown with longer warm periods and world hunger could be addressed better with those longer growing periods. Go, MS!!!
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 11:03
Darwin Again-
"Oh ya.
I did 400 AT miles so far this year, sparky.
'nuff said.:rolleyes:"WOW! 400 miles. If he thinks that much mileage makes him an expert then why does he continually argues with hikers that have hiked over 10 times that number of miles?
'nuff said.:rolleyes:
WOW! 400 miles. If he thinks that much mileage makes him an expert then why does he continually argues with hikers that have hiked over 10 times that number of miles?
Good thing you don't argue with Warren! :rolleyes: How many more miles than you does he have? :-? :eek: :banana
Gray Blazer
09-28-2006, 11:26
Good thing you don't argue with Warren! :rolleyes: How many more miles than you does he have? :-? :eek: :banana
Ah, the logic. I love it! Go, MS!
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 11:41
MOWGLI-
Originally Posted by The Old Fhart
WOW! 400 miles. If he thinks that much mileage makes him an expert then why does he continually argues with hikers that have hiked over 10 times that number of miles?
Good thing you don't argue with Warren!:rolleyes: How many more miles than you does he have?:-? You missed the point entirely. I don't care how many miles anyone has but I found it amusing that Darwin Again would brag about doing 400 miles when arguing with Lone Wolf and others who have done at least 10 time what he's bragging about. I wasn't aluding to, or mentioning, my mileage at all.
You should also be painfully aware that I don't think 26,000+ miles has taught some people anything about the A.T. at all.;)
perhaps it was the global cooling effect that everyone was hyping up forty years ago, and the leaves are falling at the proper time now?:-?
Actually, those of us who know something about the subject, know the scientific community was divided 40 years ago. Some were warning that a natural cooling cycle was about to start. Others, starting decades earlier, worried that the build up of greenhouse gases was likely to trigger global warming.
The evidence, of course, is that the current warming is being superimposed on a natural cooling cycle. Once that cycle reverses, the warming trend is likely to accelerate to dangerous levels.
None of which has much to do with MS walk through Maine, other than that the fall foliage would have begun to fade 40 years ago on this date, but in 2006 is only now beginning.
I mentioned 40 years ago, only because that was when I first visited that part of Maine with several foresters, who commented that the peak fall beauty usually occurred around mid-september.
Henry Thoreau, writing in Concord, Mass in the mid-1800s. put the fall foliage peak there as October 2, which being 100 miles further south coincides with mid September for central Maine.
Yes, a little warming is helpful. When I first bought my house on the coast of Maine in the early 1960s I could expect a frost to kill my fragile garden plants by mid-September, or earlier. I picked the last of my corn yesterday, wishing I had planted an even later crop.
However, global warming is not an unmixed blessing. If the warnings of most scientists are to be believed, my house and garden are likely to be flooded by rising ocean waters during the lifetimes of my three children.
WEary
The Solemates
09-28-2006, 11:47
You should also be painfully aware that I don't think 26,000+ miles has taught some people anything about the A.T. at all.;)
He claims 30,000+ miles. www.warrendoyle.com
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 11:59
The Solemates-"He claims 30,000+ miles. www.warrendoyle.com"I believe he's mentioned that figure but it's a moot point really if the learning experience is still nil.;)
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 12:07
You're right about that. BTW, wouldn't some global warming be good? More crops could be grown with longer warm periods and world hunger could be addressed better with those longer growing periods. Go, MS!!!
Only problem with that is that warmer weather will induce droughts even larger than the ones already happening (been west lately?).
The only way world hunger will ever be addressed is if the last politician is strangled with the entrails of the last zealot. (Original quote: Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. ~~ Denis Diderot.) Curing world hunger is a utopian vision that will be realized once the world population crashes to a sustainable level, say 2 billion people. We're living at the peak of human technological and nation-state development in the Age of Oil. It's all downhill from here...
Further, we'e in an interglacial warming period that is combining with the emissions from humans burning petroleum products as fast as they possibly can pump them from the ground.
Further...
Aww....never mind.:cool:
You missed the point entirely.
Actually, I miss very few points. I'm so bright, my family calls me sunny. :sun
TOF, I hope I get to finally run into you at the Gathering. I've seen you at Trail Days and the '04 Gathering, but we were both engaged in conversation, and then you drifted off in the crowd. I look forward to shaking your hand. All though we disagree fairly often, I like your sense of humor. I look forward to having a few yucks with you in West Virginia.
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 12:21
Old Flatus is on your ignore list
I've never done anything to you except disagree about the Appalachian Money Club in the Whites. Apparently you look upon people you disagree with as personal enemies, like all good rigid arrogant internet trolls. You're a typical keyboard hero.
Kindly bugger off and get your jolllies whacking off on somebody else who likes that kind of thing. (But don't forget to squeegee your computer screen afterward.) Plus, you continually violate the "don't smack to strangers" rule that you drunk dad probably never taught you. When did you stop drinking, btw?
400 AT miles isn't much, but that's the best I could do so far this year. I get a sense of accomplishment from that and there's really not a hair on my body that give the tiniest F*@& how you feel about that or me or anything I write on this thread.
So. Seek therapy, PLEASE, and leave me alone.
Peace all.
~Darwin
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 12:24
MOWGLI16-"I look forward to having a few yucks with you in West Virginia.".............all over a soda or an adult beverage(in an area where that's allowed) ;)
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 12:53
Like I said: the ignore list is great thing. :D:D:D:D
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 12:56
(smut filter on)
Darwin Again-
"Originally Posted by The Old Fhart
Old Flatus is on your ignore list" I've never done anything to you except.....[profanities], [devient sexual references], [mastibatory fanatasies], [drunk reference], [gibberish], "not a hair on my body that give the tiniest F*@& how you feel about that or me or anything I write on this thread." Your thoughtful post speaks volumes about your kind and caring nature.:D
Alligator
09-28-2006, 12:57
.............all over a soda or an adult beverage(in an area where that's allowed) ;)No soda allowed, only pop:) .
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 12:59
Alligator-"No soda allowed, only pop:). "In the extreme NE, that would be "tonic":D
Alligator
09-28-2006, 13:01
In the extreme NE, that would be "tonic":DSomebody bring me a Moxie, I never did get to try one of those.
No soda allowed, only pop:) .
Is Dr. Enuf available in your part of the pond Alligator?
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 13:07
Alligator-"Somebody bring me a Moxie, I never did get to try one of those."It is an acquired taste. The best description I've heard is that Moxie taste like a cross between Dr. Pepper and Robitussin :p
Alligator
09-28-2006, 13:13
Is Dr. Enuf available in your part of the pond Alligator?Could be right under my nose at the store. I never saw the Moxie either. I'll have to test those Dr. Enuf claims:D .
Alligator
09-28-2006, 13:14
It is an acquired taste. The best description I've heard is that Moxie taste like a cross between Dr. Pepper and Robitussin :pI do like Dr. Pepper! If not, I've got a little something to help the flavor out.
Could be right under my nose at the store. I never saw the Moxie either. I'll have to test those Dr. Enuf claims:D .
It's a Tr-Cities thing. I last had it in Roan Mountain. Not bad. ALmost like Ginger Ale, but not quite.
DawnTreader
09-28-2006, 13:20
Moxie tastes nothing like dr. pepper.. it sucks
If MS does have broken ribs, he could easily get a punctured lung if takes a fall again............
warren doyle
09-28-2006, 13:46
30,000+miles and still learning what is and isn't important to me, which may be different than what is and isn't important to someone else. I'm content with that.
Alligator
09-28-2006, 14:03
30,000+miles and still learning what is and isn't important to me, which may be different than what is and isn't important to someone else. I'm content with that.Ever wonder if miles, like dollars, get to the point where it's not important to keep track?
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 14:36
WOW! 400 miles. If he thinks that much mileage makes him an expert then why does he continually argues with hikers that have hiked over 10 times that number of miles?
'nuff said.:rolleyes:
Keep poking, ******* *. ******.:D
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 15:36
Darwin Again-"...PLEASE, and leave me alone."
Darwin Again-"Keep poking, ******* *. ******.:D "Clever boy! BTW, the middle name is *****. For someone who claims he wants to be left alone, you seem to be obsessed with me. Do you also troll on myspace.com??:eek: Let us know when you're not mature enough to play in the deep end of the pool.:rolleyes:
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 15:54
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Say hi to *****
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SGT Rock
09-28-2006, 15:59
Geez Dawin. No we don't get to decide who goes to jail indefinitely. Stop with the negative waves.
Somebody bring me a Moxie, I never did get to try one of those.
Be grateful. Very grateful.
the goat
09-28-2006, 16:14
there's really not a hair on my body that give the tiniest F*@& how you feel about that or me or anything I write on this thread.
your posts suggest otherwise....:-?
mweinstone
09-28-2006, 17:03
what is a punctured lung and is it when a broken rib goes in like a knife? and is it common among people who fall a second time? and what do you do for a punctured lung? other than get help? do you think ms can saftly walk with this? is there a way to determine if its bruised or cracked or broken? and do ribs come any other ways? seperated? is the amount and duration of pain any test? is there a doctor in the house? and jack , do you know people who suffered this on a thruhike attemp?
Jack Tarlin
09-28-2006, 17:05
Darwin--
With all due respect, some people post here with Trail names or pseudonyms.
Some folks are perfectly happy posting under their own names.
People that prefer to post under names other than their own should have that respected.
Sleuthing around the Internet so you can "out" someone by posting their real name is kind of cheesy. Bringing people's family members into the discussion is pretty contemptible.
If you have issues or problems with a certain poster, as you evidently do with O.F., that's understandable. There are thousands of members here at WB, and we don't always get along.
But going after someone personally, and bringing up members of their family, for any reason, is about as low as one can go. On other sites, you'd have been permanently banned for this sort of thing.
I've read a lot of your posts. Some I've agreed with, some I haven't.
All I know is that you're capable of better than this. If you think your recent posts directed at O.F. or his family have elevated you in any way here, you're very much mistaken.
mweinstone
09-28-2006, 17:08
that crack about someons father being drunk, and the return insult about the ...... i forget but whatever dar said to far, ... im worried you guys are having too much fun with the cut ups and i like you both, dar more,... alot ,.....and attrol is gonna bannish you if you dont stop cause your insults are becoming hard to hear even to others. so play nice and dont get in trouble and mind your elders and dont scare newbies away and talk about ms cause your really smart and positive allways beats the crap out of negetive .
Alligator
09-28-2006, 17:12
Even I thought it was over the line Darwin:( .
Jack Tarlin
09-28-2006, 17:12
Geez, when Weinstone has become the voice of calmness, reason, civility, and decency, then you KNOW the thread is in trouble! :D
I am REALLY loking forward to Smitty finishing up so we can move on to other things!
mweinstone
09-28-2006, 17:27
me to but for these other reasons;
things ms can now enjoy since thru hiking.
being light and spry and able to leap tall buildings,finnaly getting that reverse chick magnet demagnetised,not walking, not eating anything that lives in a backpack, not pooping on public toilets, not being told how to hike, being social, being a better person, having storys to tell biological offunits,having a frash start, feeling stronger and better than in georgia. being on level ground for hours at a time if he so chooses. saying things about his hike witch may or may not be true to folks far removed from the world of the trail and willing to be live he was chased by land sharks.
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 17:55
Since my messaging has been curtailed, I'll post this here.
Darwin,
I don't know what you are planning to do or what you are thinking, but chill man. That was bad netiquette that you played on Old Fhart. I could have sworn you put him on ignore, but then you went after him by posting info about him on the net and then on his wife which isn't even a member.
Bad form.
And to add insult to injury. I have taken lots of heat about letting most speech go pretty free on this site. A LOT. But that sig is like a personal slap in the face.
Rock,
I don't appreciate him making snide comments on my every post. That is bullying, pure and simple. My message to him, which I've posted in public on the thread, is to BACK OFF of me. There seems to be no way to get him to hear me. Five minutes on the internet got me his name, where he lives, his phone number and etc. I never intended anything more than to make him stop badgering me. Apparently I have his attention. Or maybe not. I pushed back when he continued to dog me.
As far as the sig goes, I'm having big problems with the United States becoming a nation that tortures people in defiance of the Geneva Conventions. I pray that none of our kids, my cousins or friends, some of whome are serving officers or NCOs, or any other Americans overseas, ever catch the payback end of the legislation that the Congress is about to pass today. I respect all Americans who serve and want to protect them from a dangerously deranged government in Washington. Here at my house, we have a cased flag that draped the coffin of a veteran. I grew up in a military family in conus and overseas as a dependent and I lived inside the military community for half my life. After that, I was a senior editor at Army Times, the copy chief, up until midway through 2004, when I got to the point where I felt like I couldn't be a party to the whitewash job the media is feeding the country anymore. Take that as a statement of understanding and as an apology, Top. I'm sure I'll get as sick of that sig as I am of this congress soon enough. I apologize for offending you. OF needs to back right off of me, and and do it quick. Or else what? Nothing. There's nothing I can do about harrassment like that.
Great site, by the way.
Darwin.
Darwin again
09-28-2006, 18:00
It's all right. Please remove my account. Disable my password. I'm not very good at this online thing, too vague for me. Please tell Old Fhart that he has won and driven me off the site. Cheers and god bless.
Skidsteer
09-28-2006, 18:22
C,mon Darwin. You're effing up again by posting what appears to be private correspondence on the thread. :rolleyes: Let it go man.
saimyoji
09-28-2006, 18:25
Been a while since we had a good flame here, can you say KirkMcQuest. BTW, time is getting short, how is the WB pool tournament forming up?
SGT Rock
09-28-2006, 18:26
Since my messaging has been curtailed, I'll post this here.
Rock,
I don't appreciate him making snide comments on my every post. That is bullying, pure and simple. My message to him, which I've posted in public on the thread, is to BACK OFF of me. There seems to be no way to get him to hear me. Five minutes on the internet got me his name, where he lives, his phone number and etc. I never intended anything more than to make him stop badgering me. Apparently I have his attention. Or maybe not. I pushed back when he continued to dog me.
As far as the sig goes, I'm having big problems with the United States becoming a nation that tortures people in defiance of the Geneva Conventions. I pray that none of our kids, my cousins or friends, some of whome are serving officers or NCOs, or any other Americans overseas, ever catch the payback end of the legislation that the Congress is about to pass today. I respect all Americans who serve and want to protect them from a dangerously deranged government in Washington. Here at my house, we have a cased flag that draped the coffin of a veteran. I grew up in a military family in conus and overseas as a dependent and I lived inside the military community for half my life. After that, I was a senior editor at Army Times, the copy chief, up until midway through 2004, when I got to the point where I felt like I couldn't be a party to the whitewash job the media is feeding the country anymore. Take that as a statement of understanding and as an apology, Top. I'm sure I'll get as sick of that sig as I am of this congress soon enough. I apologize for offending you. OF needs to back right off of me, and and do it quick. Or else what? Nothing. There's nothing I can do about harrassment like that.
Great site, by the way.
Darwin.
First off, you could have put him on ignore like you said or even PMed him. It is just poor netiquette.
Next, about your Sig and all. There is a forum for politics. We had to segregate that sort of thing from the rest of the board because it tends to spill into EVERYTHING because people like you and me feel passionate about it and it can be consuming. So if you want to post about that, please join the right forum and have at it.
As to the military, well you can see it means a lot to me. I missed the ceremony for a friend yesterday. He was killed by a sniper in Baghdad. He was a volunteer for these transition teams just like me. The sort of mission that is designed to help get us out of this jam. You and I probably agree about torture, tribunals, and the limits that posse commutates is supposed to set and the dangerous road we are on. But that is for another forum. Saying the military is behind all that is inaccurate. Guys I know could care less about all that, they want to protect their troops, get home, and live the American dream. To say we are out to send you to prison indefinitely is a slap in the face to everyone I know - including my friend that died trying to get us out of this ****.
Do not confuse the grunt with the cabinet member that never fought in a ground war. Doesn't even know what one really looks like. But has made sure he ran every General in the Army that disagreed with him out of the force.
I for one and tired of it. I am tired of the people that say they support us, then write that sort of nonsense. I only want to retire. I want to hike the trail. And, God help me, I pray that we are pulling out of this place before I start because the guilt will kill me if I am out hiking while my brothers are still dying.
RadioFreq
09-28-2006, 18:40
Geez, when Weinstone has become the voice of calmness, reason, civility, and decency, then you KNOW the thread is in trouble! :D
I am REALLY loking forward to Smitty finishing up so we can move on to other things!
Coming soon to a theater near you......"Smitty II, the sequel." :eek:
Bloodroot
09-28-2006, 18:44
I for one and tired of it. I am tired of the people that say they support us, then write that sort of nonsense. I only want to retire. I want to hike the trail. And, God help me, I pray that we are pulling out of this place before I start because the guilt will kill me if I am out hiking while my brothers are still dying.
Amen. I found myself getting 'unreasonably' angry after getting home for the exact same reasons, and it seemed that I could only relate to those who had experienced the same. After starting the trail, knowing that the unit that replaced us had a hard road ahead, it weighed on my mind every night as I laid in my tent.
I never expect anyone to understand my experience of the things I witnessed over there, but I admit, when I came home I just never realized just how bad I wanted to get away. The trail was my sanctuary.
Bloodroot
09-28-2006, 18:47
By the way, Top, get you and your guys home safe as well. How many more days and a wake up?
The Old Fhart
09-28-2006, 20:31
It is sad that some people don’t understand the difference between a mea culpa and falling on their own sword, between separating disagreeing with the government and really supporting people on the front lines like SGT Rock.
Get home safely, SGT Rock.
mweinstone
09-28-2006, 20:37
exscuse me,.. is it rude to talk ms crap yet or do i wait till the other issues are settled? i want minnisota smith to be the first person to finnish in a segway if he has to.
mweinstone
09-28-2006, 20:39
life is hard. the thread sooths and makes me laugh. if this is bad ,......idunno.
StarLyte
09-28-2006, 20:47
Keep poking, ******* *. ******.:D
Darwin would you clarify--the stars, the first group there is 7, then a space then 1 then a period, then the next set of stars is 6 and a period; so now I'm totally confused and very frustrated.
I NEED to KNOW this. Thank you :D :D
Dances with Mice
09-28-2006, 20:48
I NEED to KNOW this. No, you don't. Notice who last edited that post and why.
StarLyte
09-28-2006, 20:51
Geez, when Weinstone has become the voice of calmness, reason, civility, and decency, then you KNOW the thread is in trouble! :D
I am REALLY loking forward to Smitty finishing up so we can move on to other things!
Uh yeah Matthewski, I was a little worried about you on that one.
Yes, MS get yer a$$ moving. If your lung is punctured, duct tape it.
(And if it REALLY is punctured, I apologize for posting that.)
mweinstone
09-28-2006, 20:53
hello?,........................................... ...................minnisota smith come in,......................................minnisota smith this is base please respond,....................................... minnisota smith this is base, do you copy?,..........................contact lost19:54 hrs 9/26/2006