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How far would you go barring anything illegal to finance a thru hike?
hikerboy57
02-14-2013, 00:19
How far would you go barring anything illegal to finance a thru hike?
sell chicken ankles
AllTheWayToMordor
02-14-2013, 00:21
Aid in the raping and pillaging of mother earth for superficial minerals.
Lone Wolf
02-14-2013, 00:23
How far would you go barring anything illegal to finance a thru hike?
not far at all. thru-hikin' is overrated
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 00:25
Well, I guess I'd draw the line at greeting cards.
Train Wreck
02-14-2013, 00:26
sell chicken ankles
Sell stock in HB's Cyber Cafe. PM me for insider info on the IPO date :D
hikerboy57
02-14-2013, 00:27
carve my name and phone number on every telephone pole i saw asking for donations?
did i guess right?
hikerboy57
02-14-2013, 00:29
Sell stock in HB's Cyber Cafe. PM me for insider info on the IPO date :D
the stocks almost as worthless as the second ply of 2 ply tp
ChinMusic
02-14-2013, 00:42
Sell pictures of my best graffiti...........
I'm going to assume train wreck is divorcing the husband. Not that there would be anything wrong with one of the guys divorcing their husband for the alimony money!
Train Wreck
02-14-2013, 00:51
I'm going to assume train wreck is divorcing the husband. Not that there would be anything wrong with one of the guys divorcing their husband for the alimony money!
No, I volunteered for the science experiment. I'm hoping for a really bizarre one that will make me grow a 3rd leg, so I can hike 33% faster!
Must have been Rocketsocks! :D
I made over $400 selling plasma before my 1st hike. That was 15 years ago and I can still see the hole.
I made over $400 selling plasma before my 1st hike ($20 a week) which went towards my pack. That was 15 years ago and I can still see the hole.
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 00:59
I made over $400 selling plasma before my 1st hike. That was 15 years ago and I can still see the hole.Righteous bucks......
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 01:01
no, i volunteered for the science experiment. I'm hoping for a really bizarre one that will make me grow a 3rd leg, so i can hike 33% faster!
Must have been rocketsocks! :d.....................:o:D
Train Wreck
02-14-2013, 01:13
Yes, he's no good to me anymore, won't cook, won't clean....he's gone!
Man, that's harsh...kickin him out and it being Valentines Day and all :(
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 01:16
Man, that's harsh...kickin him out and it being Valentines Day and all :(I don't know what your talking about....:D
Once you are over 50 EVERYTHING is a self-funded scientific experiment.
May as well be a thru-hike.
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 01:21
No, I volunteered for the science experiment. I'm hoping for a really bizarre one that will make me grow a 3rd leg, so I can hike 33 1/3% faster!
Must have been Rocketsocks! :Dfixed it for ya
Train Wreck
02-14-2013, 01:28
no, i volunteered for the science experiment. I'm hoping for a really bizarre one that will make me grow a 3rd leg, so i can hike 33% faster!
Must have been rocketsocks! :d
Yes, he's no good to me anymore, won't cook, won't clean....he's gone![/COLOR]].....................:o:D
Fixed you back :p:p
Train Wreck
02-14-2013, 01:31
My, aren't we proud of those bodily fluids. Now that stock is highly overrated :D
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 01:33
Fixed you back :p:pHey, that's plagiarism...:D wait huh!:o
Wise Old Owl
02-14-2013, 01:35
Oh so you all over here.... Hmm I would pay for it with someone else's credit!
Train Wreck
02-14-2013, 01:35
Hey, that's plagiarism...:D wait huh!:o
so go tattle to the teacher, why dontcha
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 01:36
My, aren't we proud of those bodily fluids. Now that stock is highly overrated :DThose guy's better be careful or they might get dehydrated out there....it's a problem.
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 01:36
so go tattle to the teacher, why dontchaI just got schooled........
Train Wreck
02-14-2013, 01:37
Oh so you all over here.... Hmm I would pay for it with someone else's credit!
I had to bail out of that bug infested cafe. It was giving me the creepy crawlies!
If I was Demi Moore, I would have it made.... How many thru-hikes would a million dollars get me?
rocketsocks
02-14-2013, 01:43
If I was Demi Moore, I would have it made.... How many thru-hikes would a million dollars get me?At a dollar a piece...bout a million....Not!
Sell bibles door to door, be a janitor, give up a cell ph/laptop/TV, live in a shack/hostel/tent for awhile, sell my truck and take mass transit for a yr, pick avocados and bananas on Maui for 3 months. Yes, I did all those things, except the bible selling, at one time or another to thru-hike. Oh, sell plasma, just not in the same place as SLY. I don't want holes in my arm. Some people gotta have their Wheaties I have to have thru-hiking. I'll fight for it too.
Who would be willing to take their chances with Oprah...
"You get a thru-hike! And you get a thru-hike! You are all getting a thru-hike!!!"
I'm doing a morning paper route for the extra money, and exercise.
Not sure if it will get me a thru-hike someday but maybe.
JAK, you gotta do that just to pay the rent and chow mac and cheese. Renting a cardboard box is expensive these days.
BirdBrain
02-14-2013, 02:28
I would give up internet for rest of life for chance at thru hike. Sadly, money is not the main obstacle.
Coffee Rules!
02-14-2013, 03:39
Can I sell a piano instead of an organ?
Half-Life
02-14-2013, 04:53
Not having to buy Valentine's Day gifts helped me out.
I would sell my entire stock of Klondike Bars.
Not one vote for selling an organ? I get never voting for divorcing the wife for alimony because she may catch you voting!
kayak karl
02-14-2013, 20:19
Not one vote for selling an organ? I get never voting for divorcing the wife for alimony because she may catch you voting!
does it need to be one of my organs?
i am writing a book on how to hike the trail on $1000, but at $10 per copy i will need to sell 400 to hike the trail :D
does it need to be one of my organs?
i am writing a book on how to hike the trail on $1000, but at $10 per copy i will need to sell 400 to hike the trail :D
According to the poll it could be anyone's organ or even the instrument.
I think your math is a little off on the book thing. At 5% royalty you would need to sell 8,000 copies but would be able to deduct the hike as a business expense.
hikerboy57
02-14-2013, 21:17
does it need to be one of my organs?
i am writing a book on how to hike the trail on $1000, but at $10 per copy i will need to sell 400 to hike the trail :D
sounds like youre using cafe math
Capt Nat
02-14-2013, 21:26
I was going to go with selling an organ but then said "piss on it, fluids are just easier to sell roadside".
I was going to go with selling an organ but then said "piss on it, fluids are just easier to sell roadside".
Tell it to that Bobbit guy!
kayak karl
02-14-2013, 21:42
sounds like youre using cafe math
$10 PROFIT per book times 400 is $4000. i will need 4k to hike. i will be printing it on TP for dual use. the book is called "A Walk in the Woods with $1000" (it's fiction. dah, ya can't hike on 1k)
hikerboy57
02-14-2013, 21:46
$10 PROFIT per book times 400 is $4000. i will need 4k to hike. i will be printing it on TP for dual use. the book is called "A Walk in the Woods with $1000" (it's fiction. dah, ya can't hike on 1k)
although you could go farther than bryson did on his walk.
have you thought of using 2 ply tp for the condensed version?
rocketsocks
02-15-2013, 14:29
I would sell my balls!
Coffee Rules!
02-15-2013, 15:09
dah, ya can't hike on 1k)
SURE I can! I'll just avoid towns and restaurants and hotels and hostels and I'm gonna hike 35 miles a day so it'll only take me 62 days so I won't need as much money or food and I won't have to buy new gear because it won't have time to wear out and I'm going to live on ramen noodles only and...uhhh...what's the other usual BS about doing a thru on the cheap?
Sarcasm the elf
02-15-2013, 16:15
The real question is: Would anyone cook meth in a porta-potty to finance a thru hike?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/meth-lab-found-porta-potty-middle-golf-course-172419667--golf.html
coach lou
02-15-2013, 16:25
The real question is: Would anyone cook meth in a porta-potty to finance a thru hike?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/meth-lab-found-porta-potty-middle-golf-course-172419667--golf.html
Is that what that smell is?
SURE I can! I'll just avoid towns and restaurants and hotels and hostels and I'm gonna hike 35 miles a day so it'll only take me 62 days so I won't need as much money or food and I won't have to buy new gear because it won't have time to wear out and I'm going to live on ramen noodles only and...uhhh...what's the other usual BS about doing a thru on the cheap?
All that while collecting unemployement usually set's everyone off!
Sarcasm the elf
02-15-2013, 16:32
Is that what that smell is?
What did you think was causing the smell, Pepe? That poor guy gets a bad rap in the humor forum...
rocketsocks
02-15-2013, 16:33
Where are they now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POI5aMgxYFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POI5aMgxYFk
jerseydave
02-15-2013, 17:04
Work, be responsible, not live beyond my means, and eventually become financially comfortable enough to be able to afford it.....
daring huh?
Sarcasm the elf
02-15-2013, 17:15
Work, be responsible, not live beyond my means, and eventually become financially comfortable enough to be able to afford it.....
daring huh?
That's crazy talk...
Who would be willing to take their chances with Oprah...
"You get a thru-hike! And you get a thru-hike! You are all getting a thru-hike!!!"
Then, I'd plant a big wet one on Oprah she wouldn't soon forget. Then, I'd tell her I have to purchase new UL gear. Let's see Oprah honey: I need a Cuben this, a Cuben that, I need some plane tickets, Arc Teryx jackets, Ibex shirts, etc Then, she'd say, "anything for you my precious." I don't care waht anyone says about O. I like her.
Work, be responsible, not live beyond my means, and eventually become financially comfortable enough to be able to afford it.....
daring huh?
This is what usually happens though.
virginia jen
02-16-2013, 00:49
The real question is: Would anyone cook meth in a porta-potty to finance a thru hike?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/meth-lab-found-porta-potty-middle-golf-course-172419667--golf.html
If only i paid more attention in chemistry, that could be the perfect solution :D
I suppose I'll have to settle for getting out of debt, squireling away the $, chicken-sitting allot, then quitting my job & going next year
Coffee Rules!
02-16-2013, 03:37
Work, be responsible, not live beyond my means, and eventually become financially comfortable enough to be able to afford it.....
daring huh?
You run with scissors too, don't you?
punkin pie
02-17-2013, 01:48
I sold my 1976 Liberty Edition Harley-Davidson
Coffee Rules!
02-17-2013, 02:06
I sold my 1976 Liberty Edition Harley-Davidson
I'm not a motorcyle person but that almost made me cry.
Hairbear
02-17-2013, 05:20
Tell it to that Bobbit guy!
There is no profit in selling organs at a roadside stand.
Hairbear
02-17-2013, 05:23
Then, I'd plant a big wet one on Oprah she wouldn't soon forget. Then, I'd tell her I have to purchase new UL gear. Let's see Oprah honey: I need a Cuben this, a Cuben that, I need some plane tickets, Arc Teryx jackets, Ibex shirts, etc Then, she'd say, "anything for you my precious." I don't care waht anyone says about O. I like her.
works for stedman.