Or "followers", the modern digital age substitute for genuine personal relationships.Originally Posted by Chance
Or "followers", the modern digital age substitute for genuine personal relationships.
"Therefore, since the world has still... Much good, but much less good than ill,
And while the sun and moon endure, Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure,
I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good." -- A.E. Housman
Yup. Hazardous and foolish can overlap, but feel Darwin Award stuff is for the foolish end of the spectrum. Like pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger as a game.....
“The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.” Machiavelli, The Prince
Sweet Baby Jeezus...
That gives me anxiety just watching.
I like my rifles like my women - short, light, fast, brown, and suppressed.
That's actually pretty tame, relative to some of the crazy shit that's out there. Ones where people are hanging off of skyscrapers with their bare hands will literally give me nightmares. I'd post examples, but I don't want to have to dig through them....
"Sapiens dicit: 'Ignoscere divinum est, sed noli pretium plenum pro pizza sero allata solvere.'" - Michelangelo
I’ve seen the crazy Russian climbers doing stuff like that on YouTube. It’s hard for me to watch.
I like my rifles like my women - short, light, fast, brown, and suppressed.
Remember this headline from last summer?
I think they qualify.American Couple Who Said ‘Evil Is a Make-Believe Concept’ Bike Through ISIS Territory — Get Stabbed to Death by Militants
You can't cheat the mountain. Climbing in a bikini is thumbing your nose at the mountain and screaming "you can't hurt me you fucker!"
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
On a more somber note...
I live on a lonely ass country road that winds its way through a river valley. Black ice, fog, road hazards, and wildlife are common occurrences. During good conditions, I typically go about 45-50, and adjust downward from there. Since this is a small community, i can identify the same set of assholes who routinly tailgate and do stuff like pass on the double yellow line, so they can be the first person to the stoplight at the end of the road.
Today we had a single vehicle fatal accident on our road. As soon as I saw the picture of the busted up truck on the newspaper website, I recognized it...
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
I believe the late lady in question would climb in normal gear, then strip down on the summit for selfies.
"You win 100% of the fights you avoid. If you're not there when it happens, you don't lose." - William Aprill
"I've owned a guitar for 31 years and that sure hasn't made me a musician, let alone an expert. It's made me a guy who owns a guitar."- BBI
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