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Curt

Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:30pm PT
"...One must first be an "Elitist Prick"...

The OP has not yet entered that arena..."


This is true. I am an elitist prick and it doesn't just happen, there's plenty of hard work involved.

Curt
zip

Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:30pm PT
How about a what route is this question, to stray OT?





And what is a stupid thread without me putting in my...


apogee

climber
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:33pm PT
Hey! What are those climbing pics doing on this sutpid OT thread!?
Curt

Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:34pm PT
Looks like the Betty Jo Yablonski boulder problem.

Curt
John Moosie

climber
Beautiful California
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:35pm PT
All climbing is gloriously sutpid.
Fletcher

Trad climber
somewhere approaching Ajna
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:36pm PT
Ya know, I just tend to avoid the "stupid" posts (like this one! LOL). Some how I allowed myself to get sucked in. What you dislike may be the bees knees to someone else, as well.

There are plenty of great posts on the taco stand. If your version of myopia limits you to only seeing the first page or that the only relevant topics are on the first page, then you are missing out on a lot. Looks like the mall also features the Short Attention Span Theater.

If you find a post you like, you can bookmark it, set it aside in a tab in your browser, or via other means. I've got enough of a backlog to keep me busy for a solid week and I'm sure there are many more that I've missed.

Start searching around. Stories from Don Lauria are definitely worth a pass. Or maybe the giant Stonemaster threads might be of interest. How about the many photo threads like Clouds, Who the Heck are you Supertopoans, Jello's Have You Ever Been Blown Away, or threads based on the legends and characters of climbing? These are just off the top of my head.

Bumping is a band-aid... treats the symptom, not the cause and rather inelegantly as Ed points out. Rather than "bump" why not make a short relevant comment?

You know, there's a whole genre of posts about "Why people post stupid topics on SuperTopo." You could spend a while just investigating those if it whets your whistle.! Seems seasonal that they pop up.

Eric
zip

Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:39pm PT
Damn Curt,

you must be a REAL climber.
Curt

Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:41pm PT
zip,

Well, it helps that I've done it a few dozen times. Haha.

Curt
nature

climber
Tucson, AZ
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:41pm PT
and you know... contrary to popular belief, pigs do have wings.
John Moosie

climber
Beautiful California
Nov 8, 2009 - 12:42pm PT
Excellent points Eric.

I would add.

The monkeys go crazy every once in awhile. It is a zoo after all.

Welcome to the delirious world of climbing insanity. You will be assimilated.

dirtbag

climber
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:09pm PT
rump
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:11pm PT
thump
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C. Small wall climber.
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:13pm PT
I just started logging onto this site about a month or two ago, and the topics have gotten more and more stupid. Did everybody stop climbing or what?
It is to some extent a seasonal thing - during the winter, say November to March, there seem to be more non-climbing topics. There are also occasionally outbreaks of collective silliness.
Ihateplastic

Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:15pm PT
More and more every day... Werner=Curmudgeon. He-he!
dirtbag

climber
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:17pm PT
gump


Ihateplastic

Trad climber
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:47pm PT
Can I join in!?

My Humps, My humps my... oh never mind.
apogee

climber
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:53pm PT
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:54pm PT
Hey! Those are BRACKS! (back+breast). Ew.
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:54pm PT
eKat - no photos of a frump?
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Nov 8, 2009 - 01:56pm PT
Clump.

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