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Rolfr
Social climber
North Vancouver BC
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 25, 2013 - 10:25pm PT
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After being sucked down the vortex of another off topic thread I think it's time to take the Donini Vow
By the way, i never said that i was quitting ST but i have made a personal vow to never post on anything but a climbing thread. Okay, i am hoplessly Old School.
Obviously there are exceptions to the rule, Friday night posting while drunk!
I do so vow, anyone else?
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Cosmiccragsman
Trad climber
AKA Dwain, from Apple Valley, Ca. and Vegas!
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Jan 25, 2013 - 10:27pm PT
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He didn't break the vow.
Climbing and drinking go together!
Edit; Does the VOW include NOT starting OT threads also, Rolfr?
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Jan 25, 2013 - 10:31pm PT
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Wait, when does the vow start? This isn't a climbing thread, so will I be an instant liar?
Is this a non-climbing thread about only posting on climbing threads?
The penrose stairs of threads! Penrose thread!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 25, 2013 - 10:40pm PT
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Vows traditionally originate somewhere in the first act of opera. Supertopera, not so much.--Donini
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Dingus Milktoast
Gym climber
And every fool knows, a dog needs a home, and...
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Jan 25, 2013 - 10:50pm PT
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Me n the boyz, we chased that ancient bastard down, Donini I tell you!
Aye we chased that bastard down and we caught him too. And like a pack of jackals we jumped him and we stripped him of his clothing and then we tore him limb from limb and threw down his ruin upon the mountain.
And then victorious I sat. Yes in victory I sat I tell you and I took my old cardboard lined shoes off and I took one of Donini's shoes, his magic shoes, and I put it on my foot.
But it wouldn't fit!!!!!!!111111111111111111
AAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Alas I cannot walk a mile in his shoes.
Damn him!
DMT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 25, 2013 - 10:56pm PT
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Supertoperaxpedalioscious, Dingus!
Are you a baritone?
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:50am PT
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A Donini vow could be great, but beware the business vow introduced by Tom Peters in his vov-vov book. Corporate religion next door...
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Bruce Kay
Gym climber
BC
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Jan 26, 2013 - 06:14am PT
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Look at all those Republickboots and their cute little Grover Norquist vow.
And there's always those marriage vows which of course would be magic if time actually stood still
But then look at Donini - I think he just said he's going to send the Noseinaday which is something that is at least based in the realm of the possible.
Rolf - what was the question again?
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Jan 26, 2013 - 06:18am PT
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"Okay, i am hoplessly Old School."
Looks like Donini needs to go back to old school.
:)
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 26, 2013 - 08:11am PT
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I have little doubt at all that donini can do the NIAD.
But like Strother Martin says, what we have here is failure to communicate.
The D is supposed to stand for "day" not "diaper".
Besides, don't they discourage people from hammering pins into it?
(trivia quiz; what was the Dennis Hopper line in Cool Hand Luke?)
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jan 26, 2013 - 08:42am PT
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Once again Donini proves his superiority to us mere mortals. I can't go there but understand his desire.
"STAY DOWN LUKE, STAY DOWN" ?...???
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Cragman
Trad climber
June Lake, California....via the Damascus Road
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Jan 26, 2013 - 08:55am PT
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"The D is supposed to stand for "day" not "diaper"."
Coffee blown out nose!!!!!!!!!!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 26, 2013 - 09:24am PT
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Yooo....my first name is not Grover. I'm not suggesting posting only on climbing threads is some higher value, I just think that it's the best thing for me with the goals that i have in mind and the ease with which, to my consternation, i can be sucked into the morass of politics and religion.
Have fun whatever you do.....posting on a friday night while drunk has a high entertainment quotient for many!
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locker
Social climber
state of Kumbaya...
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Jan 26, 2013 - 09:25am PT
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^^^
So even YOU, haven't taken the "Donini vow"...
Figures!!!...
LOL!!!...
EDITED:
I personally believe that everyone should take the "locker vow"...
That's the one where you have ZERO control over what you post...
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MH2
climber
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Jan 26, 2013 - 09:33am PT
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Weird. I don't recall ever seeing Rolf post to a non-climbing thread before. Just don't make it a habit.
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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Jan 26, 2013 - 09:55am PT
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This is the Donini vow that impresses me the most. I'll be 60 in a couple a years and though I've never been in the same league as Donini, I'll try to keep hammering too.
As i aproach my 70th birthday, the sands running ever faster thru the hourglass, i have decided to dedicate this year to some climbing goals.
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Spanky
Social climber
boulder co
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Jan 26, 2013 - 10:16am PT
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I'm in, even if people don't "take the vow" I think we should try and make a point of bumping climbing content to the front page so this actually looks like a climbing forum. Thats why we're here right?
Dan
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Bruce Kay
Gym climber
BC
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Jan 26, 2013 - 10:26am PT
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I disagree. I like having a front page that looks like a train wreck
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moosedrool
Trad climber
lost, far away from Poland
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Jan 26, 2013 - 10:33am PT
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I will take the vow once I start training for NIAD ;)
But since aid is cheating and I can't climb it free, I am afraid tere will be no vow ;(
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:45pm PT
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I am going to settle for a realistic goal.
The Cow in a day.
If it's mostly buried under rockfall, so much the better.
Just gotta go look for it and hope it's not totally buried.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:56pm PT
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"Take the Donini Vow"
No way I'm becoming a monk. Seriously.
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:57pm PT
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NO!
And
WHY?
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:57pm PT
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To those concerned with this issue here is a posting regimen that could be of value:
Post on climbing threads two days a week, Tuesday and Wednesday. Post on OT threads Thursday and Friday, on the first week.
On the second week skip all days posting OT except Thursday.
On the third week skip posting on all threads.
On the fourth week...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:58pm PT
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Donini's gonna free the nose? This I have to see! ;)
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locker
Social climber
state of Kumbaya...
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Jan 26, 2013 - 12:59pm PT
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"Post on climbing threads two days a week, Tuesday and Wednesday. Post on OT threads Thursday and Friday, on the first week.
On the second week skip all days posting OT except Thursday.
On the third week skip posting on all threads.
On the fourth week..."...
and on the 5th week post some PORN and get BANNED...
Now there's a VOW to take seriously...
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The great state of advaita
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Jan 26, 2013 - 01:22pm PT
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I get what you are saying and I've had my own Donini-esque vow for about a month now:
But first, as a preface, I and others have observed that the kookiness of ST (always an element of that, that's why I'm here!) seems to get ramped up in the winter when folks don't seem to get out as much. Being laid up with an injury for extended periods seems to increase the factor as well. Come spring and the increased photon exposure and fresh air seem to put a damper on the negative.
I can get sucked into these threads as much as anyone. And you don't need to post to be overly engaged, just reading can have the same adverse affects. :-)
So, I have chosen to take a "working" vacation from the Taco Stand until the Spring. I've scaled back. I don't check the forum list for new topics much and tend to know which ones are safe to open if I do: primarily climbing related, of course, but there are some great picture, poetry, and other threads out there. It's not the content so much for me as the quality of the content and the intentions of the posters.
If I do post, I follow general guidelines that apply all the time on any public forum (or even e-mail) that have long served me well: Be positive and ask if you are contributing something that adds to the discussion and/or provides support for another human being (or animal, maybe even a plant or rock!). Good-hearted humor (especially with respect to oneself) is always a good thing too.
In the meantime, I've got plenty of other things around here that need my attention!
Cheers!
Eric
P.S. If you haven't seen it yet, check out Ghost's http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Climbers-save-their-country-Yes-this-is-damn-on-topic/t11830n.html. Required reading and a little bit of something for everyone. Great storytelling about the beautiful people of the north.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 26, 2013 - 07:39pm PT
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Locker, I've knever been able to control wut u post. . .
hee hee hee. . .
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LL LL
Sport climber
moving thru
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Jan 26, 2013 - 08:21pm PT
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Oh My,
Not sure what just conspired here
but hoping it be good.
And that the hood will gain from
the bros here, the boys that make it happen.
Donini and all yo like minded men and women ...people need your mo and jo and all the info that flo with it. So hope yo keep on postin'.
Lol that life is gooooooood. lynnie
Edit: it is Sat. nite and time to create. :D
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 26, 2013 - 08:25pm PT
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Donini's gonna free the nose? This I have to see! ;)
I have no doubts.. The blue camalot is strong with that one...although resurrected by the red one...
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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Jan 26, 2013 - 08:28pm PT
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...then on fifth week post OT on Monday and Weds. Skip 3 days and then post on climbing thread on Sunday.
On Monday through Weds . of sixth week have all kinds of embarrassed remorse about most ill- considered recent OT overly -opinionated post ( especially if considered a climbing legend)
Since I am no climbing legend I can continue to post potentially remorseful OT stuff through out seventh and eighth week.
On the ninth week...
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 26, 2013 - 08:33pm PT
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I noticed the nearly full moon while driving to my friend's home in SLC last night.
Are there more loonies on ST when the moon is full, or are we always posting?
It was a foggy drive home to Choss Creek today.
oh yeah!
I'm not a Christian or a Conservative, so I don't do vows.
I do like avoiding politard threads, (when possible) and climbing with Donini.
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bit'er ol' guy
climber
the past
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Jan 26, 2013 - 09:42pm PT
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bit'er old guy vow....
Never post on the same thread twice.
wait...
never thread on the same post trice...
no wait....
here it is..
never....wait..
OK ...
Never post on the same thread twice.
In fact, never go back to a thread you,ve posted on.
Drop the TRUTH BOMB
and
FCKIN' SPLIT BRO!
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Jan 27, 2013 - 12:04am PT
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Hey yo Locker, I'm gonna take your vow! I think the Donini is way awes, but I'm more inclined to be able to follow through with your vow, ;-)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 27, 2013 - 12:21am PT
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Good try, Fritz. The halos didn't come through, on either you or your climbing bud. Nobody should brag about not participating or visiting the political threads here. I never do...
But hiding Jim's third hand must have been fairly easy using that pose.
In most of the pics showing him climbing you never notice it's (cleverly or conveniently) hidden? You ever notice?
LOL, Jim. Ain't no cure for bigstonitis, dude, so I'll just say good luck. Try not to get rescued.
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WTF
climber
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Jan 27, 2013 - 01:15am PT
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GHEY
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 27, 2013 - 06:10am PT
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So, if I'm reading this right, Gal just vowed to post porn? This could get interesting!
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Jan 27, 2013 - 07:19am PT
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I am running out of money. My car battery just gave out in a sleet-driven rain in a supermarket car park. With Jennie in the car. Fortunately a bloke I know gave us a lift home. Now I am waiting for the rescue assistance truck to call me and I'll scooter down to meet him (about 15 minutes of scootering, will running, I don't have a scooter). Looks like a new battery is needed, which I cannot afford.
Jennie is safe and home and dry. It's windy and pissing out.
But Donini knows. He has climbed in Patagonia some tough stuff. However Ireland is a bit different.
Jim, don't keep your vow, I love your input, climbing related or not. Jim, I like all of your posts. Just don't take vows, they can cause IT track problems. ;-)
And this thread just shows how the Taco Stand is so much different (for the better IMO) than other climbing forums. It's diverse, has humor, has angst, has everything.
BTW. Anybody got a spare battery for a VW Polo?
And 2013 is not looking that great. And I am THE eternal optimist. Attempted burglary of our house, Jen's medical condition not getting any better (we knew it wouldn't), debt, bad battery, and yet...
...and yet, we are not that bad off compared to many people in the world. so I guess I count my lucky stars.
Now where did I put those darn winning lottery numbers?
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Bruce Kay
Gym climber
BC
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Jan 27, 2013 - 08:29am PT
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Thanks Patrick and may the force of the God of lottery tickets be with you. I' ll buy you a battery. shout me your mail address. Yeah have you got a copy of that Mountain mag article about you and that Halloway character? You should post it up for all the pad people. show them a little glimps of their noble origins. Hell I remember it and I'm nothing but a mountaineer!
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