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  • #46
    Come on Ozzy. You objected to my characterization and then ran away. What did I get wrong?
    "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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    • #47
      Originally posted by trev View Post
      Progress is made when calculated risks are taken.

      What progress?

      The only progress this will bring is more record attempts, with increasingly younger kids being hauled into the death zone. And I'm just not sociopathic enough to hang out the bunting for that.
      The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland

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      • #48
        I think this could provide inspiration to others to overcome the challenges in their lives. I agree with trev that we have become jaded.

        NB: I think the jury's still out regarding this particular climb.
        I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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        • #49
          Oh, that's just so ****ing American. "A child! An innocent child! Conquering the world! Live your dreams! Be yourselves! You can be anything you want to be!"
          The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland

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          • #50
            I was thinking more along the lines of inspiring my nephew, who was about that age and had complications with a broken leg. He had to endure months of very painful rehab.
            I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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            • #51
              That would work. Just tell him "Get well soon, and you might be able to kick the teeth out of this inspirational little **** and his horrific parents."
              The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland

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              • #52
                Originally posted by DanS View Post
                I was thinking more along the lines of inspiring my nephew, who was about that age and had complications with a broken leg. He had to endure months of very painful rehab.
                How will a dead 13 year old inspire him?
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                • #53
                  Originally posted by SlowwHand View Post
                  You could take that same viewpoint on absolutely anything.

                  "It's my kid. If I want to pimp him, that's my business".
                  "It's my kid. If I want to lock him in a closet until he's 18, that's my business."

                  See how it doesn't work?
                  Too many people bothered with other peoples children.

                  Too many busybodies on this site.

                  At least they're not doing it for charity...those people really annoy me. Raising loads of money to blow it climbing a mountain instead of just donating their own money.

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                  • #54
                    It's called "an opinion." They get expressed on forums. Try to catch up.
                    The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland

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                    • #55
                      I refuse.

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                      • #56
                        Originally posted by Bugs ****ing Bunny View Post
                        Oh, that's just so ****ing American. "A child! An innocent child! Conquering the world! Live your dreams! Be yourselves! You can be anything you want to be!"
                        You're right, it is.
                        No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.

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                        • #57
                          Did those colonial years teach you lot nothing about good, honest black-hearted cynicism?
                          The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland

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                          • #58
                            Nope.
                            No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.

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                            • #59
                              Originally posted by Bugs ****ing Bunny View Post
                              Incidentally, the current youngest summiter is Temba Tsheri, who summited at 16. Temba's first attempt was at 14, and he lost five fingers on that go.
                              And I was thinking parents shouldn't let kids do such things.
                              Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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                              • #60
                                What does it say about Britain when a 16-year old Sherpa is tougher than George Mallory?
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