As found at Merriam-Webster Online, can't believe no one has done this yet. While a case can be made for an instant classic, I believe it's the enduring qualitiy that makes a true classic (my opinion).
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Main Entry: 2classic
Function: noun
1 : a literary work of ancient Greece or Rome
2 a : a work of enduring excellence; also : its author b : an authoritative source
3 : a typical or perfect example
4 : a traditional event <a football classic>
Muir Valley or Sandy's ass - as good as they say?
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5 entries found for classic.
clas·sic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (klsk)
adj.
Belonging to the highest rank or class.
Serving as the established model or standard: a classic example of colonial architecture.
Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.
Adhering or conforming to established standards and principles: a classic piece of research.
Of a well-known type; typical: a classic mistake.
Of or characteristic of the literature, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome; classical.
Formal, refined, and restrained in style.
Simple and harmonious; elegant: the classic cut of a suit; the classic lines of a clipper ship.
Having historical or literary associations: classic battlefields of the Civil War.
n.
An artist, author, or work generally considered to be of the highest rank or excellence, especially one of enduring significance.
A work recognized as definitive in its field.
A literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.
classics The languages and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Used with the.
One that is of the highest rank or class: The car was a classic of automotive design.
A typical or traditional example.
Informal. A superior or unusual example of its kind: The reason he gave for being late was a classic.
A traditional event, especially a major sporting event that is held annually: a golf classic.
5 entries found for classic.
clas·sic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (klsk)
adj.
Belonging to the highest rank or class.
Serving as the established model or standard: a classic example of colonial architecture.
Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.
Adhering or conforming to established standards and principles: a classic piece of research.
Of a well-known type; typical: a classic mistake.
Of or characteristic of the literature, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome; classical.
Formal, refined, and restrained in style.
Simple and harmonious; elegant: the classic cut of a suit; the classic lines of a clipper ship.
Having historical or literary associations: classic battlefields of the Civil War.
n.
An artist, author, or work generally considered to be of the highest rank or excellence, especially one of enduring significance.
A work recognized as definitive in its field.
A literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.
classics The languages and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Used with the.
One that is of the highest rank or class: The car was a classic of automotive design.
A typical or traditional example.
Informal. A superior or unusual example of its kind: The reason he gave for being late was a classic.
A traditional event, especially a major sporting event that is held annually: a golf classic.
Lurkist seems to have have adressed the issue the best. Any ill mentioned about MV is seen as a personal attack on the people who own it and establish the routes there. This is not the case but realize that there are some people who do not see MV as a climbing Mecca. That is ok.
"I just want to disappear"
Classic: Humbolt County Sensimilla, a high grade cannabis product cultivated originally by out of work lumber jacks and bay area hippies in Northern California early and mid 70s
First Generation Toyota land cruiser
Moet Cahandon champagne and relatively uncut cocaine before I discovered it was bad for me.
What old girlfriends say about me.
Just to give everyone some perspective.
First Generation Toyota land cruiser
Moet Cahandon champagne and relatively uncut cocaine before I discovered it was bad for me.
What old girlfriends say about me.
Just to give everyone some perspective.
I try to be a good man but all that comes
of trying is I feel more guilty.
Ikkyu
of trying is I feel more guilty.
Ikkyu