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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:09 pm
by Paul3eb
"i had it..":
"..but then i was too pumped"
"..but the holds weren't brushed"
"..but the holds weren't ticked/chalked and i didn't know where i was supposed to go"
"..but it's so humid"
"..but the rope was too heavy"
i have to call myself out on the humid excuse.. but sometimes it really is!
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:31 pm
by Artsay
I'm definitely guilty of the humid excuse! As well as being too short for the move, the hold being too bad for me to pull off of, and my hands hurting too much to hold on.
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:33 pm
by Wes
I usually fall back on the basic "i suck", but sometimes I sing the ski-lo, "I wish" song in my head....
"I wish I was a little bit taller,
I wish I was a little bit stronger,
I wish I had a little better technique..."
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:07 pm
by Meadows
Artsay wrote:Horatio Felacio wrote:the draws were weighed me down
Meadows! That's you girl!
I think you're going to win the excuse award!
Huh? Are you talking about that nice mark on my left leg when I attempted to send Buddha Hole a la Artsay style ... and it didn't work out so well?
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:18 pm
by diggum
Wes wrote:I usually fall back on the basic "i suck", but sometimes I sing the ski-lo, "I wish" song in my head....
"I wish I was a little bit taller,
I wish I was a little bit stronger,
I wish I had a little better technique..."
I wish I were a little bit taller,
I wish I were a baller,
I wish I had a girl who looked good,
I would call 'er...
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:20 pm
by Artsay
Yep, that be the time! Nice scar, BTW.
I'm just pokin' fun Meadows. But you gotta admit, saying your draws weighed you down from making a move is pretty dang funny!
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:27 pm
by Meadows
It is a lovely scar.
The draws didn't throw me off the move, I just missed. They weighed me into the rope ... or such is my guess since I've fallen a couple of times at the same spot with no problems. I thought that is what I said.
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:28 pm
by lordjim_2001
Artsay in reference to Meadows wrote:you gotta admit, saying your draws weighed you down from making a move is pretty dang funny!
See, that right there is why she should take up bouldering
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:30 pm
by spuzo
I always use height as an excuse...but as Joe always says...there are REASONS, but not EXCUSES....and I just keep saying, but being short IS a reason!
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:31 pm
by Artsay
spuzo wrote:I always use height as an excuse...but as Joe always says...there are REASONS, but not EXCUSES....and I just keep saying, but being short IS a reason!
I agree with you 100%!
Unfortunately, Lynn Hill wouldn't. *sigh*