 Poster: A snowHead
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The Grim Reaper has been far too busy this week.
So…
It’s Friday.
Time to think about being precise with language.
Nico S: ‘…I’ll just noodle over to that rock and we can take it from there…’
NOODLE NOODLING
Me: ‘….we can bimble for the next 50m and then crank it up when we clear the choss…’
BIMBLE BIMBLING
CRANK UP
CHOSS
Grom: ‘…I will dial it down and just do a 180…’
DIAL (UP/DOWN)
Grom: ‘woah that’s an icy 11….’
11 (ref to Spinal Tap)
Me: ‘…how was the snow?…
Grom: ‘…mid…’
MID (obscure)
Grom2: 'I don't like the look of that long schlep...'
SCHLEP
Me (looking at someone doing something obviously stupid and dangerous): ‘….hmmmm……brave….’
BRAVE
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Fri 5-04-24 18:57; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It'll be fine (it probably won't be fine but we are going to do it anyway)
Sporting (potentially lethal)
Challenging (see sporting)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@gorilla, that reminds me:
Me (from climbing…looking at something questionable) ‘….er….not sure that will go….’
Grom ‘…yes it will, you are just getting old….’
GO
And confusingly (but showing the importance of context)
Grom: ‘…looks OK…or do we need to dig a pit?…’
Me: ‘…yep….I think the moment we get on that it’s going to go…’
GO
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Fri 5-04-24 16:05; edited 1 time in total
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Bare random
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Mosha Marc, explain? Context? Meaning?
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Death on a stick mate.
Reference to classic Point Break line used to describe all and any conditions.
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@valais2, There's clearly some ambiguity and probably regionality to these terms – as climbers, if we were discussing whether something would “go”, the concern would be more that upon grabbing it, one might suddenly find that it had “gone” and they would be left dangling in mid air. But I might be more northern than you. See also: dodgy-looking snow packs.
That chimney looks interesting. Also: How was the chimney? Hmm. Interesting.
Interesting: It may be of interest. Also: It wasn't, but I now have a mangled shoulder, sprained wrist and ripped trousers.
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@Scarlet, nice  yes we’ve used
‘Interesting’ in exactly those ways
@Dave of the Marmottes, !!
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Many years (more than 50) ago, somebody asked, of my friend "Does Suzette go?" He wasn't talking about climbing.
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@Origen, and of course, in respect of your post …WHOOOOSH (the sound of the tone lowering….)… 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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“Not too shabby”= v good.
“James wouldn’t like this”=horrible conditions and challenging skiing (the type that Mr P’s best mate would be moaning about were he with us).
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Perty, ….nice
Which makes me think of one we use which made NO sense to our German friends….
‘How was that?’
‘Absolutely spiffing’
SPIFFING
Always said in a faux 1940s RAF tone.
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| Origen wrote: |
| Many years (more than 50) ago, somebody asked, of my friend "Does Suzette go?" He wasn't talking about climbing. |
Was it Michael Palin?
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You know it makes sense.
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Grippy
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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A bit sparse.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Biannual vs semiannual.
Mountain Gazette says they are a biannual publication, and that yes they looked it up and the dictionary says that means two times a year.
I was skeptical. Mine says it means BOTH twice a year and every two years, the latter being my understanding. My dictionary also says semiannual means ONLY twice a year.
Color me semiannual, it is more precise.
Obviously it is time for me to 86 myself.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Loving this thread, good effort @valais2,
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Me: ‘….we can bimble for the next 50m and then hoon it when we clear the choss…’
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HOON/HOONING
- I have never used bimble in relation to skiing (yet) but constantly about riding the bike.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've never got the "Dropping" thing, but
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‘Absolutely spiffing’
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reminds me of standing at the lip...
"Tally Ho, Chocks Away!"
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I quite often Tally Ho before setting off; usually on a 'nice' or even 'super' run.
Banzai would be the self-girding cry of commitment before commencing a more "oh, that looks a tad, um, interesting" kind of descent.
If merely off for a nice pootle back down, nothing but a happy smile is needed.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| gixxerniknik wrote: |
I've never got the "Dropping" thing, but
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‘Absolutely spiffing’
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reminds me of standing at the lip...
"Tally Ho, Chocks Away!" |
Oi!
Don’t go nicking my username!
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"Here we go" as in Lemmings
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'Character-building', as in difficult/adverse.
"How did you find that red run when the weather turned and everything went to pot?"
"It was certainly character-building."
Meaning: I may need to purchase new undergarments and salopettes.
As opposed to 'Character', a diplomatic way of describing an a**ehole.
"How did you find Freddy's friend, Charlie?"
"Oh, they're a proper character, aren't they?"
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Geoffrey Underpants.
A derogatory term my mate used for other drivers to keep his road rage in check, which can be used in skiing, ie, I've was cut up by that Geoffrey Underpants over there or did you see that Geoffrey Underpants hooning through the slow zone.
My favourite use of hoon was on the front page of the Queensland Central Telegraph where the headline was " Hoons go feral in Central Rockhampton"
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@Grizzler, when I stand at the top “gorming” at something in the “Oh this looks a tad interesting” category, my “banzai” related self advice is “right, this won’t get it done, let’s get after it”.
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Does "oh my giddy aunt!" sill get used when faced with something in the 'interesting' category? Or is it now a rather simpler exclamation beginning with F?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Grizzler,
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"oh my giddy aunt!"
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Definitely, along with..
"well go to the foot of our stairs!"
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@chocksaway, sorry, I thought I was using your nickname! Been using it for years but since I've been here it does always remind me of you now.
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Of course I have avoided
RAD
GNARLY
GNAR
DOPE
SICK
since these are linguistic abominations - they are the stuff of youth, temporary in nature - they will fade as the latest young generation grows old and weary - then new torture of language will be along with the next cohort of youth....
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You know it makes sense.
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| gixxerniknik wrote: |
@Grizzler,
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"oh my giddy aunt!"
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Definitely, along with..
"well go to the foot of our stairs!" |
I've seen a few cases of "Fred Karno's circus" on the mountain.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I posted this years ago @valais2, but I have sat on a chair lift in Tignes next to a yoof that actually said to his mate " He's a real gnarly dude in the pow man." ...I chuckled to myself!
So now now one of our phrases is "totally rad and gnarly" which is said in an effected entirely inappropriate accent, upper class or sing-song type!
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