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Lead: "You watching me????

Slave: "Watching what?"

Lead: "Me!"

Slave: "What are ya gonna do....."

6' 2", 240 pounds, ordering a cup of drugs at Starbucks. They ask, "What size do you want?"

Right, like give me the size you sell to 8-year-old girls.

Funyan005 wrote:While riding up the tram on San Jacinto in late winter, a lady simply asked, "Is that real snow?" (Snow was everywhere)

Another good question was whether my backpack turned into a tent when I told her I was staying up overnight.

Under dumbest people - When I was on San Jacinto in winter some California guy was in down wearing ski goggles. I walked past him in shorts and a t-shirt, he looked at me like I was a yeti.

Not exactly a hiking question, but some tourist fun. A friend of mine was once asked by a couple in an RV how to get out of town. He told them go down this road and turn right at the first intersection, go down that road and turn right, then go down that road and turn right again. An hour later he was sitting on his motorcycle and waved to them as the drove by. It's nice living on a lake.

WHY do some people ask why ???

When you ask why, you never get a straight answer.

So why waste the energy? Wouldn't you rather be out climbing a mountain ???

lcarreau wrote:WHY do some people ask why ???

When you ask why, you never get a straight answer.

So why waste the energy? Wouldn't you rather be out climbing a mountain ???

Actually there are many why-questions (at least in science) that can be given a straight answer!

Ejnar Fjerdingstad wrote:Actually there are many why-questions (at least in science) that can be given a straight answer!

Exactly!

I fully second Ejnar's statement! There are indeed so many important why-questions for which science has given a straight answer! Just consider these few examples:

In the field of physics: Why will a climber fall if he misses his hold?

In the field of climate science: Why do increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere lead to increased average earth temperatures?

In the field of biology: Why have living organisms evolved from a common ancestor, and why will they continue to evolve?

However, one big unsolved question remains in the field of psychology: Why do some people continue to deny the evidence?

Well, perhaps "Doctor Phil" can answer the last one ???

Hey, WHY are you guys displaying humor? This is Summitpost, for crying out loud !!!

Here, I fixed it for you...

I was in school talking to one of my friends about climbing in the Gunks:

Me: "So we were around 300 feet up. My arm was too short so I had to dyno, or jump, to the next hold, but my hand slipped off and I fell."
Him: "Were you attached to anything?"

No, I happened to land on a trampoline.

When I'm sitting next to a trail, for example, taking a break by eating a sandwich.

Some party comes along, stops to enjoy the view, and someone asks, "So, eatin' a sandwich, are ya?"

I love the " What elevation we at " question for Alaska.

A friend and I were cycling along a lake in Glacier Nat. Park, on a pretty hilly road. When we got to the other end of the lake (about 20 miles) but still at the lakeshore, I asked him "how much higher do you think this side of the lake is than the other side ? " To which he answered " At least 500ft"

The worst part was, that no matter how many times I try to explain to him that it was the same elevation, he wouldnt listen !!!

I still make in fun of him to this day about it.

Bruno_Tibet wrote:

Ejnar Fjerdingstad wrote:Actually there are many why-questions (at least in science) that can be given a straight answer!

Exactly!

I fully second Ejnar's statement! There are indeed so many important why-questions for which science has given a straight answer! Just consider these few examples:

In the field of physics: Why will a climber fall if he misses his hold?

In the field of climate science: Why do increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere lead to increased average earth temperatures?

In the field of biology: Why have living organisms evolved from a common ancestor, and why will they continue to evolve?

However, one big unsolved question remains in the field of psychology: Why do some people continue to deny the evidence?

I am not denying any of the three, but for question two I wonder why generally people don't say 'greenhouse gases', they say 'CO2', which is neither the most common, nor the strongest greenhouse gas!

Now,WHY did we arrive to that subject again?

I always liked The Rolling Stones take on "gases:"

"I was born in a cross-fire hurricane,
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain;
But it's all right now, in fact, it's a gas!
But it's all right, I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash,
It's a Gas! Gas! Gas...!"

"Do we need oxygen to reach the top?", asked by two women in dress shoes and with handbags, on the trail to Charleston Peak (11918'). I guess the correct answer was "yes."

(OK, this was reported to me by a friend.)