What a Poser

“Man there is a guy on the other site who always has a long winded opinion no matter what piece of gear you're talking about. He is THE expert on all things gear related. I get so sick of wading through his posts. It's almost like he's plagiarizing some website's ads or something. I don't know why, but I get the impression that if you took him hiking, he'd a.)be in horrible hiking condition, b.)not have a clue about making camp, c.)have gear made out of saranwrap, or d.)suddenly remember a trip-cancelling appointment 2 hours before start time.

Well, just wanted to rant a little.”

“Is his name Nigal?”

“What exactly is a Poser? Is that short for "Imposter"? Just curious.”

“Poser - Fake, Fraud, Trying to be something you are not.”

“that's a good reason to stay here SW...

BP, he's posing to be a real hiker....

like tilt and phaed pose to be moderates.....heh heh”

“Politics and backpacking-

Inextricable......with stratdewd.

I'll bet he even starts on his right foot when counting cadence.”

“LOL. There is a guy who has done some marching.”

“"Is his name Nigal?"

It was the saranwrap comment that gave me away, right? Ya know what else Walmart bags are good for? Wrapping over the head of smart asses until they turn blue and stop kickin'..."I don't know what happened to bacpac Mr. Ranger. He said he was going to go get water, grabbed the walmart water bucket and that's the last I saw of him.". HAHA!

Come on stickman, spill it, who ya talking about? EdZ? Sherlock? Lisz? At least name one of their threads.”

“Stickman, you crack me up, dude! :-)

you should try putting his sentences into Google, and see if he is plagiarizing. HA!”

“Perhaps this person is related to Mary Ellen (you know, from "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson)?”

“HA!! good one, Artex! :-D”

“Right now I'm posing in front of my computer trying to look like I'm working!”

“"you should try putting his sentences into Google, and see if he is plagiarizing."

AHA! So it's Viola!”

“Aero, do you go around your office and tell people, "BIG mistake" and make some sort of honking noise with our nose?”

“backpacker.com forums apear to be broken.
Will not work for me.”

“Dang aero, you too?

By the way, I see a lot of girls here with your name on their shirts.

You get around?”

“Hey you must have been here Artex! After I read that list of scoring office points a few threads ago, I realized I had a lot of five-pointers. Gradually moving your chair towards the door at meetings is my hallmark.
You'll probably have to brush up on a few of those before you start work.”

“LOL @ aero!!! Yeah, I'm sure they'll love me if I try and aim for a high score. Gotta admire a man with gusto.”

“Ya, der Odder Side ist kaput!”

“apear=appear ;)”

“bp2go got sick of it all and censored every thread.”

“The word you guys were thinking of originally is poseur ('poser' is some anglicized form):

po·seur
pO-'z&r
noun
Etymology: French, poser
Date: 1872
: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person


As you see, it's of French derivation, so arch conservative wannabes shouldn't be using it for fear that their silver tongues will turn to clay.”

“Better?”

“Oh $h!t, we've been Italianized!”

“"Object not found!"?”

“Am I the only one who sees the irony that the origin for 'poser' is French?”

“i heard this mornin on paul harvey that jerry fawell called the dixie chicks 'the 3 french hens'....”

“Hey Stickman - cough up the name already, I don't ahve time to go reading over there to figure out who you are talking about.”

“dickwad Noun. A contemptible person, idiot. [Orig. U.S.]”

“"we've been Italianized"

Does that mean we will all ride around on little motor scooters looking very cool and say Ciao! to everyone?”

“There's nothing stopping you doing that now Stove :o) - of course I don't know how well that will be recieved in your part of the world ;o)”

“i know who he's talking about. Longhair. i just ignore him, but boy can he piss all over everything sometimes.”

“Longhair is cool man! He thinks outside the box. Karmapolice, EdZ and the rest of the poli/enviro junkies piss me off though.”

“Longhair is great when he sticks to facts. he just can't resist insulting everybody's gear choices and comes off like an ass, IMHO. and heaven forbid you don't buy a McHale, or use a Whisperlight. or if you want to make your own gear! although he seems to be leaving the UL forum alone lately.”

“He's not too keen on Hillebergs I see :o)”

“and at what point do you think anyone here gives a crap what happens over there?
why come here and tell us?
grow up, go over there and tell him.”

“Speaking of posers...”

“I have to agree with HYPOCRITE. If he has a problem with someone over there, he should have the gut's to say something over there rather than yapping behind his back here like a little schoolboy.”

“umm, because a lot of us post on both sites and are cool with it? and i *have* told him, so nyah nyah nyah!”

“ciao is an american word if i'm not mistaken. Or at least coined recently by an american”

“From the Italy now magazine site -

The origin of “Ciao”
Nowadays in Italy you say hello and goodbye to people you know (especially among friends) using ciao. In the past, mind you, ciao, meant schiavo vostro (your slave) and therefore was not at all a friendly way to relate to friends.”

“he should have the gut's to say something over there rather than yapping behind his back here like a little schoolboy."



I see, only REAL men can be confrontational on the internet, that takes real guts.
Here, let me practice:
Gear Slut, unlike you, I don't have to "have a problem" with someone all the time. Some people just get on my nerves. Like you. The guy has never cracked on me personally, but he still gets on my nerves. I have people in real life that I don't like, but I don't make it a point to go up to them and tell them every chance I get. I will, however, mention it to other people that I prefer to hang out with.”

“C'mon, lay off StickmanWalking. You guys have all done the same thing in real life, and there's nothing really wrong with it. Besides, I think StickmanWalking meant it in good part as tongue-in-cheek. Jeez...”

“I know, you're right. It's not my nature to be confrontational, that's why I didn't mention the guy's name.
Sometimes a person's tone doens't translate so well in print I guess. I'll lay off the tongue in cheek stuff I guess.
Gear Slut forget I said anything. I've run off at the mouth before, and it usually starts more problems, so I'll shut up and keep my opinions to myself.

Thanks for the reality check Artex.”

“StickmanWalking has just got to learn who the "longhair's" on this site are! ;)”