MarkO

“why the name change?
who are you hiding from?

you being EVIL again?”

“Ha ha, hoo hoo!!!

I got tired of my old name.

On TT trips, especially with Buddur along, there was too much name confusion.

I'll show YOU evil!”

“No i won't allow it, you are and always will be Tom Terrific”

“OK, have it your way, stinker!

~<:^P”

“PolO!”

“MarkO?

Polo!”

“MarkO con pollo?”

“Yo MarkO, wadda ya know?

Are ya going on the FYAO trip still?”

“i beat you by 4 seconds, aero.”

“Uh, six seconds, Storm!


Yeah, I'm still going to freeze my tuchas off!”

“its pretty obvious i didnt major in math”

“I'm just trying to make trouble.”

“Your name sounds like some White rapper.”

“Wrapped in white?”

“So if we want to talk to you we say, "Oh MarkO?"”

“Are we still rendezvousing with the AT through-hiker at Harper's Ferry?
Anyway, were you tired of wearing that tin funnel on your head every time you wanted to post? I used to look forward with fondness to seeing you whistle out of the top of your hat, Tom Terrific. However, if MarkO is what you want, that's fine by me. It's kind of a revealing name, isn't it? Should we all be more forthcoming?”

“MarkO?? hey!!! you can't do that. Tom Terrific...sounded to much more...well....sexier.. LOL”

“I'm not particularly fond of this MarkO business.”

“MarkO = bacpac???”

“MarkPac. Now, there's a name!”

“MarkO = Tom Terrific”

“Oh wow, i thought your name was really Tom, even though I am a lurker, you threw me for a loop
MarkO is prolly a familiar nickname then..”

“Hey Mark-O! Mail's in!”

“Huh?”

“Look at your mail, numbskull!

Sheeesh!”

“are you still interested in doing the fall black mtn buttkicker?

We need to do another Capital Hill buttkicker.”

“bump”

“Just wondering if you'd like to meet and carcamp on Fri night somewhere near the trailhead? What with me getting there late and all, I don't want to be hiking through the muck at night and I KNOW you don't want to. lol

I figured I could maybe hit up a few folks (lumberzak, AmyG, etc.) on this site, and maybe Views From The Top regarding places to pull over and camp nearby.

Wha'da'ya think?”

“bump”

“man, you and JO really should get in on this trip - its gonna be a goodun!

btw, how's JO's daughter doing these days? good I hope, or at least better?”

“bump”

“Roam, the daughter is doing OK last I heard.

Buddur, ideally I would like to get to camp before dark.
Yeah, we'll see!
I have to drive about 500 miles and the hike is 2-3 hours to the shelter....good luck, fool!

EarthNsky, I would like to both of those butt-kickers.”

“Yo MarkO, You gots mail.”

“that marko is a loonatic.”

“bumpidy bump

Where are ya MarkO? Didya get my email? I need some of your professional expert advice on Wolf Gap.”

“Ha ha ! !

Isn't that "lunatic" ?????

Huh, miss evil eye smarty pants???

Yeah Pennsy, I finally checked my e-mail.. >8^]”

“LOL! I think she meant lunatic, but loonatic seems more appropriate.”

“i meant to misspell it, ya loon!”

“Evil pants smarty eyes!!”

“hey loooooooovey!
i sent you an email to behold!!
tootles!”

“Report to Ethnic Food thread”

“Roger, Billy Bob !”

“Where the hell have you been? tree said you'll gimme a ride to NYC for some neapolitan pizza?”

“Can you deliver one up to me?”

“Pizza......New York ???

I'm in”

“MarkO - When?

LZ - come to NY. Gotta have it fresh!”

“...waitin' on Squilax... I see you are passing the time here, too.”

“Yes.....indeed

He call you too?

Someone must have flipped a rig on I-83.”

“Yeah, I last talked to him about 40 minutes ago and he was just about to get off of 83. Then he needs to get routed down to exit 4 (Shrewsbury) before he gets back on 83. If all went well he MIGHT get to you in the next 20 minutes.

Gotta love Murphy's law. I thought we would be hanging around a campfire by now.”

“Ah well, I've set up my schitt in the dark many times.

I've got a chair for tonight........should I bring another?”