newby

“Good afternoon,

I'm new here. I lurked for a little while.”

“Hola. ¿Esta Susanna en casa?”

“While hello. Welcome out from the shadows. Lurking is fine. Posting is better. have fun!”

“welcome, running girl...I love to run, too, so we have something in common as well as being female. We need more input from the gals on this board so jump right in.”

“Hi there running girl!
This isn`t Ice Tea in drag is it?LOL
Welcome to the funny farm, just watch out for the animals and where you step! Glad to have you with us, try not to run off on us till you get to know us better, THEN, save yourself!LOL

Happy Trails!”

“Hi running girl! Welcome!”

“Hey RG.

How long you been a backpacker?”

“Ummm -
Fresh fish!
...hope you have thick scales! LOL!

Welcome, punkin.
(o;”

“Since you're new here, I'll list the Ten Stupid Things Women on TrailTalk Should Not Do.

1. Marry O.J. Simpson.

2. Touch the remote control.

3. Work ouside of the home.

4. Become a degree whoring sanctimonious bitch for the purpose of increasing ratings.

5. Pre-marital Porking.

6. Being born as a female into a mixed religion marriage especially if one parent is Catholic and the other is Jewish. God, what kind of stupid woman would pick parents like that.

7. Date Bacpac.

8. Vote.

9. Get ICQ and chat with the male losers on this site.

10. Wear revealing outfits around the former President of the United States.”

“hey toots. be a doll and get me a beer.

thanks, babe.”

“Welcome Runninchick!”

“FRESH FISH!”

“rad -
how rude!
"get a beer bla bla".
Is it always about youyouyou?!
Do you NEVER think of the feelings and desires of others?!


...get two, huh punkin?.”

“Make mine a Grape Soda please.
Thanks chick.”

“Hey, you sound cute. And your grammar is impeccable. Are you an English teacher?

I like beer too!”

“Does anybody else have a drink order before I sit down?

Why, yes, Baume66, as a matter of fact. . . I am (was) an English teacher.

Thanks for the welcome everyone.”

“Me fail English, that's unpossible!”

“Answer to the question, "How long have you been backpacking"...

It's all new for me. My husband takes me camping and I have been on a few short day hikes. I have a fancy pants backpack and sleeping bag, fancy pants stove and cookwear (apron, mitts), and boots that I wear while vacuuming (breaking them in). We plan a trip to the Blue Ridge in April. I'll keep you posted.”

“Blue Ridge eh? That means you're in my neck of the woods. Would ya like to elaborate just a weeee bit on where ya are? I'm presently in Knoxville, but I grew up in the Canton/Asheville area. Also, just so ya know r.g., there's some Trail Talk (TT as we usually have it) trips coming up near you. Both are in April, one is the 3rd week at Wilson Creek in WNC, and the other is the following weekend in E TN at Fiery Gizzard. Both oughta be purdy, and you'd get to meet some of us knuckleheads.

Beer? Ahh, since you're already up .....

Hey I am kinda curious to know; are ya the kind of Enlish teacher with a southern drawl, or the kind without your native southern drawl .... hehe....?”

“Oh yeah, welcome to TT!”

“This can be a rough group (as I haves sampled for my self many times). How ever, we are a good bunch. Well some of us. Just some hints so you don?t have to endure the same pain that I have.

1) NEVER say any thing if you don?t have sources to back you up, they will kill you for that.
2) Always use your best spelling and grammar.
3) If make fun of some one they WILL retaliate.
4) If you never in you TT life made fun of any one, you still may have harsh comments coming your way.
5) If you state a scientific fact that is hard to believe, don?t expect them too.

Now some day to day hints:

1) There are some people that check in here every 5 minutes because we have nothing better to do, we call them regulars.
2) There are some people that post something extremely radical, knowing that they will upset many people, we call them trolls.
3) There are some people that change their name every month, we call him tarpy.
4) There is another web site with all of are pictures on it , and the web master of that site we call Phill
5) This site crashes often so buckle your seat belt and where a helmet.
6) You can use most HTML in on TT (trail talk) and if you don?t know any we have a thread to solve that problem
Some of us use AOL IM (AIM RULES), Some of us use MSN IM, Some of us use Yahoo IM, and more of us use ICQ.

There you go I hope that this has set you on the right foot.”

“Reformed Lurker is an english teacher too.



And my spelling and grammar sucks ass (thats my one and only flaw in life). You can correct me on my grammar and spelling, I don't mind.

"Running" humm, I love to run, thats why I joined track.

Where going to need some more info on you if your going to be a regualer.

Like:
where yah from?
Whats are your hobbies other than BPin'?
Whats your AIM/ICQ/Yahoo/MSN name?”

“ There is my info for the newby with the right HTML
This can be a rough group (as I haves sampled for my self many times). How ever, we are a good bunch. Well some of us. Just some hints so you don?t have to endure the same pain that I have.

1) NEVER say any thing if you don?t have sources to back you up, they will kill you for that.
2) Always use your best spelling and grammar.
3) If make fun of some one they WILL retaliate.
4) If you never in you TT life made fun of any one, you still may have harsh comments coming your way.
5) If you state a scientific fact that is hard to believe, don?t expect them too.

Now some day to day hints:

1) There are some people that check in here every 5 minutes because we have nothing better to do, we call them regulars.
2) There are some people that post something extremely radical, knowing that they will upset many people, we call them trolls.
3) There are some people that change their name every month, we call him tarpy.
4) There is another web site with all of are pictures on it , and the web master of that site we call Phill
5) This site crashes often so buckle your seat belt and where a helmet.
6) You can use most HTML in on TT (trail talk) and if you don?t know any we have a thread to solve that problem
Some of us use AOL IM (AIM RULES), Some of us use MSN IM, Some of us use Yahoo IM, and more of us use ICQ.

There you go I hope that this has set you on the right foot.”

“Welcome running girl. Don't bother critiquing Ice Tea's spelling. Just get used to it, lol.

My advice, run girl, run and don't look back. If you decide to stay, then think about a trail talk (tt) group hike. They are lots of fun.”

“We always try to throw some pretty fun trips on the East side of the USA. ECT (East Coast Trekkers) are what our trips are refered as. Bring good ole hubby and join the fun!”

“he he he, yah know what. Get "hubby" (I think that term is just used by old people)a TT name”

“We're all old compaired to you Tea. LOL!”

“Ich spreche bloss Duetsch! Running Girl, wo wohnst du?”

“?ken, que?”

“Howdy Mrs.Running Girl!

Where'ya runnin' from/to?”

“Do you happen to know the running man by chance?”

“That must be her husband.”

“She's married to Arnold Shwartzanager?”

“Welcome, Running Girl!

As an English teacher, you can appreciate our rules for writing messages.

Also, please feel free to submit a photo for the photo page sometime!

Enjoy!”

“hi running girl, well i cant spell either but im here and I love this group. they are a great bunch. please think about joining us for one of our trips and meet my hubby ( yes were old so I can call him that) were getting ready to leave to do the AT the end of July southbound so we dont have long to get to know you before we leave. have fun with this group and dont get to discouraged with us were really a pretty good bunch.”

“Good Morning Everyone,

Wow--I just woke up and already have a ton to do just by answering all your questions. First, I would like to say that I saw snackboy's new photo of The Last Yumbillicious Dinner and am very disappointed that I wasn't invited! Also, part of the reason I got a TT name was so that I could meet Sarabelle and she hasn't been over to sniff me yet. Sarabelle? Other info...

I live in the Richmond VA area.
I've lived in West Virginia, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania--so, no, I don't have a southern drawl.
Ice Tea, my grammer and spelling are not perfect. When Baume66 mentioned it in his reply to me he was merely trying to brown nose so that he wouldn't have to sleep on the couch--HE IS MY HUSBAND! Sorry walkindude, I am not married to Arnold.
Thanks for the ground rules, Ice Tea. I don't have any unfounded scientific facts to post today.
Deathmarch and Ken--I feel dumb for asking...but WHAT?
Buddur--I saw the picture of Buddur. Very photogenic!
Phil--Maybe baume66 and I can send a photo of our April trip.
Mom--I heard about your upcoming trip. Good Luck!”

“namaste
translation (that means welcome...honoring your presence ....)
it is fun to read in here and even more fun to actually meet in person and have an adventure......quite an eclectic group....as you probably have already heard from hubby....
have fun and hope to meet on the trail someday...
om shanti (that means ...adios....godspeed...go in peace...have a grateful day....)”

“I do resemble Arnold though. Isn't he balding?”

“You vacume? My wife doesn't vacume. She sweeps, but only when she gets mad. She's also an English teacher, and can use advanced grammar and punctuation. Spells good too.”

“Willkommen!!”

“nice to meet you running girl. hang in there for the first few trips w/ hubby. it's great to be able to share backpacking with a spouse and it's the perfect way to get and give each other total attention. no distractions like tv, etc. i hope you have a great time!”

“Nobody thought that my "cookwear" joke was funny? It started out as a misspelling... but baume66 and I thought that it was so funny we decided to elaborate. I am glad that at least we thought it was hilarious!! Maybe we just have a high opinion of ourselves.”

“Lookin forward to meeting ya both! and welcome! Yo bear”

“I get it. You're on spring break now with nothing to do. My wife is too. She's sanding the floors, after which she will not vacume. My favorite cookwear is an apron with a duck on it.”

“Great runnin gal!! So might you be interested in the Nanty River Betty Run coming up sometime this summer?! Baume66 said he might be up for the "ride", so's I'm thanking that mebbe you will too! I guess that you'll wanna paddle the Jason Male Lover one eh?? As stated previously (you'll hafta ask baumenager about THAT!), the Jason boat will likely have a little more stability on the river ............. uh, unless ya paddle him face down.”

“I know nothing, nothING.”

“Welcome running girl! Smart girl as well. You lurked before you jumped.”

“RG,
I did find amusement with your "cookwear" comment. For some reason, I pictured ya scrambling up a mountain trail wearing butt an apron and mitts. (kind of the French Maid git-up!) I wasn't gonna mention it, but you brought it up again!
Welcome aboard and I apoligize now for comments I will make in the future!”

“Oooops, I forgot about the planned "rafting" adventure.

Note to self: Make sure and discuss Nanty River Run with wife.”

“Just remember there is no better trailfood than SPAM!”