[pct-l] that trail pirate

[Reinhold Metzger]

I'M  SHOCKED.....I did not know ''Switchback'' the trail pirate would do such a think.
He seems like such a nice guy.
Poor Mrs. Switchback,.....I wonder what she would say?

JMT Reinhold
Your shocked trail companion
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I met a trail pirate at his favorite Lone Pine restaurant recently  to discuss a forthcoming PCT hike. While we were eating I noticed he was watching a teenager sitting next to him. The teenager had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange, and blue. The pirate kept
staring at him. The teenager would look and find him staring every time. When the teenager had had enough, he sarcastically asked, 'What's the matter old man, never done anything wild in your life?'

Knowing the pirate, I quickly swallowed my food so that I would not choke on his response, knowing he would have a good one, and in classic style he did not bat an eye in his response.

'Got drunk once, and had sex with a peacock. I was just wondering if you were my son.'