[pct-l] acceptable language...a side story

[Charles Doersch]

As someone who has lived a chunk of time in Australia and New York, I still
have trouble remembering not to use the vernacular. Here in parts of
Colorado that kind of language can be relegated to "felons" as Shroomer
says -- but in Boulder (and in the ski towns), it's fairly common currency.
Of course, in Colo Springs you get ticketed for it.

Cheers,

~C

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:42 PM, sabra985 <sabra985 at gmail.com> wrote:

> One of my favorite moments on the trail last year (and perhaps...you had to
> be there):
>
> I do my best to be kind and respectful to the people I meet along the trail
> (and off it, too), whether they are day hikers, thru-hikers, trail
> angels...etc., assuming, of course, that they treat me with the same.
> I remember being in Mojave, on the balcony of the motel. Looking down, I
> waved at the hiker below me on the lawn and said without a trace of the
> sarcasm you might expect in the off-trail world, "Good morning, Jackass!"
> It's not a sentence one would usually say so pleasantly :)
>
> ~evenstar
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Well, knowing Jackass and loving his writing and intellect in general, it
> > just wouldn't be right without all those four letter words.  As an "old
> > vet" who is getting more grizzled by the day, and spent a career working
> > with felons, those words have been a part of my life for a long time.  I
> > certainly try to contain them in church or around folks I know might not
> > appreciate them, but when reading something from Jackass, it's just part
> of
> > the flavor of a wonderful guy whose got some great stories to tell.  But
> > beware, he might say something even worse than those four letter words.
> > It's usually something really pithy and worth wading through the rough to
> > hear, however.
> >
> > Anybody who calls a visit to City Lights Books a pilgrimage is good by
> me.
> >
> > Shroomer
> >
> >
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