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Whats happened to chocky?

hero

16-Oct-2008
9:36:15 PM

Ah Ionesco, now we're talking. I saw the Bald Soprano in Canberra earlier this year and thought it was a little dated, but still wonderfully absurd. If you are a lover of the absurd, dear Wendy, you must love this site.


Chuck Norris

16-Oct-2008
10:17:00 PM

This site is full of mostly male lurkers trying to fill in the time with surfin the net. For that
demographic chockstone is in losing competition with all those bloody porn sites


Zebedee

16-Oct-2008
10:34:44 PM

On 16/10/2008 Wendy wrote:
>I suspect that how many people currently have office jobs or are studying
>or otherwise stuck in front of a computer procrastinating has a lot to
>do Chockstone ebbs and flows. I barely said boo in the 2 years between
>my last office job and getting back into study ... does anyone have any
>opinions on Ionesco's The Bald Soprano? French absurdist theatre in general?
>Then I can combine my procrastinating with some useful work!
Don't know any Bald Sopranos but I did see Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in the cinematic adaption of Rhinoceros. Absurd hardly does it justice aboslutely ball breakingly bonkus is closer to the mark though it was amusing. I guess the intent is to amuse and not just confound which is some what an improvement on Waiting for Godot. But it was just a film and I ain't a Rhino....yet.


Chuck Norris

16-Oct-2008
10:55:08 PM

Artaud is my mentor for alternative logic.

hero

16-Oct-2008
11:16:24 PM

Whereas I turn to Stugang


wallwombat

17-Oct-2008
7:08:12 AM

Homer Simpson is my mentor for alternative logic.

I wasn't sure if Artaud liked beer.

Wendy

17-Oct-2008
7:47:39 AM

Actually, now i think about it, the Bald Soprano is really quite like Chockstone. There's a lot of nonsensical conversation where people talk at each other rather than really communicating and get then quite riled up about it ... filled in with a few strange fairy tales and an odd poem ...

widewetandslippery

17-Oct-2008
9:01:06 AM

Artaud is alternative logic? Made sense to me.


JimboV10

17-Oct-2008
9:36:45 AM

I dont tend to post much becuase no one really goes climbing!

Where are the trip reports? Where is the "psyched on something"? Where are the new "projects"?

No wonder Aussie (Victorian?) climbing is behind the rest of the world! All we do is talk about climbing...

And me? I work 60 hours a week, and still manage a day on rock a week!


cruze

17-Oct-2008
9:46:04 AM

On 17/10/2008 JimboV10 wrote:
>And me? I work 60 hours a week, and still manage a day on rock a week!

You are awesome.

JDB

17-Oct-2008
9:48:26 AM

Simple really, most serious postings get hijacked by the 'usual suspects' and............
hey presto a tangential unrelated topic starts !


JimboV10

17-Oct-2008
12:26:58 PM

On 17/10/2008 cruze wrote:
>On 17/10/2008 JimboV10 wrote:
>>And me? I work 60 hours a week, and still manage a day on rock a week!
>
>You are awesome.

Not bragging or anything cruze, but everyone always complains they are too busy! I'm not claiming to be awesome, but less talk more climbing!

Bob Saki

17-Oct-2008
12:37:12 PM

I think you all ask too much of C/S.

Ask not what C/S can do for you..................

On the prediction front I feel the lure of the rock dimishing on a grand scale, by 2035 people will forget how to get to araps/gramps.

And in 2064 a young man armed with machined nuts and seatbelt material slings will slash through the bees and brambbles and proudly claim an FA of what was once known as Syrinx.
The Grampians will become a disused venue and will be extensively quarried for sandstone to add a touch of class to the ever expanding McMansions. Dadswells Bridge will be a Melbourne suburb.

Sounds realistic eh..............................

widewetandslippery

17-Oct-2008
12:50:50 PM

On 17/10/2008 JimboV10 wrote:
>I dont tend to post much becuase no one really goes climbing!
>
>Where are the trip reports? Where is the "psyched on something"? Where
>are the new "projects"?
>
>No wonder Aussie (Victorian?) climbing is behind the rest of the world!
>All we do is talk about climbing...
>
>And me? I work 60 hours a week, and still manage a day on rock a week!

So JimboV10 is to blame. He works 6 days a week ripping off work that part time workers/serious climbers could be doing and otherwise is to busy. So Jimbo, where are the new projects?

I enjoyed your realisation that you are thick enough to think Victorian=Aussie. Ha ha. People like you call mexican gay netball football, AFL, I had enough of I hard time not choking when it was called VFL just for the football reference.

And Jimbo, I'm taking the piss. Lots of us go climbing and lots of the more real/in the world people (not me!), in my experience, get out and about more than others and do stuff and aren't bored, bludging or bullshiting in front of the computer (like me).

As a side note pound for pound aussie climbing isn't so weak.


JimboV10

17-Oct-2008
2:55:50 PM

That just left me confused!

On 17/10/2008 widewetandslippery wrote:
>On 17/10/2008 JimboV10 wrote:
>>I dont tend to post much becuase no one really goes climbing!
>>
>>Where are the trip reports? Where is the "psyched on something"? Where
>>are the new "projects"?
>>
>>No wonder Aussie (Victorian?) climbing is behind the rest of the world!
>>All we do is talk about climbing...
>>
>>And me? I work 60 hours a week, and still manage a day on rock a week!
>
>So JimboV10 is to blame. He works 6 days a week ripping off work that
>part time workers/serious climbers could be doing and otherwise is to busy.
>So Jimbo, where are the new projects?

I'm talking about peoples own projects.. Things that are just consuming their lives.. For me, its Fuel the Fire at Werribee Gorge. All comes down to one freakin move that I just cant do!!!
>
>I enjoyed your realisation that you are thick enough to think Victorian=Aussie.
>Ha ha. People like you call mexican gay netball football, AFL, I had enough
>of I hard time not choking when it was called VFL just for the football
>reference.

Im originally a QLDer so take that as you will lol
>
>And Jimbo, I'm taking the piss. Lots of us go climbing and lots of the
>more real/in the world people (not me!), in my experience, get out and
>about more than others and do stuff and aren't bored, bludging or bullshiting
>in front of the computer (like me).
>
>As a side note pound for pound aussie climbing isn't so weak.

I'm not saying people dont go climbing, I just want to hear about it when they do!! Get me psyched up before the weekend!


rodw

17-Oct-2008
3:59:55 PM

On 17/10/2008 JimboV10 wrote:

>I'm not saying people dont go climbing, I just want to hear about it when
>they do!! Get me psyched up before the weekend!

I climbed out of bed this morning and started work...you psyched now???


JimboV10

17-Oct-2008
4:51:10 PM

Well man, if that was your project, then yeah! ;) you da man!


rodw

17-Oct-2008
5:58:15 PM

Well it felt like a v12 at the time


JimboV10

17-Oct-2008
6:08:30 PM

See, i havent even ticked V11 yet! Your badass! :)


Chuck Norris

17-Oct-2008
8:19:53 PM

On 16/10/2008 hero wrote:
>Whereas I turn to Stugang

Thanks Hero. Thats the nicest thing that anyone has said to me in a long while (apart from my daughter who isn't old enough to realise what an arsehole I am...so that doesn't really count)

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