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From: coomer@nuc.berkeley.edu (Eric Coomer)
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Subject: Wall humor
Date: 7 Oct 1996 15:48:49 GMT
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For your reading (dis)pleasure.

Cheers
Eric

Top Ten reasons to solo a wall

10. You get to lead all the good pitches
 9. You can actually stretch out on that double wide ledge
 8. No one to scarf all the good food but you
 7. Major studliness bonus points
 6. Quiet introspective time alone(translates roughly to no one there to 
    hear you cry like a baby.)
 5. No partner to make fun of you as you babble incoherently on that 
    horror show lead
 4. People think you're nuts. Especially if you have heated debates amongst
    yourself.
 3. You don't have to deal with a partner's stinky personal odors
 2. You can make up stories about how hard you are, and there won't be anyone
    to invalidate them
 1. Getting in touch with your inner psychosis

Top Ten Reasons NOT to solo a wall

10. No one to call a loser but yourself
 9. You mean I gotta climb this thing TWICE?
 8. Gotta lead all the nasty pitches
 7. Can't overstuff your partners haul bag on the way down for a 
    lighter ride
 6. No one else to blame when you screw up
 5. Can't snooze during belays
 4. If you forget your beer, there's no hope of stealing your partner's
 3. There won't be anyone to validate the stories of your nerves of steel
 2. You can't laugh at your partner while they're quaking on that horror
    show lead
1.5 When you get a really stupid song in your head, it's probably stuck
    with you for the next 3 days
 1. No one to snuggle with in that cush double ledge