Re: [at-l] look at me stunts and Goose Creek,etc

>I'll say it: I think thru-hikers are indeed elitist. Keep in mind that
>elite is not synonymous with snob. Also keep in mind the of elite. Of all
>the hikers in the world, those that choose to hike for 6 months are
>indeed a small percentage, and would therefore qualify to be tagged
>"elite". Being a member of said "elite" group would therefore make one
>"elitist".
>
>I want to be an elitist smartass thruhiking ex-paratrooper computer geek
>clown lover.
>
>Much love,
>Cleek
>
>On Sun, 31 Dec 2000 Slyatpct@aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 12/31/2000 4:03:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> cleek@csc.smsu.edu writes:
>>
>> << This seems so mean spirited. Telling someone they have no class is
never
>>  classy. Is there more going on here than what I'm reading, because I
think
>>  someone (not sure who) took a hard left somewhere in this thread. >>
>>
>> Sorry if you read it that way, it wasn't my intention to be mean
spirited.
>> I'm tired of reading about "elitist thru-hikers" and if she really
considers
>> herself one, I'll stand by my statement.  No one on the trail should
consider
>> themselves more important than anyone else out there hiking.
>>
>> If you're worried about if I have any class?  No, I don't, but I don't
>> pretend to be someone I'm not.
>>
>> Have a Happy New Year,  Sly
>>
>>
>>
>
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