Gaper (reaching down to pet a dog standing near me): Does your dog bite?
Me: No

The dog reaches up and bites the man on the hand.

Gaper: I thought you said your dog doesn't bite?
Me: ...

ok. I've been on lifts before where some random dude interjects into a conversation not meant for him. Your situation is different. It's why I asked.

As for watching out for others? I don't...

I'm just curious. Why did you ask them if they have gear? Did they speak directly to you? Or were you baiting them? Could be they were having an A+B conversation and were telling you to C your way...

This is the best gaper quote of this thread. Way to step up Shadam and expose yourself as a complete gaper!

Basically you are saying that you are so unskilled that you or your buddy have a hard...

That's your best tough guy line?

yea, that's because it's bullshit. The joke has been around since the '60's. I suspect that if someone overheard it, the person speaking was probably trying to be funny.

The woman? You mean Christin Cooper? US Ski team for 8 years. Seven World Cup victories and 26 podiums. Silver medal in the 1984 Olympics - 3rd place in the World Cup....that woman?

"are like...

More of an image than a quote. Crowded day, singles line stretches back a ways. Dude in a tassled hat, sony over ear headphones (big SONY logo), Marker Dukes on Pontoons, back-pack with avy shovel...

I think she's telling you that you are a gaper, and gapers belong at Vail. When she stared blankly at you, it was because she realized you were far more gaperish than she had imagined.

Only below a certain altitude, then it turns into an Elk

Why? Seems like you did what you were supposed to do.

hmmmm, Are you the gaper? The comment you quoted is pretty true. Have you seen some of the old films from the 40's and 50's? Those guys were launching huge with cable bindings and 10' skis.
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With a join date of 12/07?

That has to be pretty unimpossible.

^^Do you have a funny quote, or are you going to just pick fights all day?^^

Original join date 12/99 - changed to Bullet 10/03, Changed Bill.H. 9/07.

Pay attention sweetpea. :p

I think I'll just fight.

I contributed to all the dozen or so other "gaper quote" threads that have appeared over the years.

:smile: You were riding a chair lift at Breckenridge - so "here" would mean Breckenridge. :cool:

I guess it's a regional thing. I'm from Twisp, not Winthrop which is 8 miles North.

I live...

Well, he's got a point. You don't live in Breck, do you? You live in Alma.