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#232860 - 09/27/11 07:52 PM Re: An interesting NPS Incident [Re: Glock-A-Roo]
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This thread is reminding me of the opening line of Virgil's Aeneid - "Arma virumque cano" - "of arms and the man I sing". Never know when a misspent youth studying Latin will come in handy.
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#232863 - 09/27/11 08:25 PM Re: An interesting NPS Incident [Re: hikermor]
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Registered: 02/20/09
Posts: 1372
I've got just ONE question for this 64-year old dude.

Did he rememeber to carry a good SHARP knife with him ... when he went on this hike. Anyone who's seen the movie knows what I'm talking about :-)

Hahahahaha !!!

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#232873 - 09/27/11 11:07 PM Re: An interesting NPS Incident [Re: hikermor]
Richlacal Offline
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Registered: 02/11/10
Posts: 778
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Heck,all he needed was a little Baking Soda for survival biscuits,a little Arm & Hammer never hurt's! Armaggedon nowhere with this,aren't I?


Edited by Richlacal (09/27/11 11:11 PM)

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#232875 - 09/27/11 11:23 PM Re: An interesting NPS Incident [Re: hikermor]
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Registered: 08/31/11
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You guys are punishing me!
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#232877 - 09/28/11 12:15 AM Re: An interesting NPS Incident [Re: hikermor]
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Registered: 11/13/06
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This is turning into a hand-to-hand pun war.

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#232879 - 09/28/11 12:37 AM Re: An interesting NPS Incident [Re: hikermor]
Bingley Offline
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Originally Posted By: hikermor
This thread is reminding me of the opening line of Virgil's Aeneid - "Arma virumque cano" - "of arms and the man I sing". Never know when a misspent youth studying Latin will come in handy.


In this and many other situations: forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit (it will perhaps be a joy to remember even this one day). From a little later in Book 1.

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#232884 - 09/28/11 01:19 AM Re: An interesting NPS Incident [Re: hikermor]
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Loc: Ontario, Canada
One thumb up for the war puns combatants!
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