french swimmer dude is off the chain

[Milhouse]

Originally Posted by Brad

I've known guys who put a whole stick of butter in their cocoa at relatively high altitudes in an attempt to sleep warm.

Haha, yeah. A guy I know went through a NOLS course, and they taught that. I've never actually tried it, but he swears by it. He said once the girls in his course figured that out, there was no butter left for the guys.

I prefer dumping olive oil all over my dinner (and adding some instant mashed potato flakes). Also put some chunks of cheese in your cocoa. After you drink the cocoa, you have warm, soft chunks of cheese with some chocolate taste on them. Good stuff.

 

[why]

Originally Posted by topcatny

Ok Einstein. I'll have to remember to break out my why decoder ring for your posts.

Or you could sit back and think.

 

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Milhouse

Haha, yeah. A guy I know went through a NOLS course, and they taught that. I've never actually tried it, but he swears by it. He said once the girls in his course figured that out, there was no butter left for the guys.

I prefer dumping olive oil all over my dinner (and adding some instant mashed potato flakes). Also put some chunks of cheese in your cocoa. After you drink the cocoa, you have warm, soft chunks of cheese with some chocolate taste on them. Good stuff.

I used to instruct for Outward Bound and we'd tell students on mountaineering courses more or less the same thing. But, at some point, carrying that much butter becomes weight prohibitive. I prefer slathering anything and everything in peanut butter - especially if I'm climbing in the winter out of a tent.

 

[topcatny]

Originally Posted by why

Or you could sit back and think.

Or you could put some explanation in your posts instead of calling "bullshit" every other time you respond to something.

 

[Milhouse]

Originally Posted by Brad

I used to instruct for Outward Bound and we'd tell students on mountaineering courses more or less the same thing. But, at some point, carrying that much butter becomes weight prohibitive. I prefer slathering anything and everything in peanut butter - especially if I'm climbing in the winter out of a tent.

Add a little spice and call it "Thai peanut sauce".

 

[Tarmac]

Originally Posted by danilo

not 190

 

[why]

Beetlejuice!

 

[CTGuy]

Originally Posted by kwiteaboy

Yeah, seriously. Bernard is built more like Shawne Merriman than a swimmer, and he's got an inch on him. If Merriman is 272, Bernard is AT LEAST 250.

There is absolutely no way that guy is 190.

 

[unexpected]

you think so? 250??? I think Bernard's build most closely resembles a WR, not a DE. I actually think he looks a lot like Terrell Owens, who's about 220 lb.

 

[kwiteaboy]

Originally Posted by unexpected

you think so? 250??? I think Bernard's build most closely resembles a WR, not a DE. I actually think he looks a lot like Terrell Owens, who's about 220 lb.

Yeah, having thought more about it, I'd say he's probably between TO and a guy like Vernon Davis, who is 250. Bernard is taller than both of them, though.

 

[Saucemaster]

Originally Posted by unexpected

you think so? 250??? I think Bernard's build most closely resembles a WR, not a DE. I actually think he looks a lot like Terrell Owens, who's about 220 lb.

Now THERE's someone I'd like to see Merriman lay out.

 

[redgrail]

Originally Posted by Milhouse

Add a little spice and call it "Thai peanut sauce".

Haha, we actually used to do this in my SAR group... Red pepper flakes, garlic, some soy... Pour it over noodles (or anything really). GOLDEN.

 

[Brad]

Originally Posted by redgrail

Haha, we actually used to do this in my SAR group... Red pepper flakes, garlic, some soy... Pour it over noodles (or anything really). GOLDEN.

I've only taken advanced SAR training, but have never done an actual SAR. Where do you do it?

 

[SenorMatador]

Originally Posted by phdude

is alain cheating? not really sure. probably the most suspicious swimmers this year include his team from france. bousquet has been at the elite level for a while, but the other three guys on that relay team came out of nowhere to do times faster than anyone had ever done prior to this year. you also have the two chinese female swimmers who went 1-2 in the 200fly, breaking the world record, having barely any international experience and not even being ranked in the top 20 in the world prior. doping is alive and well in swimming (see hardy in the usa even). the question is who is going to get caught? i'm surprised we haven't seen any more major positive tests yet.

Thank you, someone else who thought it was very fishy about those two Chinese swimmers. They were purely unknowns. Almost every single one of their swimmers is that. And their women's 4x200 free relay. Come on, you don't come from nowhere to swim the entire race under WR pace and then finish with a silver.

Like you stated, I really don't know what to think about the French. Alain is huge, but also look at Bousqet, who is massive. I just think Alain naturally happens to be huge. Bousqet trained under Marsh at Auburn and has been very impressive in the sprint events. The other two I have no idea about.

 

[redgrail]

Originally Posted by Brad

I've only taken advanced SAR training, but have never done an actual SAR. Where do you do it?
Used to. New Mexico.