[pct-l] Moronic Hiking Disorders & JMT Fever

[Reinhold Metzger]

GREGG,
Thank you for holding me in such high esteem....I am flattered and 
throughly touched that you would bestow such honor upon me....however, I 
am not deserving of such honor...I am merely suffering from JMT Fever.
I first caught it in 1996 and have become inflicted by it every summer 
since....the only relief is to hike the JMT and I have been doing that 
every summer since.

JMT Reinhold
Your suffering trail companion

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Greg Kesselring wrote:
> Yes, Reinhold, I have no doubt you have moronic disorder.  However, 
> I'm pretty sure the cure in your case is not an option.  That's 
> because in addition to moronic disorder I believe you also have a very 
> advanced case of mountain fever, also known as mountain madness.  
> There is no known cure for this malady, but the condition can be much 
> alleviated with regular and frequent trips to the high country.   You 
> can keep the mountain madness in check this way, but sadly the moronic 
> disorder will only get worse over time.  Lord help us all.
>
> Greg
>
> Reinhold Metzger wrote:
>> GREG  WROTE:
>> I bet we'd find a lot of strange anomalies among the distance hiking 
>> community.
>> None of us are anywhere near normal....especially that  REINHOLD  guy, 
>> he is the most abnormal of the bunch.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>>
>> REINHOLD  RESPONDS:
>>   
>>> Greg, you are right....my sanity has been questioned on more than one 
>>> occasion.
>>>
>>> Like Brian once told me....''Reinhold, some folks don't understand us, 
>>> they just don't understand the crazy things we do....but we  crazy 
>>> ones, we understand each other.''
>>>
>>> Unless you are one of the crazy ones you are not capable of 
>>> understanding what we crazy, abnormal ones are capable of doing on a 
>>> moon-lit summer night.
>>> When you hear wolf-like howling and blood-curdling screams you will 
>>> know the crazy, abnormal ones are out prowling the trails tonight, so 
>>> keep your tents zipped  and your women close by your side, for we 
>>> crazy, abnormal ones are  not far out of sight.
>>> Mercy we show none and you, my  friend, may be the next one.
>>>
>>> The above abnormal behavior is probably the result of to many nights 
>>> at high altitude resulting in oxygen deprivation of the brain which 
>>> gives rise to a condition known in medical circles as  ''Moronic 
>>> Disorder.''
>>> Frequently associated with long distance hiking......can be fatal if 
>>> left untreated.
>>> Seek medical treatment immediately.
>>>
>>> Only known cure,...complete abstention from hiking.
>>>
>>> JMT Reinhold
>>> Dr. of Moronic Disorders
>>>
>>>     
>>
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