[pct-l] acceptable language...a side story

[sabra985]

One of my favorite moments on the trail last year (and perhaps...you had to
be there):

I do my best to be kind and respectful to the people I meet along the trail
(and off it, too), whether they are day hikers, thru-hikers, trail
angels...etc., assuming, of course, that they treat me with the same.
I remember being in Mojave, on the balcony of the motel. Looking down, I
waved at the hiker below me on the lawn and said without a trace of the
sarcasm you might expect in the off-trail world, "Good morning, Jackass!"
It's not a sentence one would usually say so pleasantly :)

~evenstar



On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, knowing Jackass and loving his writing and intellect in general, it
> just wouldn't be right without all those four letter words.  As an "old
> vet" who is getting more grizzled by the day, and spent a career working
> with felons, those words have been a part of my life for a long time.  I
> certainly try to contain them in church or around folks I know might not
> appreciate them, but when reading something from Jackass, it's just part of
> the flavor of a wonderful guy whose got some great stories to tell.  But
> beware, he might say something even worse than those four letter words.
> It's usually something really pithy and worth wading through the rough to
> hear, however.
>
> Anybody who calls a visit to City Lights Books a pilgrimage is good by me.
>
> Shroomer
>
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