Darwin Awards

[AlioTheFool]

I've never understood the appeal of climbing a mountain like that. Just to say you got there and survived? Okay.

I don't understand being a vegan either. I love veggies but I'd never give up eating a good steak.

[bojanglesman]

I've never understood the appeal of climbing a mountain like that. Just to say you got there and survived? Okay.

I don't understand being a vegan either. I love veggies but I'd never give up eating a good steak.

I can see being vegan if you are very sensitive to animal issues.  I still have a hard time being such a hypocrite in saving some animals, yet eating others.  If I could cook worth a crap, I'd be a vegan.  I did it for a year.  Probably the best I've felt since high school.  Once kids came around, it was really hard to do it and not eat the same excrement all the time.  I'm not that creative and I'm not into cooking.  I'm an omnivore out of sheer laziness.

I like a good steak, but I'd be fine if I never had one again.

[Badger]

I've never understood the appeal of climbing a mountain like that. Just to say you got there and survived? Okay.

Do you ever hike regular mountains? Wondering where you would draw the line.

Climbing Everest has become something of a status symbol for those who have the means (time and money) to do so.

[Pope]

I'm a vegan but that's because my boyfriend chooses to be vegan. I changed for moral support.

[bojanglesman]

I'm a vegan but that's because my boyfriend chooses to be vegan. I changed for moral support.

Wrong.  If you're gay you eat wieners.  Zing.

[AlioTheFool]

Do you ever hike regular mountains? Wondering where you would draw the line.

Climbing Everest has become something of a status symbol for those who have the means (time and money) to do so.

I don't even "hike" to the grocery store.

I can understand people who walk nature trails and such, but I don't get the appeal of climbing thousands of feet up a mountain to stand there in the freezing cold for a little while then head home.

[Tommy]

Where do Vegans get their protein?

[AlioTheFool]

Where do Vegans get their protein?

I've always assumed from beans. Why else would they eat so many soy-based products?

[Ignatius J Reilly]

Where do Vegans get their protein?

Soy and quinoa mostly.

EDIT: Should have mentioned nuts too.  Derp.

[Hemi]

I don't even "hike" to the grocery store.

I can understand people who walk nature trails and such, but I don't get the appeal of climbing thousands of feet up a mountain to stand there in the freezing cold for a little while then head home.

BECAUSE IT'S THERE DAMMIT!!!!!!

[MBGreen]

Where do Vegans get their protein?

medium rare chicken

[Tommy]

I don't even "hike" to the grocery store.

I can understand people who walk nature trails and such, but I don't get the appeal of climbing thousands of feet up a mountain to stand there in the freezing cold for a little while then head home.

It's a massive achievement, and a very exclusive one. Well, at least it used to be. I hear it's become real crowded up there, and climbers actually have to wait behind dozens of other climbers to get to the summit. It's also an awesome thing to be able to tell others that you did.

[Pope]

It's a resume builder

[bojanglesman]

Mountain Service Provider

[Tommy]

It's a resume builder

"What are your strengths?"

- "Well, not dying while climbing the world's tallest mountain for one! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"