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Offline toycollector10

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A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« on: January 11, 2008, 01:49:19 AM »
The first man to conquer Mt Everest, with the help of sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Antarctic explorer. Man amongst men. He raised funds and opened 63 hospitals in Nepal. Modest and unassuming.The first living New Zealander to have his image printed on our currency. He epitomised Kiwi manhood and set the bar for all of us to follow in terms of integrity and what it means to be a New Zealander. Unfortunately, I have many and various flaws but at least I have a role model at least to aspire to.

And what a dry commedian. After addressing a hall full of adventurers at Scott Base in Antactica in his 87th year, the OIC asked "How do you think that went?" to which he replied, " "Not too bad, I think half the (Antarctic) continent was in there"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary

R.I.P. Ed....

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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2008, 06:19:58 AM »
That is really cool.Always nice to have a role model. I will say though it took me a while to read this cause Iwas so busy watching the chick in your avatar! ;D
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2008, 08:29:11 AM »
Seriously, who is the chick in the avatar, and what is that from?
Need to go buy my GF some hotpants, jebus.
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2008, 11:29:41 AM »
One of the last of the greats from when the world was a bigger place.
 
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2008, 12:35:49 PM »
That "chick", as you call her, is my girlfriend so please show some respect.

Here is some more of her. Please note the lyrics in French:  "I really love you T-C, I want to have your ba-by etc, etc"

I'm not sure if Sir Ed would approve but I hope that he would.


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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2008, 03:27:21 PM »
give hillary his due,but
he may not have been the first to the peak
another climber about a year earlier tried to make it they never found his body till last year
he said that if he reached the peak he would leave a picture of his daughter there
when they found his body there was no picture of his daughter
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2008, 06:04:40 PM »
Getting up there is one thing, getting back down was the trick. Sir Edmund got back down. 
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2008, 06:05:57 PM »
Well if Sir Edmund was a tree TC, he's certainly "rooted" now! ;D
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2008, 10:36:16 PM »
Quote from: toycollector10 on January 11, 2008, 12:35:49 PM
That "chick", as you call her, is my girlfriend so please show some respect.

Here is some more of her. Please note the lyrics in French:  "I really love you T-C, I want to have your ba-by etc, etc"

I'm not sure if Sir Ed would approve but I hope that he would.




Right, right... My apologies. Haha.
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2008, 11:49:54 PM »
Quote from: toycollector10 on January 11, 2008, 12:35:49 PM
That "chick", as you call her, is my girlfriend so please show some respect.

Here is some more of her. Please note the lyrics in French:  "I really love you T-C, I want to have your ba-by etc, etc"

I'm not sure if Sir Ed would approve but I hope that he would.




out of curiosity......
have you used this moving image on any other message boards?

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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2008, 12:01:49 AM »
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2008, 12:13:54 AM »
I swear they look like the same person.
And i swiped that pic from a user on another board, not motorcycle related.


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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2008, 07:29:56 AM »
They are the same person. TC was kidding. That's not really his girlfriend.
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2008, 09:49:53 AM »
The question is, would Sir Edmund approve!!!
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2008, 02:41:52 PM »
what man wouldn"t
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2008, 06:28:52 PM »
Finally, a reason to like the French!
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2008, 10:49:45 PM »
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Re: A mighty tree has fallen...Sir Edmund Hillary
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2008, 11:42:12 PM »
Man, she could sing like Tiny Tim and I'd still watch that Mpeg! ;D
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« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2008, 06:48:00 AM »
I notice you said WATCH not LISTEN!  ;D
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