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Re: 2014 Newsletter

No worries Elizabeth, the final list of participants with be in be Final Details sent out in April, together with SYhA vouchers, confirmed sign-out points etc.

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Re "PiPs" Animal, vegetable or mineral or what?

I don't think I have any.

What are they?

Are they essential and where do I get them.

I am assuming that whatever they are, they come in the plural.

Please enlighten me.

I won't even start on asking what "Titular" means. As in "Torridon: small village on titular loch".

Excuse my ignorance.

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Evening Easily Baffled. PiPs; read phone in points. As for titular I can only think it means head as Torridon village is at the head of Loch Torridon; but them I'm only a simply vetter not doubt the FoAK will be along soon to clarify things.

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Grumpy

Thanks for your answers.

I only now have to figure out what "FoAK" means. "Friends of ???"

What happened to complete english sente.....

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Titular is a synonym for eponymous, the rabid rodent that creeps about Highland bothies.

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Titular means "as in the title".

Re: 2014 Newsletter

It's taken me a number of Challenges and much foolishness to realise that we are all part of a wonderful communality of shared knowledge. Want to discuss arcane Gaelic synonyms? JD is yr man. De-constructing semiotics? Call The Goddess. I'm certain that if I chose to re-construct The Italian Job I could count on certain (alleged) career criminals, and equally could be sure of a top QC to get me out of any temporary embarrassment. It's all part of our communality. Years ago I reckoned that we are but three hundred Anarchists making our stravaig in common with our companions in friendship.

I wish all of you well this coming May. There will be weather. There will be Horrid Events. But at the heel of the hunt there will be mighty times. As Ian Cotteril memorably said - "It's the best two weeks of the year!"

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Titular - Latin - To tease in a gently erotic way. Titulo (I titulate) Titulatis (He/she titulates) Titulamus (Lets titulate!) Titulant (They all titulate together at the same time)

References to hillwalking is Scotland may well refer to the communal nature of the sleeping arrangements some hostels and bunkhouses. See also snoring, farting and muttering darkly.

Re: 2014 Newsletter

FoAK? Ihafc!!

Re: 2014 Newsletter

john donohoe
FoAK? Ihafc!!


AB,CD goldfish.
MNO goldfish!
OSAR.
RA? OL.

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Spare me the acronmys, babes. I just love how we subvert every thread into a Madness! And, for what it's worth, I bought a discounted pair of the new Terroc 330s. Um . . . very shiny and with groovy red highlights. Frankly I'll stick with my older baffies this year, but will try the new version later in the season for a Pyrennean bimble.

Re: 2014 Newsletter

I am beginning to regret my original question.

I did not mean to hijack this thread.

The various replies makes me concerned about the sanity of some the folk I will be meeting. Absolutely, possibly, certifiably crackers.

I have booked my hostels and identified the bothies on my route. Being of a nervous disposition I may now be too scared to use them.

Re:- Titular means "as in the title" I got that bit, but I do not know how it relates to Torridon. English may not be my finest subject I only got an "O" level in it.

One of the acronmys I do understand and it is very naughty.

HMP is that the acronym for one of the contributors home address.

Anyway that's me finished. BFN


Re: 2014 Newsletter

Baffled again.
The various replies makes me concerned about the sanity of some the folk I will be meeting. Absolutely, possibly, certifiably crackers.

I have booked my hostels and identified the bothies on my route. Being of a nervous disposition I may now be too scared to use them.


While it is true that many Challengers are as batty as a fruit cake they are, as the late Douglas Adams put it, mostly harmless. I would also add they are great fun and to get the most from the Challenge you should embrace the madness.

Ian C.

Re: 2014 Newsletter


They are mostly harmless.
I would also add they are great fun and to get the most from the Challenge you should embrace the madness.
Ian C.


MOSTLY

But that implies that NOT ALL


Re: 2014 Newsletter

Andrew, I choose my words with care

Re: 2014 Newsletter

FoAK:

Fount (or Font) of All Knowledge
(Don't shoot! I was just copying the capitalisation!)

And please, no arguing in the back pews over 'font' or 'fount.'

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Not certain about your Latin, Mikey Knipey. Surely 'titulatis' is 'you titulate'? He / she titulates would be 'titulatit'. I may, of course, be wrong. If so, blame my old Latin Master, 'Sludge'Dunn.

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Its been a long time, and I only do my best latin whilst being viciously slapped around the head with a Publius Ovid Naso, so I may have got it wrong again.

Meanwhile, the Queen is walking around the city walls watching the enemy in their ships, apparently

Re: 2014 Newsletter

Thank the Lord that I am not on the Challenge this year as I am completely lost already and have not left home yet!