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Bubba
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"Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 09:59:54 am
Ok, lots of people seem to be using this phrase these days, which is a bit of a shock to an old traditionalist like me - where the hell does it come from?
Is it another Americanism like "send" ?
Is it cool, or is it cheese?
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dave
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#1 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 10:04:17 am
Don't recon it's an Americanism, afterall its got some logic to it.
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Bubba
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#2 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 10:06:02 am
Quote from: "dave"
after all its got some logic to it.
It has?
It just conjures up images of pr0n films to me, but maybe that's just my warped nature.
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#3 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 10:10:51 am
I think the general use of "bearing down" is to imply something is about to rapidly inflict inself on another thing, can't think of a specific example though.
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fatboySlimfast
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#4 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 11:26:05 am
its american!!!!!!
u seen free hueco? Obe bellowing at Sharma
'gotta bear down chris, gotta dig deep, gotta bear down' whilst sharma tries to get on with climbing slashface. Now u see if that had been a brit he'd of stopped halfway through the crux sequence and whispered 'sshhhhh' im concentrating ' and carried on
It just not the british way you know!
Hey 'muckle up to the chisler man, put it to the sword, slay the beast' i could go on and on
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Scouse D
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#5 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 11:35:35 am
Personally I'm a fan of the good old fashioned "Allez, Allez", getting progressively louder and faster the higher someone gets up a problem. Close your eyes and you could be in font.
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Johnny Brown
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#6 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 11:36:10 am
it definitely ain't cool, but definately not as bad as 'spray'. :evil: Makes me wanna punch 'em.
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dave
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#7 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 11:38:22 am
I like giving it the old "go on <insert name>, go on, you're shaking" whispered grimer Hard-Grit style voiceover. Guaranteed to have everyone creasing up. Particularly usefull mid-crux.
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#8 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 11:42:47 am
One of my old faves is when someone is straining hard, gettin' all veiny headed and that, with a general ruddy hue.
All you have to do is say "you goddam red-neck...." in a southern drawl and they are practically guaranteed to blow it and fall off
Best confined to use on mates only unless you want a good kicking at the crag mind.
Obe's screaming really gets me down - I'd like to kill him.
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Dave Flanagan
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#9 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 11:43:25 am
"come on come on come on , you gotta sequeeze man, sequeeze" from
Rampage
makes em fall off around these parts
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Bubba
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#10 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 11:47:07 am
Rampage - a nice vid apart from all the shouting.
Do "power-screams" actually do anything? There's a few guys down the gym who do 'em when doing big squats and that, and half the time they sound like they're on the vinegar strokes or something. Sorta scares the laydeez down there.
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Johnny Brown
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#11 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 11:47:09 am
You forgot
'he's small, yo, but he's strong, yo'
brings the bransby down every time.
As for the grimer quote 'go on, go on, he's rocking onto the slab' etc, took great pleasure in making the man himself fall off with it!!
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#12 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 01:19:35 pm
I think Ian Hill's power screams've caused so much damage to the Under Cover Rock church they've got scaffolding up to repair it.
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fatboySlimfast
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#13 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 05:29:38 pm
Continuing the Obe quotes
' he strong, hes like nasty strong ..when he pulling its like hes making juice, squeezing juice outta the rock man, u gotta see him man...'
yeah and see this slap u annoying little shit!
ALL, and I mean ALL the septic wanks power scream even if doing something easy, it really peturbed me. Wat gets me is that u dont really need it
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Norton Sharley
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#14 "Bearing Down"
May 08, 2003, 08:59:47 pm
best thing is the septics get confused when you don't power scream - hussed whispers of "dood, your so cool", then you go up and scream in their ear "WANKER"
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Bubba
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#15 "Bearing Down"
May 09, 2003, 08:58:07 am
Norton, you have so much anger inside you maaaan, just breathe in, out, deep breaths and take it easy dood.... :wink:
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Johnny Brown
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#16 "Bearing Down"
May 09, 2003, 09:11:17 am
Guarunteed to bring me down in a gigglin' mess every time (I have sdlightly long hair):
'Fuckin' ell that girl's strong!'
Never fails. Try it on your more girly mates :wink:
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