We just make fun of those hippies and try to run them down while they're
showshoeing thru the snowmobile trails. :) :) :) heh heh heh...I'll have to
tell my friends about that nickname, I'm sure that they'll love it. You
just can't go wrong when you're expanding your vocabulary.
Josh
""Jason Bleazard"" <jason.dml@bleazard.net> wrote in message
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>
> Josh Battles said:
> >
> > OK, I just have to ask.... Jason, why do you call them (us) granolas?
> > You've piqued my curiosity. Both myself and my dak just love the snow.
> > the dak loved to haul my snowmobile before i sold it to pay for more dak
> > toys...
> >
> > Josh
>
> Heh, heh, heh... it doesn't mean just anyone who skis. It's sort of a
> stereotype, but it seemed to be a big trend at the University of Utah when
> I was there during the early 90's (don't know if it still is). Moab also
> seems to be permanently full of them.
>
> To sum up the stereotypical granola, it's someone who likes to hang out
> listening to Grateful Dead music, wear tie dye or wool or fleece with
> sandals (many bought their entire wardrobes at REI or Kirkhams Sporting
> Goods), eat all-natural organic food products (hence "granola"), smoke
> other all-natural weed products, ski, snowboard, mountain bike, rock
> climb, camp out, kayak, etc. Many of them are opposed to internal
> combustion as it harms Mother Earth. Others drive Subarus, for whatever
> reason (I guess they buy in to the idea that they need an AWD station
> wagon to get to the ski resort). Sort of our version of modern-day
> hippies.
>
> If you had a snowmobile, I doubt you'd qualify. A true granola would tell
> that you should have been snow shoeing instead in order to live in peace
> and harmony with Mother Nature's creatures.
>
> Hopefully that gives you some idea. I also hope I don't sound like I'm
> making fun of anyone who does this. Many of my best friends in college
> were granolas and knew it.
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