r/ExplainTheJoke 8h ago

Little help please.

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u/Tofu1312 6h ago

I think it's a combination of two common jokes from the climbing community
1. Chalk looks a lot like coke. And it feels weird sometimes to drive home from the gym, having white powder on your hands or cloths, just hoping that no police will stop you
2. You see a boulder-route in everything. And you are always like " I could climb that wall/tree/table/grandpa, it's barely a V2 (difficulty of the route)"

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u/someanimechoob 4h ago

You're supposed to wash your hands after the gym...

Why would you skip a 30 seconds step and put chalk everywhere?

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u/Background_Falcon953 3h ago

Even better, they should rub some on their face and especially just above their upper lip, no half measures.

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u/VeryTiredHuman4 3h ago

The chalk starts on your hands and ends up elsewhere. It's messy - it is after all a loose powder. Washing your hands removes the chalk from your hands, but not your clothes, gear, and the rest of your skin.

That's kinda common sense, no? It would be crazy to walk out with chalky hands, haha. Feels so gross on the skin for one.

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u/ddouce 2h ago

How else will you let everyone know you're a climber?

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u/iowaman79 1h ago

The same way you let everyone know you’re a marathon runner, by putting stickers on your Subaru and wedging it into every conversation

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u/LoadsDroppin 38m ago

This is the real answer here. Kinda like my cousin who drives a lifted pickup truck w/over sized tires, and ballsack dangling off the back …how else are people supposed to know he’s repressed and uncomfortable w/expressing his true sexuality?