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[by this, I mean the FUN insane, not actually batshit loco... unless you happen to think that's fun]

I'm trying to think of a *FUN* post to make up for the other one :roll: so feel free to share some stories...


Normally, there's a huge convention this time of year that most of my friends attend. One of my friends, Zack, decided he would drop by as usual, driving EIGHT HOURS to get there on his motorcycle. That in itself isn't unusual, but when he greeted everyone, he said he was only stopping by for a bit and, after a short nap, would be driving back.

:shock:

I drive nearly eight hours IN A CAR to get to my hometown, and I have to stay at least two nights before I feel at all ready to make the drive a second time! :| So all I can think of is he does this for shock value... :?
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Hehe, I wanted to see my friend's band Splen play in Bristol a few months ago, but because trains from here (Liverpool) to Bristol were so expensive, I had to hop on a coach to London (passing my destination about 3 hours into the journey) and then get on another coach and get back up to Bristol. The trip took about 12 hours in total, and I travelled home the same way the day after I saw them.

I think you'll be positively horrified by this journey if you check the band out (their site has an album that you can download). :lol:

Long hauls aren't really as bad as they're cracked up to be, I have to say. I was dreading the trip initially (I told them I wasn't going after I found out that the trains cost so much, but they twisted my arm into booking a coach at 11pm that night... and I had to be up by 6am to get on it!), but I was amazed at how quickly the time seemed to pass. :P

Oh yeah, and they played Vampire Killer, so it was totally worth it.
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Heh, I guess that the guy enjoys the journey more than the destination...I'm not that type myself, as I don't like driving to begin with, but some people just love taking long road trips and whatnot, it hardly matters where they're actually going. Though I'd guess that they're a tad more hesitant these days due to gas prices, heh.
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I think highways might not be so bad... it's just jerk drivers in the city that make me hate the human race.

Hope he has a windshield on his bike. Splatted grasshoppers in face = !FUN
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I wonder how fun the fly density is when he's driving through a road next to a patch of cows
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iatneH wrote:I think highways might not be so bad... it's just jerk drivers in the city that make me hate the human race.
Believe me, they're on highways too. Lots of 'em, much to my chagrin. :P Least around here, anyways.
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I would have to think that at times, my family fits into that category pretty well. Here are some recent examples of such behavior within my family:

-We just got done celebrating our family's annual made-up holidays, starting with International Pirate Day (first Saturday in June) and ending with the Ernesta Fiesta a week later (which got its name from a pug dog named Ernesta belonging to our former next door neighbors when someone observed that the name sounded like something that would be a holiday in Mexico.) The dinner menu for the week in between those two comes from the song Pizza Day by the Aquabats (Monday hot dogs, Tuesday tacos, Wednesday hamburgers and chocolate milk, Thurdsay Sloppy Joes and Burritos in a Bag. Friday is Pizza Day, best day of the week, it always comes with salad and a side of cold green beans...)

-Within the past couple of weeks, between me, my Dad and my brothers we've all abruptly taken up golf, and spent something on the order of nearly $1,500 in golf equipment between all of us (that is 6 sets of clubs though.) Never mind that not one of us has any real idea how to play...

I could think of plenty more examples (including the fact that within the space of two years they went from never ever allowing any pets in the house to having a rampaging horde of beagles any time we all get together) but I would have to say that my family has the whole "fun insane" bit down pretty well. I wouldn't trade 'em for anything.
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Well, "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is 19 September ;)

What does International Pirate Day consist of doing?
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Minzoku wrote:Well, "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is 19 September ;)

What does International Pirate Day consist of doing?
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Minzoku wrote:Well, "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is 19 September ;)

What does International Pirate Day consist of doing?
Mostly it consists of confusing the heck out of some hapless cake decorator at the supermarket.
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