California sucks! - Page 4

Sailor Steve · 12-10-10, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

If you plan to go to Finland, Dowly will be an excellent guide for your journey,

A ferret who's so drunk he doesn't know where he is?

Now that I think about it, maybe that is a good qualification in a tour guide.

Buddahaid · 12-10-10, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

A ferret who's so drunk he doesn't know where he is?

Now that I think about it, maybe that is a good qualification in a tour guide.

He's in Finland, duh! What do you need to know?

There is the snow, and over here, is more snow. Now, if you look close over there by the tree, huh? No that tree, what? NEVERMIND, ANY TREE! You can just make out some snow in the shadows. The vodka is over here.

antikristuseke · 12-10-10, 11:08 PM

You are wrong there, the vodka is over here, across the gulf of Finland. Booze is more than twice as cheap here.

Torvald Von Mansee · 12-11-10, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Back in the '70s I saw a billboard that said "Come to Provo, the fun spot of Utah!"

Let's see. A college town, and the college is Brigham Young University. That's not the fun spot of anywhere.

I went to a place called Reed College in Oregon. It is probably the polar opposite of BYU in every conceivable way.

On the bright side, if I'd gone to BYU I would have graduated in 2 years just to get the hell away.

Torvald Von Mansee · 12-11-10, 11:48 AM

I lived in SoCal when I was five. I remember the view from my family's backyard of downtown could be obscured by the smog so badly you couldn't SEE downtown on some days. And at night the lights of downtown were always orange..

Sailor Steve · 12-11-10, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Torvald Von Mansee

I went to a place called Reed College in Oregon. It is probably the polar opposite of BYU in every conceivable way.

On the bright side, if I'd gone to BYU I would have graduated in 2 years just to get the hell away.

I dropped out after one year and joined the navy. After I got out I decided to travel and see the country. Funny how Utah just happened to be where I was when I ran out of money.

Ducimus · 05-30-11, 07:39 AM

See ya California! Wouldn't want to be ya!

Anthony W. · 05-30-11, 10:11 AM

Guy I know has a Ferrari out there. No holes for a front plate, so he puts his front plate on the dash panel. He got a ticket for it. It was his first ticket ever - he's 67.

I asked people for their opinion on it - and they asked why he didn't drill holes...

They don't understand anyone that is different from them, and I hate that. Who in their GOD DAMN MIND would DRILL holes in a car that's bumper ALONE would cost you over $20,000!

TheSatyr · 05-30-11, 12:44 PM

I lived in Southern California for over 40 years. After my parents died I ended up moving to Missouri since I have relatives there. Talk about culture shock.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-30-11, 01:58 PM

Nice one Ducimus, now some lovely pics of your new town in the peoples republic of canaffordya.

And see if you can get to see Steve playing

nikimcbee · 05-31-11, 05:57 PM

So did you escape then?

Ducimus · 05-31-11, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

So did you escape then?

Yuppers. We're about 95% unpacked. I think all thats left is her office, and the usual pictures and such to hang on the walls.

magic452 · 05-31-11, 11:09 PM

Best of luck in the new digs Duci. I left So. Cal. in 79 and have never regretted it.

Magic

Gerald · 06-01-11, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Yuppers. We're about 95% unpacked. I think all thats left is her office, and the usual pictures and such to hang on the walls.

Good luck with your new home,

Growler · 06-01-11, 11:04 AM

Anyone else notice that Ducimus's Location data changed?

How long did that take you? Eight-tenths of a second?

Congrats, mate! I wish you and the lady the absolute best of luck and prosperity for your new home!

12-11-10, 11:48 AM	#50
Torvald Von Mansee Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA4528 Posts: 1,693 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I lived in SoCal when I was five. I remember the view from my family's backyard of downtown could be obscured by the smog so badly you couldn't SEE downtown on some days. And at night the lights of downtown were always orange.. __________________ "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" - Leon Trotsky

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Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Guy I know has a Ferrari out there. No holes for a front plate, so he puts his front plate on the dash panel. He got a ticket for it. It was his first ticket ever - he's 67. I asked people for their opinion on it - and they asked why he didn't drill holes... They don't understand anyone that is different from them, and I hate that. Who in their GOD DAMN MIND would DRILL holes in a car that's bumper ALONE would cost you over $20,000! __________________ Sunken Mustangs Proud Ford Mustang owner "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" - Admiral David Farragut Run silent - run deep - keep the baffles clear - targets front and center. Private pilot and history buff

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Nice one Ducimus, now some lovely pics of your new town in the peoples republic of canaffordya. And see if you can get to see Steve playing __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	So did you escape then? __________________

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magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Best of luck in the new digs Duci. I left So. Cal. in 79 and have never regretted it. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l Last edited by magic452; 06-01-11 at 06:28 AM.

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antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	You are wrong there, the vodka is over here, across the gulf of Finland. Booze is more than twice as cheap here.

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	See ya California! Wouldn't want to be ya!

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TheSatyr Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 545 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I lived in Southern California for over 40 years. After my parents died I ended up moving to Missouri since I have relatives there. Talk about culture shock.

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Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Anyone else notice that Ducimus's Location data changed? How long did that take you? Eight-tenths of a second? Congrats, mate! I wish you and the lady the absolute best of luck and prosperity for your new home! __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.