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Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227545 08/14/10 02:41 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston "purifying" eh? So you want a purge? I have some syrup of ipecac if you need it. Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227546 08/14/10 03:41 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley At a San D Comicon banquet in '86, Poul Anderson and his wife were among those at the table where I was seated. This was before I knew who he was. Mark Evanier was also at our table. The childhood friend Exnihil never had.

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227547 08/14/10 08:45 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies It couldn't have been nearly as much fun as pizza on the roof with the LMB in '08! The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227548 08/14/10 09:58 PM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley it wasn't! The childhood friend Exnihil never had.

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227549 08/15/10 06:13 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Somehow, I thought that was the case. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227550 08/15/10 08:36 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley But it was my first San D. Age 17, 1st trip across the country, 1st time on a plane, 1st time out of the country (day-trip to TJ), 1st time having a hotel room of my own.... a lot of 1sts that trip. The childhood friend Exnihil never had.

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227551 08/15/10 10:42 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 25,675 Vanity, OR cleome57 space mutineer & purveyor of quality sammitches cleome57 space mutineer & purveyor of quality sammitches Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 25,675 Vanity, OR I took Greyhound the first time I went to S.D. Gah. Even in my early twenties, I was a wreck from the trip, which was a mere (!!!) 18-22 hours. Swore I'd never do that again, and I haven't. Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on DeviantArt! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227552 08/15/10 10:47 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley longest single Greyhound trip was to Georgia in the late 90s. 24ish hours. blagh. lately, I've done Greyhound in the NY/QC/ON area. still a pain in the arse. The childhood friend Exnihil never had.

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227553 08/15/10 10:49 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... I've never taken a trip via Greyhound. I don't intend to change that. Legion World's Badwill Ambassador

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227554 08/15/10 10:51 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley good policy. avoid it at all costs! The childhood friend Exnihil never had.

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227555 08/15/10 10:53 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... The only thing it ever seemed to have going for it was price. That isn't quite enough for me when I'm travelling. Legion World's Badwill Ambassador

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227556 08/15/10 11:09 AM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,074 Canada Tamper Lad Wanderer Tamper Lad Wanderer Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,074 Canada The case of the insane guy on the Greyhound bus in Manitoba two years ago pretty much confirmed my worst fears about people who travel by bus.

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227557 08/15/10 11:16 AM Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Kent Shakespeare Time Trapper Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 29,461 Hudson Valley was that the guy who tried to eat someone else's head? The childhood friend Exnihil never had.

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227558 08/15/10 11:18 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Back in the '90s, I took a bus from Boston to New Bedford a couple times when I was dating a guy who lived there. It was about an hour's ride. That's a long enough bus ride for me. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227559 08/15/10 04:04 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... It's over an hour by bus and train to work every day for me. I've managed to deal with it. Legion World's Badwill Ambassador

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227560 08/15/10 05:31 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,074 Canada Tamper Lad Wanderer Tamper Lad Wanderer Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,074 Canada Yes that was the guy who decapitated the guy in the next seat while the guy was asleep and then proceeded to eat his head. Yes no bus for me.

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227561 08/15/10 05:37 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Remind me never to go to Manitoba. Legion World's Badwill Ambassador

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227562 08/15/10 05:47 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 My parents honeymooned in Canada: Niagra Falls, to be exact. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227563 08/15/10 05:47 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Quislet, Esq strange but not a stranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 57,030 Boston I took the train cross-country to San Diego twice. (And once to Seattle) The first time, I just had a seat on the leg from Albany to Chicago. 17 hours. I learned my lesson and got the roomette the next two times. Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227564 08/15/10 06:02 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Train is also the name of a truly horrendous band whose lead singer looks like a cross between Peter Gallagher and Frankenstein's Monster and has the quintessential mall-ternative rock voice. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227565 08/15/10 06:21 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 24,141 The world's your oyster He Who Wanders Not much between despair and ecstacy He Who Wanders Not much between despair and ecstacy Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 24,141 The world's your oyster Though I don't believe I've heard any other song by Train, I did grow to like "Calling All Angels." Check out my new Power Club website! The Semi-Great Gildersleeve - writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227566 08/15/10 06:25 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 You must have heard their inescapable...I can barely type it..."Hey, Soul Sister." Gah! I feel like I need a bath now. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227567 08/15/10 06:31 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 24,141 The world's your oyster He Who Wanders Not much between despair and ecstacy He Who Wanders Not much between despair and ecstacy Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 24,141 The world's your oyster It doesn't ring a bell. Check out my new Power Club website! The Semi-Great Gildersleeve - writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227568 08/15/10 06:33 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Consider yourself fortunate. And I forgot to mention it's one of the few modern songs that Cleome and I both dislike! Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill this Thread V: the 24 hour version! #227569 08/15/10 06:37 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Outdoor Miner Time Trapper Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 16,670 A Huge, Pulsating, Ever-Expand... Their really big songs were "Meet Virginia" and especially "Drops of Jupiter". Legion World's Badwill Ambassador