Barney Friday 2,612 19
01/15/2011 04:45 PM

What?? No hookers? So. Disappointed.

Bill the Squirrel 53,270 54
01/15/2011 05:05 PM

I've been sitting here for an hour. Tequlia bottle #1:




Yeah, it's sidways. Frost you!

Dogs Akimbo 211,626 32
01/15/2011 05:43 PM

If you go down to the local hardware store, you can hire one of those Mexicans standing around to rotate your pictures for you.

Dogs Akimbo 211,626 32
01/15/2011 05:47 PM

Garantizado!

Dogs Akimbo 211,626 32
01/15/2011 05:48 PM

(Frostin' racist Hargrave, strippin' out other cultures' punctuation.)

3-wish Jeeni 47,815 51
01/15/2011 07:26 PM

¡Perros!

Marma-Mia 12,955 12
01/15/2011 07:41 PM

Wow you crossed the border into Mexico. I'd hardly call you well travelled. Jesus. (slow handclap, anyone?)

But I'll let you off as you're American. Well travelled to you guys is crossing into another state....But anyway.....Did you get your car retrimmed and Frost a skanky beaner ho?







I'm in a pissy mood. Sorry.













No I'm not.

Phlanderson Cooper 131,068 34
01/15/2011 08:02 PM

YES YOU TOTALLY ARE.

Straw hab a cobe 98,023 37
01/15/2011 08:03 PM

When I walked down the first aisle I found tortillas and tires right next to each other. I guess they arrange the store in alphabetical order.

Or by shape.

Manhole 21,658 29
01/15/2011 08:40 PM

Wo wo wo. Those can't be pictures of the real Mexico. I always thought it looked like this.

SIV9939 13,642 16
01/15/2011 11:15 PM

International squirrel of mystery

Was Morocco Mole there too?

Stone Cold Bikini 62,262 18
01/16/2011 04:44 AM

But I'll let you off as you're American. Well travelled to you guys is crossing into another state....


It actually really Frosts me off when Europeans criticise North Americans for not being well travelled. Just because Europe has lots of little countries crammed into a small space doesn't make it better. There is just as much Frost-ing geographic diversity across the US and Canada as there is across Europe and it doesn't take a minimum of five hours on an expensive flight to see it.

Despite the channel tunnel and cheap flights to Europe, most British people I know have only been to France and Spain. We have Quebec and Mexico and it's pretty much exactly the same thing. I've never been to Mexico, but Spain smells like wet bum and it's full of drunken British louts so I reckon that's pretty similar. I have been to France and I lived in Quebec; I promise you that they are both just as lame and just as full of French idiots. But we have the Mailman now so we win. Frost you Europe.




I'm always in a pissy mood.

Marma-Mia 12,955 12
01/16/2011 05:44 AM

You're right about Spain. But they had Gaudi and Dali, so they kind of win there. France is full of stinky rude people (except in the South, they're lovely) BUT they gave us Monet, Cezanne, Degas etc, so they kind of win there too.

But you're right to a point. A lot of BRITISH (please don't call us Europeans, it REALLY Frosts us off) folks do the whole 9.50 Sun Newspaper holiday to Toremolinos and call themselves travelled. Spastics.

I've been to France, Spain, Belgium, Madeira, North America, South Africa and China. I still, have never been to Wales or Scotland (and folks, they're geographically attached to my country, to the North and the West) I would like to travel more. But the fact that a LOT of Americans don't own a passport and don't leave their own state is pretty sad to me. I appreciate it's a big country with lots going on (which is why I love your country so much. That and IHOP)....and I've just forgotten the point I was going to make. It wasn't funny......I am now thinking about pancakes. Delicious, maple-syrup drenched IHOP panckes........

Frogpop 173,153 25
01/16/2011 06:11 AM

Most people in the US don't get as much vacation time as Europeans do. We're very busy over here racking up consumer debt and invading other countries. You think the global economy can craShakespeareself!? Pa-shaw!

Barney Friday 2,612 19
01/16/2011 06:24 AM

I have traveled to all 50 U.S. states, Mexico, Japan, Korea and oh yeah Canada eh? To bad I cant AFFORD to travel to Europe, Africa or China.



The only place I would really like to see again is my youth.


Anyone have a working time machine I can stealborrow?

Aristocrat's broken resolutions 3,333 17
01/16/2011 06:32 AM

All 50 states, 17 foreign countries (thanks, US Military). US expat living in Rome now (wife's job). Took a mini-vacation to Germany in the fall. It was a 9 hour drive. From our last home (Austin), a 9 hour drive would get us to Louisiana, Kansas, Colorado, Tennessee, El Paso, or just past the war zone in Mexico.

Germany's much prettier than any of those places, but at least I can understand the natives in all the domestic places. Well, not Louisiana - I don't think anyone can understand those people. And in both (Germany & Louisiana), the food is among the best in the world, as long as you're not curious about what it's made of.

Barney Friday 2,612 19
01/16/2011 07:07 AM

the food is among the best in the world,


I cant vouch for Germany but I sure agree about La. That is some of the best food I've ever eaten.



If you think the people of La. are hard to understand you need to visit the hills of W. Virgina. That's a real tough dialect to figure out and if (like me) you are half deaf it is next to impossible.

Under-appreciated. 101,398 77
01/16/2011 07:13 AM

I've been to Canada, but just the touristy places in Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake. In the US, I've lived in Florida, North Carolina, Texas and New York, plus I've been to California and been on a cable talk show. Most of my vacations have been either to Pennsylvania or Florida to visit family, but I did drive from Texas to New York, so I've seen parts of other states I never want to touch again - including Louisiana.

So, yeah, I'm not well-traveled and I don't have a passport. I'm actually going to get one this year though, but unless our finances improve considerably I don't think it'll get much use.

Spicey has been to Newfoundland and he kissed a fish. He has a paper to prove it.

Aristocrat's broken resolutions 3,333 17
01/16/2011 07:37 AM

Spicey has been to Newfoundland and he kissed a fish. He has a paper to prove it.

Was it a trouser trout?

Manhole 21,658 29
01/16/2011 09:55 AM

I went to Fargo once.

3-wish Jeeni 47,815 51
01/16/2011 10:44 AM

Delicious, maple-syrup drenched IHOP panckes........

I know I'm a little late to respond, but it really Frosts me off when people call high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavoring "maple syrup". There's nothing in the world more tasty than pure maple tree sap boiled down and served on a short stack. It's sugar of the gods, I tell you.

Straw hab a cobe 98,023 37
01/16/2011 11:05 AM

it doesn't take a minimum of five hours on an expensive flight to see it.

Yeah, this for me is the key part of SCB's awesome rant. I haven't seen all of the US for this reason. I've only been to California once and that was through Manhole's accumulated airline points.

I lived in Germany when I was a teen and my parents took me to all kinds of places that were within driving distance.

I traveled a lot when I worked for the State Department, and it was scary and thrilling. I want so much to do more - especially take Manhole to a few neat places - but I can't afford it.

Beaming technology. That's where it's at, folks.

3-wish Jeeni 47,815 51
01/16/2011 11:27 AM

I'd fail miserably in a pissing-match of worldly travel, but I have been to England, Canada, Barbados, & most of the coastal US states and some of the inner ones. It really does boil down to not having a lot of time or money to take advantage of traveling to more places. Thanks for rubbing it in, jerk!!1!

I agree with Straw - we need to get Manhole to create particle beaming stations across the world - but only after he finishes with his time machine. Ooh! I have a plan to make things easy for Manhole: Build a time machine, travel to the future and get a working model of a beaming station. DONE.

Anyway, I like where this thread is going. It's fun to think of places you'd like to visit.

I'd love to take a nice long vacation to travel fully across Canada (in the summertime) and also visit Ireland, Italy & Germany. I rollerbladed to Ireland in my dream the other day, but I guess I can't really count that as traveling.

Fun fact: The US has an insurance company called "Travelers". In other countries, "Travelers Insurance" reads more as "Vagabond Insurance".

Holy crap, I'm writing a book, here.

P.S. Bill I liked your article, though I didn't comment on it at all. Does "Soriana" translate to "WalMart"?

Bill the Squirrel 53,270 54
01/16/2011 01:45 PM

I've only been to California once and that was through Manhole's accumulated airline points.


So you used Manhole's miles to come and see me huh? I knew you were hot for me.

The Mailman 176,467 56
01/16/2011 02:25 PM

I am in France at the moment. Some people here tell me that I have a Quebec accent when I speak French, which offends me somewhat. Tomorrow evening I'll be back in Quebec where people like to make fun of my French French accent from France.

In the end, I consider myself well travelled because I am now considered a dirty foreigner everywhere I go.

Marma-Mia 12,955 12
01/16/2011 03:38 PM

Scum. And foreign scum to boot.
















Actually, I love a French accent. Wanna call me up and whisper nonsensical French sentences at me? So. Hawt.

The Mailman 176,467 56
01/16/2011 06:24 PM

Wanna call me up and whisper nonsensical French sentences at me? So. Hawt.

I'm not sure if it counts as nonsense, but I could read you the installation manual for my VCR. If you find it hot, I'll have some decently funny stuff to share on that French comedy message board I belong to.

Stone Cold Bikini 62,262 18
01/16/2011 06:55 PM

I know I'm a little late to respond, but it really Frosts me off when people call high fructose corn syrup and artificial flavoring "maple syrup".


English people don't really understand maple syrup. It's not common over here. I was once given golden syrup when I asked for maple syrup and when I pointed out that it was not what I'd asked for, the guy just shrugged and said 'Same thing.' It's really not. Since crossing the pond, one of my biggest frustrations while food shopping is the inability to find real maple syrup at a reasonable price. It's mostly all crap, even if it is expensive.

I saw some at Asda this one time, labelled 'Real Canadian Maple Syrup,' and thought yes! This must be the real deal! Made pancakes the very next morning. I was so excited for the maple syrup-y deliciousness. Until I took the first bite and instantly knew: this was not real Canadian maple syrup. It didn't have the depth, the full-bodied sweetness that I know and love. I checked the label more closely and sure enough, it listed ingredients: Water, sugar, and then finally, maple syrup.

It was not delicious.

3-wish Jeeni 47,815 51
01/16/2011 07:19 PM

Holy crap! That's no way to live.

SCB, if you email me your address, I will send you some - as thanks for organizing the ZUG secret Santa - I wouldn't do this for everyone. You're just that special.

Bill the Squirrel 53,270 54
01/17/2011 03:56 PM

Holey crap! I don't remember yesterday.

Marma-Mia 12,955 12
01/17/2011 05:22 PM

There's a Frost-ing surprise.

Have I not said that before?

Bill the Squirrel 53,270 54
01/17/2011 06:20 PM

Who the Frost pissed in your Cheerios?

CyberJar88 917 8
01/17/2011 07:00 PM

What's this Bill? No churros?

John Hargrave 128,751 73
01/17/2011 09:39 PM

I just want to know where Bill got the inhaler in his photo above.

Also, what's in it.

Bill the Squirrel 53,270 54
01/17/2011 09:56 PM

So, check this John. Front page, and I'll tell you!

3-wish Jeeni 47,815 51
01/17/2011 11:49 PM

What a whore.

Bill the Squirrel 53,270 54
01/18/2011 10:00 AM

And your point? Is it this?

Taco > You 61,976 36
01/18/2011 10:45 AM

I can't remember if it was here or SA someone posted "The US is a place where 200 years is a long time and Europe is a place where 200 miles is a long distance," basically summarizes how differently we view history and geography.

The US has within it every single type of climate and every single type of land and water formation. No we don't have 400 year old libraries. I'm sure every language in the world that's spoken is spoken by someone in the US. We have every type of food and we've also probably figured out how to make it out of corn. Seriously, Frost you if you think seeing all 50 states isn't well traveled.

KChikita Ipanema 128,451 98
01/18/2011 10:55 AM

I have lived in Florida my entire life. I've been to Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Colorado, Texas, Massachussetts and driven through Alabama and Louisiana, though I didn't get to stop. I stopped in Connecticut with Diana, Frogpop and SHP (I think that's where we were). The only place outside the United States I've been to is Nassau in the Bahamas, and that doesn't really count as another country.

I even have family in California and I've never been.

KChiki is not well-traveled. YET.

Marma-Mia 12,955 12
01/18/2011 11:41 AM

Who the Frost pissed in your Cheerios?

More importantly, who the Frost put Cheerios in my bowl of piss?

Bill the Squirrel 53,270 54
01/18/2011 11:47 AM

Pissinator? Is that you?

Marma-Mia 12,955 12
01/18/2011 11:56 AM

Miss Pissy-pants to you.

Dianasaur BBQ 57,835 109
01/18/2011 12:06 PM

You can add Rhode Island to your list, Kchiki - that's where we picked you up!

I've been to a few states a few times. I grew up in Washington, have family in Montana, and now live in Massachusetts. So let's see my states:

Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, and Florida.

I've also visited Australia a few times (Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, the Gold Coast), New Zealand (Auckland and Wellington), and Peru a few times (all over - Chiclayo, Lima, Callao which is where my family lives, Ica, Cusco, Nazca).

Dianasaur BBQ 57,835 109
01/18/2011 12:12 PM

Oh yeah, add Canada (Vancouver, a little bit of Alberta above Montana, and the Niagara Falls area). Canada is such a good America's hat.

Dogs Akimbo 211,626 32
01/18/2011 03:23 PM

I'm also willing to send SCB some syrup.

S-s-s-s-s-straw 98,023 37
01/18/2011 03:36 PM

I've been trying to resist the urge to go to this year's Highland Maple Festival because it would be a pain the ass to fit it into my schedule. This thread is not helping.

AlabasterJenkins 355 8
04/25/2011 10:42 PM

All that and no mention of the donkey show? How disappointing. That's ok, you see what happens if the squirrel bites off more than he can chew.