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Ok, Friday afternoon, and remembering office work I remember the deep dreaming of being elsewhere at this time. I always think of travelling, so - if you had a year off and 6 destinations - where would you go?

I'd go to Argentina, Thailand, Cambodia, New Zealand, Venezuela and I can never decide between India or South Africa.

Barbados, Australia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Poland and Bath (cause I've been told its a great place, and the tramps are super friendly and dont rob you)

Belgium? Fucking Belgium?

They do export it everywhere, including nice places, Sul.

The tramps are super friendly over here as well actually, they really scare me by being so nice.

...i still don't give them any money.

I want to go to the birthplace though. Like a pilgrimage or something.

Don't do it. It's the dullest fucking place on earth.

Cuba, China, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Narnia

UK - where i would go to Lords and watch cricket, then hire a canal boat
Africa - to see all the cool animals
Ireland - to see where my nana was born

They have a beer festival in Leuven in June or something. I wanted to go a couple of years ago. That should liven things up.

They don't hire canal boats from Lords, Doofus. There's no canal there.

I'd go to Egypt to look at the Pyramids and to Tokyo because it looks fantastic.

I really don't agree with the whole 'travelling' thing though - I think it's a hideous waste of money.

This has reminded me of something I find really annoying, and I'm sure you've all heard it said before:

"Oh, it was a really nice place, but it was simply full of tourists..."

WHAT THE SHITTING FUCK DID YOU THINK YOU WERE? A CUNTING LOCAL?

/deep breaths

bite me daisy stalk boy
after i have seen the cricket i will go elsewhere for the boat

"I really don't agree with the whole 'travelling' thing though - I think it's a hideous waste of money."

I don't believe in learning and expanding my horizons. It's a waste of time. I'd rather stay in my nice warm blinkered shell, because it's so much easier...

Billy Bob Backwards strikes again!

you can still be a tourist and prefer to visit places where it isnt very touristy though.

Lifetime subscription to The Sun is better than spending money on travel. I mean they can tell you all about foreigners and provide you with ready formed opinions about countries so you never have to visit them. Bargin.

i think being a tourist is fine.
the problem is in everday life one can mostly avoid obnoxious wankers, but on holiday it's not so easy if they go where you want to.

Bargain, Alfie, darling. Oooooooh fuck.



A bit like iamcal then.


And in su's case, Yahoo Messenger.

Pssst. Warehead. I think the 'bargin' mispelling was part of the sarcasm. You know, like when we say 'innit' but I doubt many of us actually say it.

That was why I left it alone, too...

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm sure I'd never have spotted it meself.

Oooh, ooooh, ooooh!!!!!!!11111oneonejuan

You said "meself"! It's actually "Myself".

*sigh*.

/shoots self

>juan

!!
like it

(It's Warhead's gag, sadly)

To answer the original question; New Zealand (to see Su), Australia, Africa (as much of it as I could), Canada, Japan and Madagascar

Gosh, thanks Brock. I'll try to remember to give you credit if you ever do anything original.

my tickets arrived in the mail today for my winter holiday
i am going to the great barrier reef in 3 weeks
a whole week of snorkling for nemo

Watch out. I heard Ellen hangs around with them now :/

Watch out. I heard Ellen hangs around with them now :/

Cal's made a wit control now and if it's really witty it gets double posted.

I rule :)

do you rule with a ruler or a set square or a protractor?

1. canada
2. france
3. japan
4. new zealand
5. south america
6. colorado

...and each of the 6 during their winter - i'm aiming for a 12 month ski season.

:o)

1. Boston
2. NZ (again)
3. Cambodia
4. Nepal
5. Fiji
6. Cayman Islands

Bit late...



Please. £1,000 plus just to look at other contries isn't a waste of money?

Only if you see no value in learning, and new experiences, blinkers-boy. And truly believe that being exposed to natural wonders and other cultures and people could not possibly add anything positive to your life.

Get back to your tiny little world, with it's constrictive comfort zone. Maybe get back in your cave?

(*ahem*countries*cough*)

Anyway, it is possible to see most other countries for a hell of a lot less than £1000. Ask all the backpackers in the world.

Not as positive as feeding the people who live in the areas that no-one visits.

Perhaps it is you that need to remove your blinkers, sir.

I know you can get around for less than £1,000, it was just a number.

What a pathetic come back! You are saying that seeing the world is worthless. There was no argument (or indeed mention) that spending money on 3rd world county poverty is not a worthwhile use of cash.

Do you give all the money you save for your holidays to Oxfam or other such charities then, Grim...?

No. You fucking don't do you. So try again with a comEback without trying to make out that I have no awareness of the world and it's problems. Twat.

If nobody travelled, we wouldn't even know about these problems that you so piously champion as your defense. How could we help then?

Nah. Let's stay at home with our head in the sand, and only understand what we see 10 feet from our front door.

i'd rather waste my money on going to see new places than on, saaayy... HUGE TURBO CHARGERS which i couldnt even use due to it being illegal to go very fast, you know, like over the speed limit...
It's not a waste of money if you're enjoying what you do...

Actually I was saying that money spent travelling the world would be better spent feeding people.

yet again grim changes his arguement entirely just so he cannot be proven wrong! go grim!!oneoneloseroneone

Jeff comes up with a much better argument than Brock, who (like he did in the light / mirror thread when he realised he was wrong) argues about what he assumed the original post to mean.

However, I've actually made money on the 'chargers =]

Hello?

Anyone?

Grim:Ah. Changing the argument because you were starting to look like you were in the wrong?

That's so not like you...

GODDAMN F5 - GOOD POINT JEFF!!!!!

Looks around to see when the argument was changed...

Er...

you said travelling was a waste of money.
you now say money spent on travelling should instead be spent on helping third world countries.
two entirely seperate arguements.

i mean if anyone else disagrees with that then do speak up

*tumbleweeds*

Just out of interest, how is it that my opinion is 'wrong'?

I don't really like travelling like Jeff doesn't like fast cars - what's so 'wrong' with that?

I was about to hit a cut and paste frenzy, jeff, but you beat me to it.

Exactly. Precisely. Grim, you do this EVERY time, and we ALL spot it.

Try sticking to one argument, not abruptly changing tack and claiming an irrelevant victory.

No, I said that I think it is.



Yes - that's what I think it could be spent on.

Find me one example.

We never said it was wrong in respect to this argument, we said that we disagreed, and that we thought it was a very backward viewpoint.


When I mentioned wrong, I was elluding to the other times you have switched your argument when the tide of opinion is against you.

i think you should clarify your opinions a little more so they don't appear like sweeping generalisations..
instead of "travelling is a waste of money" (and thus appearing to condemn anyone who spends money on such a pursuit, and potentially provoke a reaction from them)
try "i wouldn't personally waste my money on travelling as i prefer to spend it on other things, such as accessories for my car"

i never said i don't like fast cars btw, in fact one day i hope to have a go on some sort of race track :)

You, did?
Funny, I read...







... but never once

Jeff: If you live anywhere near Bedford I can get onto Palmer-Sports race track any time I want for free - I'm pretty sure I could extend that to include you...

Why don't you look at the Aliens question time thread, which i believe is the first case of Grimisrightism.

Three whole people - what's sad is that it used to be at least 20 =]

If you can't handle arguing Grim, don't start one.

I think it's very small minded to believe that travelling is such a complete waste of money that you stated that you do. To think that there can be nothing out there in the rest of the world that is worth the effort of seeing or learning about, shows a distinct lack of imagination and awareness.

Or are you just having a sensitive day?

I didn't start arguing, I stated an opinion.

However, as an argument is the only time this place gets busy, I have no problem being in one =]

I don't think that there is nothing in the rest of the world that's worth seeing, I'd love to go to Tokyo (like I said).

But the money involved is just so daft that I think it's a very selfish way of spending it.
While I'm aware that I jip a lot of money into my car, it does have a resale value, unlike a holiday.

Also, I have been travelling.

The Mastermind thread? The one in which you cheated?

=]

That's the bunny. But you kept changing the parameters of the acceptable questions so you could be right.

You treacherous stoat.

Lots of places in Italy, especially Rome, where my Dad was born. New York City, Kansas City and Galviston (My Grandad lived in these three cities in the thirties and left because of the great depression); Holland (where my Mom's family is from); and there are still many, many places in Africa I want to visit.

Grim:
So spending money on a car instead of feeding starving people is not a waste, because you can get the money back when you sell it?

Ok. If you say so.

Travelling doesnt have to be that expensive..it can be done on a budget.

Grim, you say you get cash back on your car so its cool..but how can you put a price on expanding your knowledge of the world we live in?

/Taxi!!

Fog: I know, I done the budget runs. Plus I could fix the taxi =]

Abe: My parameters were set rather poorly at the beginning, but I still gave up the mastermind chair to you.

Brock: No, I feel pretty guilty when I spend silly money on my car, but I do try to give cash to charity where possible (although £30 a month for a letter is pretty expensive (YDKJ joke)).

True. I rule!

=]

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You rule what?

We could do that again...

Fog: j00 - you

I fuckin hate that!

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What the fuck does that say? I see, dude, but the first part..nope.

Relax

i live right on the southern border of bedforshire (not luton or anything like it, not that i have a problem with that skanky shithole of a town mind) in hertforshire.. so maybe one day that would be cool.. although does that mean i'd have to be nice to you?

How the hell does that say 'relax'?

Jeff: Just be nice to my car while you are in it =]

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We type in l33t to get past the company filters. I can read it almost as fast as I can read English now - there's a skill that should be on my C.V. =/

Thanks to sul and brock for spotting my spelling of bargin

Pity that it was because I was in a hurry, not for humour reasons. Nevermind.

Have you got a new job, Chay (assuming that you've already finished the series of 'animal')?

quote of the week

Grim... I'm leaving this house on Thursday (having finished my final year of my degree on the 12th of May) I'm having the summer off, at home, and will be sending out a lot of job applications/showreels/begging letters from August onwards :)

grim... ok i'll be nice to your car then, that's a compromise i can live with... as long as there isnt a lucozade bottle full of phlegm in there... (i still can't forget that story, it makes me feel so so ill)

??????

Nah, the bottle of Lucozade was in my girlfriends car =/

alfie, if you didnt read it i recommend you dont.. or make someone else read it while they're eating (if you really dont like them).

www.iamcal.com/topic.php?id=1748
don't say you weren't warned.

oh yeah, i remember reading that at the time and laughing

I want to go home.

That is all.

For now.

Ah no, another bad day? Did you blast Bridget?

No, I acted with restraint.

I'd just rather be at home, with a G&T or a decent beer, in me garden, soaking up some rays, than pratting about here.