Who Was Your Worst Ever Traveling Companion
May 23rd, 2006, 02:51 PM
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Omigod, I had to laugh out loud at these awful stories! They are in a category all their own. I always have terrible stories about my blind dates, but these are just over the top!
I just about died to see Annabel's post to Kingfisherqueen saying, "Hey I think I dated him too." har har
I just about died to see Annabel's post to Kingfisherqueen saying, "Hey I think I dated him too." har har
May 23rd, 2006, 02:57 PM
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My husband and I went to Europe with someone who shall be nameless--not exactly a friend--and she just didn't understand it all, even though she was a very cultured woman. In Rome she complained at not getting eggs for breakfast; in Paris it was the strange food; in Scotland it was no B&B because she needed a place to do her laundry. And everywhere we went she kept asking "Is this it?"
May 23rd, 2006, 03:17 PM
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Wasn't it Phillip Seymour Hoffman with Ben Stiller in the comedy who used the term "sharted"? I remember(how nice for me) the scene in the art gallery where he wanted to leave because he had just sharted and then sadly, had to explain... almost as good as Rat Race and the "groundhogging" remark by the daughter.. I don't know if the Truman Capote voice would make it funnier or not.
The movie also had Jennifer Aniston as Ben Stiller's love interest. They had Thai food and his stomach was sensitive and he flooded the "pate".. is that the same movie?
I was beyond horrified when my eleven year old taught his dad the new term.. because both enjoy the bathroom humor, not to mention the sixteen yr. old son who seems to have extraordinary talent blowing revele morning, noon and night.
The movie also had Jennifer Aniston as Ben Stiller's love interest. They had Thai food and his stomach was sensitive and he flooded the "pate".. is that the same movie?
I was beyond horrified when my eleven year old taught his dad the new term.. because both enjoy the bathroom humor, not to mention the sixteen yr. old son who seems to have extraordinary talent blowing revele morning, noon and night.
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May 23rd, 2006, 06:09 PM
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That is correct....Along Came Polly it is. I have it on my DVR - I think it is hilarious. The boyfriend came before the official word describing his pants though or what he did to his pants.
A funny word nontheless...
Is it a noun or a verb? I was never good with English.
A funny word nontheless...
Is it a noun or a verb? I was never good with English.
May 23rd, 2006, 06:19 PM
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when i was about 10 or 11, i joined the young astronaut's club at my school and went on a trip from houston to orlando for space camp.
a bunch of mean older girls that i was rooming with ganged up on me (unbeknownst to me!) and attacked me one night by tying me up and taking off my clothes and smearing toothpaste all over me
at least it wasn't shardt.
a bunch of mean older girls that i was rooming with ganged up on me (unbeknownst to me!) and attacked me one night by tying me up and taking off my clothes and smearing toothpaste all over me
at least it wasn't shardt.
May 23rd, 2006, 06:37 PM
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This is the funniest thread ever. I read the "shart" paragraph to my husband, who loves that word (definitely toilet humor...lol).
I'll add my worst traveling companion antecdotes (although they pale in comparison to those told by Annabel and Kingfisherqueen).
By far my worst traveling companion(s) were some of my supposed good friends during our junior year of college spring break cruise. They refused to get off the boat at any of the ports of call, and were generally the most annoying people ever. I did not feel the same about any of them once we got back to land.
I'll add my worst traveling companion antecdotes (although they pale in comparison to those told by Annabel and Kingfisherqueen).
By far my worst traveling companion(s) were some of my supposed good friends during our junior year of college spring break cruise. They refused to get off the boat at any of the ports of call, and were generally the most annoying people ever. I did not feel the same about any of them once we got back to land.
May 23rd, 2006, 08:32 PM
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My worst of the worst:
I was an AFSer to Spain for the year program, so I arrived to Madrid with 29 other Americans and we all went to a rural boarding house for the weekend where we were met by the other 30 students from all over. We were put into rooms for 4, and I ended up with 2 girls from the US. The animosity started building from the very beginning (all towards me. . . I had no idea what was going on) and on the last night when tensions were highest (getting ready to meet the host families, leave all the friends and start the real year abroad) they stole my teddy bear (brought with me from home for comfort) and then *subtley* called my attention to his absence. It was the straw that broke the camel's back and I freaked out.
The sweet sweet revenge, though, was that when we got back together after the year I spoke better Spanish and had had a really wonderful year while they both complained of never fitting in and having trouble finding friends. Perhaps if they weren't such malicious a-holes they would have had an easier time of it.
I was an AFSer to Spain for the year program, so I arrived to Madrid with 29 other Americans and we all went to a rural boarding house for the weekend where we were met by the other 30 students from all over. We were put into rooms for 4, and I ended up with 2 girls from the US. The animosity started building from the very beginning (all towards me. . . I had no idea what was going on) and on the last night when tensions were highest (getting ready to meet the host families, leave all the friends and start the real year abroad) they stole my teddy bear (brought with me from home for comfort) and then *subtley* called my attention to his absence. It was the straw that broke the camel's back and I freaked out.
The sweet sweet revenge, though, was that when we got back together after the year I spoke better Spanish and had had a really wonderful year while they both complained of never fitting in and having trouble finding friends. Perhaps if they weren't such malicious a-holes they would have had an easier time of it.
May 23rd, 2006, 08:58 PM
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I have nothing to compare to these stories. I thought a trip to New Orleans with my sister-in-law was hell, when she became our self-appointed tour guide. I like to wander around in an unstructured way, discovering the hidden charms of a place, stopping to pop in to anything that looks interesting. Unbeknownst to me, she had a plan for every single moment of every day, which she was highly offended if we all did not want to follow. It extended to walking together to some monument or whatever and standing there for 20 minutes while she proceeded to read at length from a guidebook every last detail. Wouldn't you know it - she later became a lawyer and still likes to debate everything to the nth degree to this day.
May 24th, 2006, 05:33 AM
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Paris - 1970something.
My sister MS and 2 sisters s1 +s2. MS stayed in with S2 b/c she had a horrible rash head to toe.
S1 and I went to a cafe where these French guys FG were trying to feed us water glasses filled with Vodka - gee I wonder why. S1 took the bait and proceeded to drink vast amounts of Vodka to my dismay.
We meanwhile befriended another French guy Claude C who was not part of the French Vodka pushing group. S1 got stinko so C and I tried taking her back to our Inn.
The FG followed, taunted and actually grabbed us a few times. Once we got to our Inn the angry Inn keeper IK who spoke only French opened the door and dragged us in leaving poor JC to the FG - don't know what ever happened to the poor guy.
I brought S1 to the room she was sharing with S2 while I went to my shared room with MS. Later that night we were awakened by S2 screaming at S1.
We ran over to find S1 sitting and urinating on the chair on top of S2 nicely layed out clothes.
The IK wife appeared at the scene. S2 thought she would help out by explaining in English that S1 was sleepwalking - her visual looked like Frankenstien with her arms out in front of her all while walking slowly with her eyes half open. The IKW just kept saying loco while she was making the international crazy gesture. This btw was after she found the hidden cheese and tomatoes that broke the no food in room rule.
We were thrown out the next morning.
MS ended up hating S1 + S2 and never spoke to them again. She suffered with impetigo and had to be covered with calamine lotion for the rest of the trip and was truly miserable. S1 + S2 fought like cats and dogs the entire time. I mostly ditched them all when I could and managed to enjoy the rest of the trip.
Ah, so young, so stupid and Paris!
My sister MS and 2 sisters s1 +s2. MS stayed in with S2 b/c she had a horrible rash head to toe.
S1 and I went to a cafe where these French guys FG were trying to feed us water glasses filled with Vodka - gee I wonder why. S1 took the bait and proceeded to drink vast amounts of Vodka to my dismay.
We meanwhile befriended another French guy Claude C who was not part of the French Vodka pushing group. S1 got stinko so C and I tried taking her back to our Inn.
The FG followed, taunted and actually grabbed us a few times. Once we got to our Inn the angry Inn keeper IK who spoke only French opened the door and dragged us in leaving poor JC to the FG - don't know what ever happened to the poor guy.
I brought S1 to the room she was sharing with S2 while I went to my shared room with MS. Later that night we were awakened by S2 screaming at S1.
We ran over to find S1 sitting and urinating on the chair on top of S2 nicely layed out clothes.
The IK wife appeared at the scene. S2 thought she would help out by explaining in English that S1 was sleepwalking - her visual looked like Frankenstien with her arms out in front of her all while walking slowly with her eyes half open. The IKW just kept saying loco while she was making the international crazy gesture. This btw was after she found the hidden cheese and tomatoes that broke the no food in room rule.
We were thrown out the next morning.
MS ended up hating S1 + S2 and never spoke to them again. She suffered with impetigo and had to be covered with calamine lotion for the rest of the trip and was truly miserable. S1 + S2 fought like cats and dogs the entire time. I mostly ditched them all when I could and managed to enjoy the rest of the trip.
Ah, so young, so stupid and Paris!
