Hi! I’m in seattle right now and we will be getting on the plane in about four hours so I thought i had better write about what we’ve been doing. Jane arrived in Portland last Friday and she was very impressed by Helsers (breakfast cafe) and Powells (the biggest ofline bookshop in the world!). Then we […]
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August 24th, 2009 by Chris · No Comments · Greece, haha
Graham Stone kindly informs me that in Papua New Guinea pidgin, ‘My hovercraft is full of eels’ becomes the epic: Balus em i no goupim bilong me em i pullup long liklik pela snek bilong solwarra (Literally: My aeroplane (balus) that can’t fly (no go up) is fullup of little saltwater snakes.) Aeroplane maintenance is quite […]
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Invented games to pass the time
August 4th, 2009 by Chris · 1 Comment · Greece, haha
Abstract nouns I‑spy. Prison cell hide & seek. Underwater blow football. Meltemi Monopoly in a sandstorm on the beach at Serifos (chocolate pieces to make it more challenging).
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Sleeper trains
June 18th, 2009 by callum · 4 Comments · Greece, haha
I’ve always wanted to sleep on a train but I don’t really like courgettes!!!! ” ←my logo on a blog! DO I REALLY HAVE TO EAT COURGETTES?????!!!!! WHY I WANT TO SLEEP ON A TRAIN: I am looking forward to waking up in Venice! I am looking forward to sleeping in a triple decker bunk! (it’s not […]
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WARNING this blog does not have anything to do with hovercrafts or eels!
May 21st, 2009 by callum · 4 Comments · Greece, haha
The Hungarian Phrasebook sketch from Monty Python’s Flying Circus Set: A tobacconist’s shop. Text on screen: In 1970, the British Empire lay in ruins, and foreign nationalists frequented the streets — many of them Hungarians (not the streets — the foreign nationals). Anyway, many of these Hungarians went into tobacconist’s shops to buy cigarettes…
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