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american tourists are only worse than german.

the english only can hit a ball on the ground that isnt moving.

nice view of an old broken down city on a hill surrounded by modern apartments.

zeno on top of things as always. kudos

06-24-2023 , 10:10 PM

#27

REDeYeS00

always sloppy

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good to see you survived spring hibernation ray

06-24-2023 , 10:40 PM

#28

Ray Zee

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your hometown is going to put a tax on all workers there so they have more money to spend on the worthless.

06-24-2023 , 11:42 PM

#29

Dominic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by John Cole

Dom, daughter, granddaughter, and son-in-law.

Picture doesn't quite do the view justice.

Here's the view at night:

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Wow!

Never been to Greece....what an amazing view. Have fun.

06-25-2023 , 12:17 AM

#30

Ray Zee

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so you are no longer dom ?

06-25-2023 , 01:42 PM

#31

lastcardcharlie

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MLB on the big screen in Trafalgar Square.

06-25-2023 , 01:47 PM

#32

Zeno

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lastcardcharlie

MLB on the big screen in Trafalgar Square.

So you Brit’s are finally moving into the modern age?! Congratulations; have a ghostship ale to celebrate.

06-25-2023 , 01:57 PM

#33

lastcardcharlie

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Proper Job beer hits the spot, Zeno.

06-25-2023 , 02:29 PM

#34

REDeYeS00

always sloppy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Zee

your hometown is going to put a tax on all workers there so they have more money to spend on the worthless.

past tense, not future tense

06-27-2023 , 04:22 PM

#35

John Cole

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I have returned. May post a trip report over the next few days while petsitting for my daughter. My granddaughter's dance team is performing at Disney, so they got one day off before leaving for Florida.

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06-30-2023 , 12:10 PM

#36

lastcardcharlie

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The number of Guns N' Roses fans out there is incredible.

06-30-2023 , 03:26 PM

#37

John Cole

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Met up with Golddog today on his trip across the country. He got to see Johnston, RI, a place that makes the Jersey Shore seem sophisticated.

Always nice to meet up with Loungers. Good luck with the rest of your trip, Golddog, and it was my pleasure.

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06-30-2023 , 07:59 PM

#38

REDeYeS00

always sloppy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lastcardcharlie

The number of Guns N' Roses fans out there is incredible.

the allure of GN'R is pure nostalgia
passed down from eighty or ninety sacramento tramp stamps to their second cousin's son

07-01-2023 , 12:38 PM

#39

Phat Mack

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Originally Posted by John Cole

Bad post. Now I feel compelled to visit Johnston, RI.

Best fast food?

Coldest Narraganset?

07-01-2023 , 01:03 PM

#40

John Cole

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Originally Posted by Phat Mack

Bad post. Now I feel compelled to visit Johnston, RI.

Best fast food?

Coldest Narraganset?

My friend's son-in-law who had never been to RI wanted to hear an authentic RI accent. So he took him to Johnston. He wasn't disappointed.

And Narragansett beer is no longer made in RI, but it still exists.

Best fast food is New York System in Olneyville, RI. My great-grandfather's middle name was Olney.

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07-01-2023 , 03:51 PM

#41

golddog

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Thanks, John, that was a nice time.

Almost bought some Narragansett beer the other night. Was going to be Robert Shaw, but didn't have a Richard Dreyfuss to play off of.

07-01-2023 , 05:34 PM

#42

Phat Mack

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I love trying to untangle New England accents. Is RI more like Boston or Vermont? I got in a big discussion about this with some old service buddies a couple of months ago.

07-01-2023 , 07:07 PM

#43

John Cole

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Originally Posted by Phat Mack

I love trying to untangle New England accents. Is RI more like Boston or Vermont? I got in a big discussion about this with some old service buddies a couple of months ago.

RI accent is a bit like this: Polar Cola turns into Pola Coler. So it's close to Boston (vowels sound different ) but not quite. I once had a student spell Dana Farber as Daner Faba.

Are and Our sound the same in RI.

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07-01-2023 , 10:48 PM

#44

Phat Mack

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I sometimes hear Bostonians parking their cars with Pahk the Cah, and sometimes with Pack the Caa, but our Vermont buddy was more like PAAAArK the CAAAr. He would always sneak a trace of "r" in there, just when I thought he had dropped it, and I always wondered whether I was just imagining it.

07-02-2023 , 12:16 PM

#45

Zeno

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Originally Posted by John Cole

I hope you gave that student extra points!

07-04-2023 , 10:00 AM

#46

John Cole

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Happy 4th everyone.

Raining here in RI, so perhaps it's time to go to the movies and see Guardians of the Galaxy.

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07-04-2023 , 09:40 PM

#47

golddog

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John, thanks for the advice on taking US 1 into Maine. Fantastically beautiful both coastal and up north.

07-04-2023 , 11:17 PM

#48

Phat Mack

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US 1 is a hoot. Also, if you are headed to the Left Coast next, take US 6 from P-Town to all points west. (Or US 20 from Boston for the less adventurous.)