Shir, Route 66, built in 1926, was the first highway to the west and acquired legendary status [link].
So, it's a really really long drive, and there are stories and myths relating to it.
You see, that's why I study history.
I don't give half a hump if you're innocent or not. So where does that put you?
Book ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
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Shir - May 02, 2010 11:13:17 am PDT #17907 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Cass - May 02, 2010 11:13:43 am PDT #17908 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I can go through 100 candles in a week! Buying 1200 tealights and a few hundred assorted candles is just logical when the store is three hours away. And I bought Tickybox a little stuffed fish that I named Sushi.
Cass - May 02, 2010 11:16:29 am PDT #17909 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
until she happened upon the box with the Ikea tea lights.
They are sold in stacks in their bags. You can just stack up the cubes! Clearly they are meant to be bought in bulk.
::sigh::
Candles is pretty.
erikaj - May 02, 2010 11:25:23 am PDT #17910 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Well, Shir, I'm not sure how much you understand about Americans and road trips and the devil-may-care fantasies we've erected(huh, huh, I said "erected") about them. It's kind of a Thing.
Ginger - May 02, 2010 11:30:36 am PDT #17911 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I was feel depressed and stressed, so a large limb fell out of a tree and smashed a trellis.
Shir - May 02, 2010 11:33:07 am PDT #17912 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Well, Shir, I'm not sure how much you understand about Americans and road trips and the devil-may-care fantasies we've erected(huh, huh, I said "erected") about them. It's kind of a Thing.
Never disrespect the unbelievable number of movies/TV show your culture has produced on this subject, which many were exposed to. Let alone Eurotrip.
Even in a country which stretches for 6 hours ride tops (north to south. West to east lasts about an hour and some), something about a roadtrip still makes me go giddy.
Edit: OMG, Ginger, what?!
Edit, the second: when it's late at night, English words have only one meaning. Guess which one I was reading in Ginger's post. Leaving it here for your entertainment.
Ginger - May 02, 2010 11:48:32 am PDT #17913 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Sorry, Shir. I didn't mean to give you a bedtime heart attack. I have a large piece of tree to deal with in my backyard. It also did some damage to an occupied birdhouse. I fear the survivors are going to have bird PTSD.
Shir - May 02, 2010 11:55:19 am PDT #17914 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oh no, Ginger. Watching DW's UK eps now took care of that.
erikaj - May 02, 2010 12:17:03 pm PDT #17915 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
That's true...I've only been on 66 once, myself...it's sort of the old-school route now, but we used it to go to Las Vegas. We tried to stop at this one place where Oprah got burgers but it was closed for the Christmas season.ETA: Doctor Who, right? Not my favorite DW, Domenic West(OMG, he makes instant coffee hawt! Although I had to laugh at the commenters that missed his McNulty voice...reverse paraphilia.) At first I thought West was Aussie...London + a bad Balmer twang= vaguely Australian effect to my ear(and someone from E, I think)
Liese S. - May 02, 2010 1:42:09 pm PDT #17916 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup, you`re definitely on my stomping ground. The "corner" in Winslow is the one ref`d in the Eagles song, not the four corners, which is not on your route. In Winslow you might enjoy La Posada, which is an old hotel cool for its architecture. but also interesting because of the macabre artwork of the hotelier`s wife. When you get to my slice, there are wonders like the giant concrete rabbit with a saddle so you can ride it for photographs. You`ll know you are there because of the huge yellow sign that says "Here it is." By that point lots of the mother road is unpassable, especially after our snows. You can take the stretch between Joe City and Jackrabbit, but the rest of it is mostly 40.