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The discussion revolves around a planned virtual bus trip organized by members of the Physics Forums community, with participants sharing details about the bus, potential pickup locations, and what to bring. The conversation includes humorous suggestions for alternate modes of transportation and playful banter about the trip's logistics.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares pictures of the bus and lists pickup points across various states, indicating flexibility for additional stops.
  • Another participant expresses interest in joining the trip and inquires about costs and potential stops.
  • Some participants suggest humorous alternatives, such as a "cyber jet" for faster travel or detours to pick up others from distant locations.
  • There is a disagreement about the feasibility of the proposed route from Sacramento to Barstow, with one participant asserting knowledge of back roads while another challenges this claim.
  • Several participants discuss what to bring for the trip, including drinks and food, with specific mentions of green apple vodka and long island iced teas.
  • One participant humorously suggests that the trip could include a detour to the French Alps to pick up another member, adding to the playful tone of the discussion.
  • Concerns about the legality of bringing alcohol are raised, with some participants joking about the implications for the trip.
  • There are playful references to the social atmosphere expected at the destination party, with mentions of "hussies" and the desire for a lively gathering.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features multiple competing views regarding the route and logistics of the trip, with no consensus reached on the best approach or specific details. Participants express varying degrees of enthusiasm and humor about the trip, but disagreements about the practicality of certain routes remain unresolved.

Contextual Notes

Participants express differing opinions on the best routes and travel methods, highlighting the informal and playful nature of the discussion. The conversation is characterized by a blend of humor and logistical planning, with no definitive plans established.

  • #91
Moonbear said:
We can pick some fresh berries and mushrooms for you. If you toss a penny in the mushrooms when they're cooking and it doesn't turn black, then we got all the poison ones out, ah reckon.

Oh sure, I'm falling for that! I wasn't born yesterday you know. I show up with my cute little Mickey Mouse spoon, ready for some pure, sweet, innocent plant sustanance, and you and Evo have a routisserie and BBQ sauce waiting to cook me for dinner. No thanks (oh yes, I remember your animal lust for veggie flesh ).
 
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  • #92
Evo said:
Pssst, moonbear, uhm, that didn't work for Uncle Liam, remember. May he rest in peace. :rolleyes:

Yeah, but I think that was because they used a Canadian penny, not a US penny. Well, there's this pretty plant with five points on the leaves that the previous owners left in the RV, maybe Les can munch on that or something? :biggrin:
 
  • #93
Les Sleeth said:
Oh sure, I'm falling for that! I wasn't born yesterday you know. I show up with my cute little Mickey Mouse spoon, ready for some pure, sweet, innocent plant sustanance, and you and Evo have a routisserie and BBQ sauce waiting to cook me for dinner. No thanks (oh yes, I remember your animal lust for veggie flesh ).
Les, Ivan has tons of frozen broccoli! C'mon and join us. We have a special "vegetarian" room in the RV. (pssst, moonbear, can you toss those old shoes and hangers out of the clos...I mean "vegetarian room"?) Les will be joining us! :approve:
 
  • #94
Evo said:
Les, Ivan has tons of frozen broccoli! C'mon and join us. We have a special "vegetarian" room in the RV. (pssst, moonbear, can you toss those old shoes and hangers out of the clos...I mean "vegetarian room"?) Les will be joining us! :approve:

No problem, I've got the room all ready for him!

And don't forget the ketchup! We have ketchup for you Les. It goes really well with frozen broccoli.
 
  • #95
Moonbear said:
No problem, I've got the room all ready for him!

And don't forget the ketchup! We have ketchup for you Les. It goes really well with frozen broccoli.

Well I just might trust you two flesh-devourin' vixens but . . . does that room smell at all like hickory? Is it the slightest bit smokey? Are either of you carrying around meat tenderizer in your aprons? Don't lie!
 
  • #96
Les Sleeth said:
Well I just might trust you two flesh-devourin' vixens but . . . does that room smell at all like hickory? Is it the slightest bit smokey? Are either of you carrying around meat tenderizer in your aprons? Don't lie!

That? No, that's just some incense for atmosphere. o:)
 
  • #97
humanino said:
Hey Tsu !
That is really nice everything you organize here.
I am right now standing at the interstate, waiting for you to pick me up :wink:
It is kind of cold, so I had to open the second bottle of champagne (out of the 24 bottles box :-p )
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Veuve_clicquot_bottle_sizes_thumb.jpg

PUT THAT CHAMPAGNE AWAY! IT'S NOT TIME YET! TOM STILL HAS TO TELL US WHEN THE PARTY IS! SAVE SOME FOR YOUR FRIENDS YOU FRENCH LUSH! :smile: :smile: :smile:
 
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  • #98
Well, well, well... You have all been very busy here whilst I've been off saving lives.

Very good! :biggrin: Carry on... :approve: But first, pass me a bottle of that champagne, please - if there's any left! :smile:
 
  • #99
*recovering consciousness*
*opening eyes*
Waow ! Why is my hair growing inside my head :frown:
*realizing hangover*
What are those pink furry handcuffs
They must belong to Tribdog ! :smile:
Now I remember ! :bugeye:
Where is the bride ? :confused:

I messed up my own wedding :cry:
Maybe I should buy myself a new behavior

Tsu, I'm sorry Jimmy drank all the champagne :redface:
Those european people... :rolleyes:

:rolleyes:
 
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  • #100
:cry: Chumps.

Please make sure I have a bottle or two of my very own for the party. :biggrin:

I think it will be best to begin the bus trip sometime on Christmas Day. That way, we'll be able enjoy Christmas with the family, and still celebrate Tom's birthday ON his birthday. If Tom McCurdy would be willing to 'postpone' his birthday for a couple of weeks, we'll have yet another reason to celebrate! :biggrin: After the Toms party, we'll head back to Oregon, stopping along the way at a spot to be chosen by Bride Evo and Groom humanino for the first ever PF Wedding. :!) :!) We shall continue the celebration on our little farm in Oregon serving barbequed steaks and frozen broccoli - plus whatever Pot Luck items everyone else brings. (WOW! Our second PF Pot Luck! So SOON! :smile:) We can park the bus down in the pasture by the creek so the PF Wedding honeys can moon! :!) :smile: :smile: :smile:

How does that sound? Any suggestions?
 
  • #101
If any of you Photoshoppers out there want to play with putting members photos into pictures of the bus, that would be fun to use DURING the party... (hint hint) :biggrin:
 
  • #102
*knocking with my head on the window*
Help ! Help !
:frown:
They did not hear me ! :cry:
I really need to go to the bathroom
Why on Earth did they lock me in here, with those adult-party handcuffs. Were they afraid that I escaped ? :confused:
I would have escaped ? o:)
They must have confused me with another dangerous stranger on the road to avoid justice... which I am not ! :rolleyes:

*trying to break the handcuffs*
*only succeeded to hurt myself bad*
If I could only reach this sink ! :wink:

IS THERE SOMEBODY HERE TO FREE MYSELF SO THAT I CAN GO TO THE BATHROOM ![/color]
I swear after that you can put the handcuffs back on o:)

I have hidden a few bottles of champagne, and I am willing to offer them in reward of whoever helps me :shy:
 
  • #103
Jimmy, where are thou ? :cry:
Help me, I am an european too, kidnapped by wild american sisters !
I know we had some arguments, since we are living on different sides of the Channel, but still, we are civilized :approve:
 
  • #104
humanino said:
Jimmy, where are thou ? :cry:
Help me, I am an european too, kidnapped by wild american sisters !
I know we had some arguments, since we are living on different sides of the Channel, but still, we are civilized :approve:
Feeling guilty...lets humanino go to the bathroom. :smile:
 
  • #105
Oh, OK. Let's let him out for good. I'll have a little of that champagne, please. :wink: Just keep the pink fuzzy cuffs and ankle chains on him. Just in case he tries anything funny... :biggrin:
 
  • #106
Evo said:
Feeling guilty...lets humanino go to the bathroom. :smile:
:approve: I knew you would not let me down :smile:
So when the sister council has decided on my fate, maybe I can not spoil those wonderful furniture, and do what I have to do in the place I am supposed to do it :smile:

I knew I could not trust english rescue :-p
and where is the rest of the european refugees ? :rolleyes:
 
  • #107
*relief noise coming from the bathroom*
*feeling better* :approve:

*knocking on the door*
Evil sisters said:
OK, you are done, now get out !
"Just a moment please !"
*trying to open the window*
I can not get out with those handcuffs on, I would look like a sicko
I have to cooperate.

*getting out of the bathroom*

*whispering to Evo*
"Your sisters scare me ! Let us escape to Vegas, and get married there !" :shy:
 
  • #108
My DEAR! How can you be afraid of us?? There is no need to escape at all! We know how badly you want to marry our Evo and we are only trying to help! We think you are a VERY worthy candidate for our sisters hand in marriage. I believe I can understand how you might think that MIH and Moonbear are a bit overzealous in their approval... :biggrin: Don't worry, dear. The ropes we use are just as soft as the ankle chains and hand cuffs... :devil: And I think that Vegas will be just EXCELLENT! We can stop there on the way to the reception Ivan is throwing here in Oregon! humanino, will you be able to provide the escargot? o:) :shy:
 
  • #109
Tsunami said:
How can you be afraid of us??
I'm sorry :blushing:
I guess I had a hard night :wink:
I can understand how you might think that MIH and Moonbear are a bit overzealous in their approval... :biggrin:
Actually they have been
Math Is Hard said:
Don't worry, Evo - I got him!
(...) BAM! Humanino is down. (grabs Humanino by the ears. (...) Where's my shotgun?
That's alright, I guess I was gone enough not to feel the pain :wink:
We can stop there on the way to the reception Ivan is throwing here in Oregon!
So everything is perfect and on it's way :approve:
I love it when people are organizing everything for me :rolleyes:
will you be able to provide the escargot? o:) :shy:
:smile: If you really mean it, I can bring as many fauchon delights as requested :-p
...including chocolate-stuffed escargot :biggrin:
 
  • #110
Yes, since we sisters were all separated at birth, it's easy to see how much upbring and environment can contribute to the redness of the neck colors of members of the same family... Sometimes termed "Hillbillification" :smile: :smile: IIRC, MIH had her much of her upbring in the south and Moonbear just feeds right off of her. Although they often get a bit carried away, it's really quite hysterical, don't you think? :devil: (BTH - Nice take down, MIH! Did you get anything on you? :smile:)

Fauchon will be deLIGHTful! :biggrin:

Chocolate-stuffed escargot? Not so much... I just can't seem to mentally combine those two items and come up with anything positive.

Now any of the aforementioned methods of escargot preparation will do nicely, I think... :wink: Garlic, wine, butter, gravies, pastry dome shells... Mmmmmmmm.. :smile:
 
  • #111
OMG, we forgot about humanino! Oh no, he's lying face down in a pile of bottles and boxes!

tiptoes over to check for a pulse

He's ok! He just passed out. It appears he's been living on champagne and Fauchon gift baskets for the past week. :bugeye:

Tsu, who's signed up for the trip?
 
  • #112
Tsu, can you pick me up in Texas? What day is the party? I forgot.
 
  • #113
Tom still hasn't told us WHEN the party is! Since his birthday is Christmas day, I guess we could have it anytime! I was actually thinking that, since most of us will be with family on Christmas day, we should plan the party for the day after Christmas. I'll pick up everyone that day and we can be in NY by about 8:00 pm. After Tom's party, we'll take our time (do a little sight-seeing...) coming home to Oregon for the big New Years steak barbeque with Ivan (if he hasn't given away all of the frozen broccoli to the Christmas carolers, that is...)

How does that sound? :wink:
 
  • #114
Math Is Hard said:
Tsu, can you pick me up in Texas? What day is the party? I forgot.
If you can get yourself to Texarkana (I like to call it Arkan-ass :biggrin:) I can probably snag you there! :biggrin:
 
  • #115
Yee-haw!

What should we get Tom for his birthday?
 
  • #116
A sock? A pair of socks? Frozen broccoli? A hussy or two? :biggrin: