Cruise notes 6

It took the better part of four weeks, but I have lost all sense of what day it is. Fortunately, they change the rugs in the elevators with the day printed on them. It certainly works better than having to take a look at your underpants just to know if it’s Monday.

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Overheard at a stop on the bus tour:

Her: Don’t you want to stay outside a little longer?

Him: There’s only so much to see, and once you’ve seen it, you’ve seen it.

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Holland America gives you a certificate when you cross the equator on one of their ships. I figure they should also have a certificate for surviving a 100 mph gale force wind. The evening entertainment included 1) the Heave ‘N Hurl Bathroom Bowl, 2) getting down on your knees to tell Jesus you’ve just been joking around, and 3) hanging on to your bed for a ride so wild you never dreamed you’d experience it while alone.

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“Kin ya see eet’s eeeg?” the guide asks Sis.

“It’s what?”

“Eet’s eeeg. Eet’s eeeg! Eet’s seeting on eet.”  He wanders away from the gannets, wondering if all Americans are so slow.

10 Responses to “Cruise notes 6” »»

  1. Comment by Mister | 10/29/07 at 9:38 pm

    Yea? Well, how kin ya see eet’s eeeg when eet’s seeting on eet?

  2. Comment by Laura | 10/30/07 at 5:58 am

    Bwah! Love the comment from the Mister!

  3. Comment by Jenn | 10/30/07 at 6:09 am

    100 MPH Gale? Holy @#$%! Definitely should get a certificate for that… Hope your stomach and nerves have recovered. What kind of gannet was eet? Were the eeegs large or small?

  4. Comment by Steve | 10/30/07 at 7:05 am

    Gannet |ˈganit| noun 1 a large seabird with mainly white plumage, known for seeting on eet’s eeeg. • Genus Morus (or Sula), family Sulidae: three species, in particular the northern gannet ( M. bassanus) of the North Atlantic ( also called solan goose (see solan).) 2 Brit., informal a greedy person. ORIGIN Old English ganot, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gent ‘gander,’ also to gander .

    Thought I’d look it up and sure enough, he’s right!

  5. Comment by ollka | 10/30/07 at 12:23 pm

    once eet ees time for the eeeg to hatch, there will bee no more seeting. then hee weel bee all like: look at eets cheeck! kin ya see eets cheeck?

  6. Comment by Linda | 10/30/07 at 2:12 pm

    Eeeenough. Eeeenough. Ya seeelly neeeencompoops.

  7. Comment by Carolyn J. | 10/30/07 at 4:59 pm

    You know, a man did make it around the world in 80 days once (or should I say eeeeeighty deeeeys?). How long is this cruise anyway? Are you sailing around the earth, or are you on Neptune or something? ‘Cause you been cruising quite a while.

  8. Comment by Linda | 10/30/07 at 6:35 pm

    Carolyn J. You’re right. It’s beginning to feel like Capn Jack Sparrow has taken the controls. We arrive in Sydney on Nov 4, then spend another 8 days getting home. Then I start robbing banks to pay for all this.

  9. Comment by Josh | 11/10/07 at 7:57 pm

    I had a hard time understanding Aussies (and New Zealand folk, y’all sound the same, don’t get pissed) before I had my crazy addiction to YouTube for a while. I ended up learning a lot by watching vlogs from around the world, including the ability to decypher, distinguish between, and imitate a lot of fun accents. I don’t have a problem with their accent anymore. The Welsh on the other hand, not so much.

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