Canadian Buffoon's Sweet 16 Celebration - Update 01/28 - The End

[pkondz]

Actually, they are called Girl Guides everywhere except the US, I believe! (Well, not sure what they call them in non-English speaking countries). Thin Mints are my favorite, but there are definitely others worth eating, imnsho!

Oooohhh. Interesting. I didn't know that!!

And yes, most people like multiple flavors, but it is all thin mints for me!

See?
This TR is nothing if not informative.

 

[pkondz]

Wow! I have no idea of how many TRs that I've done. Good for you for keeping count!

It was easy.
I just counted the links
in my siggie!

I'd say that she plays quite well into the whole hitting on aquatic women.

I would offer to help, but I only know what happened when I was there, which was actually not a lot of the time....

Then you won't mind
if I shamelessly steal from you.

And @Steppesister, too.

You can make it up.

What????
Never!!!

Nothing but cold hard facts.

Really???? You went there?

I had to.
It's the only way to get
@Captain_Oblivious to read anything.

Well... "read" being a bit of a stretch I suppose.

Wow! All my parents did for me on my sweet sixteen was gave me a handed down Mazda station wagon, (that barely made it to my 18th birthday) and said, drive yourself to morning swim practice!

It's why most parents do anything.
We're just tired!

I'm sure that wasn't the only reason....

Well... you know another reason
why we didn't do Florida.

But that was the only reason
we went to Phoenix.

Sure!

All right!

ME!

Bonus points!

Ya want more of those Caramilks, don'tcha.

5:30AM

You fly to Phoenix and drive to the Capybaras

Are you constipated?

Are those the Canadian version of Girl Scouts? I would say Thin Mints, but you don't have a freezer to put them in.

Her favorite dish.

Pie. Because pie.

Beauty and the Beast

Can I say all three? If not I'll go with D-Box

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Oh FUN! I'm on the We(s)t Coast too!

Well hi there!
to the TR!

And... I was just in your neck
of the woods last week.
Thanks for the nice weather!

We don't tan here, we rust!

1. What time do we leave? 0645

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither? You fly to Phoenix then drive to Cali

3. What one specific question am I asked by the US border guard?
I'm not a long-time reader, but I'll guess it's something along the lines of if you're a supporter of the current president?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind? Tagalongs because we don't have them here.

5. We go out for dinner of course. What gets Kay excited? When I was 16, it would have been the cute waiter, so no matter what she told YOU, Dad, it was the waiter.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later? Ice cream (Timmy's donuts are the only 'real' donut)

7. We go see a movie that night. Which? BatB

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited? RECLINING SEATS!! WooT!

All noted.

I look forward to reading the rest.

Thanks for joining in!
Once I get through with the shout-outs,
I'll get cracking on the next chapter.

 

[pkondz]

I am in San Antonio. Turns out we ended up fine. How are you doing? I am praying for all of you. Let us know what you need.

Glad to hear you're okay, Tammie.

 

[pkondz]

Well gheeezz…
I get busy for a week or two and you go off and start up a whole new side show.

And yet you found us anyways..

er...



Uh......


I mean, to the TR!


Yeah. That's what I meant.

I should have known form all the commotion, panic and the sound of ambulances heading off in this direction, but nooooo…

I told them not to turn those
things on!
You never know who you'll attract!

Instead, I’m thinking to myself that it must not be anything more than a natural disaster and nothing I need be worrying about. Had I stopped to realize that this much wailing and gnashing of teeth could only have been the result of a man-made catastrophe in the making, I’d have been here earlier.

Man-made trumps Mother nature?

Well better late than never, I suppose.
Let the mayhem commence!

Nah. You're right on time.

You were involved…
Explanation enough, don’t you think?

Hey!

Well....


Yeah.

Oh sure…
Shift the blame.

I always do.

It’s way too late for that now…
The best we can do from here on is brace for the storm and shelter from the elements.

I better get started on that underground bunker.

Dude. It's too late.

See!
We haven’t even gotten past the intro and civil discourse has already been run roughshod over…

But... she got in the way!

Justifiable.

Oh wait…
Hummmm, this actually does seem to check out.
Attributable to delusions? Probably so, but it does make a modicum of sense.

Not delusional at all.
See her hand on my arm?

Love. Obviously.

Yeah…
Delusions explains it.

Well, you could be right.
Maybe Kay is delusional
to think she could get in the way.

Oh good.
We’d hate to think you were being abusive to a random stranger.
No one would question what we do to our kids though.

Isn't that why they're there?

I mean, just consider what would become of the entire psychoanalytical profession if we were all even marginally competent parents?

A lot of empty rooms.
With a lot of cricket sounds.

She should just stick to saving you form the terrestrial ones, right?

Nah. Not interested in those.

Make clear?
In one of your TRs?

Clear?


Wait I’m still trying to process that non sequitur…

Take your time.
It'll be a while before the next
totally clear update.

Nope, still not working it out.
Just continue on for now and we’ll see how it goes.

Mooving on.

So… fiction, then?

Fantasy, perhaps?

Theft, actually.

Ahhhh… Action Misadventure.

But now we know what all those first-responder vehicles were first responding to.


Of course, we’ll be demanding that you follow through on that promise.

Oh, great.
Now I have to deliver on stuff.

Sheesh.
This is getting to be too
much like work.

And I’m with her on that one.

I'm not.
I want a big party.

But as soon as I get one...
I'll feel uncomfortable and
I'll want to go home.

She wanted to interact with the freakishly large rodents, or…
She wanted to feed dad to the freakishly large rodents?

I'm going to (hopefully)
go with the former.

Sans the being feed to them part of it I’m assuming here, right?

She wouldn't.
But only because she wouldn't
know how to get home.

Because, those are just icing on the cake when combined with massive gnawing beasts.

Very fine icing indeed, but still…

mmmm.... cake....

Sorry, what?

Uh huh…
There’s more to that story.
She is a girl willing to stand up for her convictions.

And good that you were able to allow her that freedom and still make a trip out of it.

It worked out pretty darned well!

And all was right with the world…

A rarity in pkondz land.

Naaaaa…
We’ve done gone over the edge of the waterfall getting to this point.
There’s no turning back now.

I like to give the illusion of hope.

My French is limited at best, so yeah, I had to translate that one.
It meant pretty much what I suspected it meant.

Pass the gravy?

Any relation to the Santa Bot?

Pretty much.
Add a mermaid.

Oh good…
Something else I can lose at.

Ya never know...

In the morning…


Both

Constipated again, are we?


you should’a got all of ‘em, but…
I’ll go with the Thin Mints.


The food.


I’m going with pie.
No clue what Kay wanted, but I’ll have the pie.


Never heard of the other two, so I’ll go with the Disney rehash.


The recliners
That seems to be a new trend in theaters.
Took me by surprise the first time I encountered them.

Noted.

But just remember…
If you or any member of your IM-Team are captured or killed, the Secretary of State will disavow any knowledge of your actions.


This TR will self destruct in five seconds....

Oh, this TR self destructed after
I posted the first chapter.

 

[juniorbugman]

Hi Ponzi
Saw an ad for this show on Discovery Canada and thought about you. Don't know what is will be about but thought you might be interested as it is about Harley Davidson riders.
http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Common-Ground

 

[pkondz]

1. 7am

2. Both?

3. Constipated again?

4.Tagalongs: which I constantly call peanut butter patties lol

5. her favourite dish.

6. pie.

7. Beauty and the Beast

8. both : reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating

Noted.

And to the TR!

I had to google Sauve qui peut, even though it meant what I was assuming it did.

"Do you smell burnt toast"?

*Can't wait to hear about this trip!!!

More coming soon!

** Also, I see you're heading to WDW in November? What are your dates? Mine are 11-14 (sat-tues)

Oohhh... I think we'll just miss each other.
I'm looking at arriving on the 14th I think.

 

[pkondz]

Wow, I'm actually here for the beginning! I'm so excited.

Yes! You made it!
to the TR, Vanessa!

Classic picture, love it!

Thanks!

This is what always happens to me. The first 2 or 3 days great notes and lots of pictures and then no notes and few pictures.

This one was different,
since I'd never been before.

I didn't want to report
so much as enjoy.

I like they way you did that. You took a trip to Phoenix and made it a Disney trip. Very sneaky, but I like it.

Shhhh....
You'll let the mouse out of the bag!

I did!

You did!

I've never had Canadian chocolate. Do I get bonus points for being deprived?

Sorry, no random bonus points
this TR.
But you can have the chocolate if you win!

4:30 am

both

He asks you for directions

I'm going to be different and say Tagalongs.

Her favorite dish.

Pie, because you love pie.

Beauty and the Beast

reclining seats with foot-rests

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Wait, what?? Who keeps saying that?!

The voices in my head of course.

Still a classic.

Kids these days.

Don't bother daddy
when he's hitting on
women with scales.

Well, I certainly can't blame you there. You want to make sure you experience it fully.

Pretty much what I thought.

Truer words were never spoken! I could tell you about my mundane vacation, but I'm sure you'd rather read about exploding helicopters.

See!
Mark gets it.

Hey, how about Fargo? I know a good restaurant there.

Oh? Anyplace I might know,
but avoid when the riff-raff
are in town?

I like her ambition, though.

Yep.

Still.... no.

Surprised? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.

Sorry about that Clark.

That's really not terrible at all. But then again, I can't imagine there's a huge demand for capybara feedings.

I dunno.
The dude in the photo
looks pretty happy.

I thought you were cussing me out for a second there.

Are you sure I wasn't???

That's really hard to say, though.

Harder on my wallet.

Shameless.

But hey, it works.

Nothing else does.
It's certainly not the writing!!

7:30 a.m.

Well, you at least have to drive to the airport, right? I'll say both are involved.

Are you constipated?

I'm a sucker for the thin mints, so I'll go with that.

The decor. Just throwing a dart here.

Pie. Because pie.

She seems like a Logan type of girl to me. I think. Maybe.

Reclining seats with foot rests! Even if the movie's bad, you can take a nice nap.

Noted.

Hope you had a great time!

Thanks! We did!

 

[Kiotzu]

OH ALSO BEFORE I FORGET, I updated my answer for question 5, I said the decor

 

[mustinjourney]

And I forgot you were in Texas, too.
How are you doing, too??

Pretty fortunate in that my house did not flood at all.

We have two very large reservoirs near my house that were completely filled in three days (50" of rain...or about 130 cm for you metric folks), so they're still doing controlled releases on them. Problem is that has caused flooding to several hundred houses that weren't already flooded, and that release is going to be happening for another week or two.

Those homes are expected to be flooded for pretty much most of September. And that's assuming we don't get much more rain.

We also never lost power, so that was really fortunate. Biggest problem was more or less just being stuck in the house and stressing out about whether the water was going to keep rising. Had Harvey gone a little more westward on its rebound, houston would have gotten another 10-20" of rain. Had that happened, I'd guess at least half the homes would have taken on water, so while it was bad, it could have been worse.

Now we're just hoping Irma stays away.

 

[pkondz]

Sounds like a super fun time!

It was! And thanks for joining in!

to the TR!

(other than Phoenix any time except like November - March. I live here, and it's too hot for habitation, or even visiting. Especially for people from cold climates with thicker blood!)

Actually, the weather was nice
while we were there.

Highs for both days was 81.
Much better than the 39 and 46
highs we had those days up here.

1. What time do we leave? 8:30 AM

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Both! Fly to Phoenix, and it's not far to Anaheim.

3. What one specific question am I asked by the US border guard?
If you have any fruit with you?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind? Chocolatey mint cookies, because that's what they call what look like thin mints?

5. We go out for dinner of course. What gets Kay excited? Another vote for a cute waiter, but free ice cream would be a close second.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later? Smarties. (Canadian smarties, because they're waaay better than what we call Smarties down here.)

7. We go see a movie that night. Which? Wonder woman? No idea what's been playing!

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited? Inexpensive popcorn? More likely reclining seats...

All noted.
Your answers for #6 and 7 however.
It's multiple choice.
#6 options are: ice cream, donuts, pie.
#7 options are: Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

Care to change your answers?

 

[pkondz]

1. What time do we leave?
6:00am

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?
Both

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
Are you constipated

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
Don't know any of these but I love the Canadian mint one so I will say that

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
The decor

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
Pie

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan
Logan

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
All of the above but if I have to pick one then reclining seats

Noted.

Hope I got my answers in in time

You did! And to the TR, Judy!

 

[pkondz]

First off welcome back - glad to see you didn't get eaten by a bear!

Bearly!

Sorry.

Actually... we saw very little wildlife.

Well.... there was that one dude in
downtown Vancouver who was pretty wild...


That's another story. to the TR!

Who me?? I don't think I can be held responsible for this! This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope!

Oh, sure.
No one wants to take responsibility!

Stuck in a moment you can't get out of...

Notes that would be cheating! Notes are for the weak!

I'm beginning to understand...


"Lilos"... you made that up, didn't you.

Try July 2016! "Yip looks like my family at Disney!" Maybe I should just post the pictures and my readers could write the story. Do you know I could be onto something here!

Not a bad idea!

So that's what I've been doing wrong!

I'm tellin' ya.
Ya can't go wrong there.

So if I win do I have to come and collect it or will you hand deliver it?

I have done that once.
But that was a happy coincidence.

You'll have to settle for the mail, I'm afraid.

I knew that - Peter did a talk on Capybaras in prep school. It was most informative.

He did??
What are the odds on that??

Spoil sports - need to upgrade to the premium package!

We did!

I like your thinking!

You're the only one.

1. What time do we leave?

6.05 a.m.

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

Both

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)

"Are you constipated?"

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

Tagalongs (We don't have Girl Guide cookies so I'm working outside my knowledge base)

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

The décor

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.

Donuts

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

Logan

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

D Box Seats

Noted!

 

[pkondz]

I seem to have lost some of my quotes and since this one is for bonus points. I did google it and confirmed it meant what I thought it meant.

"Pass the pudding"?

 

[pkondz]

Forgot the bonus point question and I did google it.

And you found out it meant "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!"?

 

[pkondz]

Hi there stranger!
to the TR!

I'm in! Dropped by your previous TR (after months of hibernation- DD says our annual Christmas newsletter is going to 5 pages long this year....)

Whoa... you guys must've been active
in your hibernation.

and saw that this new one had started. As usual, I won't participate in the quizzes so don't hold any updates waiting for me!

You can if you like
(Only if you like)
It's moving a bit slow
at the moment.

Never been to DL but it's on my list.

I never thought I'd go, actually.
So it was never on my list.
But glad I went!

DD went there with the high school band and loved it.

Shoulda tagged along!

We are heading to WDW for the the F&W Fest on the 19th, though, so I sure hope Irma finds someplace else to visit.

Nice! Eat some goodies for me.

 

[pkondz]

Hope it was a great trip!!!

It was! Thanks!

Hope you had a great time in my neck of the woods!

We did!
Didn't see you though.
No one over six feet.
So... ergo... I didn't see you.

Welcome home!

Thanks!

 

[pkondz]

Hi Pkondz

Hi, Mac!
to the TR!

I thought I may have made it a bit late but here are my answers

Nope! Made it just in time.

1 :- 06:00 hrs a's your leaving time
2 :- You fly and drive.
3 :- You are asked Do you have writen documentation for Kay to leave Canada.
4 :- Thin mints
5 :- The decor
6 :- Ice cream
7 :- Login
8 :- Reclining seats with foot rests.

Noted.

Yes I had to Google Sauce Qui Pet

I like that. And have no idea if that was your auto correct or not!

I now now what it means you learn something new everyday when you read the dis thanks for educating this bear with very little brain.

Educational.
My TRs are nothing
if not educational.

Hope you had a good weeks holiday in the Candian west coast.Did you see the whales?

Now that would be giving it away, Mac.

Can I have my alocated bonus points please for mentioning the word :- What

 

[pkondz]

Hi Ponzi
Saw an ad for this show on Discovery Canada and thought about you. Don't know what is will be about but thought you might be interested as it is about Harley Davidson riders.
http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Common-Ground

Thanks! I had glimpsed the ad
for that,
but missed details.
Now I've got the PVR
set to record it.