The Perils of Travel
August 13, 2009 11:56 AM   Subscribe

The Perils of Travel. "About 2 years ago I had a rather interesting experience while I was away on vacation. Or rather, something rather interesting happened while I was away, and I only realized it when I got back."
posted by chunking express (23 comments total)

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Double.

Spoiler alert: Girlfriend is crazy.
posted by Dr-Baa at 11:59 AM on August 13, 2009


Fabrication!
posted by milarepa at 12:01 PM on August 13, 2009


This was dubunked on /b/ 9000 days ago FTW.
posted by jsavimbi at 12:02 PM on August 13, 2009


Damn it. And it was deleted too. Double Dis.
posted by chunking express at 12:03 PM on August 13, 2009


Though, I thought real life flame outs would be perfect for MetaFilter.
posted by chunking express at 12:04 PM on August 13, 2009


I'm so tired of "man stories," from any author.
posted by maxwelton at 12:07 PM on August 13, 2009 [1 favorite]


A) What is 'dubunked?' and 2) 9000 days ago was before this even happened, so that's pretty impressive even for /b/tards and iii) cite debunking, please.
posted by incessant at 12:08 PM on August 13, 2009


Sounds like he's better off without her.
posted by Kevin Street at 12:14 PM on August 13, 2009


cite debunking

Please, that would be like reading healthcare proposals and then attending a public forum to debate them. I know it's a fabrication because I know so. It's just one man's attempt to humorously justify why he doesn't have a girlfriend without exposing the real reasons.

And btw, while we're on topic, to qualify as a "backpacker" you must travel, on foot, carrying nothing but your backpack. People who substitute a suitcase for a backpack as they travel Europe's roads, airspace and railways via infernal machines do not qualify as "backpackers".

That includes India and Southeast Asia as well.
posted by jsavimbi at 12:17 PM on August 13, 2009 [1 favorite]


I know it's a fabrication because I know so.

There are known knowns?
posted by chunking express at 12:21 PM on August 13, 2009


incessant: "A) What is 'dubunked?' ."

It's 12 miles outside of Dubuque.
posted by boo_radley at 12:22 PM on August 13, 2009 [3 favorites]


I am unclear why this has to be a fabrication. I've had people really flame out on me in email when I was away from the internet for a week or so because they thought I had moved them to my killfile or something. Is it that difficult to believe that it could happen?

Or maybe some just have the InterNeedle deeper in their veins than I have, and find it impossible to believe someone might actually not answer email for a week or two.
posted by hippybear at 12:23 PM on August 13, 2009


/b/ is in the business of debunking things now? What a crazy world.
posted by blucevalo at 12:27 PM on August 13, 2009


Goodbye, cruel thread.
posted by Reverend John at 12:28 PM on August 13, 2009


I am unclear why this has to be a fabrication. I've had people really flame out on me in email when I was away from the internet for a week or so because they thought I had moved them to my killfile or something. Is it that difficult to believe that it could happen?

Its difficult to believe that he only told her once (when she didn't listen) and never mentioned it again, nor did he do any preparations in her presence and he also didn't tell any of their mutual friends....
posted by 445supermag at 12:29 PM on August 13, 2009


2) 9000 days ago was before this even happened

Some backstory on this meme

posted by Dr-Baa at 12:30 PM on August 13, 2009


Don't sweat it too much. the original post was erased and replaced by a truck singing Johnny Cash. No accounting for taste apparently. :-/
posted by jadayne at 12:31 PM on August 13, 2009 [1 favorite]


He does say "I talked about it often before I left..." So yes, it is difficult to believe he only told her once. Because he counters that idea in the second sentence of the piece.
posted by hippybear at 12:31 PM on August 13, 2009


by a truck singing Johnny Cash

I watched at least five of those videos before they got tired.
posted by jsavimbi at 12:34 PM on August 13, 2009


When are we going to get "Woman Stories" about some guy that didn't bother to call for a couple weeks and then showed back up wanting a piece of ass and called her a "crazy bitch" because she was unhappy with that?
posted by Pollomacho at 12:35 PM on August 13, 2009


Why did he feel the need to put it in video form? Why not post the e-mails with accompanying pictures? The music was so fucking awful I had to mute it thirty seconds in - I started to feel for her.
posted by Partario at 12:35 PM on August 13, 2009


So yes, it is difficult to believe he only told her once. Because he counters that idea in the second sentence of the piece.

So, either he talked to her and she merely grunted, not really hearing him, many times? And the never prompted her for an answer? Or did she actually engage him in conversations and then completely forget about it? Most of the time when only one member of a couple goes on vacation, there's some sort of farewell: a dinner, a ride to the airport with a kiss goodbye.
posted by 445supermag at 12:49 PM on August 13, 2009



And btw, while we're on topic, to qualify as a "backpacker" you must travel, on foot, carrying nothing but your backpack. People who substitute a suitcase for a backpack as they travel Europe's roads, airspace and railways via infernal machines do not qualify as "backpackers".

That includes India and Southeast Asia as well.
posted by jsavimbi


*golf claps*

Took my family to Vietnam last year I was shocked to discover the mythical SE Asia backpacker is nothing more than an Aussie frat boy cloistering themselves in a tiny geographic area specificly designed to keep them from inflicting themselves on the general population and frequenting pubs styled after the ones at home, the only difference is the beer is cheaper. (And as an aside, do you know how desperate you have to be to seek *cheap* beer in Asia? All beer is cheap. Beer at the Four Seasons is cheap, it takes a special kind of drunk to seek out beers for a quarter rather than fifty cents.) I had always felt my youth was wasted by not striking out into the SE countryside, twenty bucks in my pocket and no return ticket for six months, wandering the land and having adventures, surviving on my wits and largess of friendly natives. Nope, these yahoos see less of Asia than my eight year old daughters did.
posted by Keith Talent at 12:50 PM on August 13, 2009 [3 favorites]


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