Archive through December 14, 2001
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Tess

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Uh, Merlin, you left out that after the INS took away Victor and a few others, another even larger, and more obnoxious person of the male persuasion took Victor's place. Miss Buttercup has been sending out repeated pleas for breathing room. Her last cry for help in my direction was earlier this morning from New Mexico.

Yes, TK, the truth is somewhere in what Merlin wrote. The only part I cannot confirm is the presence of the Organza perfume.

Tksoard

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, are you saying that this is true?!?!?!

Tess

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yep, TK, weird but true.

Miss Buttercup just left Tucson, Arizona. She got 2 more hours of sleep and loved the snow topped mountains of New Mexico, doesn't love the ice on the bus. She says that the greyhound is not her favorite dawg. I'm thinking that Juju is probably her favorite dawg. Just a guess.

Weinermr

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 12:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jeesh, Miss Buttercup is pretty brave to be taking this cross country bus trip from Hades.

Myself, I prefer a 1 hour plus drive back and forth to work in Los Angeles rush hour traffic all by myself every day, to the alternative of a bus trip back and forth. I prefer the privacy, the flexibility, and the autonomy. The stop and go traffic drives me crazy, but I zone out and I'm used to it. But I'm ALL BY MYSELF and don't have anyone sleeping on my shoulder, breathing on me, coughing and sneezing on me, etc.!!!!!

They will need a new ride at Disneyland/World now.

MISS BUTTERCUP'S WILD RIDE!

Tess

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 12:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Weiner--we forgot to mention the screaming, kicking kids who have been awakened from their naps and the RAPPING 4 YEAR OLD!!! Earplugs are barely dampening the racket.

I also promised that I would alert the media that Miss Buttercup has run out of her favorite perfume. I fear her previous seatmate (the one after Victor and prior to the small woman) was too much for her supply.

Weinermr

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 12:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe Miss Buttercup can pick up one of those lovely-smelling evergreen air fresheners that you hang on your rear view mirror when the Hadesmobile stops at the next truck stop, and she can hang it around the neck of her next seatmate. Not too tight though....

Grooch

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 12:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whose idea was it for her to take the greyhound?

Urgrace

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 01:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
A greyhound trip wouldn't be so bad if it was for only a hundred miles, but how brave she must be for going across the country in one!

Schoolmarm

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 02:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, my! This adventure could be a good ad for the advantages of AMTRAK!!! She wouldn't have had nearly all those problems on the train!

Good thing no one is here at the office, as I'm laughing so hard I nearly fell out of my chair!!! Merlin....that was a good one!

Here's hoping our Butter makes it home safe and sound!

Tess

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 02:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well---there was a 2 hour delay getting out of Phoenix due to a POLICE SEARCH!! Lost another passenger on that one. No word on the rapping 4 year old lately. I'm betting he's in the baggage compartment by now.

I'm thinking that by the time Miss Buttercup gets home she will have the entire bus to herself the way things are going for the other passengers. If I'm counting correctly there are about 15 more hours to go---except for the 2 hour delay.

Grooch, I think Spy will have to clue you in on just who settled on the bus. At this point what I know is that Spy's town, being the thriving metropolis that it is, had no rental cars available and Amtrak doesn't pass anywhere nearby. Walking wasn't an option.

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 05:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hahahahahahahaha!!! This is almost more entertaining than Survivor and Amazing Race combined on one night.

Wargod

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 05:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Buttercup left Blythe about 10 minutes ago. Now shes on her way to San Bernadino. No news about the 4 year old rapper though.

Grooch

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 07:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Some advice for Butter.

A long time ago, I took a greyhound bus on a trip. It was a 10 hour trip (8 by car).

I had to transfer at one point in a very bad neighborhood. I was hungry and I spotted the gumball machines. One was filled with cashews. It was too dangerous to go outside so I decided to get the nuts.

I put the quarter in and put my hand under to catch the nuts. When I turned the handle, guess what came out. A live mouse fell out, onto my hand.

I dropped it and screamed. I was horrified. The guy behind the counter calmly asked me what was wrong as I was freaking out. I informed him about the mouse. He said, "So what? It happens all the time."

That was my first and last greyhound trip.

Weinermr

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 07:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
A 4 year old rapper on a Greyhound bus must have been Snoop Dogg Jr.

Tess

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 07:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well Grooch, no mention of rodents yet from Miss Butter but she is very UN-impressed with the state of public washrooms in the country.......AND, she's hoping to ditch the 4 year old who has been sitting next to her for an eternity when they change busses in Los Angeles.

Tess

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 09:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BUTTERCUPPY ALERT!!

Miss Butter has made it to Los Angeles and now has to change busses to get back to see her precious kitty, Phil, in the morning. She said something about the last bus driver being a maniac.

Everyone reading from Los Angeles just wave out your windows and I'll tell Butter to wave back.

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 10:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Uh, Weinermr, I think the 4 year old rapper on the greyhound was Snoop Puppy Dogg.



Go Buttercup!!!!

Weinermr

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the pup talk.

Tess

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Buttercup says good night. Somehow she managed to get 3 seats to herself and is stretched out in her sleeping bag for the ride from LA to the bay area.

Tess

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Weiner and Juju--I told Butter what you said about the little rapper boy and her response was ROBLOL!!

Merlin

Friday, December 14, 2001 - 12:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
A few details not previously mentioned.............In the Los Angeles bus station it was observed that a crowd was gathered around a female in braided pigtails wearing a ball cap with a US flag emblem and the lettering USA. This female was previously seen plugging what appeared to be a phone charger into an outlet behind a soda vending machine. Some of the citizens that were gathered around the female claimed she was giving CN news updates obtained through what appeared to be some sort of phone device. A witness reported this same female boarded a bus from LA headed toward San Jose. As the bus departed for San Jose it was reported the female was seen lying across three seats in the rear of the bus with an inflatable pillow supporting her neck while enclosed in a sleeping bag and utilizing a large fluffy pillow to rest her head on. The witness reported that in addition to the blue light located on the ceiling of the bus,everything else was also the color blue.....the neck pillow, sleeping bag, large fluffy pillow. The only thing not blue was the fuzzy white slippers with the gold lettering across the top spelling out the word angel. This same individual reported that everyone on the bus was keeping their distance from what was now being called the blue light special.

Tess

Friday, December 14, 2001 - 01:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
hahahhhaaaaaaa, Merlin!

Sage

Friday, December 14, 2001 - 02:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Merlin, I think you missed your calling ~

Sage

Friday, December 14, 2001 - 02:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Butter, I am so relieved for you that you will be off the bus when you read this. I'm glad you are back, and I missed you while you were gone.

Juju2bigdog

Friday, December 14, 2001 - 08:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Buttercup, we have rarely seen Merlin so inspired. Be sure to give him a bit part in the book.

Welcome home. Time to get on the road again.



Tess, thanks for the updates.