Let's hit the US, SMB stylez - Page 3

bluestarultor · 10-02-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TDK

Oh yeah, the mid-west would be great. "Hmm I'm going to see the wonders of the US. I think I'll go to Missouri."

Hey, speaking from experience, St. Louis is pretty nice. Places to go include the Arch and the cathedral, plus they have a big park area with a zoo and golf. Although the course might be closed due to their annual two inches of snow. Bonus points in that they have the Metro there, with the Metrolink bus system to supplement it.

Or, if two inches of snow sounds like too much, you can always do Phoenix, Arizona and the surrounding area. If you can make it there, Old Tuscon is a hoot for family-oriented fun, and there's also all sorts of great stuff at the mall, including Gameworks: two stories of arcade with a bar up top if you want to blow off some steam and a bit of money. The mall also has a Rainforest Cafe, which has some pretty great all-ages atmosphere with all the animatronics, and several shops of note, like the mineral shop (also sells native masks and other junk), a couple Asian shops (lots of interesting statuary), a decorative weapon shop, and others.

Phoenix also has the Superstition Mountains, and let me tell you, looking down on the city from there is beautiful at night. The stars in the sky meet the city lights, and there are more stars up there than I've ever seen before.

Then, of course, is the Grand Canyon. Let me say this: any picture you've ever seen of it? Worthless. An insult. See it yourself.

The only issue with all this is I'm not sure about transportation. My dad always just drove us everywhere, and while I imagine they have buses and stuff, I know they don't have any kind of rail system.

Professor Smarmiarty · 10-03-2010, 03:10 PM

Decided, New York in January then wherever I can get to from their with public transport/ local women I seduce into driving/ body floating down the Hudson.
You better be cool US. Assuming you let me in. My flatmate went to bloody North Korea and didn't have to fill in as much paperwork as I do to go to US

Fifthfiend · 10-03-2010, 03:24 PM

Probably because who the fuck wants to go to North Korea.

walkertexasdruid · 10-03-2010, 04:10 PM

South Carolina is pretty warm throughout most of the winter, or at least it can be. My sister's wedding was at the end of December, and it was 75 F. Of course that was five years ago. As for what to do once you get there.........

If you want to brave the cold, and see lots of snow, try Cleveland, Ohio. Gotta love lake effect snow.

Professor Smarmiarty · 10-03-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

Probably because who the fuck wants to go to North Korea.

Nah but you see if you're a western tourist you get treated like a king because they want you to take word back to your filthy capitalist overlords that the country is overflowing. Also North Korean rice wine is something you should try before you die.- Only once,though.

Wigmund · 10-03-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

No car/driver. I don't have a driver's license and I don't know many peeps in the US.

Travel by Greyhound and experience this country's fine roadside motels and hotels.

Also, most cities have some sort of taxi service available, you just might have to look it up in the local phone books.

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Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

Decided, New York in January then wherever I can get to from their with public transport/ local women I seduce into driving/ body floating down the Hudson.

You don't want to deal with the cold, yet you decide to go to the Northeast during one of the coldest months of the year?

EDIT: To get a real taste of good old fashioned Americana, visit the Faubus Motel in lovely Huntsville, Arkansas.
It's Confederate American Owned and Operated!

Professor Smarmiarty · 10-03-2010, 04:58 PM

It's a city. They'll have heaters and people warmth and shit.
Is the greyhound bus powered by greyhounds?

Darth SS · 10-03-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

Nah but you see if you're a western tourist you get treated like a king because they want you to take word back to your filthy capitalist overlords that the country is overflowing. Also North Korean rice wine is something you should try before you die.- Only once,though.

I will now put North Korea down as one of the nations I want to see before I die.

Actually, I've been talking with some of my friends that we should go to Pripyat this year's reading break. I think that would be a really cool trip, it's a little piece of 1980's Soviet Union that time can't touch.

(Wholly off topic:...when did I get sent to the cornfield?)

Anyways, if you're determined to go to the USA, I say just to somewhere in Arizona. I've always liked Arizona, and clearly you have no balls if you consider -10 to be cold.

Professor Smarmiarty · 10-03-2010, 05:14 PM

Wait -10... I consider +10 cold. Why would anyone live anywhere it gets to -10. That makes no sense.

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Originally Posted by Darth SS

I will now put North Korea down as one of the nations I want to see before I die.

Actually, I've been talking with some of my friends that we should go to Pripyat this year's reading break. I think that would be a really cool trip, it's a little piece of 1980's Soviet Union that time can't touch.

(Wholly off topic:...when did I get sent to the cornfield?)

I'm pretty sure if you go therey ou'll got shot by some crazed amnesiac mutant

Geminex · 10-03-2010, 05:18 PM

Oh come on. You wanna have hobo cred, but you complain about the weather? What's next, gonna complain about the elementary inefficiency of centrally allocated production? Or the difficulties of having a beard?
You sicken me, you lousy excuse for a bearded, communist hobo.

10-03-2010, 03:10 PM	#22
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	Decided, New York in January then wherever I can get to from their with public transport/ local women I seduce into driving/ body floating down the Hudson. You better be cool US. Assuming you let me in. My flatmate went to bloody North Korea and didn't have to fill in as much paperwork as I do to go to US Last edited by Professor Smarmiarty; 10-03-2010 at 03:18 PM.

10-03-2010, 03:24 PM	#23
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	Probably because who the fuck wants to go to North Korea. __________________ check out my buttspresso

10-03-2010, 04:10 PM	#24
walkertexasdruid I am the One Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Infinate Layers of the Abyss Posts: 533	South Carolina is pretty warm throughout most of the winter, or at least it can be. My sister's wedding was at the end of December, and it was 75 F. Of course that was five years ago. As for what to do once you get there......... If you want to brave the cold, and see lots of snow, try Cleveland, Ohio. Gotta love lake effect snow. __________________ Naive Optimist

10-03-2010, 04:58 PM	#27
Professor Smarmiarty Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: K-space Posts: 9,758	It's a city. They'll have heaters and people warmth and shit. Is the greyhound bus powered by greyhounds?

10-03-2010, 05:18 PM	#30
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	Oh come on. You wanna have hobo cred, but you complain about the weather? What's next, gonna complain about the elementary inefficiency of centrally allocated production? Or the difficulties of having a beard? You sicken me, you lousy excuse for a bearded, communist hobo.