How I spent my summer vacation

Our trip to Vancouver

Humor Dave Letterman style: Keep saying it until it's funny

No matter how many times you beet a dead horse, it's still dead, eh?

On the weekend of August 10th and 11th, 1996, a group of us took a trip from Seattle, Washington (well, Redmond actually) to Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Getting there was fairly simple. We just took I-5 North until we got to Canada. Then we followed Canada 1, or was it 1A? I think it was 1, eh? No, it was 1A, eh? After stopping on the corner of Kingsway and Boundry St. for the Best Deli Sandwiches in North America, (yes, they were very good. If you're ever in Vancouver, I highly recommend you stop there.) we proceeded into the city and turned left on Hastings St.

At the deli, we were asked--seriously!--whether we were an American college rock group. Ray said "N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-o." Katy chastised him for having too many 'n's. While they practiced saying 'no' (takes talent, eh? "N-n-n-n-no"), Andy said, "Why yes...yes, I am." before Katy could slap a hand over his mouth, and say something more reasonable, pointing out that "we have guitar, you nob!" (More being a relative word. Katy's not reasonable, either.) Ray asked who had the guitar. Danyel said, "if I had the guitar, and I gave it to the deli man, who would have the guitar?" Andy said he would, but he was wrong, because Katy coughed, and took it first.

Who all went on this trip? Myself (Andy Yeckel), Katy King, Ray Sun and Danyel Fisher (wanna see Danyel topless?) and Al, the rubber chicken.

Things to do in Vancouver include:

Going to Stanley Park
Going to China Town
Losing Ray in China Town
Looking for Bronzed Hunks and Lean-Limbed Blondes (3/4ths of our group preferred the latter)
Watching Jesus Christ Superstar
Looking for a hotel
Making left turns onto Hastings St.
Beating Dead Horses
Getting Greek food at midnight. (The quote of the trip, from the Greek waiter: "Good luck finding a place to stay, eh?")

Vancouver is a nice city, with nice weather. Just ask Danyel. (Or was it Danyel who kept asking?) Robyn would have been disappointed. Personally, I though it was pretty hot, especially with Katy around. Although he wasn't there, we all agreed that Reagan would have thought that it smelled great.

We missed Max.

They don't know about them Mets, eh?

We also took the opportunity while in Canada to practice our Canadian accents, so we could blend in. We had some difficulty distinguishing between Canadians, Minnesotans, Scottish (well, Danyel had problems w/ Scottish Canadians, the rest of us didn't), Canadian southerners, southern Minnesotans, southern Canadians, etc, eh?
The Scottish "Tayke Ouff, ye Hoserrrrh."
The Minne--soatan "Take Oaff, ya Hoaser!"
The Mine--ssaoatn anything, dohncha kno.
Canadian Minnesotans, doncha kno, eh?
Canadian southerners, southern Minnesotans, etc.

One last question for all of you:

Do your ears hang low?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you through them over your shoulder,
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

But before you answer, just remember that beating a dead horse is now like telling a geek joke: it costs a quarter. 'Course if your in Canada at the time, we'll give you a slight discount(*), eh?

(*)exact discount depends on the current US-Canadian exchange rate.


List of dead horses that are not yet incorporated into this page:

 anything repeated thrice, thrice, thrice
 especially with headwhips (..whips, whips) [forms3, credit fishster]
 Subject Chagne, Change, CHANGE!

[mention geeks who want to talk about Babylon 5 in Florida.]