Lashpair Are Go !!

[JWBear]

Because we like them.

[LashStoat]

Bear Bear!!!

I think I can see land…is that Gemini’s head bobbing up and down on the horizon? – It must be Hawaii. !!!

We’ve been swimming for months, and at last we are nearly there. I was so worried that the Tim-Tams would get soggy and the Vegemite would get into my knickers. At least the combine harvester didn’t rust too badly, and the 1:1 scale replica of the Harbour Bridge seems to have survived. Which reminds me…did you pack the Allen Key?

It’s just as well we’ve been industrious along the way. Getting all those contact numbers was a great scam – we can make money by selling them to Reader’s Digest and Franklin Mint to offset the cost of the trip. Though I have to draw the line on the whole Slave-Trading idea, Bear…our friends might not be able to cope with the Americans.

Just think…soon we can have Apple Poi, Blueberry Poi and Shepherd’s Poi. A fridge magnet shaped like an Armadillo drinking from a beer bottle. Shelves of unit pricing so low that the shop pays the customer.

Hey – there might be ration stamps. I haven’t collected stamps since I was a kid. If I get enough of ‘em, maybe I could swap you for a valuable prize like a Dradle or a cup of Gas.

Of course we get to go to the California State Capital, which I have renamed for us dumb Ashtrayans to “San Franmento” so we can remember it isn’t “Los Angeles-Del-La-etc-etc-whatever-house arrest-thingy”. For years I thought I had the lyrics for the song “If you’re going to San-Franmento, be sure to wear a flower in your hair” totally correct.

Imagine how shattered I was to learn that it is no longer fashionable to wear flowers in my hair.

Bummer dude. But they’d be soggy anyway. Even the dried ones would have re-hydrated by now, and the green-green dye would be flowing down, all over my McArthur Parker.

And Spokane is not the home of speed and cocaine. It’s in Washington, which is also known as “The Laundry State”. I read it on Wikipedia when we passed LufaNopukaLeniOpo Island a few days back. You can have a suit or frock pressed there for five bucks. You can get your money cleaned there. They could even have dyed my eyes to match my parker, but green ain’t my colour. Another bummer, dude.

Then there’s Yosemite and Hearst where we get to stay in rustic cabins, eat clam chowder and sing “Kum Ba Yah” or similarly mind-numbing ditties. Fortunately, we’ll have a mind-numbing alternative just a bottle cap away – Dr Pepper. And if you’ll believe that, we have a Bridge we want to sell you. Allen Key extra…oh, and you’ll need a backyard the size of Sydney Harbour in which to place it.

Not to forget the place named after a cigarette – Long Beach. We find that kinda cute, because to us (like in the Crocodile Dundee movie) a big beach is one that you can’t see the other end of…unless you’ve necked yourself and the tide carries you there semi-conscious to the opposite headland. I did it once (not the necking part) and woke up with a pounding headache. I’d have thought the seaweed would have cushioned the impact.

But what about Disney???

Bear…Bear!!!

We are going to Disney on my actual birthday. And before. And after. There will be LoTers there…many lots of LoTers. Some that we’ve met before, and that we didn’t meet before before, so they’ll be new friends for us to play with. I so want to go on the Frying Nemo Ride, the Matterhorn with at least one other rider, the Loo Ride by myself, and IASW with everyone simultaneously (again).

There’s a new virtual shooting ride in DCA isn’t there? And my mate Trevor runs that drop-lift ride “The Tower of Trevor” …he said they named it after him. It’s only fitting, and you ‘Mericans are good at recognising greatness (like the dam you named after the vacuum cleaner, and the burger you named after a raincoat).

I’m so excited that I could do my Stoat dance right here in the ocean. I could even pee myself…oh wait…I just did.

Love and hugs to all,

The Stoat XXX.

[lashbear]

I see Stoat's in a manic mood this morning. At least it makes the Packing easier.

Actually, I'm in need of a guide to America with "Don't Panic" written on the cover in large, friendly letters.

[Morrigoon]

See you boys soon!

[Gemini Cricket]

I hope I don't forget to pick them up from the airport.

[Not Afraid]

I hope Stoat isn't TOO allergic to cats.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I hope I don't forget to pick them up from the airport.

GC: Don't forget to pick up the Lashpair at the airport

[~MS~]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I hope Stoat isn't TOO allergic to cats.

or dogs...

[ozron]

If you're on the correct approach coming into Portland, you can look out the right side of the plane and see the zoo. I'll be the one in the blue shirt...

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I hope Stoat isn't TOO allergic to cats.

Uhm, yeah......Every one of our bedrooms has it's own cat- they get Boris.