Morrus' Gen Con Report

[Navar]

Actually, one of them spent the evening trying very hard to pick Jane up, but I won't go into that...

For the record I was not trying to pick up Jane. I thought she was a lovely woman who does not look her age, but I was not trying to pick her up. I was just being friendly. That is just the way I am. Ultraserious I am just a nice guy who enjoied both the company of you and Jane. I made 0 passes though. If I was trying to pick her up I would have succeeded. (but if you wanted to change my title to "The Womanizer" I wouldn't mind)

And you didn't mention that we got all your drinks for free that night.

 

[Ds Da Man]

Morris, Morris, Morris, .......Next year, if a similiar problem arrises, USE THE NUMBER STONE ANGEL PROVIDED! We are Indiana natives, and would have got you in some clothes and supllies fairly cheaply. Either Joe or me could have got you at the airport, made a quick trip to Walmart, and had you at the hotel in no time. Next year, I'll e-mail you my home number for a standby, AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO USE IT!

 

[Storminator]

The question I've been asked a few times when people from other countries find out where I'm from is "Is that close to New York (or LA)?" I've also heard someone say "well, let's just drive over to LA" from Cleveland. Yikes! That's a four day trip of solid driving across the bulk of the country. Fun!

It's bad within the US too. I'm from northern California (couple hours drive north of SF) and when I was in Ohio, one of my cousins asked how we handled the Northridge earthquake (just outside of LA). We responded "not bad, how was hurricane Hugo?"

They looked at me like I had two heads. "That was hundreds of miles away!" I just nodded. California's big!

PS

 

[Psion]

Originally posted by Storminator
It's bad within the US too. I'm from northern California (couple hours drive north of SF) and when I was in Ohio, one of my cousins asked how we handled the Northridge earthquake (just outside of LA). We responded "not bad, how was hurricane Hugo?"

They looked at me like I had two heads. "That was hundreds of miles away!" I just nodded. California's big!

LOL.

The thing that strikes me as odd being from the west US and not living on the eastern seaboard is that many people who have lived on the eastern seaboard sort of blur together anything that doesn't border the Altantic.

Once upon moving out here, a gentelman asked us where we were coming from.

"Idaho"

"Idaho... that's like by Ohio, right?"

"Uh, no..."

"Well, it's not that far from Ohio...."

"Well actually, it really is..." (I rattle off all the states we drove through between Idaho and Ohio...)

I don't expect people to be geographical whizzes, but would it be too much to ask that every American at least know which side of the a) Mississipi and b) Rockies each state is on?

 

[Storminator]

Now I live in Mass, and I have a friend that's never been past New York. Idlely discussing states, I casually mentioned that Alaska is largest, Texas is 2nd, and California is 3rd (in terms of area). He was sure New York was 4th because "it's frickin huge!"

New York is 29th. Of course it's larger than all 6 New England states combined, but hey!

PS

 

[Morrus]

Re: Re: Morrus' Gen Con Report

For the record I was not trying to pick up Jane. I thought she was a lovely woman who does not look her age, but I was not trying to pick her up. I was just being friendly. That is just the way I am. Ultraserious I am just a nice guy who enjoied both the company of you and Jane. I made 0 passes though. If I was trying to pick her up I would have succeeded. (but if you wanted to change my title to "The Womanizer" I wouldn't mind)

And you didn't mention that we got all your drinks for free that night.

Sorry! That was meant as a tongue in cheek side-comment; I guess it may have come across wrong. We both thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with you guys that night - it was a real pleasure to accidentally stumble across a couple of people who were so friendly!

 

[Morrus]

it works in reverse too. i take a trip to England (cuz i have family there) at least once every 3 years.

i love it when i meet people there. they say, "You're from the US. Where?" i reply GA. and then they go on about visiting me and renting a car to visit the Grand Canyon.

edit: to stay on topic. i'm sorry i didn't get to meet you, Morrus.

While I'm sure it does work in reverse, I'm not sure that comparing the internal geography of one country with the location of another is the best comparison. I don't even know what you mean by "GA", but then how many people from the US (or from any other country in the world) is going to be able to identify (let alone locate) English counties by their abbreviations?

 

[dave_o]

First, speaking of the uber long drives the US has, yeah. I get to drive from Central Kentucky (Frankfort) to San Diego, CA next May, when I move out there with my girlfriend.

I mean, I'm way stoked about it, but I keep dreading that trip.

Anyway, I really wish I could have made GenCon this year, but I'm pretty sure I'm definately going next year! And I can be probably the youngest ENWorlder around (17; edit - I'll be 18 by then.).

BTW, Morrus, as far as airlines go, Southwest Airlines is probably the most friendly and, pardon me, really have their, uhm, poopy together. I've never had a problem, and with my girlfriend living in DC (with frequent visits to her parents in San Diego), I've put my butt on their seats a lot.

I don't think they do international flights, but I'd use 'em when travelling in the States. They're cheap, too, most airfares of theirs max out at around 400$, round-trip.

(NOTE: I do not work for Southwest. )

 

[alsih2o]

Sorry; I'm sorta confused. I thought Jane was Russ' roommate?

not when i visited, or jane has gotten a LOT better looking

 

[Morrus]

Jason and I share a flat. Jane has her own house on the other side of town. Jason = roommate, Jane = girlfriend.