Tag Archives: conversations

A Hillbilly Ski Trip Conversation

Posted on January 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

TB was in (on?) Beech Mountain over New Year’s, as you already know if you follow the blog. As always, I was on the lookout for a conversation worth recapturing in print. On our last evening, FlyinJ and I ordered … Continue reading →

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A Father-Daughter Conversation

Posted on December 8, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot utter the one, nor will they utter the other.”     –Sir Francis Bacon I submit for your entertainment today, a … Continue reading →

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Did I Mention How I Really Feel About Alabama?

Posted on November 12, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “We got em beat. We finally got the bastards beat.”     Travellinbaen, to Greekson, and the World at large, at the MSU-Alabama game in Starkville in 1992 Alabama went undefeated during the 1992 football … Continue reading →

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Randal

Posted on November 7, 2008 by travellinbaen

TB went to see Zack and Miri Make a Porno this week. It’s damn funny. I wasn’t clued in to Kevin Smith’s View Askew universe until a few years ago. But I think he’s freakin hilarious. I even like Dogma and Jay … Continue reading →

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A Hotel Conversation

Posted on October 17, 2008 by travellinbaen

For your Friday entertainment, a true conversation follows. This may only be amusing to road warriors. TB–(calling front desk) Hi, my wife is in a meeting here today and I wanted to see about getting a late checkout. Hotel Operator–Good … Continue reading →

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The Mississippi Debate in a Bizarro Universe

Posted on September 25, 2008 by travellinbaen

Word of the Day     Truthiness–“truth that comes from the gut, not books” –Stephen Colbert; the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true rather than concepts or facts known to be true  –American Dialect Society TB … Continue reading →

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9 Year Old Pitcher Banned–A Conversation and 10 Cent Analysis

Posted on August 26, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      Morris Buttermaker–Come on guys, remember what I told you.  There’s no “I” in “Team.” Matthew Hooper–Yeah, but there’s an “M” and an “E”. Tanner Boyle–“There should be an “F” and a “U”.       –a … Continue reading →

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An Old Story TB Hopes is as Funny in Print as it is Live

Posted on August 25, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “You got to listen to me!”     TB, circa April, 2000 I was asked some time ago to tell some old stories on this blog and someone else specifically mentioned Key West since TB had … Continue reading →

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A Customer Service Conversation

Posted on August 18, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “If you’re looking at it right there on your computer why can’t you just send me my check?”     Unknown Old Guy from earlier today TB continues his series of recorded conversations today with an … Continue reading →

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