Notable Quotes (aka Things I Learned In Class)

Posted on by lindsay
“Anchorage, Alaska: A great place to go someplace else from.”“You people were born in the eighties? Ah, that’s wild.”“I would be a Hello Kitty cellphone.”Discussing value: “Business slogan: We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you.”Discussing investments: “You ever pay $1800 for a cat surgery? Oh, you’re not married. Well, we got a dog and a cat for free from the shelter. The dog stays inside and the cat stays outside, although apparently not far enough, because last Christmas Eve the dog got to the cat. Unfortunately, the kitty was still alive when we found it. So the vet says, ‘You want to remove the leg and save the cat’s life?’ I tried to argue that the cat would be defenseless and eaten by predators, but the vet said, ‘No, the cat can get along fine with three legs; the forth is just for aesthetics.’ So ...continue reading.

Philosophy

Posted on by lindsay
¨We came here with big plans to do all sorts of fun things, but so far, we haven´t done a damn thing. So we decided instead to start keeping track of all the things we DIDN´T do and to use that as a bragging point about our trip.¨

The Rubber Bird

Posted on by lindsay
Rumor has it that a few years back, unscrupulous tour guides in Central America planted a fake quetzal (a gorgeous, exotic bird) on a tree branch in a fenced-in area of the rainforest. If a tour did not result in the spotting of any interesting animals, guides would take the tourists to see the quetzal, which was just far enough away to be mistaken for a real bird.Well, the tourists eventually started climbing the fence for a closer look, and ultimately realized the bird was a fake. However, I am always left to wonder: when a tour guide points out an animal nestled far in the trees, is it real? Our tour guide last night said that the sloth had been in the same spot for three days and the vipers had been there for twelve, and that this was perfectly natural because both species are inherently sedentary. But could ...continue reading.