He has been spotted more than once (long after his supposed death) at one of the McDonalds restaurants in Kalamazoo. Maybe he will make it over to Pinball at the Zoo later this week or one of the attendees will see him if they stop in for a Big Mac on their way to the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds.....

Housos not Bogans. In Sydney we use to call the west 'westies' which has changed to 'bogans' but housos have always been housos.

Bogans you will have to your house, housos not so much. (not for you Dave I know you know all this stuff more for our international friends).

You know you are less than 80 KM from Dyess, Arkansas.

Based on your pictures from downtown Nashville, I think you know who one of Dyess' most famous residents was......

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Scratch the Nashville pics; I was thinking about pinball. Gene Williams worked for Bally in Field Service & Training when the industry switched over from EM's to SS pins.

Found a cool Ghostbusters topper (idea, if nothing else) today. Oh the findings of shopping in random shops with those weird smelly stuck things in them (insense sticks?)...

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Would also like to say..

Had Sonic today. Tater tots were good, burger was alright, drink was massive (for a kiwi, not for an American I guess) and I have now learnt that Oreo cheescakes are way too sugary/sweet for my liking >_<

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I dont eat there often. in high school i knew a few of the guys that worked in the kitchen at the local one and just got out of the habit because they weren't someone i would want touching my food
Cheesesticks are good though and I definitely would suggest a cherry limeaid. Quite yummy and not too difficult to make at home.

.....also, good with vodka.

I love the "for a kiwi" expression. This thread is so cool to see how other people view us.

Yeah, usually its amusing enough to hear the views that people from other people parts of the country have of us here in "the South" so it's certainly even more interesting to see it through the lens of Dave and Co.

Disclaimer: though i use the term "us," i have all my teeth and enjoy neither Nascar nor country music.

Smokey and the Bandit

Glad to hear you've enjoyed it. Personally, it's really been fun for me to follow this thread. Almost like a mini-vacation since you guys have been to quite a few places I've never been either. Living vicariously or what have you

Also, I think you're right that the people who've actually visited the southeast generally have more positive things to say as opposed to those who just get the media portrayals. Hey, if nothing else, the food is usually pretty good.

Have some examples of what confuses/scares the Americans?

RD you are sooo close. I'm glad you tried Gus's. I had it in Little Rock just 2 weeks ago and thought of your trip.

What's next and or where is your departure city?

Chris

I will double the points for you if when you do the trip it's in a black Trans Am and you where a cowboy hat and Fiona where's a wedding dress.

For future reference. Jack Pirtle's is where you go for good yard bird in Memphis. There was one over by Graceland.

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Had the same experience back in 1987. Went to Graceland, then my Dad decided we should check out Arkansas. It was pretty scary, and we got the hell out of there fast.

RotorDave I thought sheep are the biggest attraction in Nz?

From my 1 trip over so far>>

freshwater eels and cool pussum are pretty neat for animals, unless you get ripped enough to see a Moa

for social world, 27 year old me getting openly hit on my 35-40 yo women was pretty wild till I realized in NZ age has little boundary on sex/social interactions

NZ is also all about black sand beaches and just sparsely populated outside of Aukland.

I really want to make a trip back, but I think 2 months is the minimum time to do both islands proper and 3 months would be better and feel less rushed.

Put Charleston on your list for your Deep South trip. I'd love to show you all around!

I find the high-tide toilets disturbing, no half flush or full with them.

We plan on pithcing a tent and spending 1 month in your game room alone

Need another 2 months to explore.

you aint jokin'

We consider a seeping high-tide toilet ideal for watering our pets while on vacation.

I "pitch a tent" in my game room BUT in RD's i'd probably just have a pinball heartie

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Rock n roll with the New Zealand wine

Also, 20/20 would recommend.

Damn, that place is packed for a wednesday evening. I'll have to check it out sometime.

Does N.Z. actually needs signs for that??

Yes, to point out where it's forbidden. All others places, you're good to go

You guys are at Universal? Cool! Take a ride on the Mummy Coaster!

If you could have only convinced Marge to high kick

Good thing you missed the grand opening of that ride. It was a zoo!

The weather is freaking awesome right now. Enjoy cause it's about to get hot and humid.

It's all goods at the Universal Studios...

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