what to do during long drives to the mountain

I'm going on a day trip with a friend that I don't know well.
just want to know what people do during long drives up to the mountain
and back. 4 hours of awkward silence to and from the mountain wouldn't
be fun.

Squirrel123 wrote:
I'm going on a day trip with a friend that I don't know well.
just want to know what people do during long drives up to the mountain
and back. 4 hours of awkward silence to and from the mountain wouldn't
be fun.


Mad Libs

Rick

huh? what's Mad Libs?

"Squirrel123" wrote in message
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I'm going on a day trip with a friend that I don't know well.
just want to know what people do during long drives up to the mountain
and back. 4 hours of awkward silence to and from the mountain wouldn't
be fun.

There are a couple of proven methods I could suggest, but they are now
frowned upon and would eventually be discovered in a USENET archive
somewhere. Their publication would probably prevent me from gaining Senate
confirmation. I'm not in line for anything, but stranger things have
happened.

I'm guessing you're not married, or you would be used to long silences.

Here's one off the top of my head:

As soon at the ride starts, use a stick to poke your friend in the ribs
every 5 or 10 seconds. Don't poke too hard. Don't use a sharp stick.
You're looking for a more tickly/spasmodic type of response from your
friend. Keep this up until you are asked to leave your friend alone. You
are now free to enjoy the drive in silence, since you no longer have an
obligation to acknowledge your friend. I imagine on the return trip all you
will have to do is show your friend the stick. Or buy a bus ticket.

If they ever allow cell phone use on airplanes, I'm going to attack that
problem in the same way, but my stick will be playing a harmonica.

John

"Squirrel123" wrote in message oups.com...
I'm going on a day trip with a friend that I don't know well.
just want to know what people do during long drives up to the mountain
and back. 4 hours of awkward silence to and from the mountain wouldn't
be fun.

Read a book? I can't read while I'm a passenger, but some can. In fact my daughter
often reads to me when I drive us to the mountains.

When I'm driving back from the mountains at night the Coast to Coast radio show
is often pretty entertaining www.coasttocoastam.com . A good mix of science,
space aliens, future predictions, etc. Tonight, in addition to a couple of other topics,
they're discussing chupacabras. When the topic is good, I think it's great stuff for a
road trip.

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:30:44 GMT, "John Richardson" jrichardson214
@home.com allegedly wrote:

You
are now free to enjoy the drive in silence, since you no longer have an
obligation to acknowledge your friend.

ROTFL. I like your style.

Personally I just talk about a load of nonsense and have the radio on.
It's hard to talk for 4 hours unless you have everything in common.

- Dave.

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MP3, iPod, or similar, w/full cover headphones. Or, take a chance &
try to find common ground. You might surprise yourself.
I kind of liked the sharp stick idea though; simple & effective.

wrote:
MP3, iPod, or similar, w/full cover headphones. Or, take a chance &
try to find common ground. You might surprise yourself.
I kind of liked the sharp stick idea though; simple & effective.

XM Radio is great, if you have it. Stick it on one of the comedy
channels and laugh your asses off all the way to the hill.

Neil

"Squirrel123" wrote in message
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I'm going on a day trip with a friend that I don't know well.
just want to know what people do during long drives up to the mountain
and back. 4 hours of awkward silence to and from the mountain wouldn't
be fun.



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