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Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: beet1e on March 21, 2004, 06:16:01 PM
It's that time of year once again, when the wintry landscape and wide open spaces of the UK give rise to a certain sense of agoraphobia. There was nothing for it but to seek remedy in the form of a holiday visit to a tiny little island (TLI) - a Portuguese one down near Africa, only 56km across and with a cake named after it!

It was lovely. It is lovely, with so many qualities to commend it. No riffraff, no graffiti, no chewing gum on the streets, no guns, no crime to speak of, no litter, no Harley Davidsons (and therefore no HD oiks sporting the HD ponytail/T-Shirt/tattoo(s) combo)... the list goes on and on. Of course, I've nothing against two-wheeled motorised transport, and indeed there were plenty of small bikes and scooters to be seen, as theme seem ideally suited to TLI transport needs.

As beautiful as this TLI is, I did not lose sight of the problem areas in the world, and tuned in to CNN for reminders every day about the difficulties facing places like Kosovo, Iraq, Taiwan, and of course Spain. But though it would be easy and perhaps wrong for visitors to this TLI to bury their heads in the sand against problems in the rest of the world, it is at least pleasant and even necessary to be reminded that there are still small unspoilt corners of the world which are beautiful in every sense.
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: Creamo on March 21, 2004, 06:17:50 PM
That was gay.
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: NUKE on March 21, 2004, 06:20:31 PM
Sounds like Montana, minus the guns.
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: Vulcan on March 21, 2004, 06:26:22 PM
10/10 on the ghey scale.
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: hawker238 on March 21, 2004, 06:42:05 PM
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Originally posted by Creamo
That was gay.



Creamo's gaydar is pretty damn sharp.
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: Mini D on March 21, 2004, 06:46:48 PM
Gay in a heil hitler sort of way.

MiniD
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: NUKE on March 21, 2004, 07:22:30 PM
http://208.56.219.94/beetle.wav
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: bigsky on March 21, 2004, 08:53:01 PM
and minus the harleys, tatoos, crime, rifraf, etc
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: lazs2 on March 22, 2004, 08:24:23 AM
isn't portugal like one of the worst economies in the world?   Most of the things you son't see any of are a result of either not having the money for em or an oppresive government...  basicaly... like the place you left.

lazs
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: Dowding on March 22, 2004, 08:28:15 AM
Yes Lazs, the UK has one of the worst economies in the world. 4th worst, with the US having the worst.

That's using your definition of 'worst', by the way.
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: lazs2 on March 22, 2004, 08:33:18 AM
yeah... england is not as bad as portugal.    so you will see some  Harley's there.   Just as opressive tho.

lazs
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: midnight Target on March 22, 2004, 09:09:48 AM
"Portuguese one down near Africa, only 56km across and with a cake named after it!"



Chocolate Layered Island?
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: Bodhi on March 22, 2004, 09:16:31 AM
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Originally posted by hawker238
Creamo's gaydar is pretty damn sharp.


I imagine it would be seeings he lives in the closet....
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: Wlfgng on March 22, 2004, 09:27:18 AM
from one tiny island to another...
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: Mini D on March 22, 2004, 10:33:09 PM
Beetle is just waiting for April 1st to roll around.  He's got a Barbera Striesand CD, a bottle of White Zinfendel and instructions on how to get to Dowding's flat sitting in a basket by the door.
Title: a Tiny Little Island
Post by: bigsky on March 23, 2004, 01:38:53 AM
STFU minid you studmuffing