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Figures .

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The Batlord

I had a friend do a semester abroad in Europe. Apparently he and some friends were in Germany and some German guy they were chilling with told someone to get "eine ghetto blaster". They thought they were about to get shot.

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wexy

Music related, I was eleven in 1967 and I bought the Rolling Stones "Flowers" album which included "Let's Spend The Night Together." My mother was upset and told me
"An eleven year old boy should not be listening to "Let's Spend The Night Together."

Pretty funny.

Scarlett O'Hara

What's everyone's favourite memories? It doesn't need to be childhood only.

I have been reminiscing about my trip to Antarctica. We went on a ten day trip (as part of a scholarship), spent a couple of days before and after at Scott Base. We drove over to McMurdo base (America's) and had lunch (which was greasy disgusting nachos). We spend 7 days camping out on the ice on Ross Ice Shelf, carrying out scientific studies, visiting Scott's hut, rock climbing and abseiling, surveying Weddell Seals, and measuring snow stakes for a tutors PhD. My favourite part was when we had to make an ice cave to sleep in for one night. It took all day to build and we were all knackered by the end of it. My group (my hilarious friend Chris and Manual who recorded everything!) and my tent mate Jasmine had to built a toilet when we first arrived. Every night we would make a milo mixed with Baileys and on Christmas day Santa (the chef) came out with a beautiful roast meal as well as desert. We all got exceedingly drunk, I got told off for being noisy and a group of us took a bottle of baileys and we passed around a weather balloon to give us high voices (due to Helium). The McMurdo gift shop was fantastic, so many great things to buy! When we were at Scott Base we would go to the bar each night with a party when we first arrived and a party for New Years Eve. Unfortunately we never got to do the polar plunge (I really wanted to do it) because some douche bag **** in the shower. The staff assumed it was my group but I think it was other people staying over. I dressed up as Albert Einstein for a presentation which was fun. On the way home from Scott's hut we stopped to watch a Adele Penguin slid and waddle, it was happy as larry.

Here is a couple of videos and photos for those interested:

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Plankton

Yer cute as a button 'Niller.

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Scarlett O'Hara

Thanks Plankton, it means a lot!

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Mr. Charlie

I've vague recollections of being taken to hippy music festivals with my parents, fishing in streams for frogs and newts, burying stuff in the garden, picking apples from trees, winkle picking in coves on the beach. Typical country bumpkin (or 'hick' as you might say in the States) memories really.

butthead aka 216

Pickup bball baseball and football games in the different neighborhoods I lived in. So fun

Trollheart

Call me stupid or slow, jess, but just what exactly did you survey the penguins about? What brand of ice they preferred? Whether they believed in global warming? If they were bothered that they were being associated with chocolate bars? And surely you'd think they'd be safe all that way out there on the ice without someone rushing up on skis with a clipboard saying "Excuse me, can I have a moment of your time?" Really!

Also, I disagree with Plankton: you're far cuter than a button. Or a whole bag of buttons.

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ladyislingering

my childhood was confusing and unfortunate for the most part but one of my best memories involved my mom spinning records with me in the kitchen; I was about 3-4 at the time - she also taught me how to read, I was quite proficient and ahead of my peers when I started school (I was almost 4 years old, they treated me like some sort of child prodigy and I never understood why until I was much older).

and then there was this time when I was 13/14 when a friend of mine invited me over for the night and we went dancing/running through puddles and mud in the rain.

then there was a time when I was about 16, a very attractive boy delivered a single rose to my doorstep on Valentine's day.

there's more, but those are the bright ones that come to mind.

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