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Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Webring Post #1

This is the first post in the newly-initiated webring blogging...here's the deal: every Monday night, a new topic will be sent to the group, and by the end of the day on Tuesday, an entry will be posted related to the topic.

So what is today's topic? Tourism In Colombia

At first I thought what, Columbia, Maryland?! Because why would anyone in their right mind go to Colombia the volatile South American country? Of course, when are Americans ever found to be in their right minds...

Here we go: Top Ten Reasons To Visit Colombia

10. Ridiculously colorful money. I kid you not, this stuff is blinding. I'm suprised its not visible from space. Plus their one-peso bill has a lovely rendition of a vulture. You go with what you have on hand, I suppose.

9. Wonderful new attractions such as The Rival Drug Syndicate Stuntshow Extravaganza (shows at noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm daily), Guerilla, Gorilla!: The Musical, and of course The Colombian River Adventure, fun and bacterial infections for the whole family!

8. "This hotel guerilla-free since 2002."

7. New customs revisions allow for the export of up to six Oompa-Loompas per person.

6. Your choice of seven or more sides to take in the 42-year war...or start your own! I am sure the 14th Regiment of Confederate Civil War Re-enactors would be a formidable team. Just don't get the SCA involved. They're a bunch of whiners.

5. Coffee costs less than $3.50 a cup.

4. Cocaine costs less than $3.50 a cup.

3. Finding Juan Valdez is the Colombian equivalent of Where's Waldo. If you can find this wily mustachioed man and his faithful coffee-bean laden donkey, your dinner will be free at the hotel.

2. "The government takes pride in statistics which show that murders have declined by 34 per cent and kidnappings by 56 per cent since 2002. According to international figures, that still leaves Colombia at the top of the world league for kidnappings and near the top for murders." Yeah! They're at the top of the World Leauge! Goooooo, COLOMBIA!

1. Because Brazil was getting uppity.

Be sure to check out the posts on this topic at the other sites in the webring, the links are on the left side of the page. :)

2 Comments:

Blogger bad apologies said...

Funiest read in over a week. I nominate you for next week's WEbring topic.

11:40 AM, August 02, 2005  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Me too Me too. I am wiping the tears from my eyes with my right had as I type with my left. Lord have mercy!

La

11:44 AM, August 02, 2005  

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