The Worst Journey in the WorldAspley Cherry Garrard was the youngest member of the Scott Polar Expedition when he and two others lost their tent to the winds of a night-time snowstorm. They spent hours in temperatures below -70°F stumbling about the ice floes hoping they'd bump into it as it was their only hope of survival.
OK, so that was bad, but we reckon you've had worse. We know how hard you lot are.
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chthonic, Thu 7 Sep 2006, 12:40)
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I actually have a lot of these stories, but I'll go with the most recent one.My family has a tradition of going on road trips with other families that have kids about my age. The last one was a trip to Random Little Town, NSW, via a place called Orange, which was so called because it's the only town in Australia whose trees are mostly not evergreens, and thus, in Autumn... turn orange. Yup. It's that exciting. During a rest stop at a playground we found a toilet door inscribed with such legends as "Best root in Orange, call [number]". Yeah, buddy. I bet Orange provides a hell of a lot of competition.
Anyway, the "worst journey" bit happened on the way there. We left a little late and got caught in a Traffic Loop Of Doom. Now "doom" is a bit of a strong word to use, and you might think I'm exxagerating. But let me tell you exactly how long we spent stuck in traffic.
My friend Stan and I went through the following diversions:
A) Discussion of zombie contingency plans
B) Discussion of cow tipping
C) Discussion of waiter tipping
D) Discussion of zombie tipping
E) Calculus.
Yes, folks, I learned calculus in a hot car midway between Middle of Nowhere and The Best Root In Orange. No more need be said.
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