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21 May 2008

Postcards from the edge When I went to Vegas for jonmc and Pips wedding, I sent my parents a postcard that said something along the lines of, "I ran off to Vegas on the spur of the moment for an Elvis wedding. We're having a wonderful time!" Alas, they didn't fall for it. So now that I'm going to North Carolina, I want (or rather, my innner adolescent wants) to try to freak them out again. But how shall I do it?→[More:]

If I were going to Utah, I could work something up suggesting I was marrying a 60-year-old with 8 pre-existing wives and 45 children, but I want something tailored to North Carolina. The rule is the wording must be strictly factual so I can act all innocent when I get that "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS POSTCARD?!?!?!!!!" phone call.

Suggestions?

post by: Orange Swan at: 21:51 | 13 comments

Tell them that you're moving down south to marry several people and that you'll see them on the evening news. and that Jesus loves them.

(also, today, a guy wearing a baseball hat two sizes two large and glasses missing not only one lens but one entire frame missing told me that i was one of God's angels. We also recieved a fishing guidebook with a bunch of instructional photos featuring nude women. Lassie can back me up on that)

posted by jonmc 21 May | 22:05

Just tell them you are going to a place that serves REAL barbecue.

posted by bunnyfire 21 May | 22:30

Or you can tell them you are stopping by Fort Bragg to see about enlisting.

posted by bunnyfire 21 May | 22:32

All you need to tell them is that:

You met a man on the internet. You're head over heels in love. He has a cabin up in the mountains. His ex-wife lives on a trailer on his property, but she's real nice and he gets to see his kids every day rather than every other weekend."

HAHAHAHAHHA!!!

posted by LoriFLA 21 May | 22:53

in a trailer

posted by LoriFLA 21 May | 22:54

Tell them you're selling your house and quitting your job to import concrete yard art deer from North Carolina. (You'll see what I mean)

posted by eekacat 21 May | 23:23

Oh, I missed the factual part.

Hmmm

posted by eekacat 21 May | 23:26

You're going to hang out with some Harley Davidson drag racing people, and really hope to see the Big Boss and do some drinking with the Angry Angels and Hell's Belles. If things work out, you may even get involved in some Wheeler activities.

posted by taz 22 May | 01:50

Make up something to do with Libby Holman. Word has it that she prevented Monty from being the lead in Sunset Boulevard.

posted by brujita 22 May | 02:32

Cute, people. I'm going to wait and see if inspiration strikes when I get there.

posted by Orange Swan 22 May | 08:30

You have a friend there who introduced you to this farmer friend...

Well, you could always go on and on about said tobacco farmer you met, and how the family is still on the old farmstead, and they raise their own pigs. Oh, and chickens! Talk of how good looking the farmer is, and how this farmer is unattached and just in your age range. Oh, and wow, they even invited you back to the family reunion. And, the old thresher's reunion is comming up...and you really do want to go, so another trip may be in the works.

You can surely find a postcard with a tractor to use...

posted by mightshould 22 May | 09:40

I missed the part where it should be factual!

Have a good trip, Orange Swan!

posted by LoriFLA 22 May | 10:04

Did you see my links, Orange Swan? It's all real stuff in Raleigh... that isn't exactly as sounds when put together that way.

posted by taz 22 May | 10:28

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