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High Plains Drifter

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  1. If you are driving, try to drive from San Sebastian along the ocean road. Don't remember what its called, but it follows the northern coastline pretty closely for a ways out of San Sebastian. Very scenic coastlines, cliffs, and small villages along the way, although not nearly as fast as a highway. If you are a foodie, San Sebastian is the place to be. If you are into art or architecture, Bilbao is the place to be.
  2. I think you got that backwards.
  3. I'd drop Madrid before Barcelona. No question.
  4. Yes, definitely worth it. Its been 20 years, and I toured the northern coast and the Basque region (Spain and France) on bicycle. Parts were along the Camino de Santiago, more or less. Day drunks in dive bars would buy me drinks (sidra mostly) if they thought I was following the Camino (I wasn't but they didn't know that). Also made it down to Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls (San Fermin). Check that madness out if you have the chance. Lots of tourists there for that though. Loved the area around San Sebastian and the northern coast. Very scenic, beautiful country, friendly people. Great beaches. Bilbao is very cool, great architecture. Beautiful little towns along the coast, not very touristy at all (at least back then). The entire Basque region is pretty awesome actually, and the food is absolutely incredible. I'm not a world traveler, but I have been around some, and that area is one of the favorite places I've been to. People are friendly and gregarious, just don't mouth off about Basque independence in any dive bars. In some of those bars, you are in Euskadi, not Spain.
  5. strangely specific
  6. why is that motherfucker not in prison?
  7. Pretty small briefcase. Perhaps you meant to say "wallet"?
  8. 1s basemen probably waved him off .
  9. she'll bark you to death
  10. I think imo is a type of Japanese "wine" stronger than sake.
  11. Given the chance, a R-controlled US House would absolutely overturn the will of the vote. It used to be democracy vs communism. Now its woke vs unwoke. Russia is unwoke, therefore they are no longer the enemy.
  12. three I didn't consider when making my earlier list. Any of these might could replace Rocky on my list.
  13. Last summer I went to London. I figured when in Rome, so I was drinking gin and tonics. They were so damn good, I couldn't figure out why they were better there, even when made with Beefeater, than they are when I make them at home or order them in a bar over here. GTs are not my usual drink. Then I realized it was because they use actual tonic, and not the schweppes shit we use here. So I bought some high dollar tonic and damn, this shit is tasty. About to reup here in a few. Cheers, yanks.
  14. only thing awesomer would be killed by an Orca.
  15. fat cutoff shirt guy looks like he is 20 years past his prime. Not only is the counter guy bigger, but he's also younger closer or even in his prime. It was easy to see where this one was going. edit: cutoff shirt guy should have stayed down the first time, or the second time.
  16. Feed him false shit, see where it floats up (Russia, China, N. Korea, Saudi Arabia, etc). edit: Damn y'all quick.
  17. My grandfather was a Higgins boat pilot during many of the major Pacific beach landings (Okinawa, Iwo Jima- where he was awarded a Silver Star for saving some marines when his boat took a direct hit and sank, some others). He told me he couldn't make it through the opening scene of Private Ryan because it was so real.
  18. 1. Bad News Bears 2. Longest Yard 3. Slap Shot 4. Sandlot 5. Rocky
  19. I don't know if this is a factor or not, but I lived in the RGV for four years. Just about everybody down there has a relative, brother, uncle, close friend, whatever, who is employed by the border patrol. For a kid straight out of high school who speaks Spanish, the BP is a damn good job. If BP is paying the bills, putting your primo through college, paying for your truck, how are you going to support immigration or immigrants?
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