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This page is mostly quotes from Peter's quote book... thanks, Pete.

"It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right. I hope you had the time of  your life..."

posted sometime in 2003...

"Why is it not fair? I paid 75 dollars for this tan!" -Cassie

"Why are the days so long when we don't have that far to go?" -Tom
"Well, Tom, because we keep moving the State of Washington." -Ken

"Washington is one big Winnebago." -Lyn

"Sherlock Izard has solved the mystery." -Tom

"You can still get tan when you're dead." -Catherine
"Wow... you could leave final instructions like, 'Leave my body in the sun for a few days.' You'd have nothing better to do!" -Peter

"I've seen jelly." -Lyn
"Jelly milkshakes?" -Peter

8/21/2000

"Is there a pool at the campground?" -Tom
"No. It's all grass and reindeer." -Jake
"It's too windy. There couldn't be a pool. All the water would blow away." -Cassie

"What's an audiologist?" -Lyn
"I imagined headphones when she said that." -Peter
"I imagined otters." -Lyn

"Imagine a semi with a sign on the back that says 'Student Driver.' That's a logging truck." -Ken

"I poured too much water on the fire and it burned me." -Tom

"2020? You're sure you'll still be kickin' it, Ken?" -Jake
"Yeah, and it's your butt I'll be kickin'." -Ken

"She probably doesn't have enough potassium. Not having enough of it makes you forget stuff." -Tom
"So does getting whacked in the head!" -Cassie

8/14/2000

"Careful, you might poke someone's eyes out with those things!" -Jake

"It's amazing that one guy managed to survive all four 'Lethal Weapon' movies." -Tom
"What's wrong with you?" -Tim
"Did you eat paint chips as a kid?" -Jake
"We don't own paint." -Tom

"I told that, you... you freakin' death kid." -Tom

"Uh oh, here comes Pork Chop again." -Tim

"These are real tears- where is our lunch?" -Kendall

"Last night my mom literally had a cow." -Cassie

"This one time I though a coffee grinder was a pencil sharpener." -Tom

7/29/2000

"Are we going to get struck by lightning?" -Tom
"No, Thomas. Get in the barn!" -Lyn

"It makes up in vertical what it lacks in horizontal... like me." -Peter

"Pheasants are big, fat, slow birds." -Tom
"It was flying right next to me for awhile." -Nancy
"That makes it slow." -Tom

"Oh, look at that poor deer. You can see it's ribs!" -Judy
"Mmmm... ribs..." -Tom

"Gotta be careful. Those bison can run up to 30 miles an hour." -Jake to guy at Custer State Park.

"I fixed the problem! Can I drive it now?" -Cassie

7/23/2000

"It's combining kids' two favorite things- vegetables and church." -Peter

"Have a safe ride. Godspeed. May the Lord be with you. Watch out for the rednecks." -Priest at Fond du Lac

"Cassie, we killed the Mothership!" -Lyn

"Star Wars is great 'cause you can... imagine... stuff." -Tom

"What does D.A.R.E. stand for?" -Tom
"Drugs Are Really Expensive." -James

"I'm smart! S-M-R-T, S-M-R-T!" -James

"You can't find good help sometimes." -Tom

7/13/2000

"I'm sorry. Hit me over the head with a... hammer or something." -Don

"When did that movie come out?" - Tom
"The 1970s, I think." -Peter
(pause) "Was it in color?" -Tom

"I think you want to try another bathroom. That one has no door, no toilet paper, and no seat." -Lyn

"Man, Canada sucks. They don't have ice cream stores in every town." -Tom

"Guess we were too manly for them." -Jake
"Hey, don't hurt yourself pounding on your chest like that." -Don

"OK, if everyone could be in one place right now, where would you be?" -Lyn
"Peeing!" -Kendall

(in Michigan) "Are we going to Montana tomorrow?" -Tom

"You all better get out of here quick before that bull gets over the fence and charges you!" -Lady at farm

6/30/2000

"You get one flat tire, it's bad. You get another and it's even worse." -Judy

"Eww... all those old men were leering at me!" -Cassie

"Look at that old car with those... old people." -Peter

(to the drivers) "You guys should've gotten some of that cheap Indian gas." -Kendall

"Here I am, standing on this historic corner, taking off my pants." -Nancy

6/27/2000
Question: "What did you learn while you were on the road today?"

Tom: "Make sure you unclip your pedals before you stop..."

Jake: "Big towns don't always mean friendly people."

Catherine: "Bike paths are more fun when you ride with other people."

Kendall: "Never ride behind someone in the rain that doesn't have fenders or you'll be sprayed."