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context is everything

There are times when as soon as the words are out of your mouth, you realize that out of context, they would sound truly hilarious, ridiculous, perverted, or just plain weird. When traveling, these situations occur most frequently...Here are a few to get started, more later.

“Me and the rock had a love making fest out on the jetty.” - Brendon
We can’t remember for sure why the hell these words were spoken anymore, but they come from an accident Brendon had on the jetty in Santa Marta, Colombia. The rocks on the jetty were not as close together in some places as they could have been, which led to a fall, resulting in a broken sandal, some nasty cuts and scrapes, and the above quote.

“You’re the lesbian love child of Monica and Phoebe.” - Brendon
This little gem is taken from a lengthy discussion on which Friends character each of us is. It was fueled by alcohol and initiated by a dream Brendon had in which he argued with dream-people over whether or not he was Joey. We eventually came to realize that nobody is just one character, but rather a combination of traits/characteristics of at least two of the six “friends”.

“The guy who just offered us drugs is doing a line in the bathroom.” - Brendon
One of the many joys of traveling through Latin America is the countless offers for narcotics from guys on street corners, in bars, or my personal favorite, by church security guards just outside the church. This line comes from one night in a bar in Ecuador. Apparently after we turned him down, he decided not to let his coke go to waste.

“Why don’t you take a lesson from field of dreams? ‘If you build it, they will drink it.’” - Brendon
In one of our many discussions about bars, and how to start and manage one, we talked about how “you have to spend money, to make money”, and the importance of the initial investment in your bar. Somehow we landed on Field of Dreams from there. If you don’t build it, they won’t come.

“That'll help him when he's trying to hide out in the strawberry patch.” - Brendon
This one doesn’t have as much of a story behind it. The following picture, taken at Mitad del Mundo (“Middle of the World”) in Ecuador, pretty much sums up this last quote regarding this guy’s camo.