"Finding myself between a roc and a hard place...,"
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literature, literary, word play, play on words, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, bookstore, book store, bookstores, book stores, travel, travelling, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, sinbad, voyage, voyages, modern, modern life, modern world, airplane, plane, planes, airline, flight, flights, flying"Salted nuts or chewing gum?"
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greek, greece, ancient, history, historical, myth, myths, mythology, legend, legends, folklore, underworld, styx, river styx, hades, afterworld, hell, charon, kharon, ferrymen, ferryman, death, dead, life after death, ferry, ferries, boat, boats, ship, ships, cruise, cruises, journey, journeys, trip, trips, travelling, traveller, travellers, traveling, traveler, travelers, tourist, tourists, tourism, travel, voyage, voyages, air travel, sea travel, airline, airlines, salted nuts, nuts, mixed nuts, chewing gum, gum, bubblegum, snack, snacks, vendor, vendors, customer service, service, passenger, passengers, customer, customers, soul, souls"Just tell me about the new continent. I don't give a damn what you've discovered about yourself."
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discovery, discoveries, self-discovery, voyage, voyages, voyage of self-discovery, voyages of self-discovery, continent, continents, new continent, magellan, columbus, christopher columbus, new age, annoying, annoyance, annoyances, annoyed, self-absorbed, self-absorption, selfish, self aware, narcissism, narcissisticGrim Reaper rowing a boat full of dead souls to the afterlife; a tip jar sits on the side of the boat.
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greek, greece, ancient, history, historical, myth, myths, mythology, legend, legends, folklore, underworld, styx, river styx, hades, afterworld, hell, charon, kharon, ferrymen, ferryman, death, grim reaper, grim reapers, reaper, reapersdeath, dead, life after death, afterlife, ferry, ferries, boat, boats, ship, ships, cruise, cruises, trip, trips, travelling, traveller, travellers, traveling, traveler, travelers, tourist, tourists, tourism, travel, voyage, voyages, air travel, sea travel, airline, airlines, customer service, service, passenger, passengers, customer, customers, soul, souls, tip, tips, tipping, tipping jar, tipping jars, tip jar, tip jars, gratuity, gratuities, religion, religious"We've thought and thought, but we're at a loss about what to call ourselves. Any ideas?"
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history, historical, america, american, discovery, discovers, nina, pinta, santa maria, colombus, columbus, voyage, voyages, indian, indians, american indians, native american, american indian, native americans, new world, colonists, colonialism, colonial expansion, colonial, sarcasm, sarcastic, mistake, cherokee, navajo, apache, amerindians, indigenous, indigenous americans, europe, european arrogance, defined, racism, misunderstood, misunderstanding"Your Majesty, my voyage will not only forge a new route to the spices of the East but also create over three thousand new jobs."
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christopher columbus, queen isabel, olden days, economic stimulus, economic stimuli, catholic monarchs, spice trade, spice, spices, spice trades, spice route, spice routes, voyage, voyages, explorer, explorers, age of exploration, new world, historical period, historical figure, historical figures, voyage of exploration, job creator, job creators, job creation, job creations"Huh. In my memory he was a lot bigger."
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herman, melville, moby dick, pequod, boat, boats, ship, ships, ahab, captain ahab, book, books, novel, novels, author, authors, writer, writers, whale, whales, ocean, sea, fish, fishing, fisherman, fishermen, whaling, whaler, whalers, fiction, fictional, voyage, voyages, baby whale, small whale, underwhelming, memory, memoriesMoby Dick Tracy"Ahoy! Yellow fedora off the standard bow!"
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hat, hats, fedora, fedoras, milliner, millinery, fashion, fashionable, fashionista, fashionistas, fashion police, style, styles, stylish, trend, trends, trendy, trending, herman, melville, moby dick, pequod, boat, boats, ship, ships, ahab, captain ahab, book, books, novel, novels, author, authors, writer, writers, whale, whales, ocean, sea, fish, fishing, fisherman, fishermen, whaling, whaler, whalers, fiction, fictional, voyage, voyagesCaptain Ahab (Ret.)
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herman, melville, moby dick, pequod, boat, boats, ship, ships, ahab, captain ahab, book, books, novel, novels, author, authors, writer, writers, whale, whales, ocean, sea, fish, fishing, fisherman, fishermen, whaling, whaler, whalers, fiction, fictional, voyage, voyages, peg leg, retire, retired, retirement, old, old age, elderly, elder, elders"I've been thinking. Maybe we just got off to a bad start."
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herman, melville, moby dick, pequod, voyage, voyages, boat, boats, ship, ships, captain ahab, ahab, book, books, novel, novels, author, authors, writer, writers, whale, whales, ocean, sea, fish, fishing, fisherman, fishermen, whaling, whaler, whalers, fiction, fictional, animal, animals, apologies, apologize, apologise, patch things up"I say, Sir Reginald, have you noticed anything peculiar about this voyage?"
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noahs arc, noahs ark, ark, two animals, biblical, bible, bible story, genesis, book of genesis, flood, god, christian, christianity, christians, religion, religious, religions, animals, animal, myth, noah, world flood, great flood, suspicions, suspicions, suspicious, oblivious, obliviousness, cruise, cruises, voyages, voyage, cruise ships, cruise ship, holidays, holiday, vacations, vacation"I've passed your complaints along to the captain."
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cruise, cruises, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, tourist, tourists, tourism, travel, traveller, travellers, travelling, traveler, travelers, traveling, voyage, voyager, voyagers, sea travel, sea, ocean, boat, boats, ship, ships, cruise ship, cruise ships, staff, crew, crewman, crewmen, captain, pirate, pirates, mean, angry, complaint, complaints, complaining, customer service, service, cruise line, cruise lines, pirate ship, pirate shipsAsk Us About Our Ordeal
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lemonade stand, information desk, ship, shipwreck, boat, boats, ships, sink, sinking ship, immigrant, immigrants, pilgrim, pilgrims, mayflower, plymouth, plymouth rock, massachusetts, journey, new world, america, united states, colonies, colony, 13 colonies, colonists, colonist, santa maria, caribbean, nina, pinta, voyage, voyages, puritans, spain, spanish, history, american history, european historyAhab's whale-proof hat.
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whale, whales, ocean, oceans, sea, seas, sea voyage, voyage, voyages, hat, hats, whale proof, whale-proof, captain, captains, ship captain, ship captains, protect, protecting, protection, captain ahab, ahab, moby-dick, moby dick, novel, novels, book, books, classic, classics, american literature