tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post1027173127352663150..comments2024-03-14T19:13:03.713+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Bonkers Travel Round Up - Unfeasibly Long Place Names, Curious Sanitary Ware And Other OdditiesVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62731340147464599252011-10-06T09:34:35.162+01:002011-10-06T09:34:35.162+01:00Undina, me neither - I would avoid it on all possi...Undina, me neither - I would avoid it on all possible counts!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-53070995848315524812011-10-06T03:05:16.651+01:002011-10-06T03:05:16.651+01:00Yeah, I wouldn't be trying that goulash either...Yeah, I wouldn't be trying that goulash either - controversy or not. :)Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71501176880360797922011-10-04T10:34:34.601+01:002011-10-04T10:34:34.601+01:00Hi Undina,
It is kind of you to say you don't...Hi Undina,<br /><br />It is kind of you to say you don't mind long posts, because I feel sure they are offputting to many readers, and it is my aim to make the length more manageable in future. Somehow these Bonkers Trip posts always seem to grow and grow despite my best intentions!<br /><br />To answer your question, I don't know, because obviously I didn't care to try the bear Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67461164086708203892011-10-03T23:13:55.787+01:002011-10-03T23:13:55.787+01:00Vanessa, I sooo enjoyed reading your post! The onl...Vanessa, I sooo enjoyed reading your post! The only problem with long(er) articles - which I love, don't get me wrong - is that by the end (and especially if you come back to comment the next day) you forget everything you wanted to ask! But one thing stuck in mind and I have to ask: was it really a goulash made of bear meat??Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-70320950493946911272011-10-01T23:31:20.793+01:002011-10-01T23:31:20.793+01:00Hi Hazel,
That is the joke equivalent of the simp...Hi Hazel,<br /><br />That is the joke equivalent of the simple pleasures we enjoyed back then, like pressing silver foil sweetie wrappers in books and making papier mache pigs out of a balloon and cut up egg boxes.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-37188155411785886902011-10-01T23:29:15.297+01:002011-10-01T23:29:15.297+01:00Hi Anna,
Sorry about your cold and good to hear f...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Sorry about your cold and good to hear from you - that's two Edinburgian(?) commenters back to back!<br /><br />Mr Bonkers sought solace - and food where he could cadge it - in the company of friends. Cat slept most of the time and may not have noticed I was gone... : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-32970073467381128732011-10-01T23:24:21.936+01:002011-10-01T23:24:21.936+01:00Hi Candy Perfume Boy,
Compass sounds fun. There ...Hi Candy Perfume Boy,<br /><br />Compass sounds fun. There used to be a style of boy's shoe that had a compass concealed in a recess in the sole. (Clark's Pathfinders, that's it). That was of course before the days of the mobile phone...<br /><br />I think I might pass on the cat app - it is annoying enough that Charlie Bonkers is deaf and yowls all the time without having her Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84652862873951223772011-10-01T21:14:45.638+01:002011-10-01T21:14:45.638+01:00Re the Skoda slogan: perhaps they made chariots in...Re the Skoda slogan: perhaps they made chariots in those days? Reminds me of Unseen Translation set in A level German back in My Day in which stranded motorists ask peasant if Farmer X has a Wagon - Ach, Ja! - then, after some miles of tramping - 'Er hat Wagon, aber kein Pferd'. My, how we laughed.Hazelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1988005472113314452011-10-01T17:16:29.966+01:002011-10-01T17:16:29.966+01:00Hi Vanessa,
Breaking cover, despite a cold, not j...Hi Vanessa,<br /><br />Breaking cover, despite a cold, not just to congratulate you on surviving 8 weeks of travelling for work, which is pretty good going by any reckoning, but to applaud another funny blog about your travels.<br /><br />Perfect.<br /><br />Now, How did Cat and Husband and House survive without you? <br /><br />cheerio, Anna in Edinburgh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33469755277905571222011-10-01T16:53:46.023+01:002011-10-01T16:53:46.023+01:00Vanessa,
I have a multitude of wizzy apps, some o...Vanessa,<br /><br />I have a multitude of wizzy apps, some of which would be incredibly useful on a long trip such as; various map apps, a compass and one that displays nearby point of interest. I also have a lot of apps that would prove to be absolutely useless, such as a cat that mimics your voice in a high pitched tone, an app that turns what you say into a song and one tells you which Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9026440988433155492011-10-01T11:39:31.960+01:002011-10-01T11:39:31.960+01:00Hi Candy Perfume Boy,
Very kind of you to say so!...Hi Candy Perfume Boy,<br /><br />Very kind of you to say so! Right, so apart from putting you in charge of non-windy in-car refreshments (maintaining fluid intake being key on these long trips), I am thinking that some of the wizzy apps I infer you have on your phone could come in jolly handy along the way.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24816280885229572832011-10-01T11:35:52.917+01:002011-10-01T11:35:52.917+01:00Hi Potiron,
No worries - it was after all precede...Hi Potiron,<br /><br />No worries - it was after all preceded by my own off-topic comment! And I guess it may be a long shot, but I will ask the question...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50128832067638516192011-10-01T11:22:23.463+01:002011-10-01T11:22:23.463+01:00Hi Vanessa,
I think all events would be amusing w...Hi Vanessa,<br /><br />I think all events would be amusing when using the 'Bonkers Perspective' as another commenter very accurately dubbed it.<br /><br />The Coke glass would be very handy and I would promise to only drink Coke Zero, not the cherry variety to reduce the potential of extreme burpage. I wouldn't want to ruin the trip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57180566000010631572011-10-01T10:42:02.186+01:002011-10-01T10:42:02.186+01:00Vanessa, this is an off-topic comment from my side...Vanessa, this is an off-topic comment from my side, I hope you don't mind too much: Just wanted to say, great news that Alicka61 will be joining in and I would so love to see Wordbird again. To have the four of us get together would be the perfect birthday present. :-)potironnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66412115740907027092011-10-01T10:17:10.818+01:002011-10-01T10:17:10.818+01:00Hi Potiron,
You are quite right to point out that...Hi Potiron,<br /><br />You are quite right to point out that that statement is not very gender-fair! The "wise" loo paper is clearly stuck in the same time warp as the rest of the bathroom...<br /><br />Hmm, as a former Tickle user (yellow was my favourite!), I can tell you that it was applied in the underarm area as per usual. A place where people typically are ticklish. But you are Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47756354192760437182011-10-01T10:09:11.849+01:002011-10-01T10:09:11.849+01:00Hi Lindaloo,
Thanks for your lovely comment! And...Hi Lindaloo,<br /><br />Thanks for your lovely comment! And yes, you have rumbled me - I did indeed snap that lorry carrying its load of Portaloos while driving... I judged my moment at least - ie no other vehicles in my lane at the time - but it was still very naughty of me, I know. I just couldn't let a visual gag of such quality slip away!<br /><br />I shall be returning to "Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-85996304164490808302011-10-01T09:44:07.796+01:002011-10-01T09:44:07.796+01:00Haha, so much fun to read your post, Vanessa. &quo...Haha, so much fun to read your post, Vanessa. "A financial genius is a man who can earn money faster than his family can spend it." Though this statement is not exactly gender-fair, it tickles me that one would receive advise about managing ones finances while sitting on the pot. Speaking of "tickling": Having been born in the early 80s I had never heard of Tickle deodorant. potironnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25151430276083629562011-10-01T05:18:01.087+01:002011-10-01T05:18:01.087+01:00Even if you never wrote about perfume again, I'...Even if you never wrote about perfume again, I'd still keep reading your blog -- best laughs today.<br />Your eye for detail (even while speeding along) plus the very special "Bonkers" perspective always leave me wanting more.<br /><br />-- LindalooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-39207540585983308092011-09-30T19:38:16.615+01:002011-09-30T19:38:16.615+01:00Hi Candy Perfume Boy,
If you came along on a bonk...Hi Candy Perfume Boy,<br /><br />If you came along on a bonkers trip, I can promise you that stuff will happen - much of it fun - and even the bad things are usually funny after the event...<br /><br />And of course I can now provide a Coke glass too!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5377480869272601082011-09-30T19:34:13.910+01:002011-09-30T19:34:13.910+01:00Hi olfactoria,
I laughed out loud at your undergr...Hi olfactoria,<br /><br />I laughed out loud at your underground quip - you are a total "hoot" and a wag to boot!<br /><br />: - )<br /><br />(I do love your country really, and hope to come back soon, not least because I didn't eat nearly enough Sachertorte on account of the heat.)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79438280647212474052011-09-30T19:30:31.986+01:002011-09-30T19:30:31.986+01:00Hi Bloody Frida,
I thought you would appreciate a...Hi Bloody Frida,<br /><br />I thought you would appreciate a chicken picture - they posed quite well, considering I was poking my lens through their wire netting...<br /><br />And you are spot on about my preferred style of decor. The modern room with the decking on the balcony was superb and I wish I could have stayed longer!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45045218906746975892011-09-30T19:28:25.446+01:002011-09-30T19:28:25.446+01:00Hi lovethescents,
Now you mention it, those over-...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />Now you mention it, those over-embellished walls do indeed look awfully like the photos of your friends' apartment. And yes, "generationally cultural" is a good way to explain it!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-18237105217843469932011-09-30T18:52:58.373+01:002011-09-30T18:52:58.373+01:00I want to go on a Bonkers road trip, they sound li...I want to go on a Bonkers road trip, they sound like so much fun! I love your observations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91528083719189477822011-09-30T18:30:44.501+01:002011-09-30T18:30:44.501+01:00Oh V, thank you! I laughed so loud that my husband...Oh V, thank you! I laughed so loud that my husband inquired after my mental health!<br />So this was an uneventful trip, huh?<br />There are so many gems in this post, I don't know where to start.<br />One thing I have to comment specifically though: isn't it a good thing, seeing the kind of bathtubs and statues we have in Austria, that most of it is underground??? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-86554578830820141712011-09-30T18:03:59.067+01:002011-09-30T18:03:59.067+01:00ooh chickens!!! And oh I wish I could have seen th...ooh chickens!!! And oh I wish I could have seen those little chapels - how absolutely adorable! Per usual, Bonks, a delightful adventure-read! PS: and I would vote that you prefer the minimalist-type hotel room.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.com