Dean
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The Magic Bus World TourThe Magic Bus World Tour
The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles.
I say we go for it! Let's take this Bus around the world! 
We can all contribute to this world tour... like a giant relay, where we pass the torch for exercise and good nutrition. Anytime anyone does any exercise... turn it into miles... and post the amount here... and add it on to the overall miles. This thread will track the progress of this ultimate Bus Trip... around the planet!
Since this challenge shall coincide with all others...
I will get us started by throwing in my 204 miles from the infamous Meet you at Suzanne's challenge! 
We've traveled 204.00 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
So... who wants this torch? 
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jeff
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I'll add my 231.27
We've traveled 435.27 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Susanne
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I'll add my 131.2.
We've traveled 566.47 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Suzanne
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I'll take a plane! 
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jeff
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| Suzanne wrote: | | I'll take a plane! |
Suzanne....maybe you could do 1 mile for every 15 minutes of toybox fun!!!
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Dean
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What he said!
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jeff
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| jeff wrote: | | Suzanne wrote: | | I'll take a plane! |
Suzanne....maybe you could do 1 mile for every 15 minutes of toybox fun!!! |
Dean, maybe we should send her some batteries!  Wouldn't want her to run out half way around the world!!!
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Dean
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We may have to equip her toy box with a GPS tracking device... she might get carried away and forget to pass the torch!
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Heather
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We've traveled 607.47 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Heather
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We've traveled 608.47 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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jeff
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Heather....could you verify that?  Maybe you could get out your giant tape measure. (inside joke)
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Heather
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| jeff wrote: | | Quote: | | The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles. |
Heather....could you verify that? Maybe you could get out your giant tape measure. (inside joke) |
I have no idea, I just copy and pasted what Dean wrote. They have gps for that now, so I imagine it is quite accurate.
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Dean
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I found this distance on the web. BUT... I decided to measure it myself anyway... and found they were off by only a few inches... but, I still think it's OK. It's to two sig figs... which is what jeff and Susanne usually use... so, what the hell. 
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | | I found this distance on the web. BUT... I decided to measure it myself anyway... and found they were off by only a few inches... but, I still think it's OK. It's to two sig figs... which is what jeff and Susanne usually use... so, what the hell. |
Ok, I'll accept it.
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jeff
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We've traveled 619.47 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Added 11 more miles.
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Dean
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Wow, jeff! WTG! 11 miles! Wish I could take that torch from you. Perhaps tomorrow.
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | | Wow, jeff! WTG! 11 miles! Wish I could take that torch from you. Perhaps tomorrow. |
Dean, I'll be taking tomorrow off, so the torch is all yours! 
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Susanne
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We've traveled 621.47 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Susanne
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We've traveled 624.47 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Susanne
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We've traveled 625.97 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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jeff
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ok, I'm embarassed.....Susanne had 3 consecutive posts here. The rest of us need to get off our lazy asses!!!
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Suzanne
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hmmmm....do I count ESC or just the toy box?
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Dean
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Seriously... ESC is GOOD exercise ... so, please turn it into miles and contribute to the world tour! We value your contributions, Suzanne... and, I'm sure we aren't the only ones!
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Heather
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| jeff wrote: | | ok, I'm embarassed.....Susanne had 3 consecutive posts here. The rest of us need to get off our lazy asses!!! |
I think I might just do that.
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Susanne
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We've traveled 626.5 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Just plugging along every day, gang...
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jeff
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Susanne....you are kickin' ass!!! I WILL exercise today.
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jeff
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| jeff wrote: | | Susanne....you are kickin' ass!!! I WILL exercise today. |
As promised.....I'm adding 4 miles to our world tour.
We've traveled 630.5 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Heather
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We've traveled 633.5 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
+3 for me!
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Dean
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Heather... hand me that magic torch... I did 1 mile today! 
It's so slick and icy everywhere... but, I managed to get out and walk 1 mile.
We've traveled 634.5 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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jeff
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We've traveled 636.61 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
adding 2.11 miles.
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jeff
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We've traveled 640.72 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Adding 4.11 miles.
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Shawn
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We've traveled 644.72 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Adding 4 miles.
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Dean
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Alright, Shawn! WTG!
We need all the help we can get!
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Shawn
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Adding 4 miles
We've traveled 648.72 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Dean
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Pass me that magic torch, Shawn!
I'm adding 5 miles
We've traveled 653.72 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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jeff
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Way to go Shawn and Dean! Maybe I'll get off my lazy ass tomorrow and get a few miles in. Well, I'm not really lazy....just tired. I keep having this very late night "occurance".
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Dean
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Are these "occurrences" something you could possibly translate into miles for the tour?!
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | | Are these "occurrences" something you could possibly translate into miles for the tour?! |
Probably not quite what you're thinking, Dean. I'm married, remember? Unfortunately, I doubt if this is translateable into miles for the tour. Although, anything that makes me that tired should be.
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jeff
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| jeff wrote: | | Way to go Shawn and Dean! Maybe I'll get off my lazy ass tomorrow and get a few miles in. Well, I'm not really lazy....just tired. I keep having this very late night "occurance". |
No exercise today. Very long daytime "occurnace". I guess they can strike at any time.  (not that I'm complaining)
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Dean
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We've traveled 655.72 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Who wants this magic torch?
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | We've traveled 655.72 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Who wants this magic torch? |
I may take it today.......it depends.
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Dean
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We've traveled 659.72 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Dean
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We've traveled 665.72 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Now... I should go out and walk 0.28 miles... that's just over a quarter mile. I just may do that!
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Dean
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OK... I just walked to the store and back. That is approximately 0.28 miles. SO......
We've traveled 666.00 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Now, jeff... you'd better do exactly 3.69 miles on that treadmill of yours... or you can bet I will!
This magic torch is getting very hot!
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | OK... I just walked to the store and back. That is approximately 0.28 miles. SO......
We've traveled 666.00 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Now, jeff... you'd better do exactly 3.69 miles on that treadmill of yours... or you can bet I will!
This magic torch is getting very hot! |
I'll see what I can do, Dean.
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jeff
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I'm afraid I can't take the torch today. I will be short on time today, plus I am exhausted!
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Dean
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Well... I jumped on my treadmill and went exactly 3.69 miles!
SO..... drum roll, please!
We've traveled 669.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
I can't wait till we get to 6969.69 miles! We'll have to pull over and throw one hell of a party! 
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Shawn
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Add 6 miles.
We've traveled 675.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Dean
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Shawn!
Thanks so much for taking the magic torch!
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jeff
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| Shawn wrote: | Add 6 miles.
We've traveled 675.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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If I run backwards for 6 miles, can we get back to 669.69? It's just such a fun number.
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Dean
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| jeff wrote: | | Shawn wrote: | Add 6 miles.
We've traveled 675.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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If I run backwards for 6 miles, can we get back to 669.69? It's just such a fun number. |
jeff,
I have a better idea.
Why don't you run forward 6,294 miles... which will put us at 6969.69... an even more fun number!
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | | jeff wrote: | | Shawn wrote: | Add 6 miles.
We've traveled 675.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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If I run backwards for 6 miles, can we get back to 669.69? It's just such a fun number. |
jeff,
I have a better idea.
Why don't you run forward 6,294 miles... which will put us at 6969.69... an even more fun number! |
ok,it's an even more fun number, but very distant. I will go forward, however. 
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Shawn
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We've traveled 680.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Add five more miles.
Well, since you like 69 so much, only put down whole numbers, that way you will always have your favorite......number?
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jeff
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| Shawn wrote: | We've traveled 680.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Add five more miles.
Well, since you like 69 so much, only put down whole numbers, that way you will always have your favorite......number?
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I like the way Shawn thinks!
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Dean
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Yah... so do I!
And... just think... ten more miles and...
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | Yah... so do I!
And... just think... ten more miles and... |
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Dean
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Good news, jeff! You don't have to do 10 miles. I forgot to record my 4 miles from yesterday... so, make that 6 more miles to 69 oh 69!
We've traveled 684.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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jeff
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We've traveled 688.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
I put in 4 miles today. I'm sure somebody can add 2 more.
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Dean
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We've traveled 690.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
"69, oh 69
oh how we love that number!"
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | We've traveled 690.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
"69, oh 69
oh how we love that number!"
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I had a feeling Dean would be the one to get us there. Why am I not surprised?
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Dean
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We've traveled 692.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
"69 to 69"
...or is that "69 two 69"
It does take two, ya know!
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Dean
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We've traveled 695.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
69... 5 by 5
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jeff
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We've traveled 698.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
I added 3 miles. 69 ate 69.
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Dean
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We've traveled 701.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Well... on to 6969.69!
Will that be like a three way?
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Shawn
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We've traveled 706.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Add 5 more!
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | We've traveled 701.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Well... on to 6969.69!
Will that be like a three way? |
Sounds like one to me!
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Shawn
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We've traveled 710.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Add 4 more miles.
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jeff
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We've traveled 710.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
I added 5 miles that I ran in the park today.
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jeff
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We've traveled 713.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Adding 3 miles.
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Shawn
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Jeff, I think you need to add 4 miles to that....I know I'm being an assertive bitch.
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jeff
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We've traveled 717.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Ok, fixed it Shawn. Thanks for pointing that out, bitch. (JK, of course)
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Dean
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Well, I guess I too am going to have to be an assertive BITCH!
You need to add another mile, jeff! Go back and check it!
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | Well, I guess I too am going to have to be an assertive BITCH!
You need to add another mile, jeff! Go back and check it! |
Not only is Shawn a bitch....she is mathematically challenged!!! Silly me, I took her word for it. Thanks for pointing that out Dean. (bitch)
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jeff
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We've traveled 718.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
There, that should be correct now.
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Shawn
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So, does this mean you're both my bitches now?
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Shawn
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718.69 + 5.0 = 723.69
See I can add!
We've traveled 723.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Dean
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An assertive bitch who can add!
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Dean
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We've traveled 726.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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Bobi
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Well...some of you have. Congratulations on your mileage!
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Shawn
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| Dean wrote: | | An assertive bitch who can add! |
Why thank you Dean!
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Shawn
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| Bobi wrote: | | Well...some of you have. Congratulations on your mileage! |
Bobi, I thought you swam. You could swim your way around the world.
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Bobi
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| Shawn wrote: | | Bobi wrote: | | Well...some of you have. Congratulations on your mileage! |
Bobi, I thought you swam. You could swim your way around the world. |
Even in Southern California it's kind of cold to swim right now! My pool is being refinished and retiled at the moment so it is empty for another month. Maybe then I'll start again.
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jeff
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| Shawn wrote: | | So, does this mean you're both my bitches now? |
Of course. You can never have too many bitches, Shawn.
We've traveled 728.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Adding 2 miles.
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Shawn
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We've traveled 733.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Add 5 more miles.
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Shawn
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| jeff wrote: | | Shawn wrote: | | So, does this mean you're both my bitches now? |
Of course. You can never have too many bitches, Shawn.
We've traveled 728.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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HOW TRUE!!!
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jeff
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We've traveled 736.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Adding 3 miles.
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Dean
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We've traveled 737.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
| Suzanne wrote: | | I'll take a plane! |
Well, fly on that 737... doin' the 69!
As Eric Burdon would sing... "Sky pilot!... How high can you fly?"
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jeff
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| Quote: | | Well, fly on that 737... doin' the 69! |
Another way to join the mile high club!
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jeff
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We've traveled 741.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Adding 4 miles.
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Dean
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Boy, jeff... you must REALLY like that number 69!
You keep shaving off fractions of miles just to keep it around!
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jeff
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| Dean wrote: | Boy, jeff... you must REALLY like that number 69!
You keep shaving off fractions of miles just to keep it around! |
Yes, I use my real miles for the "Meet You At Suzanne's" challenge, but I have been rounding down for this one. I hope nobody minds. Hey, I have to take 69 any way I can get it....remember, I'm married.
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jeff
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We've traveled 744.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
3 more miles on the treadmill baby!!!
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Dean
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We've traveled 752.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
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jeff
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We've traveled 756.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Ran 3 miles
Weight lifting for 1 mile
4 miles total
(Shawn, is my math right?)
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Shawn
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| jeff wrote: | We've traveled 756.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Ran 3 miles
Weight lifting for 1 mile
4 miles total
(Shawn, is my math right?) |
Right on!
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jeff
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We've traveled 761.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Adding 5 miles!
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Dean
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jeff,
You might wanna go back and add up the fractions of miles that you haven't been reporting. You could probably add a couple more miles onto this tour.
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jeff
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Hmmm....that's an idea. But I'll only add in whole miles. Have to keep the .69 ya know! I'll have to do it later. It's kickoff time for the Chargers-Patriots game.
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Shawn
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We've traveled 771.69 miles of this 24,901.55 mile Magic Bus World Tour!
Adding 10 miles!
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Dean
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Wow, Shawn! Did you do that in one day? Either way... WTG!
BTW... I bet jeff was hoping you'd only do 8 miles!
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