road-trip, v.

[David Bergdahl]

The problem of a "road trip" to the British Isles is, of course, that
a lot of the trip will be under water (and there are no passes through
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
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On 6/5/07, sagehen <sagehen at westelcom.com> wrote:
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> >On Jun 5, 2007, at 5:18 AM, Jon Lighter wrote:
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> >> One of Fox's beloved _F & F_ anchors suggests that they "could road-
> >> trip to England and look for the Loch Ness Monster."
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>  Where?  In the Lake District?
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> "Road trip," ISTM, whether NP or v,  ought to have an element of the
> picaresque.  If it is reduced to being a substitute for "travel," by
> whatever means, or "go" it is  a sorry loss.
> Of course, if they find Nessie, in Cumberland or Inverness, that will
> restore enough adventure to qualify!
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