Map 1: Where is he now?
erik posted in Uncategorized on July 22nd, 2008
The path of the BITWRATHPLOOB:
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1) Denmark
Very little is known about the BITWRATHPLOOB’s origins. Ancient Norse legends suggest that it has supernatural powers to disturb and torment the soul of mortals. All that is certain is that it has a “Made in Denmark” stamp on it. And that at one point it was priced at $2.99.
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2) Denver, Colorado, USA
It was a dark and stormy night. Marigoldie and I had braved the weather to plunder our favorite Denver Goodwill store in search of booty (no, not that kind). We ransacked the clothing racks and she went into the dressing room to try some things on. I wandered off to the magical part of the store known as The Place They Put Things They Don’t Know Where To Put. And there, staring right at me, was the BITWRATHPLOOB….Read More… -
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3) Arlington, Virginia, USA
After the BITWRATHPLOOB finished terrorizing the mile high city, it was sent to the Washington, DC metro area because Marigoldie and Tina clearly hate me. I mean, why else do you bother to purchase and mail something from the magical part of any thrift store that Tina so correctly calls The Place They Put Things They Don’t Know Where To Put?Read More… -
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4) Nova Gorica, Slovenia
As an admin for the Flickr group I wake up screaming, I was aware of the existence of the BITWRATHPLOOB (see ‘This thing makes me sad’ for his first-ever appearance on the internet). I even believed Jane’s threats to tuck him (it?) into a shipment of odds and ends I had asked her to send over to me in Slovenia. But the opening of the package still managed to shock and amaze.Read More…
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5) Venice, Italy
The BITWRATHPLOOB’s stay with us coincided with a visit from family who had never seen the wonders of La Serenissima, so we took him along on a grand tour of the city of canals. A photo-essay seemed in order.Read More… -
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6) Colindres, Spain
Twenty-three days ago, the BITWRATHPLOOB arrived in Spain. During his short visit, he got to eat some tapas, visit the Guggenheim Museum, bathe in the sun and crystal clear waters at the beach, and even run with the bulls. That sounds like an adequate Spanish vacation to me.Read more… -
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7) London, England
The BITWRATHPLOOB and I had one last outing together where we saw the tourist highlights of London. First we too the tube to Green Park and then we went to Buckingham Palace. The ‘Ploob liked Buckers but was disappointed the Queen wasn’t in for a photo.Read more… -
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8) Shanghai, China
In late 2007, the BITWRATHPLOOB was sent to Shanghai, China, to visit the Orient and meet a few of the 1.3 billion residents. The host in China, Diesel Stumpy, has asked me to write this post on his behalf. All the photos are his.Read more… -
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9) Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, though the 4th largest city in New Zealand (at close to 130 000 inhabitants!) is not the most exciting place. Still, the weather was glorious so the ‘Ploob & Friends headed out to visit the most popular tourist destination in the Waikato – the Hamilton Gardens.Read more… -
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10) Brussels, Belgium
Monday afternoon. My wife called to let me know that she’d picked up the parcel from the post office, and that it wasn’t what we’d been expecting, but rather a tube from New Zealand.Read more… -
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11) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
It was a glorious day in the Twin Cities the weekend after the ‘Ploob took up residence in my household. My mom and I were registered for a yarn dying class in Linden Hills, one of the cuter neighborhoods in Minneapolis. I decided to take the ‘Ploob along and show him a little of the city of my birth.Read more… -
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12) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Bitwrathploob went on a day trip to Salem, Mass. for a festive, but morbid, celebration of the Salem Witch Hunts, of all things.Read more… -
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13) Holualoa, Hawaii, USA
We were thrilled that he had come with his head in tact, considering what we had read about it popping off rather easily. It wasn’t until about 30 minutes later that we realized he was missing his nose.Read more…