Gem In Americaland

GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
<div class="IPBDescription">cya in 2 weeks :3</div>Ok dokes, tomorrow I fly out to the hot 'n sunny land of tourism; Orlando Florida.

Funnily enough I'll be absent for the next two weeks but before I go I want to ask two important questions that are on my mind.

- Do they sell 'weetabix' in America :p

- Do Nintendo DSs have regional locks or can I buy games over in the US that'll work on my UK one?

those aside, cya in two weeks :D
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    /me huggles gem


    have fun in that silly place (I still say you should have come and visited NYC instead <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)

    and as I remember, no the DS is not region locked <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited July 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Jul 7 2005, 08:24 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Jul 7 2005, 08:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Funnily enough... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, <i>I'm not laughing</i>.

    Oh, have a good time.
  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    edited July 2005
    have a nice trip <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    @snidely haha that made me laugh <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SandstormSandstorm Join Date: 2003-09-25 Member: 21205Members
    Apparently, Weetabix <a href='http://schumann.cleveland.oh.us/weetabix.html' target='_blank'>is a not a widely-available product/brand</a> in the US. Then again, why go to another country just to eat things you already have at home?
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    because weetabix rocks; for meals and stuff I'll just see what's about but weetabix is my stable breakfast :D
  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    I've got to tell you that Weetabix are very hard to come by outside the UK. Believe me, my mother's hooked on the stuff since she did a trip to England when she was sixteen, and goes to great lengths to obtain it.

    In any case, enjoy your time away from the big glowy screen.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Jul 7 2005, 09:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Jul 7 2005, 09:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> because weetabix rocks; for meals and stuff I'll just see what's about but weetabix is my stable breakfast <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    staple...


    unless you have problems with other breakfasts exploding on you......

    though I could understand that with certain chemicly enriched cereals out there <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    oh, and weetabix apears to simply be shredded wheat, and THAT you can get in the states (made by kellogs)

    so fear not, your bland ceareal is avaliable over here! (though normaly people eat miniwheats, or frosted miniwheats)
  • Mad_ManMad_Man Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17359Members, Constellation
    <img src='http://home.uchicago.edu/~nmchang/Weetabix%201.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    If thats what weetabix looks like I think ill pass <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    Geez, dude. Do you zoom in x50 on everything you eat?
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    lol, shredded wheat is nothing like weetabix ^^;

    anyways thanks for all the huggles and stuff... still here for today though. Guess I made this post a lil early but I wanted to find out about those 2 questions :3
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Jul 7 2005, 09:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Jul 7 2005, 09:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> lol, shredded wheat is nothing like weetabix ^^; <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, they're opposites. The longer you leave Shredded Wheat in milk, the better they taste. The longer you leave Weetabix in milk, the worse they taste.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Snidely+Jul 7 2005, 09:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Snidely @ Jul 7 2005, 09:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Jul 7 2005, 09:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Jul 7 2005, 09:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> lol, shredded wheat is nothing like weetabix ^^; <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, they're opposites. The longer you leave Shredded Wheat in milk, the better they taste. The longer you leave Weetabix in milk, the worse they taste. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    what ever

    they both suck, unless you are ussing it for a base

    3+ cereal types, bananas, fruit yogurt(lowfat), milk etc etc all in a mixing bowl = breakfast for one in my family <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->


    And that isn't american exess that is a strong belife in breakfast powering you for the day <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    edited July 2005
    I just eat an orange.

    EDIT: Oh yeah, have a good time in Florida! But it's probably going to be very, very, very hot. I'm in upstate NY and it gets very very hot up here in the summer. We get snow in the winter. Florida's too warm in the winter for snow... So... I don't really know how to prepare for extreme heat... Freeze all your clothes, maybe? Buy one of those little water spray/electric fan combos.

    And enjoy yourself :o
  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    edited July 2005
    Have a safe trip Gem and enjoy your stay.
    and yeah, Florida gets quite humid in the summer. Just remember to stay hydrated and keep sunscreen on and you should be fine.
  • SLizerSLizer Join Date: 2003-11-07 Member: 22363Members, Constellation
  • V_MANV_MAN V-MAN Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6217Members, Constellation
    Weetabix owns <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • remiremi remedy [blu.knight] Join Date: 2003-11-18 Member: 23112Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester
    edited July 2005
    You mean people actually take vacations to the US?!!?

    Well, Gem, while you're here, you might as well do a 24 or so hour drive up to CT to chill with me. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    edit: Nintendo DS is region free.
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    lol, to be honest I'll probably be too busy trying every ride I can to go visiting anyone... even there was someone who wasn't over half a day's travel from florida XD

    Last time I was in florida I wouldn't go on most of the rides because I was still young and had only recently suffered the 'escapade' of falling off a ride (mentioned in the 'life on the edge' thread) ^^;

    This time I'm gonna make up for it! Space mountain and stuff, here I come :D
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    AFAIK DS is reion free.
  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    amerika land!

    dont go to epcot though :/ boooooring.. well aside for like TWO rides and all the food.
  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    florida is 50% old people and 50% mexicans... have fun!!

    come to illinois for a good time eh?? cheerio!
  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-AnarkiThreeXSix+Jul 7 2005, 01:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AnarkiThreeXSix @ Jul 7 2005, 01:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> amerika land!

    dont go to epcot though :/ boooooring.. well aside for like TWO rides and all the food. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Epcot is like the second-best park in Disney. Magic Kingdom = way too kiddie to be enjoyable. I just took a class trip down there in May, we spent basically all of our time either in MGM or Epcot. FYI, the new simulator ride in Epcot is a MUST GO. I forget what it's called, something Mission Space or something like that (not Spaceship Earth, we slept on that. Twice)
  • SinSpawnSinSpawn Harbinger of Suffering Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8359Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Geminosity+Jul 7 2005, 01:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Jul 7 2005, 01:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> - Do they sell 'weetabix' in America <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Eww Gemmy, you eat that stuff <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> lol it just soaks up my milk!!

    Me shouting at Weetabix: I KNOW YOU STOLE MY MILK GIVE IT BACK
    Weetabix: ...
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    Ignore what everyone else is saying, just visit everything and decide for yourself what is good and what is crap. I personally hated animal kingdom, but then if you like little fwuffy aminals you might appreciate it a bit more than I did. I prefered MGM studios purely for the Rock & Roller coaster and the tower of terror.

    Fun fact: The tower of terror traumatised my sister. Yes, she was (and is) great big wuss.
  • remiremi remedy [blu.knight] Join Date: 2003-11-18 Member: 23112Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester
    I hate roller coasters and stuff, so yes... I like the simulation ones because then I don't get the feeling in my stomach that I hate, and I also of course enjoy the rides where you get to shoot things with lightguns. The waterrides (not the rollercoaster ones) are fun though.
  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Have fun with the thousands of Cubans there in Florida. If you need osme help with Spanish, let me know <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    As for your DS question, no, I don't think that they have regional locks.
  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    Have fun in Americanaland!!!!!
  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    Better watch out, Americans are known to recite John Wayne before shooting you at first sight of tumbleweed.

    Plus, if you ask how many pounds something is they'll probably lift the product in their hand and tell you the weight.

    Not to mention it IS Florida, and after the 2000 election people just suddenly lost their will to live down around there.

    But then again, with temperatures like that I think i'd go crazy, too.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Ratonetwothreetwoone+Jul 7 2005, 12:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ratonetwothreetwoone @ Jul 7 2005, 12:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> florida is 50% old people and 50% mexicans... have fun!!

    come to illinois for a good time eh?? cheerio! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    WOW...just



    ....WOW
  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Jul 7 2005, 03:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Jul 7 2005, 03:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Ratonetwothreetwoone+Jul 7 2005, 12:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Ratonetwothreetwoone @ Jul 7 2005, 12:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> florida is 50% old people and 50% mexicans... have fun!!

    come to illinois for a good time eh?? cheerio! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    WOW...just



    ....WOW<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    QFT. They're not Mexicans, they're Cubans, dummy. [/sarcasm]


    I've never even heard of Weetabix. My cereal of choice is either heart-healthy Cheerios, or death-in-a-box <a href='http://www.americancandy.de/images/reeses_puffs.jpg' target='_blank'>Reeses Puffs</a>.
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