Within hours of my parents arriving in Seattle, my parents witnessed a pimp making a deal with a john by shouting a phone number and instructions out of his car while stuck in traffic on Broadway on Capitol Hill.
Me: …I swear that’s the first time I’ve seen that happen.
What else will they see on their adventure out of the Midwest? No one knows! Hopefully not any homeless people’s genitalia!
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LS
September 10, 2011 at 3:14 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
So you won’t be visiting the museum of modern art on this trip?
Mike Stark
September 10, 2011 at 3:15 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wait… on broadway? That doesn’t even make sense. I mean.. Aurora sure… but broadway?
Big Don
September 10, 2011 at 3:16 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
It’s dangerous outside of the corn we have here in Indiana!
breadbox
September 10, 2011 at 3:47 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Man, it never fails! The weirdest behavior you’ve seen to date always occurs when you’re with someone from out of town.
Avicenna
September 10, 2011 at 5:52 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
It’s why I surround myself with the most surreal people on earth everywhere I go. That way when I am with someone from out of town, I will know precisely what to expect.
Eric RoM
September 10, 2011 at 4:49 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Mountain ranges, forests, the Sound, Mt. Rainier, and you’re showing them Broadway?
loreleion
September 10, 2011 at 4:58 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Fuck yes. I’ve lived here my whole life and Capitol Hill is the best place in the state.
Jen
September 10, 2011 at 5:24 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
My family has absolutely no interest in nature. They don’t even want to go to the Arboretum.
the_Siliconopolitan
September 10, 2011 at 6:35 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Pity. I was gonna suggest you go trekking for Octopus paxarbolis before its habitat is destroyed.
Kevin Thompson
September 10, 2011 at 8:13 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I was thinking, “Wow, I wonder where they were to see that?” Then you said Capitol Hill. And I thought, “Oh. Yeah.”
Reverse Polarity
September 11, 2011 at 4:10 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Jen, take them on the Underground Tour in Pioneer Square. It’s the best thing in Seattle to take out-of-towners to, especially if they are history buffs or like peculiar oddities. I’ve been a dozen times with guests over the years. Well worth it. You’ll enjoy it yourself if you haven’t gone yet.
Jonathan Ray
September 11, 2011 at 7:03 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Would your parents be averse to watching Family Guy or South Park?
JT the Girl
September 11, 2011 at 6:37 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I second this. As a bonus to it, Terry Pratchett went on this tour and says it influenced his description of Ankh-Morpork.
Kelli Smith
September 12, 2011 at 12:33 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
As a midwesterner who makes several trips to Seattle for work, I find this really funny. I’ve only been to Capitol Hill a few times, but it is consistently…interesting.Maybe take them to see the Fremont troll?
Raiki
September 12, 2011 at 11:27 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
In defense of naked homeless people:http://www.smbc-comics.com/ind…That is all.
Three Ninjas
September 12, 2011 at 11:57 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Did you happen to write down the number?
Three Ninjas
September 12, 2011 at 11:57 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
There’s an adult version of the underground tour I’ve been meaning to try.
Satan
September 15, 2011 at 12:12 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
ahahahah! that might even top me taking my dad to Voodoo doughnut, on the day they were holding the “how many doughnuts can *you* fit on your dick?” contest…
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May 15, 2012 at 3:10 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
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