Sorry, I've got a lot of Loonies and 2 dollar Canadian coins(also called Toonies) from my 4 day trip to Vancouver. Oh man, it's rough being back in the States, you can't even find ketchup-flavoured potato chips down here.

hmm, so i saw dude with three varieties of spanish money...like 1500 in COLOMBIAN money, very flimsy stuff.

Keep your souvenirs separate from US currency. You are in America now, and no one wants to chit chat about your stupid trip. I'Anon this is relative to all the change counters in line that irritate some of us. Hope they read Mercury.

*nasty cackling*

You know what bagel spread is the best, IAnon? Its the olive spread. Because it reminds me fondly of the backpacking trip I took through Spain and across North Africa. Especially Tunisia. Let me tell you about Tunisia!

Oh, you have another customer waiting behind me? No problem, I'll just stand off here to the side and keep talking. You know what's really great about foreign lands? The people. The people are great. And the food, my god, the food. So simple but so elegant and flavorful. You know, they say if you really want to understand a people and a culture, you should sit down and share a meal.

I gave all my New Zealand coins to the beggars around my work. Kinda dickish of me, but it's worth more than American money.

ขออภัยคุณไม่เคยให้มันไกลจากบ้านกว่าวิญญาณเมาน์เทนคาสิโน, นายบ้า ๆ บอ ๆ

Translation: "Sorry you never make it farther from home than Spirit Mountain Casino, Mr. Cranky."

ขออภัยคุณไม่เคยให้มันไกลจากบ้านกว่าวิญญาณเมาน์เทนคาสิโน, นายบ้า ๆ บอ ๆ

Translation: "Sorry you never make it farther from home than Spirit Mountain Casino, Mr. Cranky."

सोररय तिमी किहलेनपनी हो उारतहेर घर भन्दा सपिरित हिमाल चासिनोा मर लाई वनाउ बाट छ. चरानकय छ.

Translation: "Sorry you never make it farther from home than Spirit Mountain Casino, Mr. Cranky."

Ma maafi chahanchu timi kahilanapani hoo farther ghar bhanda spirit pahad casino, cranky Chaa.

Translation: "Sorry you never make it farther from home than Spirit Mountain Casino, Mr. Cranky."

Gawd Todd, we get it!!! Sheesh.

Maybe this person was just down in Portland's Little Nepal district, doing some deals with the Napalese goatskin traders.

There was a goddamned error message, Blabby. I thought the Nepali script was being refused, as the comment didn't seem to go through until I used Roman letters. My bad for not making sure it wasn't posting in spite of the message. Ruined my hilarious joke.

I don't know if I can ever forgive you for this one.

Imi ghanha tridha prahtendhiy ghevafhak, blabby Chaa.

Todd is like a real life Voyager Golden Record.

It sounds like you met a Returning Peace Corp Volunteer and skillfully avoided being bombarded with a bunch of sanctimonious nonsense. Well played ANON!

So nice! Somebody just sent me this note (along with a coupon for a half-price Subway sub):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddmecklem/1…

Wait a minute... that handwriting looks awfully similar to the writing on Barb's note! Did you buy her drinks? Because if you did, that's SEXIST!

I know how it goes.

My friend who just got out of prison keeps trying to trade me top ramen and beef jerky for postage stamps and rolling tobacco.

I would take the time to read this, but I've just finished bailing water in the Philippines. Once you've had an experience like that, everything else just becomes so trivial.

Todd's A dick. A try to hard soft dick,,,

Well, it's at least a B+, buddy.

Maybe you can shine it up? Brillo those scabs away matey.