Thursday, May 11, 2006

HNT


One of my absolute favorite things to do in India is to ride around the city in an autorickshaw...inexpensive, fun, and a great way to see the sights. You might find this annoying, but the most hilarious thing about traffic in India is that the horns never stop blaring. It can get pretty loud at times! That "horn ok please" thing up there, is painted on the back of a lot of autorickshaws! Over at Sepia Mutiny, you can buy a t-shirt with HORN OK PLEASE printed on it. It will cost you about 30 bucks to get it though (including shipping ok please!) Shame on you Sepia Mutiny! Are you sure you didn't mean rs. 30?
What? You say you don't want a HORN OK PLEASE tshirt? Why, everytime I see that slogan, I just wanna fall on the ground and bust my sides open from laughter because I know...



This picture was taken on my first visit to India in 2002, in an autorickshaw in Bangalore. It's one of my favorites! Happy HNT everyone! HORN OK PLEASE!

Where in the world is
Mr Ratburn?

43 comments:

BTExpress said...

I can deal with the horns blowing all the time, because at least it's warm where you went.

Hey, did anyone ever tell you how frigging cute you are?

Happy HNT cutie!

Logophile said...

Good times!
And coming again soon, great pic, Suse, I love it.

lecram sinun said...

Hey, my aunt (the nun) nlives in Banglore. Great pic of you BTW! :) Cheers and Happy HNT!

Phain said...

Oh how happy you look!! *~*Happy HNT*~*

Sidewaysagain said...

Hey Susie, I've been checking all the Tori sites trying to find the lyrics to her songs with no luck. Where can I find them? I'm listening to Under the Pink, and enjoying it very much, but I can't make out much of what she's singing about. Please help.

-SSS

Hale McKay said...

That looks like fun driving around in one of those things. I heard no one knows how fast they'll go because of all the traffic.

lime said...

honk if you love HNT!!!

Grimstarr said...

Susie you are a living doll. Mr. Ratburn is such a lucky man. Gorgeous doll, absolutely gorgeous. HHNT and thanks.
TG

Mark Leslie said...

LOL! Happy HNT okay, please!

Sassy said...

Lovely! Happy HNT!

Moosekahl said...

Too funny, I was just thinking about doing a post on the appropriate use of honking yesterday after I had to lay on my horn on my way home. in the US we never honk when we really need to and then always regret we didn't! Great pic...Happy HNT

Lee Ann said...

Oh, I think I would love riding in that too! Great picture!
Happy HNT!

Leesa said...

How Fun :) HHNT!

The Melody Censor said...

Looks like fun...and I'm just a little jealous!
Happy HNT!

Jerrster said...

holy crap are you driving that boat? and if you are, why are you looking to the camera, which appears to be on the side of the boat....autorickshaw...sounds like like an exotic name for a motorboat rental.

The Lily said...

Aren't they really insane drivers? Or am I just assuming. You just look so dang happy, they can't be that bad. ;)

HHNT!

Queenmatrai said...

Oh My susie if only everyone here knew the joys and pleasures of riding in an "autorikshaw"...lol

Arent u making ur way over to Mumbai at the end of the year?

noojes

Unknown said...

Lovely smile!

AndyT13 said...

Hahaha! Fabulous pic! You look so happy! HHNT!

mrs. awesome said...

adorable, rickshaw-riding-susie.

happy hnt!

Semi-Celibate Man said...

Now that's an exotic HNT. I've never been out of the states. Happy HNT.

WDKY said...

You look so HAPPY. And HAPPY HNT x

Melissa said...

drat! Mark stole my line!

Ah well.. I love that picture of you. You just look so happy in that moment. Great shot :)

Happy HNT!

Anonymous said...

Cool! What a horny story! :) HHNT!

Suze said...

Lovely cheery shot. I've never visited but it's on my to do list.

Happy HNT sweetie ;)

Wenchy said...

This is lovely!

onan the bavarian said...

Cute picture indeed. Sounds like India's a big favourite of yours.

Ryan said...

hhnt!

betchacantguesswho said...

That is SO like in the Bahamas. If you took the horns away, I'd think they'd all just park and stare. Great post and Happy HNT!!

Stephanie said...

Great pic - you look so happy!! HHNT!

CyberWarlock said...

HNT OK Please. :)

Fame said...

You look so pretty and happy! Such a good thing. Great HNT!

The Persian said...

I have always wanted to go to India, the culture completely fascinates me.

Happy HNT! :)

Rebecca said...

Honk if you LOVE this picture!!

You look so happy!

HHNT!

Cristina Rodríguez said...

Horn Horn!
HHNT!

Breazy said...

Trinidad at Lime's , Maui at Mr. Ratburns , everywhere on Highjacked and now India here !!!! Y'all are making me want to travel something bad Ms. Susie! hehe !
Happy HNT!

Aisha T. said...

Ooooo...I LOVE Bangalore! Good times in the auto rickshaw--sometimes really scary times too. Kinda wish we had these in the states. Cheap and convenient. Happy HNT BFM!

T - Another Geek Girl said...

The trip of a lifetime!

Thanks for sharing.
Now I'm packing. No place that exotic, unfortunately.

HHNT!

Danielle said...

cute photo. sounds like fun! happy hnt.

Helene said...

Great!!! Thanks for sharing! Kate

Minka said...

yes, a lovely pic of you and I have never been to India. You have to tell us more about it! You know Karma right? She is featured on my sidebar and she tells us sometimes soemthign about India!

~Tim said...

Okay!
HHNT!

CozyMama said...

you are so adorable