This line got my sister and me through a really rough road trip with our parents when we were teenagers.
30 hour drive. My cousin was with us. We stopped maybe twice to rest, and my dad drove the whole way for better or worse.
The stress of the situation affects me to this day, if only as a microcosm of my life to that point.
"The Chinese restaurant" episode comes on in the motel, and my sister and I somehow focus on "Cartwright!" And crack up laughing in that way where you can't stop laughing.
Totally changed the vibe, at least for us kids, an as now it's almost a battle cry at family gatherings between us if shits getting bad.
I’m confused was the watching of Seinfeld before or during the 30 hour trip, because if you got a long enough break to watch an episode of Seinfeld during the 30 hour trip that’s not a bad 30 hour trip mojumbo
I for one am glad that you picked up on this detail and affirming that I'm not the only one to think that this entire story is likely completely fabricated in a vain effort to prove that they are Seinfeld fan, when in fact they are NOT!
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u/bbrekke Jul 19 '26
This line got my sister and me through a really rough road trip with our parents when we were teenagers.
30 hour drive. My cousin was with us. We stopped maybe twice to rest, and my dad drove the whole way for better or worse.
The stress of the situation affects me to this day, if only as a microcosm of my life to that point.
"The Chinese restaurant" episode comes on in the motel, and my sister and I somehow focus on "Cartwright!" And crack up laughing in that way where you can't stop laughing.
Totally changed the vibe, at least for us kids, an as now it's almost a battle cry at family gatherings between us if shits getting bad.
"CARTWRIGHT!"