Stuart

Stuart is an accident prone Englishman who has been living in the Netherlands since 2001. Even his move to the country was an unintentional accident, the result of replying to a cryptic job advertisement he found one day in a local British magazine. Since then he has learned to love the Dutch (so much so that he married one of them) and now calls the country home. He started the blog Invading Holland in 2006 as a place to share his strange stories of language misunderstandings, cultural confusions and his own accident prone nature.

34 Responses

  1. Alison says:

    You’d give the tourists a story to tell back at home!

  2. kiks says:

    Is that a water pistol or a laser gun?

  3. Breigh says:

    Does it shoot nerf balls?! If so then no, you’d never forgive yourself because you’d never get your balls back. Your nerf balls, I mean.

    I’m such a sucker for those canal cruises. I love going on them haha

  4. Invader Stu says:

    Alison – And myself a criminal record

    Kiks & Breigh – It’s a nerf foam dart gun and I have enough supply of darts to go on a rampage. Mahahahahaha (and it really can fire that far).

  5. mub says:

    Could you live with yourself if you DIDN’T do it? ;)

  6. Irishangell says:

    DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!! you know you want to!
    If it makes things easier i’m in the dam on Saturday, I’ll get on a boat hold a big target up and hope for the best. Or I might get taken to the funny farm

  7. Just a Plane Ride Away says:

    LOL!

    Or maybe you could try mardi gras beads?

  8. Heather says:

    I’m thinking a paint-ball gun would be a bit more fun.

  9. Invader Stu says:

    mub – You’re like the little devil on my shoulder in this story ain’t you :p

    Irishangell – Ok, but we have to come up with a scoring system first.

    Just a Plane Ride Away – Firing them from a gun? Ouch :p

    Heather – That would be so cool… no… must resist.

  10. kerryanne says:

    Found your blog via Alison & I’m enjoying reading it!
    This pic made me laugh out loud. I’ve thought about it once or twice while watching tourists paddle like mad on the canal bikes in Utrecht ;)

  11. Dan Potter says:

    It be so easy. Just squeeze off one shot. They’d never know it was you. ;)

  12. Jase says:

    Now that you’ve thought of it, you’ll never sleep properly until you complete your mission.
    I suggest also yelling “fire in the hole” then tossing a few eggs out the window.

  13. Invader Stu says:

    kerryanne – Welcome :) Paddle boats, now there is a good idea. A great chance to get some head shots :D

    Dan Potter – Can I use that statement in court :p

    Jase – Hhmmm… you have a good point. I might have to do it just for my own health and sanity.

  14. Anneke says:

    You’d NEVER forgive youreself if you didn’t at least hit that roof. Better yet, hitting people on those macbikes (easy to recognise by the colour and the wobble) now there’s a mission…

  15. Invader Stu says:

    Anneke – I’m starting to think a lot of you people are very evil

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