Idratherbeinwdw in New Orleans

[Tooneric]

Today, if all goes as planned, the Toon will have the opportunity to meet with our very own lovely Idratherbeinwdw. She is here in New Orleans in this sweltering heat :sunny: and not able to check the DIS Boards. :guilty:

Please post any questions :confused:, wishes :wizard: , updates :wave2: , warnings about Toons :sad2: , or anything else you think appropriate. :flower2:

I'll print this and bring it to her as sort of a greeting card from the DVC Bunch. Thanks!

[kathleena]

Have fun! :hyper2:

No words of wisdom. I'm at work and all my brain cells are focused.

[lllovell]

:wave: Hiya to you both. Are you going to have beignets at Cafe Du Monde? Maybe a muffeletta for lunch? (those just sound gross to me - but one of those "New Orleans" kinda things!)

Ok - the only rule that I have for your meeting (as if I get to set the rules) is Toon, you may NOT disappear for 2 months after this meeting! :rolleyes: so behave Mister!

I do hope you two have a great meeting! :teeth: Do report in and don't work too hard to not get a chance to enjoy steamy N.O. (couldn't they have sent you in the early spring - ack,..Mardi Gras - cancel that - how about fall...I bet fall is nice lol) Something cold to drink is definately in order! :drinking1

Have fun....from the jealous one!

Laura

[new_yawka]

Well...my question is more of a discussion topic to think about:

If a 6 foot tall Mouse comes up to your table as you are eating breakfast, how do you react?

1) Scream;
2) Pray;
3) Slowly back away from the Cheese; or
4) Hug the mouse and take pictures.

I appreciate your answer may depend upon location.

Have fun in New Orleans! :earsboy:

[wtpclc]

Have a great time!

However, I'll repeat teh fact that neither of you is allowed to disappear after your meeting. That would be completely unacceptable!!!!

So, is this the romannce that was eluded to????

[Rash]

Six words for Idratherbeinwdw....

GO BACK BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!

[TW1]

Two Bad Poets at the same table, how glad I am not to be their waiter.

Here's to Hanname (or is it now pheasant) in your soup.

Enjoy!

(Pssst, Did you bring some Purell?)

[Bandman4X]

Well...my question is more of a discussion topic to think about:

If a 6 foot tall Mouse comes up to your table as you are eating breakfast, how do you react?

1) Scream;
2) Pray;
3) Slowly back away from the Cheese; or
4) Hug the mouse and take pictures.

I appreciate your answer may depend upon location.

Have fun in New Orleans! :earsboy:

Well, if you're a New Yawka living in Jersey..... the 6 footer is probably a rat. Probably not a Kodak moment.

[calypso*a*go-go]

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I second that whole Purell thing. ;)
(Just kidding!)

I hope you both have a wonderful time! And Mar' -- I'll expect a debriefing upon return. :teeth:

[lulu71]

Where'd y'all go? I have to live vicariously through others since I have a new, very demanding boss, who happens to be a three week-old infant.

And lllovell, re: the muffelettas, you don't know what you're missing! I have a new favorite place for them and I'm truly addicted!

[twotoohappy]

Hey have fun! Will you have a Hurricane at Pat O'Brian's for me?

[Tooneric]

Just spoke with Mar and it turns out she has internet access in her room. She said something about having to run out for some Purell???? :confused3

And to New Yawka, definitely #4!

[idratherbeinwdw]

Just realized this morning that the hotel I am in has web TV. So this afternoon, after I attended the seminars I had to go to I hustled back to the room to check up on the board. Man I can't even stay away for one day!


Well the phone just rang and it's time to go meet Tooneric. if you never hear from me again you know what to tell the Police investigators.

Mar'

[lllovell]

Just realized this morning that the hotel I am in has web TV. So this afternoon, after I attended the seminars I had to go to I hustled back to the room to check up on the board. Man I can't even stay away for one day!


Well the phone just rang and it's time to go meet Tooneric. if you never hear from me again you know what to tell the Police investigators.

Mar'


*puts a lojack on Idratherbeinwdw's shirt tail*

HAve fun!

[DeeDeeDis]

Marilyn

i see you did not heed my husbands advise. have fun, stay save

[Rash]

Just realized this morning that the hotel I am in has web TV. So this afternoon, after I attended the seminars I had to go to I hustled back to the room to check up on the board. Man I can't even stay away for one day!


Well the phone just rang and it's time to go meet Tooneric. if you never hear from me again you know what to tell the Police investigators.

Mar'
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DON'T DO IT! GO BACK! HE'S A TOON! THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED!

[SueOKW]

oh yeah - heed a warning from a talking horse......


NOT.

[idratherbeinwdw]

I had a great time meeting the Bad Poet tonight. We walked around New Orleans mostly on Bourbon Street where all the action is. NO I DID NOT STRIVE TO GET ANY BEADS don't listen if Toon tells you otherwise. :)

We had dinner and drinks and talked about--guess what? What fun it is to meet up with another DIS-er and discuss WDW/DVC/ and all the characters on the DIS Boards. BTW he is surprisingly opaque for a Toon, almost lifelike!

I hope someday to meet more folks from these boards. If greenban, DeeDeeDis and Tooneric are typical examples of DIS-ers we are one terrific bunch--whacky and totally immature, my kind of folks!

Mar'

[Tooneric]

I thank all of you for your pm's concerning my safety with idratherbeinwdw. I'm happy to report your concerns were unfounded and she is not a toon crazed stalker afterall. I admit her knowledge of cartoons has me wondering if she might have been one herself at some point in time. How she transformed into a human (and a nice transformation I must say!) I don't know. I had a very nice time meeting with this fellow DVC DISer. She is as charming and witty in person as on these boards, although I wasted quite a bit of money on Mardi Gras beads to no avail.

Mar, it was truly a pleasure meeting you and getting to know you. Sorry the service at the restaurant wasn't exactly DIS worthy. The company more than made up for it in my book. The nerve of that waiter - mumbling under his breath all night about bad poetry.

[calypso*a*go-go]

The nerve of that waiter - mumbling under his breath all night about bad poetry.

What a pheasant...oops. I mean peasant!!!

[wtpclc]

The nerve of that waiter - mumbling under his breath all night about bad poetry.

He must have been low on hanname yesterday! Glad you 2 had a good time. Are youtelling us it's over already?? One dinner, a beadless walk on Bourbon Street and that's it? How can we live vicariously through you with such an innocent 1-time meeting? ;)

[lllovell]

I am very glad all went as planned and that both Toon and Mar are the wonderful people we have grown to know and love. :love:

:)

I am so glad I stumbled onto this place!!!

[Rash]

What a beautiful way to begin a budding romance...web tv, mardi gras beads, bad restaurant service, scores of discussion board addicted strangers cheering you on...I'm so verklempt... :sad: :sad: :sad:

I assume we can expect a bad poem to commemorate this special occasion?

[Tooneric]

Are youtelling us it's over already?? One dinner, a beadless walk on Bourbon Street and that's it? How can we live vicariously through you with such an innocent 1-time meeting? ;)

No, I'm just not telling! ;) Can I say that? Okay, I would like to clarify that what I mean is that Mar is a really cool person, and I hope that you all get a chance to meet her some day.

And yes, Rash, I will work on a bad poem worthy of honoring my new dear friend, idratherbeinwdw. Heading to the FL panhandle this weekend for my inlaw's 50th, so it may have to wait until next week. You can't rush bad poetry, and my censors must proof it first.

[Duchie]

I can see it now..... this romance will blossom and in time they will have babies - all the little girls will look like her, and all the little boys will look like him. :goodvibes

[Tooneric]

I can see it now..... this romance will blossom and in time they will have babies - all the little girls will look like her, and all the little boys will look like him. :goodvibes

No, we discussed that and agreed no more children. They require too many DVC points.

[lllovell]

I can see it now..... this romance will blossom and in time they will have babies - all the little girls will look like her, and all the little boys will look like him. :goodvibes

lol - you know - its funny, but we all seem to look alike here...


I mean look at me - :earsgirl:

Here is hubby - :earsboy:

My two sons - pirate: and pirate:

And you can already see in my ultrasound pictures that soon to be arriving daughter looks like princess:

;)

[lllovell]

No, we discussed that and agreed no more children. They require too many DVC points.

bwhahaha - tell me about it. We just bought in last year, decided to have one more baby and suddenly *BAM* it hits me that we are going to need WAY more points for 3 weeks or so of 2 bedroom accomidations. DUH!!! :faint:

[dwmlaf]

Instead of a Hurricane (never cared for them) Try their Mint Juleps. They are absolutely fabulous on a very hot day.

Greetings from Lafayette, LA - Just up the road

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[Duchie]

I mean look at me - :earsgirl:

Here is hubby - :earsboy:

My two sons - pirate: and pirate:

And you can already see in my ultrasound pictures that soon to be arriving daughter looks like princess:

;)

WOW!!! What a coincidence! You guys look just like us! Only my DD is in the middle of her two brothers.

[lllovell]

WOW!!! What a coincidence! You guys look just like us! Only my DD is in the middle of her two brothers.

lol exactly!

(btw - love your Buffet quote and location and parrot!)

[Tooneric]

Instead of a Hurricane (never cared for them) Try their Mint Juleps. They are absolutely fabulous on a very hot day.

Greetings from Lafayette, LA - Just up the road

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You're right. They make a great Mint Julep there. Refreshing. Perhaps I'll go refresh my memory with one of those soon!

[wtpclc]

Mmmmmmmmmmm.... I had my first ever mint julep at a cool place that looked over teh bridge on Lake Ponchatrain (sp?) in New Orleans. Had a had a few more, I may have enjoyed the trip! We were enroute to a family reunion in Leonville (not far from Lafayette) with the in-laws. :rolleyes:

[Duchie]

(btw - love your Buffet quote and location and parrot!)

Do I sense a fellow Parrot Head here on the DIS? :scratchin

In that case - Howdy! :wave2:

[lllovell]

Do I sense a fellow Parrot Head here on the DIS? :scratchin

In that case - Howdy! :wave2:

::yes:: indeed I am. Hence the serenading of Tooneric on his birthday with "Growing Older But Not Up" :) :wave: back at you!

[Rex Rules]

God, I love New Orleans - even in the heat!

Riding the streetcar, beignets, pralines, and my very favorite in the whole world - Muffelettas!! God I wish I were there right now.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Disney bought that Six Flags there (used to be Jazzland) and turned it into a Disney resort???? Oh, my God, would I be in heaven then?!?

[Rex Rules]

ooh, ooh, ooh, had another thought -

another Disney cruise ship that cruised from New Orleans to Vero Beach!!!

[Tooneric]

God, I love New Orleans - even in the heat!

Riding the streetcar, beignets, pralines, and my very favorite in the whole world - Muffelettas!! God I wish I were there right now.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Disney bought that Six Flags there (used to be Jazzland) and turned it into a Disney resort???? Oh, my God, would I be in heaven then?!?

:cloud9: Yeah, and while we're dreaming, Disney makes me the New Orleans DVC Resort Manager and I have unlimited points to give to all my friends, and the Saints win the Superbowl, and CarolMN gets a DVC Resort in MN :cold: , and... oh, there's the phone... back to reality....

[lulu71]

I was on my porch on the lookout for the crazy bead-wearing duo and thought I saw some questionable activity going on around here. I could have sworn I even heard "hanname" but it might have been the dogs howling. Maybe not.

BTW, I make a mean Mint Julep (I even keep the mint infused Bourbon in my fridge!!).

[lllovell]

I was on my porch on the lookout for the crazy bead-wearing duo and thought I saw some questionable activity going on around here. I could have sworn I even heard "hanname" but it might have been the dogs howling. Maybe not.

BTW, I make a mean Mint Julep (I even keep the mint infused Bourbon in my fridge!!).

New Orleans is looking better and better as a vacation destination all the time! :)

[Tooneric]

I was on my porch on the lookout for the crazy bead-wearing duo and thought I saw some questionable activity going on around here. I could have sworn I even heard "hanname" but it might have been the dogs howling. Maybe not.

BTW, I make a mean Mint Julep (I even keep the mint infused Bourbon in my fridge!!).

Yeah, that was probably us. In keeping with my "needs a life" attitude, I greeted Mar wearing a "Hello, my name is Hanname" nametag. Not to be outdone, she promptly handed me a lime green Home Depot Disney paint sample. True story.

As for the "infused" mint julep, that sounds awesome. I'm off of work now. I'll be right over. Make mine with lots of ice, please.

[lllovell]

I have been meaning to ask what exactly would qualify for "questionable activity" in the French Quarter? lol A nicely dressed polite couple walking down the street, fully clothed, sober and friendly? :rotfl:

[Tooneric]

ooh, ooh, ooh, had another thought -

another Disney cruise ship that cruised from New Orleans to Vero Beach!!!

Aye, Aye, Captain Rex! So that's what they're going to do with that 3rd ship on the drawing board... I'll trade you unlimited DVC New Orleans visits for the same on the "SS Rex Magic".

[kathyseb]

Don't let the lime green Home Depot Mickey shaped paint sample go to your head.

Mar tried to bribe Off Kilter to play a certain song with one of those too.

I know if it worked with them. Did it work for you? :smooth:

[Rex Rules]

Aye, Aye, Captain Rex! So that's what they're going to do with that 3rd ship on the drawing board... I'll trade you unlimited DVC New Orleans visits for the same on the "SS Rex Magic".


Captain Rex?? I like the sounds of that! I was just thinking I would be a passenger, but what the heck, I believe I could do it - give me the job!

And unlimited visits exchange - you got it. We are dreaming big, aren't we?

[Tooneric]

I have been meaning to ask what exactly would qualify for "questionable activity" in the French Quarter? lol A nicely dressed polite couple walking down the street, fully clothed, sober and friendly? :rotfl:

Yeah, that's about right! And that pretty much described us. Walking down Bourbon Street sharing Disney stories. But it was a lot of fun!

[idratherbeinwdw]

Don't let the lime green Home Depot Mickey shaped paint sample go to your head.

Mar tried to bribe Off Kilter to play a certain song with one of those too.

I know if it worked with them. Did it work for you? :smooth:

Awwww Kathy, you had to tell him? Hmmph, reminder to self: Never share my love secrets with anyone. http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_4_123v.gif (*******************************************ZSzeb001_ZZzebXXX)
Actually it was really funny. When Tooneric arrived he did indeed have a "Hello my name is Hanname" nametag. He pointed to it as I handed him the Lime Green Mickey Head paint sample. We had a big laugh right away, and that's pretty much how the evening went. Lotsa WDW/DIS talk, lotsa kidding around. And he said he didn't even mind that I left those electric curlers in my hair since he really loved the fishnets and silver boots.

[kathyseb]

Mar,
Am so sorry to have let the Hanname out of the bag. :rotfl: :rotfl:

Next time I will know better.

So what color are your beads?

[idratherbeinwdw]

So what color are your beads?

Lime Green of course! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_4_100.gif (*******************************************ZSzeb001_ZZzebXXX)

[kathyseb]

:upsidedow And I had to ask? :upsidedow

Must have been the heat getting to me.