Canadian Buffoon's Solo Disney Vacation - Update 07/08! pp99 - Here today gone tomorrow

[pkondz]

Nah, I saw you were crying in a corner, and thought you must have found the place where all good folk go to curl up in the fetal position.

Ah. <Phew!>

 

[Steppesister]

PS, I see you've got your shnazzy new DISDads #. Now your life's complete.

 

[pkondz]

Not 100% yet, but it's getting there. One more massage on Thursday night should help.

Good to hear!

It was really actually a very good thing I read your TR and had that song in my head last night. It put me right to sleep.

Like I said.
I provide a public service.
Self deprecation and sleep aids.
That's me.

 

[pkondz]

PS, I see you've got your shnazzy new DISDads #. Now your life's complete.

I'm in!
(Which reminds me of the Far Side Cartoon)

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Howdy!
Decided to accept the invite and travel this way to see what all the ruckus is goin’ over here in this corner of the boards. Upon farther investigation I’ve arrived at the following conclusion…



If you don’t mind, I’ll just be tagging along on this here adventure.

Little dog lost

See Spot run…

Trust me. One of me is enough.
You really, really don't want three of me.

But there are at least three of me…
Are you sayin’ that’s not normal?

(I would make this TR three times as long!)
(No you wouldn't.)
(Yes. Yes he would.)

Bonus points to anyone who can tell me what I just did there.
Because I'm quite proud of myself for doing it.

That's why.

I’d say you’re paying proper homage to the Three Headed Knight’s character from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (and it also sounds considerably like the conversations goin’ on in my head at most any given time, as well).

(Now I just look for ways to goof off.)

Well then you are at least doing one thing correctly.

Really, don't you think Jungle Cruise boats should be called yachts?
Hmmmm..... guess not...
I just looked up the definition and it has to be non-commercial use.

Ehhh…
Definitions are meant to be bent.
I say Yacht.

The skipper was... okay.
Not fabulous, not bad.

Oh, well.
Let's just say the cruise was "fine" and move on.

But you did get to take the cruse at least. I try never to miss that one.
The original back story was fine and all, but I rather like the awful jokes and puns.
Good to see Disney not takin’ itself too seriously.

Exiting Jungle Cruise, I went to see if I could grab another fast pass.
I saw what was available and a sly grin creased my face.

Better than a sharp slap to the face…
(or even a dull one for that matter)

Suffice to say, the only... ONLY! reason I got this...
Was for you guys.

And we’re pleased that you offered up such selfless consideration towards us.
Wait… What exactly are we getting out of this now?

"Sir? Could you please put your shirt down? You're scaring the children."

I get that a lot.


A lot.

You know nothing of frightening children…

Bet I can scare more young’en then you can.
Not proud of it, but fact’s is facts…

I thought about getting another Dole whip float,
but didn't want to ruin my appetite so I decided to skip it.

Yes, I went to the Hall of Presidents.

Not a lot of folks actually admit to that one.
Oh, they may go see it, but admit to having done so…

I did think that it was very well done

And that is what makes Disney, Disney.
(except when the foul up… which does happen from time to time… best not to dwell on that though…)

I wasn't humming the song from IASW

Well praise be for that much at least…

I didn't fart in anyone's face, no matter how much fun that would be.

Also a good thing.
An opportunity missed perchance, but probably a good thing.

I really don't know how people like that can manage to not get kicked out of Disney.

Just as well you didn’t raise a stink…
I ain’t sayin’ there’s nepotism involved, but I have it on good authority that she’ got immunity and protection from the higher ups. There’s even some evidence that she may be dealing in some kind of “dust” that has been known to be just a mite addictive. Best that you decided to back off a bit there.

Food solves lots of problems.

Whereas alcohol both causes and solves them
(One of Homer Simpson’s finer insights)

Wouldn't that perk up this show a tad?
"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... Terminator Country Bears!"

Yep… That would just about redeem it.
It certainly needs some type of update, just not certain what.
Lasers would be a good start though. Oh, and explosions. Yep, that’d help a bit too.

I always do the same thing when I go to condimentize a burger.

“You watch your phraseology!”

What? It's a good word.

Actually it’s an excellent word.
I’ll be adding the notion of condimentalization to my vocabulary form here on…
You can assureatise yourself of that point.

But this fixin's bar has hot items, too!
Like sautéed mushrooms and onions.
So I grabbed some of those...

And well you should.

and put them on the bun.

Well there’s your problem…
Now, if it had been the bottom bun and then you set the burger back on top you’d have been good.
It’d held more of ‘em that way as well.

I lazily grasped the bun in my hand and flipped it casually onto the patty.

That’ll learn ya’

(Although I might change my fixin's methodology.)

Wouldn’t that be: fixinology?

The Contest

Yah… Don’t think I’ll be catching up to folks with that kind of lead.
No reason not to play along though.

With Splash closed, I didn't really have any pressing business anywhere.
I decided to take the opportunity to take some night pics.

And some fine images they are… I love the parks at night
(what am I saying, I love them at any time… I wish I could love them right now).

I wonder if I'm fated to have one rude interaction at the end of each night.

I take it this is a trend then?

Now, oddly enough, this isn't the first time someone's asked me
to take their photo with my camera.

Oddly… I’ve have had similar encounters.

The story doesn't have a happy ending since I somehow misplaced their
email address and had no way of contacting them.

Aaaaaaannnd… That’s pretty much how those encounters ended up as well.

But mostly... mostly it was the demanding tone.
"Take our photo in front of the castle."
No "please", no "Could you", just "do it."

Hummmm… sounds like teenagers.

I had no idea what "That guy" meant.

And now you know… and that’s half the battle.

No, I wasn't picked to be "that guy",

Alas… neither have I.
Someday…

but I did get singled out with the caption:
"Just needs a hug."

How did they know?

They moved back some more.
Now they are literally touching me.
Surely they'll glance over their shoulders and say,
"Oops! Sorry!" and move up?

Nope.

I thought you were fated to have only one rude interaction per evening?

I decided to take the passive out of the aggressive.

That’s better… problem solved.

I did notice that a few minutes before the show started,
a very tall man stood in front of them.
The touchy-feely couple shook their heads and went away.

And justice served…
Cold.

Disney sure knows how to get you right in the feels.

That they do.
Dang ‘em.

During and after Wishes, they pump fumes from the next day's
servings of cut onions into the air.

Now see… they use that underhanded trick at a lot of their venues.
Right unfair of them to be doin’ such, if you ask me.

The night is young!
And so am I!

Well, at least one of us is.

I hate that imaginary kid.

Counterproductive… He just feeds of that anger

I simply cannot understand why they would change the name.
When something has Disney's own freaking name on it
(WED = Walter Elias Disney), YOU DON'T MESS WITH IT!!!


Ahem.

Nice Rant!

I left MK, with a little sinking feeling in my gut...
Would this be the last time this trip I came here???

Ominous foreshadowing…. Or attempted misdirection?

But Zero, Jack's pet ghost dog, was nowhere to be seen.

Oooops… That’s unfortunate.

Can you call Guest Services to report a lost dog if it's
a) a ghost and;
b) a plastic MagicBandit?

Probably not.

I don’t know…
I’ve seen CM’s collectively pull off more amazing things than that (and sometimes more then once)

THE CONTEST.
At the end of each Disney day, I will reveal a previously
never before seen Disney photo!
First person to guess it gets the points.

Sure I’m nowhere near first, but it looks like the underside of something electronic.
Clock radio maybe… coffee maker… telephone…
Probably none of those though.

 

[RGirl]

See? I'm making a conscientious effort to slow down.
It's driving Carrie nuts, mind you.

And I am eternally grateful!

I often have that effect on women.

Followed by retching and a general sense of disgust.

Never!!!

Well, I sorta do live in a little house and Winnipeg is considered to be on the prairie, so...

Pretty sure that Willow just became an even bigger fan.

That reminds me... I haven't deducted points from anyone in a while now...

Mean. Just mean.

1. HM is one of the prohibited ride guesses. And;
2. Relax. You've already guessed Jungle Cruise.

Phew! There's a reason that I shouldn't be overly up-to-date on the DIS, I guess - and it is directly related to my aging brain...... *sigh*

We last left our inept explorer happily sashaying off to his next ride.

Yay - sashaying again!!!

It was at this juncture in the TR that our hero chose to stop being an @$$
and to quit referring to himself in the third person.

Ahhhhh - so sad.

Really, don't you think Jungle Cruise boats should be called yachts?

Does this mean I got a point????

Wait - I mean, why not? Yachts? Sure. I mean, they don't look like yachts to me, but I'm now terrified that you'll be deducting points, so......

The skipper was... okay.
Not fabulous, not bad.
He told the same litany of corny jokes
(Don't get me wrong, I like 'em.)
and he tried to be engaging and funny.
Just.... I can't really put my finger on it.
(Which would've gotten me arrested... or a date.)

Just think if COURTNEY had been your skipper!!!!!!!

Yes, I went to the Hall of Presidents.

If they had a Martin Luther King, Jr. attraction, we would be visiting it all the dang time for Miss Willow. I'm thinking Hall of Presidents will still wait another year or so, although she's pretty into Abe.

What do you think?
Were these photos enough for me to go and file a complaint?

As an attorney, and one who specializes in a field possibly at issue here, I'm just going to note that if the "victim" is enjoying the experience as much as you obviously did, your case is probably shot.

Sometime after this... and I don't recall where...
I snagged another FP+. This time for Splash.
"Great!" I thought. "They've finally got it up and running!"

Dum-duh-dum-dum......

"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... Terminator Country Bears!"

I don't think Rob is going to like this.... (Oh heck, I'm sure he has already commented given my lack of promptness around here, but still.....)

By now, the non-directionally challenged will have deduced
that I'm heading to Pecos Bill's for dinner.

Pretty sure I guessed this!!!!

I ordered a burger (well.... of course. Hello!! Fixin's bar!), fries and a Coke.

And this!!!

Like lettuce or pickles, or pickles or... maybe pickles.

I like pickles.

Well, as you might recall, I'm with you on this. I'm not sure that I would actually want to eat a burger without pickles. Pickles MAKE the burger. I always have to request more.

Would I go there again?
Heck yeah!
(Although I might change my fixin's methodology.)

The burgers/fixins are strangely good, huh? Mmmmmmmm. Sadly, I will miss out again - darn DxDDP.

courtneybelle - 1 point for charisma and 1 point for needing more photos.

Seriously?????? <---- at this point, I'm just hugging myself. *sigh*

After dining on a delicious burger with only a modicum of mushrooms and onions,
it was time for my Splash FP+.
I headed out and... noticed almost immediately that it still wasn't running.
And it didn't show any signs of recent activity.

This is SO WEIRD!!!! Come on, Disney people!

I decided to take the opportunity to take some night pics.

These are gorgeous! I hope I can learn how to take pics like this. I feel like I will never have time to get off the "auto" setting. Love seeing your pics though!

Now, oddly enough, this isn't the first time someone's asked me
to take their photo with my camera.

Really????? This is one of the strangest things I've ever heard!

"Take our photo in front of the castle."
No "please", no "Could you", just "do it."
And not in a Nike or nice way.

Yeah, I would have been just as inclined as you to help this guy out.

I sashayed to the end of the bridge and entered Monsters Inc.
I'd never done this before.

Sashay!!!!

but I did get singled out with the caption:
"Just needs a hug."

This kills me!!!!!

Now they are literally touching me.

I would have FREAKED!!!!!

They moved back a little more.
Now they're actually pressing against me.
I realized at this point that they just didn't give a crap.

And now I would have lost my mind completely!

I took a step forward, back to my original location.
They had no choice but to stumble forward
as I pushed them out of the way.

Oh, thank you. Thank you. I could not have stood this story had you not done this.

I did notice that a few minutes before the show started,
a very tall man stood in front of them.
The touchy-feely couple shook their heads and went away.

Yay!

Karma.

After the first sentence of this, all I could think was, "KARMA, baby!" (Well, I didn't really think "baby," but I try to be DIS-friendly around here.)

In retrospect, what I should have done was looked around
for some myopic, skinny armed kid and offered to go on Buzz with him.
And then when I utterly destroyed him,
mock him with an "I owned you kid! Ha!"

Yeah!!!!

Of course what would have happened is that he would've
sat still in the car, pushed his thick glasses up on his runny nose,
taken one shot and scored 999,999 points.
"I owned you grandpa!"

Ohhhhhh.

I hate that imaginary kid.

I plugged in my various battery powered devices to recharge...
Looked down...
And noticed that I was down one MagicBandit.
I still had my ghost from Dale,
Jack Skellington was still around,
as was Oogie Boogie...
But Zero, Jack's pet ghost dog, was nowhere to be seen.

It is weird how sad this makes me. I love Zero. *sigh*

Um, something from Carousel of Progress. I can't be more specific because I have never experienced that attraction.

 

[pkondz]

Howdy!

Well hi there Rob!

to the TR! Nice to have you along for the ride!

Decided to accept the invite and travel this way to see what all the ruckus is goin’ over here in this corner of the boards.

And I'm glad you did.
And as far as the ruckus, that's orangecats2. She's a trouble maker.

Upon farther investigation I’ve arrived at the following conclusion…

That you've suddenly lost your ability to form coherent sentences
and must resort to attempting to communicate via smileys?

So sorry to hear that.

If you don’t mind, I’ll just be tagging along on this here adventure.

Absolutely! And again, welcome aboard!

See Spot run…

But there are at least three of me…
Are you sayin’ that’s not normal?

I don't think so. Remember (or even heard of) Sybil?
So three seems like too few.

I’d say you’re paying proper homage to the Three Headed Knight’s character from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (and it also sounds considerably like the conversations goin’ on in my head at most any given time, as well).

Oooohhhh... I didn't even think of that one!
And I'm very disappointed with myself.
I sense some bonus points coming for that one.

Well then you are at least doing one thing correctly.

At last!
Momma always said if I kept tryin', sooner or later I'd get sumptin right!

But you did get to take the cruse at least. I try never to miss that one.
The original back story was fine and all, but I rather like the awful jokes and puns.
Good to see Disney not takin’ itself too seriously.

I remember the original ride too.
And I too like this one a lot better.
Especially now that they have AKL.
It doesn't make much sense to pretend the animals are real,
when you've got real animals just down the street.

Better than a sharp slap to the face…
(or even a dull one for that matter)

I dunno... I'm working nights tonight... I think I could use one.

And we’re pleased that you offered up such selfless consideration towards us.
Wait… What exactly are we getting out of this now?

Bet I can scare more young’en then you can.
Not proud of it, but fact’s is facts…

You may be right.
Children usually just hide their faces and cry.
It's the women who run screaming.

Oh, I know. I know.
Where oh where did I go so wrong?

And that is what makes Disney, Disney.
(except when the foul up… which does happen from time to time… best not to dwell on that though…)

Like when they change the name from MGM to DHS?

Just as well you didn’t raise a stink…
I ain’t sayin’ there’s nepotism involved, but I have it on good authority that she’ got immunity and protection from the higher ups. There’s even some evidence that she may be dealing in some kind of “dust” that has been known to be just a mite addictive. Best that you decided to back off a bit there.

Wow! Looks like I dodged a bullet there!

Whereas alcohol both causes and solves them
(One of Homer Simpson’s finer insights)

I'd heard that too, somewhere.

It certainly needs some type of update, just not certain what.
Lasers would be a good start though. Oh, and explosions. Yep, that’d help a bit too.

Explosions make everything better.
Maybe they should get Michael Bay to re-work it.

“You watch your phraseology!”

Oh, I did. I was verrrrrrry careful with it.
Very.

Actually it’s an excellent word.
I’ll be adding the notion of condimentalization to my vocabulary form here on…
You can assureatise yourself of that point.

That's fantastimagnifigorical!

Well there’s your problem…
Now, if it had been the bottom bun and then you set the burger back on top you’d have been good.
It’d held more of ‘em that way as well.

Yeah... I know. I really don't know where my head was.
First the event that has since become known as the Turned Down Dole Whip Event,
and now this.

Wouldn’t that be: fixinology?

Bravo.

Yah… Don’t think I’ll be catching up to folks with that kind of lead.
No reason not to play along though.

Oh... ya just never know....

And some fine images they are… I love the parks at night
(what am I saying, I love them at any time… I wish I could love them right now).

I take it this is a trend then?

Well, there was one the first night, two the second night...
I guess we'll see if it progresses exponentially or dies a quick death.
(I'm voting for the latter.)

Oddly… I’ve have had similar encounters.

Huh. So it's not just me...

Hummmm… sounds like teenagers.

Actually... I'd peg them at mid 30s.

I thought you were fated to have only one rude interaction per evening?

I know... I know!

Counterproductive… He just feeds of that anger

But since he's imaginary, I could....
Nah. He'd still whup me.

Did I mention Sybil?
Or was that someone else?

Nice Rant!

Thank you. I take requests.

Ominous foreshadowing…. Or attempted misdirection?

I'll letcha know.... by the end of the TR.

I don’t know…
I’ve seen CM’s collectively pull off more amazing things than that (and sometimes more then once)

I never even thought of that.
Sometimes I apply my normal world thinking to Disney,
and it just might not be the right World frame.

Sure I’m nowhere near first, but it looks like the underside of something electronic.
Clock radio maybe… coffee maker… telephone…
Probably none of those though.

Hedging your bets are you?
Okay, I check your multiple guesses.

Also wanted to mention that I'd never seen (or heard) that Jungle Cruise vid.
That was great!

 

[pkondz]

And I am eternally grateful!

Who knew that driving Carrie nuts would make Roni so happy?

Pretty sure that Willow just became an even bigger fan.

She can come up and visit anytime....
But I think she might be disappointed.

Mean. Just mean.

I haven't deducted for a while now.
See? I'm a veritable buffet of points!

Yay - sashaying again!!!

A sashay is never far from pkondz.

Does this mean I got a point????

Wait - I mean, why not? Yachts? Sure. I mean, they don't look like yachts to me, but I'm now terrified that you'll be deducting points, so......

Relax... Yes, Roni. You got a point. Two actually.

Just think if COURTNEY had been your skipper!!!!!!!

Oh, that would be so great!
Can you imagine?!?

If they had a Martin Luther King, Jr. attraction, we would be visiting it all the dang time for Miss Willow. I'm thinking Hall of Presidents will still wait another year or so, although she's pretty into Abe.

Mind if I ask why the interest in MLK vs Presidents?
From school?

As an attorney, and one who specializes in a field possibly at issue here, I'm just going to note that if the "victim" is enjoying the experience as much as you obviously did, your case is probably shot.

Oh. Shoot.
I guess I can kiss those perennial fast passes goodbye then.

I don't think Rob is going to like this.... (Oh heck, I'm sure he has already commented given my lack of promptness around here, but still.....)

Rob doesn't read my TR.
I get the feeling that he's probably too swamped already!

Pretty sure I guessed this!!!!

And this!!!

Well, as you might recall, I'm with you on this. I'm not sure that I would actually want to eat a burger without pickles. Pickles MAKE the burger. I always have to request more.

True story.
Tonight, Ruby felt like going for a little drive out to a local hot dog place.
They put relish, mustard and onions on their dogs.
I ordered mine with the works... and pickles.

The burgers/fixins are strangely good, huh? Mmmmmmmm. Sadly, I will miss out again - darn DxDDP.

I must admit that I did not miss the DDP (deluxe or otherwise) at all this trip.
I kept my ADRs to just a few and was actually a. pretty happy with how it turned out and b. not stuffed.

Seriously?????? <---- at this point, I'm just hugging myself. *sigh*

Oh dear. Here's a hug for you so you don't feel all alone.

These are gorgeous! I hope I can learn how to take pics like this. I feel like I will never have time to get off the "auto" setting. Love seeing your pics though!

Thanks!

Really????? This is one of the strangest things I've ever heard!

Well, if you scroll up a bit to GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes's post, you'll see I'm not the only one.

This kills me!!!!!

I must've looked more forlorn than I thought.

I would have FREAKED!!!!!

Nah. I got even.

Oh, thank you. Thank you. I could not have stood this story had you not done this.

I'll take some pushing.
But push too far...

After the first sentence of this, all I could think was, "KARMA, baby!" (Well, I didn't really think "baby," but I try to be DIS-friendly around here.)

It was "kids" right?

It is weird how sad this makes me. I love Zero. *sigh*

Actually, I had resigned myself to losing him so I wasn't too upset about it.
He had such a long body that I knew it was inevitable that he'd get snagged on something and be lost.

Um, something from Carousel of Progress. I can't be more specific because I have never experienced that attraction.

Interesting guess. I think that's the first ride guess.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Condimentessed - the state of being obsessed with condiments

 

[pkondz]

Condimentessed - the state of being obsessed with condiments

I like that!

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Well hi there Rob!


to the TR! Nice to have you along for the ride!

Thanks for the “Laurel…
…and Hardy handshake”

Still catching up on the earlier instalments…
but I can see that I have been missing out on quite the party over here.

And as far as the ruckus, that's orangecats2. She's a trouble maker.

So I should be weary of the cats, then.
Generally a good policy anyway, so I’ll keep that in mind.

That you've suddenly lost your ability to form coherent sentences
and must resort to attempting to communicate via smileys?

So sorry to hear that.

Temporary affliction…
I think I’m feelin’ a lot better now.

Oh, but I do miss Gary Larsen…
(and Watterson… and Breathed… and Johnston… and… Ok, enough of that)

I don't think so. Remember (or even heard of) Sybil?
So three seems like too few.

Oh yah…
I think one of me might have dated one of her a while back.
Heard to say, you know how some alter egos are about keeping secrets.

Oooohhhh... I didn't even think of that one!
And I'm very disappointed with myself.
I sense some bonus points coming for that one.
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Cool!
I’ll certainly be needin’ ‘em if I’m to even have a shot at catchin’ up to the middle of the pack.

Momma always said if I kept tryin', sooner or later I'd get sumptin right!

Sounds oddly familiar…
Obviously a wise woman.

I remember the original ride too.
And I too like this one a lot better.
Especially now that they have AKL.
It doesn't make much sense to pretend the animals are real,
when you've got real animals just down the street.

Sums it up nicely.
Besides… if they hadn’t gone the new route, we’d never hear such gems as:

“One little, two little, three little Hippo-o-o-o-s…
Four little, five little, **bang** four little Hippo-o-o-o-s… “

I dunno... I'm working nights tonight... I think I could use one.

Probably beats coffee and No-Doze
That was my solution to the problem way back when.

Well… solution might not qualify as a proper description for the outcome.

Ooooooo…
Never encountered such down this way.
Are they as tasty as – say - Benne Wafers, or Pralines or Hay-Stacks?

You may be right.
Children usually just hide their faces and cry.
It's the women who run screaming.

Aaaaahhh… I see.
Women generally ignore me.
(well, except for this one, but I suspect she may be nuts or something)

Oh, I know. I know.
Where oh where did I go so wrong?

It was about the point where you past Aloha Isle, I do believe.

Like when they change the name from MGM to DHS?

I kept calling it MGM for years afterwards.
Got “kindly” correct by many several CM’s for doin’ so too.

Wow! Looks like I dodged a bullet there!

I suppose you could chalk it up to clean livin’ and some mighty skillful sashaying

I'd heard that too, somewhere.

The man is a Zen Master…

Explosions make everything better.
Maybe they should get Michael Bay to re-work it.

Well, if it were possible…
And I ain’t necessarily sayin’ it is…
But…
If it were possible…
To actually have too many explosions…
That’s the fell’a for the job.

That's fantastimagnifigorical!

Gesundheit

Well, there was one the first night, two the second night...
I guess we'll see if it progresses exponentially or dies a quick death.
(I'm voting for the latter.)

Hope you’re right.
Or you might have to add:
“How many rude interactions did I have with other guests on this day”,
as a possible contest question.

Huh. So it's not just me...

I know, right? Weird…

Actually... I'd peg them at mid 30s.

Teens… thirties…
They’re all pups to me.

]But since he's imaginary, I could....
Nah. He'd still whup me.

Did I mention Sybil?
Or was that someone else?

“Oh quick get the sword out I want to cut his head off!”
“Oh, cut your own head off!”
“Yes, do us all a favor!”
“What?”
“Yapping on all the time.”
“You're lucky, you're not next to him.”
“What do you mean?”
“You snore.”
“Oh I don't -- anyway, you've got bad breath.”
“Well its only because you don't brush my teeth.”
“Oh stop *****ing and let's go have tea.”
“All right all right all right we'll kill him first and then have tea and biscuits.”
“Yes.”
“Oh, but not biscuits.”
“All right all right not biscuits, but let’s kill him anyway.”
“Right!”

I never even thought of that.
Sometimes I apply my normal world thinking to Disney,
and it just might not be the right World frame.

You just never know…
I had one trip where a young’en lost his cell-phone on a Disney bus…
Twice in the same trip…
Got it back both times too.

That’s some good CM magic there.

Hedging your bets are you?
Okay, I check your multiple guesses.

Yeh… that’s a might unfair.
I think its electronic, and something in the room at ASM…
But not certain as to exactly what.
If for some reason it is one of those, just give me half a point (or should that be a third of one).
Or none, for cheatin’
Of two for creative answerin’ (What? No? ehhh… it was worth a shot, right?)’

Also wanted to mention that I'd never seen (or heard) that Jungle Cruise vid.
That was great!

Glad it was a hit.
Al Yankovic is another one of them there Zen Masters.

 

[orangecats2]

I don't cause ruckus!
And people want to make me crazy?
How rude!
I'm just trying to win this contest! I don't even like Wunderbars!
I don't even like condiments! Except ketchup. I love ketchup!!!

 

[pkondz]

Thanks for the “Laurel…
…and Hardy handshake”

Well done.

Still catching up on the earlier instalments…
but I can see that I have been missing out on quite the party over here.

Oh, yeah. Beer's in the fridge, chips and dip on the coffee table.
Help yourself.

Temporary affliction…
I think I’m feelin’ a lot better now.

So it would appear.
Guess I'll tell that cunning linguist he can go home now.

Oh, but I do miss Gary Larsen…
(and Watterson… and Breathed… and Johnston… and… Ok, enough of that)

Oh, man. Was there anything better than Calvin and Hobbes?
And by Johnston... do you mean Lynn Johnston???
If you do... I've got a story for you.

I think one of me might have dated one of her a while back.
Heard to say, you know how some alter egos are about keeping secrets.

I hear ya.
No he doesn't.

Sums it up nicely.
Besides… if they hadn’t gone the new route, we’d never hear such gems as:

“One little, two little, three little Hippo-o-o-o-s…
Four little, five little, **bang** four little Hippo-o-o-o-s… “

I totally forgot about the gun!!!
Man, those days sure aren't coming back!

Ooooooo…
Never encountered such down this way.
Are they as tasty as – say - Benne Wafers, or Pralines or Hay-Stacks?

Never heard of those (well except the Pralines) or had 'em either.
But people were asking me about them since you can't get them in the States, so...

Women generally ignore me.
(well, except for this one, but I suspect she may be nuts or something)

I've got one of those too.
I keep hoping she won't suddenly come to her senses.

It was about the point where you past Aloha Isle, I do believe.

Good point.

I kept calling it MGM for years afterwards.
Got “kindly” correct by many several CM’s for doin’ so too.

So you're saying even CMs make mistakes.

“Oh quick get the sword out I want to cut his head off!”
“Oh, cut your own head off!”
“Yes, do us all a favor!”
“What?”
“Yapping on all the time.”
“You're lucky, you're not next to him.”
“What do you mean?”
“You snore.”
“Oh I don't -- anyway, you've got bad breath.”
“Well its only because you don't brush my teeth.”
“Oh stop *****ing and let's go have tea.”
“All right all right all right we'll kill him first and then have tea and biscuits.”
“Yes.”
“Oh, but not biscuits.”
“All right all right not biscuits, but let’s kill him anyway.”
“Right!”

That's it! Those are him.


Ni.

I had one trip where a young’en lost his cell-phone on a Disney bus…
Twice in the same trip…
Got it back both times too.

That’s some good CM magic there.

Not surprised. Not at Disney. Stuff like that just... happens. Ya know?

Al Yankovic is another one of them there Zen Masters.

 

[pkondz]

I don't cause ruckus!
And people want to make me crazy?
How rude!

I knew that would get you out of the woodwork!

I'm just trying to win this contest! I don't even like Wunderbars!

I know. We'll figure something out if and when.

I don't even like condiments! Except ketchup. I love ketchup!!!

So you mean you'll have a burger with nothing but bun, meat and ketchup?
That's obscene!!

 

[orangecats2]

Yes, bun, beef and ketchup - Yum! Same with hot dogs and bologna. Now, ham and turkey I substitute mayo. So, a fixin's bar is lost on me!
I do like Vegas buffets though!

I'm still sick! For those not counting, it's been two weeks! When will it end???

 

[pkondz]

Yes, bun, beef and ketchup - Yum!

No PICKLES!?!?!?!?!?!?

I'm still sick! For those not counting, it's been two weeks! When will it end???

Still???? Wow. The antibiotics you're doctor gave you should have had an affect by now, no?

 

[ursalita]

Hi! So I wasn't even close on the contest. Bad short term memory is my only excuse.

FP for Tink? The gifts just keep on coming.

That burger looks so good, poor condimentization notwithstanding.

I would totally see the Jamboree show if it was terminators disguised as bears. Awesome.

You were pretty kind to describe your encounter with that couple as them "asking" for a picture. And those people who were squeezing you before wishes. Some people are so clueless. We had a lot of similar encounters and I just kept telling myself that the people were just so wrapped up in the Disney magic that they forgot about the people around them. Or they're just entitled jerks.

I really wish you'd challenged some random kid to a Buzz shoot-off.

Enjoying the bits of Disney trivia here. Thanks.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Oh, man. Was there anything better than Calvin and Hobbes?
And by Johnston... do you mean Lynn Johnston???
If you do... I've got a story for you.

Certainly not much better…

Yes, I was…

And
Oooooo… I like stories.

Never heard of those (well except the Pralines) or had 'em either.
But people were asking me about them since you can't get them in the States, so...
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Works for me. Like I said, I’ve never encountered such this far south.
As for the other delicacies I mentioned, they’re all from my neck of the woods.

Hay-Stacks are a fairly southeastern thing that are generally made up of butterscotch, peanut butter and (believe it or not) fried chow main noodles. More of a savory sweet; very tasty.




Benne Wafers are from closer to home and hard to find outside of Charleston. They’re kind of a cross between a cookie, a cracker and a brittle made up mostly of brown sugar, flower and sesame seeds. Again, about as savory and they are sweet and dang addictive.

I've got one of those too.
I keep hoping she won't suddenly come to her senses.

Then, for now, you’re a lucky man as well.
May sense be something that never materializes in them.

So you're saying even CMs make mistakes.

Shocking, but it’s been known to happen.

So you mean you'll have a burger with nothing but bun, meat and ketchup?
That's obscene!!

Certainly the ketchup part of it is…
Never put that stuff on meat
(unless it’s just one of seventy-five or so other ingredients in a good barbeque sauce)

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Oh, man. Was there anything better than Calvin and Hobbes?

No. No, there wasn't. Especially when Calvin started building snowmen.

 

[pkondz]

Hi! So I wasn't even close on the contest. Bad short term memory is my only excuse.

Well as long as you have an excuse. That's half the (losing) battle right there.

FP for Tink? The gifts just keep on coming.

I don't think I have any more character meets... memory fuzzy here too...
But I can promise more "gifts".

That burger looks so good, poor condimentization notwithstanding.

It was very good.
Possibly a little light in the fried onions and sauteéd mushrooms, but...

I would totally see the Jamboree show if it was terminators disguised as bears. Awesome.

Actually, Disney did try that. (That's where the pic is from.)
But people went in... and since no one ever came out,
Disney couldn't ask if they liked it or not.

You were pretty kind to describe your encounter with that couple as them "asking" for a picture. And those people who were squeezing you before wishes. Some people are so clueless. We had a lot of similar encounters and I just kept telling myself that the people were just so wrapped up in the Disney magic that they forgot about the people around them. Or they're just entitled jerks.

Kind? I suppose I should've written "demanded"...
Meh. Once they were out of eyesight, I banished them from the memory banks for the rest of the night.

I really wish you'd challenged some random kid to a Buzz shoot-off.

Hey! Maybe I'll just do that next time.

"In today's news. A man approached a young boy and asked him to accompany him on the Buzz Lightyear ride at DisneyWorld today.
He was last seen being escorted from the park by local law enforcement..."

Hmmm.... Maybe I won't ask after all.

Enjoying the bits of Disney trivia here. Thanks.

My TRs are nothing if not educational.

Or something like that...

Yes, I was…

And
Oooooo… I like stories.

In the fall of 1991 Ruby and I moved up to Lynn Lake, MB (where Lynn Johnston is from... or at least lived)
Many people there still remembered her.
Some tidbits...
The house where she lived still has an entire wall mural that she painted on it.
Her real life husband was apparently exactly like the comic husband John.
Remember the original dog, Farley? He died after rescuing April?
He's named after the town's main feature, the Farley Mine. (Gold if you're interested.)

Hay-Stacks are a fairly southeastern thing that are generally made up of butterscotch, peanut butter and (believe it or not) fried chow main noodles. More of a savory sweet; very tasty.

Those look.... interesting. I wouldn't mind trying that.

Benne Wafers are from closer to home and hard to find outside of Charleston. They’re kind of a cross between a cookie, a cracker and a brittle made up mostly of brown sugar, flower and sesame seeds. Again, about as savory and they are sweet and dang addictive.

Ooohhh... "addictive"... I like the sound of that.

Then, for now, you’re a lucky man as well.
May sense be something that never materializes in them.

Amen... To both statements.

Certainly the ketchup part of it is…
Never put that stuff on meat
(unless it’s just one of seventy-five or so other ingredients in a good barbeque sauce)

I disagree.
While I would never do what Carrie does (I still can't believe you only put ketchup on, Carrie)
I do believe in ketchup on meat.
I hear you. It's supposedly not done, but.
I'm a firm believer in you can never have enough crap on a burger or dog.

A good burger should have (in addition to meat and bun)
cheese
lettuce
chili (beef not bean)
tomato
pickles
pickles (not a typo)
more cheese, too
bacon or back bacon or ham
mayo
mustard
ketchup (but I won't add it if the rest is already put on by someone else)
onions (preferably fried)
mushrooms (sauteéd)
fried egg

Add more stuff for fun. Like KD or pineapple.