A Vacation From My Problems (A Sept. 2010 Trip Report) - COMPLETED 12/14

[middlepat]

That is actually very interesting. To be surrounded by so many European names seems odd to me, since many of the place names in Wisconsin are Native American (Oconomowoc, Onieda, Sheboygan, Winneconne, etc). "Milwaukee" is even an Indian name. In fact , it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land." (Hey, Alice Cooper has never lied to me before)

Wayne's World. Do I get a point Barry?

Voting twice? You must be from Chicago.

Is that wrong?

At least his dead great great grandmother wasn't still voting.

As for the "Shaken, Not Stirred" quote, I think the good Captain was referring to the Milhouse saying this in the Simpsons episode where he orders Grape Soda. Shaken, Not Stirred.

 

[that's nice]

Great update!!!!!

Maybe on our next trip (no, not this next trip, the one after this one) we will try out a Kim Possible mission. Do you think it would be over the head of a 4 yr old?

Le Cellier... what more do I need you say that you haven't said already? Oh yea.. FILET MIGNON! I agree... the pretzel bread is awesome!

 

[Flossbolna]

The game isn't about where it was first said. The game is which movie Captain Oblivious was quoting. For all we know, you could both be wrong. He might be quoting Die Another Day for all we know.

I guess that means we're going to have to name all the movies in the Bond franchise for this one.

Makes sense... But then he might not refer to a Bond movie at all, but to one of the certainly many other movies which have this phrase - quoting Bond themselves...

 

[Mrs. Knowitall]

That is actually very interesting. To be surrounded by so many European names seems odd to me, since many of the place names in Wisconsin are Native American (Oconomowoc, Onieda, Sheboygan, Winneconne, etc). "Milwaukee" is even an Indian name. In fact , it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land." (Hey, Alice Cooper has never lied to me before)

oooo...more nerdy geography facts..... +5 for you!

It's too bad you couldn't use your shoe phone. I'll be Scotty's Crocs get awesome reception.

Scotty's crocs and socks was a source of constant amusement to me.

 

[prattpak]

My daughter has our Daddy/daughter day all planned around the Kim Possible missions. Looking forward to it, you made it sound funner than I was thinking it was going to be. We have Le Cellier that night as well. First time there so we are looking forward to it. We have ressies for the POR is it as nice as it looks? Mrs. Knowitall you may chime in too would love to get you oppion on it too.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Our mission, if we chose to accept it

Mission Impossible

+1

Our mission, if we chose to accept it = Mission Impossible

Just missed that one. But don't worry, I think you did pretty well for yourself.

I won't consider myself in trouble until I start weeping blood.

Casino Royale

+1

evil agents from SD-6

Alias

+1

215 pounds and knew how to handle himself = The Bourne Identity

+1

What are you looking at? = Biff to Marty McFly in "Back to the Future"

Hmm. I wasn't going for anything in particular here. Similar to afwdwfan's attempt to use "I ran" in the last chapter, I think this one is too vague. It could be Celia talking to Mike during their date in Monsters, Inc. or Clark watching Eddie empty a chemical toilet into the sewers in Christmas Vacation, among others.

Okay, I'll bite...

OPERATION "SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN" = The Price is Right

+1

Absolutely!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

It's great to read that your kids (and you, I take it) loved the Kim Possible missions. I agree with you -- it was an ingenious idea to make the World Showcase a little more entertaining for the kiddos.

I did love the missions. Mostly I just wanted to see what was going to happen when we found the right spot. I'm not sure if scavenger hunts like that ever really get old for our family.

I resemble that remark.

I'm a cheapskate, too. But the passports were pretty cool.

Ooo, is this from True Lies?

It most certainly is!

+1

If your platform was based on Dole Whips and Cheddar Cheese soup, I'd have voted for you. Twice.

Thanks for the support! And I didn't even bombard your mailbox with 20 copies of the same campaign pamphlet or call you 24 times a day. My platform will mostly involve getting Dole to expand Dole Whip distribution to the rest of the country.

As for the cheddar cheese soup, we used our advanced spy skills to obtain the Top Secret recipe.

I have a monorail horror story from my trip as well. It involved a monorail, a 20 minute wait, a 15 minute sprint (ok, maybe more of a speedy trudge) from the TTC to the Grand Flo as said 'limpy' monorail that I got off of in the first place at the TTC sped by me. Oh and ire. There was lots of ire.

Oooh, this sounds juicy!

I kind of think it looks like a post-modern bowl holding the golf ball.

But I do agree. I'd like the view sans post-modern bowl.

Agreeing with me is always appreciated. This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

I think I'm going to go play those numbers in Powerball. If I win, I'll buy you a Dole Whip machine for your kitchen.

Be careful. You'll win, but you'll be cursed for life. I've seen it happen. I'll still take the Dole Whip machine, though.

You forgot the italics, which is totally necessary when identifying the levels of Freakin' Awesome.

Example:

A 5 minute stand-by line for Toy Story Midway Mania is Freakin' Awesome.
A 5 minute stand-by line for Toy Story Midway Mania after which you completely CRUSH your significant other's score is Freakin' Awesome.

No offense to the wife. I just know that if I ever beat BF on that kind of game/ride, I'd do the victory dance in the middle of Pixar Place while chanting, "I'm Freakin' Awesome. I'm Freakin' Awesome."

You're absolutely right. I should have italicized there. As far as Mrs. Knowitall goes, I am very sensitive to her emotional state. I don't really ever rub in my victories over her. Except for the times I beat her at picking football games, Wii Sports, mini-golf, air hockey, foot races, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Trivial Pursuit, Uno, pinball, and yes, Toy Story Mania. Other than that I almost never rub it in.

I triple dog dare you to ask to have your forehead stamped on your next trip.

That's right, I created a slight breach of etiquette by skipping the triple dare and going right for the throat!

I'll do it, but you have to stick your tongue to a frozen flagpole.

About as often as I get to say, "Thanks for giving me control of the remote."

I don't think I've ever heard this sentence before.

I think I'm the only one I know who has actually taken the time to actually stop and watch the movie. I mean really, it's 5 minutes. And it is a beautiful country.

::steps down from soapbox::

Stand down, soldier. I wouldn't have minded watching the movie, actually (and my parents stayed to do so). Julie and I are travel nerds and would love to actually visit Norway someday. But when you've been stuck in an unmoving boat for a while with kids who just want to get back to the spy missions and then have to wait again while the doors are shut, it's a judgment call.

No, no, it's improbable that you'll get a reservation at Le Cellier and IMPOSSIBLE to get a reservation at O'hana. Which means family.

And family means nobody gets in.

Snortlaugh!

Woohoo! We have a snotball! My work is done here.

Thankfully??? I personally think that spy gadgets that explode are the coolest thing ever.

When they explode on other people, that is.

Or at least that's what they want you to believe it says.

I just got mine translated. It says, "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."

I have to agree. I've never done the missions, but they look like a lot of fun. I know I would have loved them. As a matter of fact, I'm sure I'd probably have a blast with it even as an adult.

I'm sure some people's mileage may vary, and they may get tired of them after a couple of missions. I loved them just as much as the kids did, obviously.

We can always count on the Captain to slip a fart joke in on us.

But it was a sophisticated fart joke.

Freakin Awesome - The Benchwarmers

Don't know that one. Confirmation?

They call the Sand Spider - True Lies

Yes! But Glenn, your nemesis, beat you to it. Let me know if you need help taking revenge on him.

nice update mark. glad you and the yutes had a good time playing!!! to much thinking for me while im on vacation. i like the pic in china, reminds me of one of them 60s posters.

Thanks! There's really not a ton of thinking involved. Mostly it involved finding the right locations and pressing the OK button on the phone.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

I just got mine translated. It says, "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."

A Christmas Story

 

[afwdwfan]

A Christmas Story

Dang it! You beat me to it. In the spirit of that movie, all I have to say is... fudge.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

blah, blah, blah....you married me....now you're stuck with me!

Hey, that's my line!

Let's see...she asked each kid how old they were and then told them was "year" they were born in. She got a kick out of the fact that we had "three different animals in your house"! Oddly enough, each kid's year was a spot on match! Sarah went first - she was born in the year of the horse. Scotty went next - he was born in the year of the dog - which thrilled him to no end. And Dave went last - he was born in the year of the monkey. Oh my. They have our kids nailed!

And it WAS an awesome day! Not sure who had more fun with the missions - the kids or me and Mark!

See that? I knew you'd have my back there.

Another great update!

We tried Le Cellier in May and I think it would have been better if we wouldn't have had to share our server. (hahaha) My husband's steak came out well-done and he ordered medium rare and after about 5 minutes of not seeing our server anywhere, a manager actually came over and asked if anything was wrong.

Then, we realized that our server had been sat a huge group that seemed to want him to go over every word of the menu as if a hidden message was concealed somewhere inside, so we gave him some slack, but I would have liked a little more attention.

Kim Possible missions are great!!! Of course, I think I had more fun running around than my DD did, but whatever.....I own my crazy.

That stinks that your Le Cellier experience was less than outstanding. We've been there 3 times now and come away raving about it every time. I'm not sure how it'll work out now that dinner takes 2 meals on the DDP.

What's crazy about that? Anyway, I'm glad you embrace insanity, you fit right in here!

You are so right...and who knows what Captain Oblivious was thinking?

I could comment here.....but I won't.....there are so many things I could say!

On any given day, odds are that I will be thinking, "Mmmmm...bacon...."

The oscillations of my brain waves have been shown to match those of an 8-year-old. Hence all the fart jokes.

I was thiiiis close to writing, "probably not even Mrs. Knowitall".

But wouldn't that make her Mrs. Knowitmost???

Your powers are weak, my dear.

That is actually very interesting. To be surrounded by so many European names seems odd to me, since many of the place names in Wisconsin are Native American (Oconomowoc, Onieda, Sheboygan, Winneconne, etc). "Milwaukee" is even an Indian name. In fact , it's pronounced "mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for "the good land." (Hey, Alice Cooper has never lied to me before)

I have no idea what Julie's points are worth, but I'll give you a bonus point here for combining nerdy history info with a movie reference. Impressive. Most impressive.

+1

Wow, someone was doing some thinkin' with that one!

It's too bad you couldn't use your shoe phone. I'll be Scotty's Crocs get awesome reception.

Scotty's phone is actually in his sock. Nobody wants to use it, though. It gets a little stinky.

Umm, why do you have the Chinese word for "soup" on your passport?

That was "Ovaltine". Probably a regional dialect thing.

I have a lot of things on my Disney "must do" list. This ride is on my Disney "Well, if I have to" list.

That's a rule? I'm pretty sure it's written into the DNA of kids in my neck of the woods.

Well, our kids aren't from Wisconsin.

Voting twice? You must be from Chicago.

I do not approve of your methods!

A Christmas Story

+1

Wayne's World. Do I get a point Barry?

I'll answer for him: Yes!

+1

Great update!!!!!

Maybe on our next trip (no, not this next trip, the one after this one) we will try out a Kim Possible mission. Do you think it would be over the head of a 4 yr old?

Le Cellier... what more do I need you say that you haven't said already? Oh yea.. FILET MIGNON! I agree... the pretzel bread is awesome!

Scotty is 4, and seemed to enjoy it. I'm not sure he understood the plot as much, but he liked holding the phone and pushing buttons. I say go for it!

Why am I so hungry all of a sudden?

Scotty's crocs and socks was a source of constant amusement to me.

You might have mentioned that to me once or twice...

My daughter has our Daddy/daughter day all planned around the Kim Possible missions. Looking forward to it, you made it sound funner than I was thinking it was going to be. We have Le Cellier that night as well. First time there so we are looking forward to it. We have ressies for the POR is it as nice as it looks? Mrs. Knowitall you may chime in too would love to get you oppion on it too.

Obviously, we had a blast with the missions and were able to fill most of a day with them. I'd have a backup plan ready in case you feel like you or your daughter would get tired of doing a scavenger hunt-type activity.

Le Cellier: all you need to know is cheddar cheese soup, pretzel bread, steak. You can thank me later.

POR is terrific, if I haven't said that already. Beautiful resort, great theme, nice facilities. I would go back in a heartbeat.

 

[trennr]

A Christmas Story

Ovaltine...son of a Beverly!

 

[glennbo123]

I do not approve of your methods = The Untouchables

 

[Mrs. Knowitall]

As far as Mrs. Knowitall goes, I am very sensitive to her emotional state. I don't really ever rub in my victories over her. Except for the times I beat her at picking football games, Wii Sports, mini-golf, air hockey, foot races, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Trivial Pursuit, Uno, pinball, and yes, Toy Story Mania. Other than that I almost never rub it in.

Yes, and folks, makes sure you ask the Captain about last year's ultimate picking football games winner and Wii bowling. Yeah, ask him about Wii bowling...

My daughter has our Daddy/daughter day all planned around the Kim Possible missions. Looking forward to it, you made it sound funner than I was thinking it was going to be. We have Le Cellier that night as well. First time there so we are looking forward to it. We have ressies for the POR is it as nice as it looks? Mrs. Knowitall you may chime in too would love to get you oppion on it too.

POR is beautiful.....exceeded our expectations both times we stayed there. First time (2006) we were on the Plantation side of Riverside - very stately and beautiful. This time we were on the Alligator Bayou side. Personally this was our favorite. It was a poor-man's Wilderness Lodge! Which we LOVE!

And Kim Possible ROCKED!! Really, you'll have a blast with your daughter. Our whole family....even sulky, bad attitude Scotty enjoyed the spy missions. It was a perfect fit for us.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Shaken, not stirred.

James Bond...not sure which movie..every James Bond movie maybe?

Shaken, not stirred = "Dr. No"

No, it's from "Goldfinger"

Wonderful update! Having fun together as a family sounds indeed like a fantastic day! And to top that with the best steak you ever had - wonderful!

And your update was a lot of fun to read as well! Loved it how you kept to the spy theme!

I had a lot of fun with the spy theme, in case you couldn't tell.

Oh Magdalene....

According to Wikipedia, which I trust implicitly (as Michael Scott on "The Office" put it: 'Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world, can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information'),....anyway, "Goldfinger" is the first movie where Bond actually says it, but it did appear earlier in "Dr No", spoken once by a waiter and once by Dr. No.

The game isn't about where it was first said. The game is which movie Captain Oblivious was quoting. For all we know, you could both be wrong. He might be quoting Die Another Day for all we know.

I guess that means we're going to have to name all the movies in the Bond franchise for this one.

You are right, I used the same source as you (mainly because I was just intrigued about the phrases history) but then did only read the first part of the following paragraph:

"The phrase first appears in the novel Diamonds Are Forever (1956), though Bond does not actually say the line until Dr. No (1958) but says it "shaken and not stirred" instead of "shaken, not stirred." It was first uttered in the films by Sean Connery in Goldfinger in 1964 (though the villain Dr. Julius No offers this drink and utters those words in the first film, Dr. No, in 1962). "

The excitement of a possible second point just caused me to go back to the thread to post!

But then after close inscpection of the Wikipedia article I found this fact:

"The American Film Institute honored Goldfinger and the phrase on 21 July 2005 by ranking it #90 on a list of best movie quotes in the past 100 years of film."

So perhaps mine is still the official quote source??

And in case anyone is interested the article which has all kind of interesting information about oily potatoe vodka and stuff like that can be found here.

As for the "Shaken, Not Stirred" quote, I think the good Captain was referring to the Milhouse saying this in the Simpsons episode where he orders Grape Soda. Shaken, Not Stirred.

Makes sense... But then he might not refer to a Bond movie at all, but to one of the certainly many other movies which have this phrase - quoting Bond themselves...

Whew... how do I sort all of this out? Remember what I said about my brain only working on an 8-year-old level? When I put that quote in, I was just figuring on "any James Bond movie" being the right answer.

With that being the case, here's how the answers sorted out:

Melk said "any James Bond movie".

Glennbo123 said, "Dr. No".

Flossbolna said, "Goldfinger".

Afwdwfan said, "Die Another Day."

Middlepat said, "The Simpsons".

I think I'll have to award everyone a point here, since you're all correct. (Well, except for Glenn apparently, but the quote is close enough and I've probably butchered a few here anyway).

+1

I'm also impressed with the research Flossbolna did in her defense, no doubt consuming a lot of Red Bulls while running the projector in the musty library basement. So I'm giving her an extra bonus point for that. So let it be written. So let it be done.

+1

 

[FreezinRafiki]

So let it be written. So let it be done.

The Ten Commandments

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

A Christmas Story

+1

Dang it! You beat me to it. In the spirit of that movie, all I have to say is... fudge.

Are you sure you said fudge?

Ovaltine...son of a Beverly!

He said fudge, too.

I do not approve of your methods = The Untouchables

+1

I couldn't help it. Somebody said, "You must be from Chicago" and that line popped immediately into my head. Man, I have a lot of points to tally here.

Yes, and folks, makes sure you ask the Captain about last year's ultimate picking football games winner and Wii bowling. Yeah, ask him about Wii bowling...

None of what you are about to hear... ever happened.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

The Ten Commandments

+1

 

[middlepat]

I'll do it, but you have to stick your tongue to a frozen flagpole.

Dumb and Dumber.

 

[middlepat]

None of what you are about to hear... ever happened.

Captain, just remeber that memory is all relative. If I remeber something "differently" than say DW, I'm not always wrong, we just had a different point of view. Use this at your leisure...

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Impressive. Most impressive.

Empire Strikes Back