An Inconvenient Truth: happyhaunt Style! (New... pg. 113!)

[sheridac]

hey melly??!!!

I saw your pic. That you posted. In this one.

I don't think you ned. What you sad. You thought you ned.

You know.

In the fell.

TFI.

Just sadin'.

 

[MommyPoppins]

Geez Mel.

I thought for sure you would have split up and pretended to be 2 familes and taken 2 paintbrushes.

You're really slippin'.

 

[1stTimeDisneyer]

Mel Tell Tommy I found the same paintbrush in the same spot the next day. We were there early too like 1hr or more, but I would not get out of line cause I was waiting for the HappyHaunts. We got on the raft and went right to the exit. The lady did not even finish her speech and DH & I where off. Running like crazy people all around the Island and it was so much fun. I could not believe DH ran around like a crazy person at Disney all so I could get a paintbrush, because of a Mel Happyhaunt.

 

[Credit Man]

Finally caught up. Wow! You miss two weeks, you miss ALOT!

 

[DJR]

Uhhhhh, the Pale family. That was us. My kids cried for a month because some hooligan family reeking of steak sauce from the night before found two paint brushes leaving them with none. Then, this family also had the audacity to rub it in our faces by dancing after finding them. It ruined our whole trip, which by the way, was a once in a lifetime deal. We will NEVER be able to afford to go back. My kids will NEVER know the glory of finding even one of Tom Sawyer's paintbrushes, much less two.

Having said all of that, I am happy for this Mother and her family, who rarely get to go on vacation more than once every two weeks. Oh, almost forgot, Grandma passed away later on that afternoon. The doctors said it was due to the stress of competition with other families at Disney. Bless her sole. She loved Disney World and, in particular, Tom Sawyer's Island. Her only wish was to be able to find one of Tom Sawyer's paintbrushes before she went to that Injun Joe Cave in the sky. Even though they are probably directly responsible for her untimely departure I am sure she would be happy for this band of Canadian Hosers. That's just how she was.

The Pale Dad

Now doesn't that make you feel better?

 

[bdg100]

Now doesn't that make you feel better?

Yes it does.

 

[HaleyB]

And Mel, what Sher sad. I agree.

 

[Tiggerrn2]

Hey Mel. Glad you're back and I finally got a question answered. Now, is the prize the same for all paintbrushes? Come on back and answer and add. looking at the pic in your post, you look way to nice and innocent to be such a ruthless happy haunt on a mission!!!

 

[ZZUB]

I'll tell it the way it happened. With the blemishes, public urinations, temper tantrums, bad dancing, lack of self-control, over-spending, magical moments, terrible photos and all the other crap. Because that's what we're about.

Frankly, Mel, that's why we appreciate your writing. That's why people come back here time and again. You write from a perspective that is honest. Kids pee sometimes in places they shouldn't and sometimes parents act like kids and sometimes we spend more than we should. I don't know whether the idealized family waking up at 6:00 am with the birds singing and the children laughing with Mom fully made up and Dad completely sanguine really exists. I tend to doubt it. I know I didn't grow up in that family and I'm not the father of one now. Life is complicated and amusing. Most of us aren't interested in in reading fiction which is why, I think, we enjoy reading this drivel, er, I mean Trip Report.

I recognize there are some who've read this chapter and wondered what kind of mental defective plays mind games with another family simply to score a fast pass to a ride that is so lame they should pay you to ride it (BTMRR, not Splash Mt). The answer is: the kind of family that has fun at Disney. Some people wait on the curb for hours to see a parade, some people think God invented the Dole Whip to prove He exists, some people eat at Kona multiple times, some people like Epicot, some people eat cheesesteaks and are easily amused by a page for Mr. Tom Morrow (blush) and some people actually enjoy Cinderellabration (mental defectives if ever there was one). My point is: none of these things are immoral, illegal, unBiblical or mean-spirited. We're different people who find different things to enjoy about Walt Disney World. Although I've never had a Dole Whip and Cinderellabration scares the crap out of me. But I digress.

Thank you, Mel for bringing the funny. As usual.

 

[deekaypee]

Whoo hoo, another great installment! I wish DH and I could have been on the raft with you and given you a run for your money, er, paintbrushes. We do our own fancydances with one another, involving several "in your face" gestures. Some day our faces are gonna freeze like that.

When DH and I went over in the off-season years ago, there was only one other family on the raft. We looked at them, looked at each other, and decided since they obviously weren't competition for us, we were going to split up. It couldn't possibly have been that we're normally a bit competitive with each other and had already decided on the showdown, could it? So he went his way and I went mine, armed only with a pact to meet up when we'd each found a brush. Wouldn't you know, we saw each other coming up the path at the same time. Really, I was first, and DH implicitly recognized my superior paintbrush-hunting ability by agreeing to re-hide his brush. (It wasn't because I was pouting, honest.)

 

[ukwildcat]

Well, I'm late to the party. Didn't receive my invitation until today. Fortunately, things have been so slow at work that I have read the entire TR today.

I must say, WOW!!!

Reading about strangers experiences at WDW never gets old.

I too, Mel, am a sucker for nostalgia. I think of my parents and family trips when I see the castle.

Thanks for taking us into your little weird world.

Looking forward to more installments. Until later.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Hi there! Just a few retorts... errr... responses:

Offwego ~ That Lil' Viking went PLENTY of places. Stay tuned.

ncseric ~ I think that FIVE brushes are hidden every morning on TSI. None are added throughout the day. You have to be on the first raft. I've seen blue, red and yellow ones. Myself. No significance to colour. Prize is the same for all.

La La ~ No boots. But, STILL, I brought it! And all. That. What do you mean "familiar"? To what?

Yak ~ Hi! Thanks! But not for that dancing nana. I hate those! TFI.

Bdg10 ~ IN YOUR FACE, PALEY! AGAIN! BTW... You blessed her "sole". TFI.

Tiggerrn, Haley, Credit Man, Sheri, DJR ~ Bless your soles!

Libby ~ Yeah, they got one. Too. So did the younger couple. From the raft. The girl found our "discarded" one. Heh heh. So... BOOOYEAHHHH!!! BABY! It was "technically" still ours! I think.

Andrea ~ Good for you guys! Rock on little warrior!

PD's Mom ~ Thanks so much! Usually my terrible photos take so much AWAY from the reports. Instead.

Musicmom ~ Flung it hard into the bushes. Actually. If you really want the truth.

Miss M ~ First STOP! Has to be.

Pretty PrincessA ~ I'll have to run the possibility of those dates by my friends. First. We all have crazy family schedules to work our Excellent Adventure around. It would be fun, tho!

Mommy ~ How mean do you really THINK I am? Anyway? I'm no Kim. Let me just say.

Deekay ~ Excellent! EXCELLENT!

Wildcat ~ You think I'm... we're... weird? Huh?

Finally...

Mr. Z-Z-U-B ~ Nice title... of your post! Heh heh. That cracked me up. Wildly! A full frontal crack up! Now I need dentures. And a prosthetic nose. In fact, that whole post, alone... was better than my Trip Report...errr... drivel.

Darn you!

This calls for WAR! I mean... IGNORE! OFF...ON...OFF...ON!

Now I'm off to bump your pitiful Trip Report back to the Stone Age.

Cheers, Mel.

 

[bdg100]

I was blessing her shoes. What did you think?

 

[HaleyB]

so is it not spelled "sole" then? Dang.

 

[Mr. Silly]

And Mel, what Sher sad. I agree.

Me also.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Me also.

Why, Silli!

I am deeply complimented. (Blush)

And flustered.

And... mildly offended.

Geez.

I really like you now. You MAY be my Yoko Ono. Shhhh... don't tell Haley!

Heh heh.

P.S. You have NO IDEA what we were talkin' about. Am I correct?

 

[Mr. Silly]

Why, Silli!

P.S. You have NO IDEA what we were talkin' about. Am I correct?

Okay, I admit I still have no idea what they were talking about.

 

[HaleyB]

I am doing a Lala now. SS.

DED

 

[LaLa]

Me also.

Why, Silli!

I am deeply complimented. (Blush)

And flustered.

And... mildly offended.

Geez.

I really like you now. You MAY be my Yoko Ono. Shhhh... don't tell Haley!

Heh heh.

P.S. You have NO IDEA what we were talkin' about. Am I correct?

I am DYING OVER HERE.

I haven't laughed this hard since this afternoon when I fell out of my chair and found that dangling particle.

Well, actually, this is much funnier.

Haley. Let him in on it. Poor man.

 

[sheridac]

Me also.

Really????