DIS Dads The DIS Dad's Club V - Man's Room

[KTME]

Well, most Yankees fans don't dislike the Phillies. We HATE the Red Sox and like making fun of the Mets. Although the Phillies took a page out of the Yankees book of making some MAJOR moves last week.

As long as I can continue being a fan of the Phillies, I am your minion. As far as the mets are concerned, I think everyone enjoys making fun of them.


hey Barry, i can be a double agent. It will only cost you extra cheeseballs.

 

[stopher1]

hey Barry, i can be a double agent. It will only cost you extra cheeseballs.

If you're going to play that way - then it's Yankees all the way, and you must renounce the Phillies!

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

well, at least the phillies win won everyother decade or so. but dude, whats up with that eagle head????? stay away from training camp next week, dw and i went over to bethlehem last night to mattes for cheese stakes.( for you southern guys, thats chip steak, beef, not girly chicken, cheese and sauce with onions and hot peppers) and traffic was nuts!! they have training camp going on and now musicfest is starting and they have half the roads ripped up.

Mmmmmmm… Cheeeese… Staaaake…
We may be southern, but we ain’t fools. We appreciate your fine choice to export that particular delicacy, but fair’s fair, so we decided to send grits up that way. If you’ve tried ‘em and don’t like ‘em, they weren’t made right. Once you’ve experienced a proper bowl of Shrimp-n-Grits, you’ll never relegate this fine delicacy to the breakfast table again.

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I like it! I do believe it suits you.

Dr Cornenshmirtz!

 

[prattpak]

Your Doomed!!!!

, but… You convince the kids (usually easier), and you got allies.

Not that I’m recommending using your kids as an emotional wepon or anything like that.

Oh Goof that is a horrible trick to play...........BUT IT JUST MIGHT WORK!! WUUHAHAHAHAH (evil laugh)

 

[KTME]

If you're going to play that way - then it's Yankees all the way, and you must renounce the Phillies!

Okay forget the cheeseballs Barry, they won't let me play spy. I gotta stick with Fed..............for now

 

[Pirates4me]

If you’ve tried ‘em and don’t like ‘em, they weren’t made right. Once you’ve experienced a proper bowl of Shrimp-n-Grits, you’ll never relegate this fine delicacy to the breakfast table again.

I grew up on grits and I was born and raised in Vermont! Order them anytime they are on the menu!

 

[Emma's Dad]

Uh oh. My wife just called... guess who just booked a 4 night Carnival cruise from Tampa to Cozumel in April '11?? I'm not sure how I feel right now. I'm half excited, half disappointed. I REALLY need to figure out how I can throw in a Disney trip next year... on top of this little side-trip to a far west city in Florida!

 

[stopher1]

Uh oh. My wife just called... guess who just booked a 4 night Carnival cruise from Tampa to Cozumel in April '11?? I'm not sure how I feel right now. I'm half excited, half disappointed. I REALLY need to figure out how I can throw in a Disney trip next year... on top of this little side-trip to a far west city in Florida!

Congrats on the cruise, but that's kind of a bummer about no Disney trip...yet - but hey - look on the bright side, it gives you more time to finish your TR from your Spring 2010 trip.

 

[that's nice]

Uh oh. My wife just called... guess who just booked a 4 night Carnival cruise from Tampa to Cozumel in April '11?? I'm not sure how I feel right now. I'm half excited, half disappointed. I REALLY need to figure out how I can throw in a Disney trip next year... on top of this little side-trip to a far west city in Florida!

Congrats!!! Disney is only an 1 hour drive on I4. Every easy.. not too scenic though. I think a few day stop in WDW either before or after is very doable!

 

[chill15]

Really an easy drive!

 

[chill15]

Thanks to everyone for the welcome, from new member #505! Should I expect hazing as a rookie?

So, I have a question for you guys. As I mentioned, I have a DW, DS (10), and a DD (8). And, I seem to be the one in the family who is by far the most interested in going to Disney on a regular basis. We went for our first time in 2009 for Spring Break and had a terrific time. Actually, to be honest I was a little reluctant to go that first time - I mean, what's to do at Disney for a 39 year old man, right? Spent 7 days at WL, did all the parks twice, had lunch at the Castle, everything. Like many of you I'm sure, I'll never forget watching Wishes for the first time with my daughter sitting on my shoulders on Main Street and my son holding my hand. On the way home - we drove - I couldn't stop thinking about planning to go back. DW was lukeworm to the idea, at best. Waited until last fall (very difficult) until I brought it up again. Basically had to convince her to do it again, but finally got her to agree to go Spring Break again this year. We planned a trip with my sister (which turned in a cluster) and had a great time again. Added in a day at Universal and still did 6 days at Disney. Crowds seemed much larger this year, though. Anyway, on the ride home this year I convinced myself wanting to go back again was just not how a grown man thinks and to just forget about it. That got me to, oh, around July or so, and I can't stop thinking and planning to go back. Right now I've got it in my head to take the kids out of school and go the week after Thanksgiving. Weather will be great, no lines (right?), and shoot - kids don't learn anything in school in December anyway. If I get a season pass, then we could SAVE money and go again sometime next year. It seems all this is a sickness somehow........

So, my question - am I doomed? Is there any way to convert the rest of my family into wanting to go to Disney at least once a year? Do any of you guys have any suggestions on how to at least convince the wife? Any help would be most appreciated.

I have been a Disney fan all my life as my family did Disneyland yearly. I had been to Disneyworld a couple of times, but finally talked my wife into a WDW trip December of 2007. She said we could go once.

December 2010 will be our 4th trip as she said, okay, maybe one more time.

She's hooked but won't admit it.

Give the family time. A second trip will remind them of all the fun stuff. Just make sure you do something unique and different on each trip.

 

[dvczerfs]

Mmmmmmm… Cheeeese… Staaaake…
We may be southern, but we ain’t fools. We appreciate your fine choice to export that particular delicacy, but fair’s fair, so we decided to send grits up that way. If you’ve tried ‘em and don’t like ‘em, they weren’t made right. Once you’ve experienced a proper bowl of Shrimp-n-Grits, you’ll never relegate this fine delicacy to the breakfast table again.




I like it! I do believe it suits you.

ive ordered cheese stakes in the south but they use a slab of stake and not chipped. which, is not bad but im just use to chipped. my wife eats grits. i dont eat seafood so ill pass on the grits and shrimp.
beef and mash potatoes please!!! (cant fiqure out why my choles. is 350!!

 

[dvczerfs]

well, off to philly friday!!! yes, the dr.s appointmrnt for tuesday has been changed to friday. god bless the doctors in this world. they devote there lives to saving peoples lives. spend alot of time and money to do it. but you would think they would be made to take a "appointment book reading" course. we waited 8 weeks and now,5 days before we are to be there, he decides to go on vacation. not a commando thats for sure!! talk to you guys in a few days.

 

[HoustonDan]

Your Doomed!!!!

As for convincing the DW, that can be tricky if she’s immune to the syndrome, but… You convince the kids (usually easier), and you got allies.

Not that I’m recommending using your kids as an emotional wepon or anything like that.

That's the way I figured it would have to happen. Hate to use the kids as pawns in my scheming ways, but .... ok, not really. That's why you have kids, right? Kinda makes me feel like Dr. Doofenshmirtz. "So everyone will want to go to Disney in the TRI-STATE AREA!!!". Gotta stop watching TV with the kids......

 

[MiJo]

Good evening gentlemen -

New member of the Dad's club here (pending official approval). Been lurking around the boards for a while and just came accross this thread. Nice to know I'm not the only freak out there that likes Disney and is of the male species. I've got 2 kids (10 and 8), a DW, and we live in Houston. I've only been to Dsiney twice - Spring Break the past 2 years - but I seem to have caught the sickness and am trying to convince DW to go back. Like, soon.

I'll wade through this enitre post 40-something pages?!), but just thought I'd say hello.

Welcome!

Something I will never fish with again

Anyway, you guys will love this...I JUST got an email from the States. It's from the PARENT of a 20something Applicant. I chaired her panel interview, and based on the interview, we did not offer her a position.

Well, I guess she applied a couple other places and also did not get accepted.

So I get this email (all applicants are given the email address of the panel chair) a full 8 MONTHS LATER berating me for: "not giving her daughter a chance", "failing to maintain objectivity" (Really?? I didn't even know your daughter); and various and assundry other "offenses"....

My question is....why in the WORLD would you have you MOTHER send out an email like that??? It would have been perfectly acceptable for the applicant to ask how to improve.....but THIS??

Yup, pretty sure she won't be considered now. Ever.

What gives with some of these kids?

I think I saw something like this once on an episode of Raymond when Robert applied for a job with the FBI. Marie showed up!

 

[stopher1]

Welcome!


I think I saw something like this once on an episode of Raymond when Robert applied for a job with the FBI. Marie showed up!

Oh yeah, I loved that one. Robert was so humiliated!

 

[AirGoofy]

We went for our first time in 2009 for Spring Break and had a terrific time. Actually, to be honest I was a little reluctant to go that first time - I mean, what's to do at Disney for a 39 year old man, right? So, my question - am I doomed? Is there any way to convert the rest of my family into wanting to go to Disney at least once a year? Do any of you guys have any suggestions on how to at least convince the wife? Any help would be most appreciated.

Yes, you are doomed. Fortunately, DW enjoys going to Disney. We went on our honeymoon there 10 years ago September. I went once, with my parents,for one day to Epcot, when I was 13. I thought, yeah, let's try it again. I was hooked. Maybe you can convince them to try another time of year when it is less crowded. We have Fall Break in October and it is a great time. Let each pick a theme park? Let each pick a restaurant? Or, threaten to pout and not go with them unless they go to WDW? I am lucky.

I grew up on grits and I was born and raised in Vermont! Order them anytime they are on the menu!

Vermont grits? I like our grits here, but you northerners have some weird stuff. Went to some fast food restaurant in PA and they didn't have biscuits and gravy on the menu. Didn't even know what it was.

ive ordered cheese stakes in the south but they use a slab of stake and not chipped.

Only where there are idiots. See previous post.

 

[middlepat]

Anyway, on the ride home this year I convinced myself wanting to go back again was just not how a grown man thinks and to just forget about it. That got me to, oh, around July or so, and I can't stop thinking and planning to go back. Right now I've got it in my head to take the kids out of school and go the week after Thanksgiving. Weather will be great, no lines (right?), and shoot - kids don't learn anything in school in December anyway. If I get a season pass, then we could SAVE money and go again sometime next year. It seems all this is a sickness somehow........

So, my question - am I doomed? Is there any way to convert the rest of my family into wanting to go to Disney at least once a year? Do any of you guys have any suggestions on how to at least convince the wife? Any help would be most appreciated.

It's not a sickness, but yes you are doomed.

Just remember you have 500+ members of your very own personal support group.

Your Doomed!!!!

As for convincing the DW, that can be tricky if she’s immune to the syndrome, but… You convince the kids (usually easier), and you got allies.

Not that I’m recommending using your kids as an emotional wepon or anything like that.

I'm in the "win the kids" crowd......

Nothing like the babies begging to get mom on board

See already, we're coming up with ideas on how to manipulate your children for your own personal gain.

 

[GoHerd1028]

And don't forget the sparkly earrings either.

now that you ahve pointed out the sparkly earings...I can't stop looking at them It has changed the whole dynamic of the picture for me now!

 

[Disney Commando]

We went to the big hermit crab race in Ocean City NJ yesterday, he had crabs racing in the 1st 2 heats, in both heats his crab came in 2nd, since there were so many races only 1st place advanced, So needless to say it was a learning adventure, I found out that you don't want to enter too early since all the main players are in the 1st few races, also alot of events that I didn't even know about, next year we will be better prepared

On the bright side the local newspaper took pics of my son and one of the crabs, they caught on that it was his 5th B-day, took down his info and said it will be in next weeks local newspaper, so hopefully we will have something for the scrapbook.