Originally Posted By Lisann22 God would you please just stop with the poor me stuff. I can't take it anymore.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The Pool Jokeâ„¢ Prior to the 2003 LP Meet, several of us met for lunch at the Blue Bayou. Many of the folks were staying at HoJo's as well, and at the time a new pool area was being constructed, so the pool was dirt and rebar. I then decided to joke that I had gone for a swim that morning at HoJo's and it wasn't as refreshing as I thought it would be, and I chuckled, thnking everyone would chuckle at the image of dumb ol' me, diving into a pit of dirt and rebar and trying to swim through a cloud of dust. But everyone stared at me waiting for me to finish. Little did i know that HoJo's had TWO pools, one of which was fully functional, so a joke that was weak to begin with was no joke at all once someone uncomfortably explained about the existence of the second pool. It made for an uncomfortable few minutes, was emparassing to me, and Inspector and Ursula and all the rest shifted uncomfortably in their seats, examined their menus silently, everyone trying to think of something to say to kill the awkward silence I'd created. So, that was The Pool Jokeâ„¢. If you visit the Blue Bayou today, you can still see the chalk outline on the ground from where police marked the location of the joke's death on the spot.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd Hmmmm. Now I feel kind of uncomfortable. I think I'll leave now... =P
Originally Posted By avromark wait for me, let's leave together, heck everyone should leave LP and join Laughingplace.com instead.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess I hope you're not really leaving! You're one of the best around. ((HUGS))
Originally Posted By sherrytodd OK, I'm back again for the fourth time tonight. Darn revolving LP door. It's starting to make me dizzy and a little nauseaus. =)
Originally Posted By friendofdd You've heard the pool joke from the horses mouth. Sad thing is, it's one of, if not the, best jokes he has ever told.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <<<You've heard the pool joke from the horses mouth. Sad thing is, it's one of, if not the, best jokes he has ever told.>>> Oh wait, maybe that's what's making me nauseas.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<God would you please just stop with the poor me stuff. I can't take it anymore.>> If that was directed at me, I'm leaving LP forever. Or at least until the weekend. Lisann22, you have NO idea how traumatic The Pool Joke was to those who were present. K2M's explanation here was fine, as far as it went. But he conveniently omitted the part about the paramedics coming in to revive Ursula. About Pirates Of The Caribbean mysteriously losing power for a full two minutes. About the horrible cacophany of all the children at adjacent tables crying their heads off. About the mass exodus from Blue Bayou when the after-shock had spread from Ground Zero. No drama-queen "poor me" here. I'm just telling it like it happened. I firmly believe that SuzieQ and Ursula and iluvdland and LuLu and Roger Rabbit and several others of us are lucky to be alive. We took the hit for LP, darn it! But none of us is asking for anything. Except maybe that our experience not be belittled. Or that nobody ever make a sudden move while in our peripheral vision. Or that nobody ever use the words "HoJo's" or "pool" or "joke" in our presence. I don't think that's so much to ask.
Originally Posted By friendofdd That is why I 57 is my wise, brilliant, handsome, intellectual giant of a hero. Yet, he is ever humble and takes no credit for all the magnificant humanitarian work he does for all of us.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees Seems like this topic has nothing to do with the OP. Perhaps it should be closed? DVC_Dad's not on trial here! Anymore. ;P Please continue...
Originally Posted By sherrytodd Hey, if you're not here to man your topic, it goes where it goes... which is inevitably the Play Pen. =)
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy No one...and I mean NO ONE...can recite The Ballad of the Pool Joke like Inspector 57 can. I had the very rare distinct pleasure of hearing of the entire experience from his voice, and I was enraptured by the mini-epic. I could picture it all so clearly, and I really felt right there in that day and time (*shudder*). When he retells it, he is like an ancient Greek orator reciting a high point of Homer's Odyssey. If you ever have the chance to hear this incident told from his own voice, you will never forget it. And I like to think you will be a better person for it. <---fully endorses Inspector 57 Recitationsâ„¢
