Originally Posted By Christi22222 >> I'd like to hear your take on things ... you're the only person I know who resides in North Dakota (are there others there too?) << >>Off-shoots of the Manson clan! << You guys are funny! The North Dakota thing is new and I'm not a good representative as I'm pretty grouchy about it. I don't want to diss anyone's state. It can be very pretty, and the folks are nice and very sensible so economy is still good. But of all the small towns we've lived in, this takes the cake on limited restaurants and entertainment - and I grew up out in the country! Most places we could at least drive to the "big city." Here, 50 miles from the Canadian border, I am just glad we have an airport so I can fly to Orlando and Anaheim! In January/February, the weather was dismal for our WDW trip for the second year in a row. But this year I didn't care because I still could shop and eat, and eat, and find lots of things to do (and eat!). Trying to be a good sport, but failing.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<>> NO!! << Did you ask Tom if he wore a spiked leather dog collar to go with his leather kilt?>> Tom, this is what MPierce thinks of you!!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <I wondered who got ADMINED. Did you use the " A " word?> I was trying to post a lead to a picture of me at EPCOT in the kilt. But.... instead it posted a lead to my facebook page. So, I asked the moderators to erase that lead, which they did ( thank goodness!). As for the kilt, no I did not go commando ( again thank goodness). And actually no one in EPCOT really cared except the female cast members like that girl operating the River's of Time ride in Mexico who wanted to see what was underneath. I was wearing the black leather kilt with a tiger striped military tee shirt and New Rock boots ( no spikes ). There was one funny situation when my party got on the single rider line for Test Track. I was thinking it wasn't going to be a big deal, they would more than likely place me in the back somewhere. So this car pulls up filled with a family of 5 and they have me sit in the front right hand side... again no big deal ( right)? Well, my knees were in my face.... < spoiler alert> when the car went outside and was reentering the building going down with the photo camera pointing up and then FLASH. So, me and the family go walking into the building and there it is splashed on the big screen me in my jockstrap. That was one picture which that family was NOT going to be buying.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I will post the pics of what I was wearing if I can figure out a way to post them.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> I also want to say that I enjoyed reading posts from some of the "lurkers" around here.. thanks guys and gals. Your opinion counts and I for one am grateful you had something to say.<< <<Me too, and please keep those post coming. Everybody's opinion is important. Especially if you agree with me.>> I always do ... unless Em tells me otherwise!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> I don't understand what I am watching on CNN right now. << <<It's Bush's fault.>> Likely! >> Sounds like an elitist to me ... I have a friend just like that ... she says she never goes into a McDonald's and I believe her ... I think she sits in her car in the parking lot scarfing down a Big Mac, Fries and a Diet Coke! << <<I sit in my car wearing my Lone Ranger mask.>> Yes. And Mrs. Pierce says that's all you wear ... very troubling! >> Ah ... finally something we agree on (beyond refillable mugs!) ... I just had Chik-Fil-A two hours ago ... Mighty tasty ... and $14 for two ... still a bargain compared to Disney (you do know there are two located within five minutes of WDW!) << <<They slice their potatoes funny, and who sprung for the $14?>> I sprung ... >> So yes, I would much rather eat a burger at Pecos Bill's instead of a "turkey" sandwich at Subway. << <<I may be the only person on LP that has never eatten at Pecos Bill's.>> You aren't missing much, although it is by no means awful. I was taught a great way to buy a very inexpensive meal ... fries plus topping bar plus salad dressing equals $2.50 of fast food bliss ... add a Coke and it's still only $5!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Why not try Via Napoli? ---- really sorry I could not catch a soft opening of this..it looked interesting--now it will likely be 2 years as next year will be a Disney Cruise instead of WDW>> A Disney cruise is a better option than WDW these days ... which ship and how long you going for?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 << I bet you use to sneak out your bedroom window when you were younger, and Bobbelee never caught you.>> No, I'm no fun>> Don't know if she climbed out any windows, but she and her older sister hid clothes in the car and changed on their way to a Tina Turner concert. Little did they know the TV station would be outside interviewing people. hee-hee busted!!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> Then, it becomes a cult/religious/political like deal where common sense doesn't matter and it is what it is. << <<How can you expect us to be reasonable when we are in our sixties, and have pictures of a cartoon mouse hanging in our den?>> Just your den? What about the rest of your estate? >> I would bet you can get better food in Dallas than at 85-90% of WDW's full serve locales. Some are just amazing (like V&A's, California Grill, Bistro de Paris), but others are really pretty average and get all the accolades because they are part of the magic of The Walt Disney Co! << <<You can get better meals in much smaller towns in Texas than at WDW, but you can't get the Pixie Dust.>> Pixie dust can be very overrated.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> Honestly, they don't belong there. It's just that simple. I don't like sushi, so I don't go to sushi bars unless I can get something else that is already on the menu. I don't try and change a location to fit my tastes. That is what the DDP has done. << <<You mean to tell me I can't get a cheeseburger at a sushi bar at WDW?>> These days? ... They've just Walmarted the product to such an extreme ... (check out the DL board for some interesting discussions on that subject!) that one almost expects it. Not everyone has to be able to be catered to at every dining location ... dietary restrictions are one thing ... diners that eat like simple 6-year-olds are another!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> Wanna get a $37 pizza with me? << <<Are you buying?>> I'll buy the pizza IF you buy the half-dozen appetizers and desserts that will be needed to truly fill us up sharing the pizza ... oh, and take care of the wine too!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> I can't. I'm old and tired and don't have a healthy diet! << <<Heavy emphasis on the old.>> As someone with a few decades (or more) on this young at heart Spirit, one might not focus on age! ;-) >> That's probably a wise choice. I probably am more of a once every 2-3 weeks McD's customer (although my coffee yesterday doesn't really count). It isn't great food for a healthy diet, but if you eat enough good stuff and workout regularly, then I don't believe it's going to kill ya no matter what a lot of folks would have you believe. And I really like their grilled chicken ceasar salad! << <<Give me a Big Mac, and Super Size those Fries!>> I eat those as well! >> I do ... but we all know what an ill-mannered Spirit I am! << <<Allow me to second that!>> Absolutely. I would want no one else to do so! >> I don't understand words like that. I only went to the second grade! << <<I see you didn't listen to your Mother either, and get your degree from Elementary School.>> Actually, I did (the line I used, like so many here, is an in-joke!) >> Tim Gunn ... hmm ... he's the dude who always helps Aquaman out ... << <<he's Peter's nephew.>> Peter? 50s TV?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<You guys are funny! The North Dakota thing is new and I'm not a good representative as I'm pretty grouchy about it. I don't want to diss anyone's state. It can be very pretty, and the folks are nice and very sensible so economy is still good. But of all the small towns we've lived in, this takes the cake on limited restaurants and entertainment - and I grew up out in the country! Most places we could at least drive to the "big city." Here, 50 miles from the Canadian border, I am just glad we have an airport so I can fly to Orlando and Anaheim! In January/February, the weather was dismal for our WDW trip for the second year in a row. But this year I didn't care because I still could shop and eat, and eat, and find lots of things to do (and eat!). Trying to be a good sport, but failing. >> Believe it or not, but I'd actually like to visit North Dakota (one of a few states I have never been to and I like places that truly are away from it all!) If I ever go, though, it will definitely be in summer!
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt If Kennesaw Tom ASMINED his own post what happened to mine? It had a slight S&M conatation but, it wasn't terrible. Oh well, let's just hope it didn't end up in one of those sappy "Happy Birthday" threads over in Community!
Originally Posted By leobloom >> If Kennesaw Tom ASMINED his own post what happened to mine? It had a slight S&M conatation but, it wasn't terrible. << I think we're learning something about the ADMIN gods: they don't like S&M jokes. I've had my S&M posts (of which there have been nine or ten) completely erased. ~ADMIN: Not into magical submission!~
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I guess so! Another poster told me 3 posts in a row "magically" dissapeared once!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Not everyone has to be able to be catered to at every dining location ... dietary restrictions are one thing ... diners that eat like simple 6-year-olds are another! << That's what I don't understand. If I want to eat chicken nuggests, and cheeseburgers, and pizza. I know where to go. Every restaurant has a menu posted outside, and all over the internet, so it's not like the food is a great big surprise once you get there. I can even understand having a childs menu with hot dogs, and burgers, and PBJ. What I can't understand is totally destroying the menu for adults who want to experience something different. That's why I lay the blame squarely on the Mouse's shoulders.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I'll buy the pizza IF you buy the half-dozen appetizers and desserts that will be needed to truly fill us up sharing the pizza ... oh, and take care of the wine too << I don't know if my AMEX Black card will cover all of that!
