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Speaking of Disney. I took this shot last time we were there (a couple years ago). Characters in the park were definitely more rare -- (link) - oblique Jan 21, 08:26 [flickr] 8
- Honestly I will never forget my oldest daughter's face the first time we took her and first ran into a character. She was only 2 1/2 and had an - pmb Jan 21, 08:32
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  - we did dinner with the Princesses and Ellie got all dolled up in her princess dress and had a ton of fun. -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:32
  - I certainly remember the wandering characters as a highlight when I went (I think I was 6 or 7), that and pirates of the caribbean. -- nm - mafic Jan 21, 08:30
  - Yes. We did the breakfast at the castle with Alyssa as well. She *loved* it. -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 08:29
- One of my favorite childhood memories is being picked up and spun around by Tigger, along with my twin -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 08:27
- Somebody squealed. - prayformojo Jan 21, 08:27 1
  - Owl wasn't going to do any more time in the clink, he just wasn't. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 08:29
I find it kind of amusing that ST has a day and a night group and that they are referred as that. - sycor Jan 21, 08:25 1
- I prefer to think of them as the coffee shop and the night cap. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 21, 08:27
Jim Carrey dating a Next Top Model -- (link) - Remlik Jan 21, 08:20 1
- but what are her thoughts on vaccinations? -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 08:27
So if this official May 6th release date holds up, Duke Nukem Foever will come out 14 years and 5 days after it was announced. Wow. -- nm - Ender Jan 21, 08:19 1
- with the Borderlands people wrapping it up I'm real curious about it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:26
Analyze it all you want, but Stacy no longer posting her means that I move up a spot on the Most Influential STers list --nm - prayformojo Jan 21, 08:16 4
- Congrats on no longer being a "minor character on ST" -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 08:17 3
  - frightened inmate #2? -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 21, 08:21
  - now he's 'recurring' -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:18 1
    - I'm extra #9. -- nm - lileve Jan 21, 08:25
Zimbabwe has no hope of a fair election if the registered voter rolls aren't cleaned up. A third on the rolls are deceased. -- (link) - mara Jan 21, 08:16 1
- there is no hope of a fair election there, period. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:17
Effing overachievers. 2/3 of the way into Hunger Games after 3 days and I feel like a dullard. -- nm - Ender Jan 21, 08:12 1
- that's alright, I'm sure you'll finish before I do. -- nm - decline Jan 21, 08:18
I love the new T-Mobile spokeswoman. - TWuG Jan 21, 08:09 5
- Carly Foulkes -- nm - decline Jan 21, 08:15
- a tad conventional, but yes, I agree -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 08:14
- especially in her biker outfit. yowza. -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:13
- the one that kind of looks like Rebecca Hall? -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 08:10 1
  - Checkered dress? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 21, 08:11
ML be glad you went to Disney now.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 21, 08:07 68
- I'm envisioning a Mickey photo booth ala Sad Santa at the mall. All slumped over and clearly depressed with his life. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 21, 08:14 21
  - chained to a pole with a food slot -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 08:16
  - when the exgf and kids and I went. It was a hour and half wait to meet Mickey and Minnie. in 105 degrees..... - Remlik Jan 21, 08:15 18
    - how is this fun? -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:16 17
      - it realy is too bad it's the only attraction. - Reagen Jan 21, 08:18 15
        
        I've heard lots and lots about long lines. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:18 14
        
        Fast Pass at Disneyland lets you avoid those -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 08:21 13
        
        wait, don't tell me, it costs extra. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:21 12
        
        No - con_carne Jan 21, 08:23
        
        I don't think so. It's like a "I'll come back later, save my spot" pass -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 08:22 1
        
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        No, it's free. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 08:22 8
        
        so why doesn't everyone do it? -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:22 7
        
        People do, but you can only have one fast pass at a time IIRC. So you can't just grab them for all the rides. -- nm - pmb Jan 21, 08:28 2
        
        thank you for answering my question. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:30
        
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        Good Lord, will you bother to find out about a subject before attacking it for post after post? -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 08:23 1
        
        you are the king of refusing to read links, dude. :) -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:24
        
        "I WANT IT NOW MOMMY! NOOWWWWWWW!" -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 08:22 1
        
        "Oh, ok, let's wait on line for two hours then." -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:23
      - that part not so much, but it was worth it to see the kids expressions when they met them. -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:17
  - and five gallons of sweat collected at his feet. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 08:15
- a-holes. I remember coming across Pluto when I was a kid, awesome experience -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 08:13
- it cracks me up that there's a shocked tone there that disney is *gasp* in it for the money.....nm - x Jan 21, 08:11 43
  - but do it often enough and sooner or later you're going to end up killing the goose... - znufrii Jan 21, 08:15 3
    - disnetland/world have been caricatures of overcommercialization for *decades*. they seem to still be doing decent business. -- nm - mafic Jan 21, 08:22 1
      - q3 2010 revenues came in at a cool $10 billion.....nm - x Jan 21, 08:25
    - call me when they file chapter 11....nm - x Jan 21, 08:16
  - I know....but there can be both I think. -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:12 6
    - one of my student workers is a big disney fan and she tried to convince me one day that disney was about creating "joy".... - x Jan 21, 08:16 3
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      - she's not entirely wrong, you do have to create it efore you can sell it... -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 08:29
      - HA! I totally agree with you. -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:27
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      - I certainly think there can be a balance of both. -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:16
  - seriously, that place is a wallet cleaning machine. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:11 31
    - yep. But it's fun. ST should do a Disney trip -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:14 30
      - if ST wants to guarantee my lack of attendance, sure. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:15 29
        
        Leave your cares behind and escape to magical lands of fantasy and adventure :) - con_carne Jan 21, 08:30
        
        you'd have fun. Lots to do. -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 08:18 27
        
        for me? like what? -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:19 26
        
        hate on shit. that'd be fun for you. - TFox Jan 21, 08:21 25
        
        ST: Feel The Love -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 08:22 15
        
        ST logic: "If you don't like the exact thing I like, you are no fun and you suck." -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:26 14
        
        To be fair, you often jump on people who genuinely enjoy Disney. nm - Dignan Jan 21, 08:28 1
        
        maybe I do. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:30
        
        but the point of all this is, there is lots to do at Disney. There is Epcot, there is shopping, there are exhibits, there are fabulous looking rides - Andie Jan 21, 08:27 11
        
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        I asked what would be fun for me, there is no need for people to get angry. - loosilu Jan 21, 08:29 4
        
        then don -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 08:30 3
        
        then don't go. if you are determined that absolutely nothing there will entertain, then don't ask. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 08:31 1
        
        I thought someone might come up with a different answer. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:32
        
        I already said I wouldn't. :) -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:31
        
        And no shit...it is hands down the cleanest amusement park I've ever seen. -- nm - Jim Jan 21, 08:29 4
        
        i read something once (years ago) that if a Disney worker (anyone except a character) walks by a piece of garbage on the ground, they'll be fired. - Andie Jan 21, 08:30 2
        
        Don't know about that...but I ended up at a Conference on the Disney property a few years back. From my room to the conference room... - Jim Jan 21, 08:32
        
        my cousin dated someone who worked there and got to tour the underground. She said it was pretty incredible -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 08:32
        
        this -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 08:29
        
        what do you do, walk around and make fun of people? - loosilu Jan 21, 08:22 8
        
        no, not me. i would soak in all the awesome stuff. i'm saying, for you. - TFox Jan 21, 08:24 5
        
        I enjoy different activities. People are different, that's what makes people cool. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:24 4
        
        you asked what you'd do at Disney. i supplied an answer to your query. -- nm - TFox Jan 21, 08:26 3
        
        and it was a blatant insult. well done. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:26 2
        
        no. i mean, it wasn't intended that way. - TFox Jan 21, 08:29 1
        
        it's hard to take it otherwise. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:31
        
        or just come here. only no walking. - mafic Jan 21, 08:23 1
        
        ~It's a lame world after all...It's a lame world after all....~ -- nm - NWBR in an Ethnic Costume Jan 21, 08:26
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Today's employment status is brought to you by the letter R. R stands for 'retain' which is what I shall officially be. - HdnAgnda Jan 21, 08:06 6
- awesome sauce. -- nm - TFox Jan 21, 08:24
- Great News! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 21, 08:24
- Don Homer! -- nm - con_carne Jan 21, 08:15
- congrats! -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:10
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 08:10
- Yay1 -- nm - nubby Jan 21, 08:09
ST is the definition of whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. If I had a dime for every time I've wanted to break up with ST... -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 21, 08:02 45
- If you're picked on here that means people here care. If they ignore you, they don't care. -- nm - lileve Jan 21, 08:27
- It could never happen as you would need to post your breakup with ST to ST thereby negating the breakup & leading to the universe folding in on itself - HdnAgnda Jan 21, 08:04 3
  - Nose to finger, TFox. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 21, 08:04 1
    - Or finger to nose. But not *in* nose. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jan 21, 08:05
  - *head spins* -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:04
- FWIW, I jump on the pile a lot of times. But even I draw the line at the way you and Stacy get treated a lot of the times. nm - Jim Jan 21, 08:03 28
  - I don't think there's anything funny about the latest Stacy twist. nm - Dignan Jan 21, 08:05 27
    - yeah, pants pooping is one thing, but this is another altogether. I will mock and barb anyone who can remotely defend themselves. - amanda jones Jan 21, 08:07 23
      - It's one thing to take jabs at each other, it's another to be straight up mean. - Jim Jan 21, 08:11 18
        
        I used to be guilty of being mean to hotkiss because of her LAMness with her dudes, I do admit. but she's a kid. when I was 23 (oh wait. I still am.) - amanda jones Jan 21, 08:14 4
        
        the hotkiss stuff is similar in my mind. It;s more we care about her and want her to be safe and not take chances. -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 08:16 3
        
        not take stupid, pointless chances. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 08:21 1
        
        exactly this. taking chances is good. taking stupid chances is not. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:27
        
        when I crack on HK, it's because I am genuinely concerned for her and I get very frustrated. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:17
        
        where did it get super mean? here or on FB? I haven't backboarded here much and Stacy and I aren't friends on FB. -- nm - Diva Jan 21, 08:13 12
        
        it hasn't. if anything, people haven't known what to do with it. - TFox Jan 21, 08:17 5
        
        Yes, very little has actually been said about it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 08:21 4
        
        I had no idea what was going on until this morning. literally. - Mel Profit Jan 21, 08:29 2
        
        even in the FB thread, people were challenging her. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 08:31 1
        
        I went back and say the posts. I didn't look at the threads as I just wanted to see what started it all. - Mel Profit Jan 21, 08:33
        
        considering how off the wall it is, the lack of discussion about it i think shows exactly how reticent ST is to touch the topic. - TFox Jan 21, 08:23
        
        Not recently. nm - Dignan Jan 21, 08:14
        
        people have been openly mean to Stacy for years. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:13 4
        
        that's not what I'm talking about. it may be what you're talking about, but not me. - Diva Jan 21, 08:15 3
        
        it hit plaid a few days (weeks?) ago. Evening ST jumped all over it -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 08:17 2
        
        The plainly stating she's "crazy" could probably be seen as mean, yeah. Not saying I have a problem with it, just seeing how others might. -- nm - mara Jan 21, 08:25 1
        
        This is what I'm saying. All of the "she's crazy", "she's delusional" talk. IMO, is simply to be mean to her. - Jim Jan 21, 08:28
      - she's never been able to defend herself, though. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:08 3
        
        sure, that's what happens when you invent delusions for yourself. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 08:09 1
        
        not just the delusions, she doesn't have the capacity. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:09
        
        it's like kicking a puppy. Sure its fun for the first couple of hours but eventually your leg gets tired -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 08:08
    - I agree. And I had a long exchange with her on FB the other day...but I just wanted to see how many different Madonna song titles I could use in one - Jim Jan 21, 08:07
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    - I honestly think she needs meds. -- nm - loosilu Jan 21, 08:06
- FYI for you and mafic. Flat Stanley was put in the mail yesterday I believe. Hope he makes it :) -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 08:03 7
  - Kid's project? My mother, a kindergarten teacher, did this project and the children ate it up. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 21, 08:09 2
    - Yup. Sent one to Tunisia (HK), one to Australia (mafic) and the third went to my parents in Wisconsin (they have Bison at my aunt's across the street) -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 08:15 1
      - Too bad the timing's not going to work, otherwise I could have taken him to Punta Cana. - Name Withheld By Request Jan 21, 08:18
  - dude's gonna see a lot of desert. I'm going through the red centre on the 16th if he makes it in time. - mafic Jan 21, 08:06 3
    - does it have to be in front of some significant monument or landscape? when do you need it by? -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 21, 08:10 2
      - i think the more recognizable as a particular foreign place, the more interesting it will be for the kids. -- nm - Andie Jan 21, 08:17
      - I think all the instructions will be in the envelope. I haven't seen what got sent out (I hope to have a copy from my parents in a few days) - oblique Jan 21, 08:16
- wait, *we're* your abusive boyfriend? shit just got mad meta in this piece. -- nm - TFox Jan 21, 08:03 2
  - *sets your bed on fire* - oblique Jan 21, 08:04
  - laughing. -- nm - amanda jones Jan 21, 08:03
ST should know this: The cafeteria had bacon-wrapped hot-dog-like-sausage for lunch today. -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 08:01
Scooby Dooby Doo! -- nm - ty97 Jan 21, 08:00
express yourself -- nm - oblique Jan 21, 08:00

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