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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 05:59 PM Original message |
Biggest Tourist Disappointment? |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. LOL!! I was going to say The Alamo before I even read your post! |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It was quite the buzz-kill. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yeah, I've been there. There's actually a lot more across the street now. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Never went there. |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. The Menger is where Teddy Roosevelt gathered the Roughriders. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Having grown up in San Antonio myself, I've dealt with |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Yes, you're absolutely correct of course. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. It's all cyclical, the huckstering of national heritage, I mean. |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. LOL... |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. <bows> |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. That was one. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. Disney World |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Sorry ayeshahaqqiqa, but couldn't help laughing . . . |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Guess so |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. I know what you mean. |
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Red State Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 07:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. I'm with you on DW |
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mr blur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 02:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
72. Disneyland, Florida |
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koopie57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. For my job we went on a familiarization |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. World's largest ball of string. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. You expected more from a ball of string? |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. hehe. |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. "It was the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota" |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. NY Hall of Science - most laughable museum ever |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:31 PM Original message |
As a kid, Universal Studios and Disneyland. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. Grand Canyon Rail Road n/t |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
18. Wall Drug. |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 01:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
70. Hey that's mine.... |
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AntiCoup2K4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. Yeah, I thought the Alamo was boring as well |
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Amaya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
24. When I went to South Dakota |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. Springfield. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. It's YOUR fault! |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 07:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. It is ALWAYS a good idea to drink tequila. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. Second Biggest Tourist Disappointment: Graceland! |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. Oh yeah.... the Alamo sucks... quite lame. |
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medeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
30. Vegas! |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. Williamsburg in Virginia |
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The_Gopher (857 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:59 AM Response to Reply #31 |
45. you mean you didn't enjoy the demonstration on churning butter? |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
34. Buckingham Palace. |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
35. ICR |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-20-04 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. The Kyoto Imperial Palace |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. I'm so glad I didn't waste my time trying to get tickets to it |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
37. Mammoth Cave |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:22 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. You want caves? |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:51 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Very cool! |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:07 AM Response to Reply #42 |
49. Yeah. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 12:30 PM Response to Reply #49 |
65. Goody, goody! |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:27 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Laughing Hard About That |
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dryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
40. I liked the Alamo |
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pmbryant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:56 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Glad to see someone defending the Alamo |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:00 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I think the other missions in San Antonio are more interesting. |
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pmbryant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:03 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Definitely |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:39 AM Response to Reply #47 |
61. Visiting all the missions is highly recommended. |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:05 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. It's not that I don't recognize it's historical significance. |
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pmbryant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:11 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Darn those lofty boyhood standards! ;-) |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:08 AM Response to Reply #40 |
50. I agree. I thought that the Alamo was a very somber, very beautiful place. |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
41. I too was going to say the Alamo! |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
51. New Orleans |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 01:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
67. Yeah... I took some pictures in the daytime |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
52. The Thing |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:12 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Ben Grimm lives in Arizona? |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:18 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Huge collection of curio shops and relics |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
56. Definitly, Disney World. |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
57. The San Jacinto Monument |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:37 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. The monument is ok. The surroundings suck. |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:45 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. There's nothing there except a big concrete phallus..... |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:50 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. LOL! Yeah, that's true. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 12:39 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. That's not true: what about the Battleship Texas? |
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XNASA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 01:04 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I had forgotten about the battleship. Hehe. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
58. Well..I'd appreciate gettin' to BE a tourist....even a disappointed one.. |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
59. Returning to the Outer Banks after |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
63. Mystery Spot in northern Michigan |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
69. Lake George |
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sus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
71. Colonial Williamsburg |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 02:59 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. I'm pretty sure the first colonists were not greeted by |
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The_Gopher (857 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 03:33 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. the colonists loved outlet shopping! they loved pancakes, too! |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
74. That was just the chuch in the back of a large fort |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-21-04 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
75. Mormon Tabernacle:Salt Lake City |
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76. The Grand Canyon |
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