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^Yeah, compared to European fuel prices, Americans don't have much to complain about.

^Maybe you could get a good view of WDW from up there.

Space Mountain (when it's running well).

That might not even be necessary. Anthony Bourdain had a recent episode in Paris (I think it was his 100th episode) where he claimed that the current trend is to put high end food into more casual/less expensive places. Great news for people like me that aren't likely to spend $1,000 on a dinner for two. Or even half that amount really. We did seek out the well known sorbet place Berthillon and loved it. I hate to admit it, but I think I like that place more than all of the several dozen gelaterias I've tried in Italy.

We also enjoyed the food in the Eiffel Tower. It was surprisingly good. Even though I share your sentiments about the French, this TR kind of makes me want to go back. The food in Paris was very, very good. And I didn't even seek out anything special. I'm sure I could eat far better if I went back.

Awesome TR. The local laws were recently changed here to allow food trucks. They weren't allowed before and a lot of established restaurants don't like them because it allows up-and-coming chefs to compete with little start up money. We have a few food trucks now. Nothing great, but I am glad that we have that option finally. I've been wanting to go out to Austin to check out their food trucks. They reportedly have a really nice array of them.

Don't tell me those things! It really sucked driving by a SBNO OzCat last year on my way to SDC.

I really need to get out to S. Korea (and Asia in general).

Re-visiting Europa Park on the TPR Europe Trip last year. Because I already had all the credits, I got to slow down and enjoy the park. It went up tremendously in my estimation. I also really enjoyed the Italian parks, which was a great surprise because I was expecting them to suck. Gardaland had brilliant theming, while Mirabilandia had great rides.

Wow. That's a very lame prank call. Zero effort. Haven't they ever heard of the Jerky Boys? Can't they put in some effort into harassing you? Oh well. The joke's on them anyway. You're having a great time right now on the Allure and they're not!

Are the wine pairings included? If not, can you pay in advance for a package that includes the wine pairings?

Eh, I prefer a restaurant that cooks my food to the temperature I order it cooked to. For example, a rare steak (the only way to order quality beef) should be cooked to about 120 F. I'm going to have to agree with Joe. We can't tell much about the merit of this case from this short article. That's what the legal discovery process is for. It's probably not a great idea to sell nacho cheese hot enough to take off skin in a park with so many small children.

Odd-looking supports or not, I'm still going to try to make it out to Texas to try this thing out this year. I'm very fascinated by this project.

Unless you're related to the kid, who cares about the nacho cheese case? Now, being trapped on Small World for 40 minutes. That's something to get worked up about! I wonder if the poor guy has PTSD now.

Largest by what? Certainly not market cap. Anyway, that was a poor choice of words on my behalf. My point is that Wal-Mart is a whole lot less sinister seeming now because they are, much like Microsoft, on the defensive now. They've got stiff competition from Target for upmarket discounters and competition from the dollar stores in low end discounting. That and their wholesale business, Sam's Club, is inferior in every conceivable way (customer service, niceness/cleanliness of the stores, quality of the merchandise) to Costco. A few years ago, Wal-Mart seemed invincible. Now, not so much.

Because Wal-Mart is not the juggernaut they were a few years back. But most shoplifters won't pull a gun when they get caught. Not only is Wal-Mart failing morally for not backing up their employees who made a split-second decision, but they're also failing at loss prevention because they've basically told all their retail employees the following: Don't get involved. Just let thieves take whatever they want. Damn, Wal-Mart still sucks. I wish Costco was closer so I could not renew my Sam's Club membership.

^^^^It sounds like the Imagineers aren't fans of the second Star Wars trilogy either.

I've visited that Toledo location a few times. It seems like a slightly improved version of Taco Bell. I've developed a strong preference for real tacos: aka corn tortillas, diced onion, cilantro, lime juice, and NO sour cream.

Regarding dressing appropriately abroad: There are some hilarious videos of pissed off tourists getting turned away by security at the Vatican for wearing shorts. They don't allow them.

^Or maybe JK Rowling originally wanted to have a character actor wearing a costume of her yelling, "I'm rich, bitch," but Universal, in a rare moment of defiance, vetoed it.

Water parks are going the way of the drive-in movie theater? I'll remember that next time I wait an hour for a slide.

You paid to get into Knoebels? Was there a homeless guy out front collecting money or something?

I still think Disney ought to look into the option of putting a hungry grizzly bear inside Splash Mountain. If the morons hire lawyers, the bear can take care of the shysters as well.

^^Wow! Yeah, to the OP, plastic surgery is an iffy thing. Some people, like actors, have to do it to stay working when they get older. But you are neither old nor an actor. As Larry's picture shows an extreme example of, plastic surgery can create freaks. http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/ You'd be a lot better off if you took any money you were going to use for plastic surgery and stuck it into a Roth IRA. Not as exciting as surgery, I know, but a lot more useful to you when you actually do get old. Another thing to consider about cosmetic surgery is that it is fucking *surgery*. People can and do have complications from these procedures.

If you want to gain weight, just drink a lot. Alcohol is calorie dense and very habit forming. The only thing that contains more calories per unit mass than alcohol is fat. A soda habit is another good way to get fat^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hgain weight. Another option is Iodine-131, which will kill your thyroid gland off. Although you'll have to take thyroid hormones for the rest of your life, there's no more surefire way to gain weight than to have a fucked thyroid.