Hercules

Congratulations dude. Sorry that I didn't participate, but I'm glad the end result was a good one! Keep up the good work!

I personally don't see me as being better than anyone else because I have those moral beliefs, but I do know that there are a lot of people out there that are vegan and truly believe that they are better than other people, and only hang out with other vegans. And, I don't eat tofu, and I'm a vegan. I know that there is also that stereotype that all vegans eat tofu, and wear Birkenstocks, but I'm far from that. Tofu is just plain gross. I do, as I have said, eat fake meats of a soy base, but they are nothing at all like tofu. And, honestly, I don't see a difference in a lot of the chocolates that don't have milk in them. That is just an opinion I guess. It all just comes down to take, and I have, over time, aquired a taste for a lot of the stuff.

Yeah I totally agree. It does get annoying when people are telling you what to do and what not to do, as if their way is right and your way is wrong. That is probably my biggest problem with a lot of roller coaster enthusiasts too, and one of the reasons why I got off of the message boards for a period of time too. However, I have to say this: Have I been to an animal rights protest - Yes Have I been known to leaflet people's does with animal rights propaganda -Yes Have I gone to animal rights conferences - Yes Did I stand outside of the Sounds of the Underground tour when it came to Philadelphia to promote animal wellness - Yes Have I let PETA members stay in my home while they were traveling through town on a tour - Yes I admit, I have done those things. However, I do not throw it all in people's faces. I try to do it in a respectable manner. I will not pick fights with people out of nowhere, or call them names, or anything like that. I tend to be pretty outspoken. Yet, I don't like it when people of some religion or political party try to get me to their side, and then degrade my intelligence for simply saying that I'm not interested. I won't pick a fight until one is picked with me. I went onto one site where someone said all kinds of things about eating meat, and killing animals, and about how much vegetarians suck. I, in what I thought to be a calm and respectable way, went against his points and opinions, to be followed with "See! That is what I HATE about vegetarians!." Ummmm...... didn't you start to say crap about vegetarians in the first place? I just don't get the way people think sometimes. And yes, I could go against your argument that it is natural to eat meat, and the food chain thing, and how other animals are carnivorous, but I'll let it be because I like to be civil unless someone really comes at me. I'll do things like write letters, and post on message boards and blogs, and maybe I'll even get out there this weekend with some chants against Ringling Bros., but I won't be out there heckling people in their cars, or streaking naked at the Phillies game with "Go Veg" across my butt. That just isn't my style, and I respect others as long as they respect me.

So, I've been doing a lot of looking around on the net the past week or so. But first, here is a little bit of background about me: if you didn't already know, I've been a vegetarian for about 4 years now, and a vegan for about 6 months. Now, there are a few things that are making me a little angry, and I thought I might be able to get a good discussion out of it, or at least get some people to give me their views on the topic, hopefully in a mature and respectable fashion. Here are a few things that I have noticed from the past week or so, and other experiences: I was looking around for a vegan meatloaf recipe on Yahoo! Answers. Someone happened to ask for a recipe. Many of the replies were downright mean and vulgar, and well, kind of stupid - "Take a s**t, put it on a plate, and eat it.", "I don't understand why vegans want to eat things that taste like the meat that they hate.", "How can you have meatloaf without the meat?". I feel like a lot of this is really uncalled for. Maybe it is just me being a vegan myself? However, the first comment is just rude. The second I found to be funny because, it's not that vegans don't like the taste of meat (damn I miss things like lemon pepper chicken, baby back ribs and wings) but it is the moral principle that keeps them from eating the meat, not the taste or anything like that. And the third one, I'm not sure if they were kidding or what, but I'll let that one be. Next, any time that I tell someone that I'm a vegetarian/vegan, they either say: "Ewwww.", "Why?" - which is guess is a logical question, if it is not said with a face and an attitude, "Man, I hate vegetarians." - to which they proceed never to talk to me again, "I don't get it.", "I'm a vegetarian too, well pretty much, I just chicken, and sometimes some fish, and God I love a good steak once a month or so.", "So all you eat is rabbit food?" A lot of those things kind of hurt a little, especially when people try to play something different than what they really are around me. Lastly, I was reading VegNews the other day, and there was a funny comic in it. Basically it was about this guy that went around and ate all of these exotic foods from the world. Each frame showed him downing things like Fried Pickled Pig Testicles, or Elephant Liver Sauteed in Gorilla Urine, with people in the background saying "Look at that guy, what an iron stomach!", or "What a feat!", or "Amazing!". Then, the last frame showed him in front of a piece of tofu, shrieking in fear and running away. Why is something like a soy product like tofu so gross, but animals products like liver and, well, balls, okay? Granted, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a fan of tofu, however, I have become accustomed to liking faux meats like Boca burgers, chicken wings, fried shrimp, and veggie crumbles. Basically, I just want to know, why is there just so much hate and questioning? I can admit, there are some real hardcore vegan elitists out there that are a real pain in the butt. But, I'm not really THAT bad of a person, at least I don't think. I mean, my self-esteem really takes a hit each time I either read something, I hear someone talking, or anything like that. Please, discuss and let me know what people are actually thinking.

What about Dick Trickle, the old race car driver. ^ This thread really isn't that pointless. It's about the winner of the Master's, one of the best golf events in the world. Honestly, I kind of thought the Immelman was going to pull a Van de Velde and blow it towards the end. That shot on 16 was horrendous. But he pulled it together. Tiger looked like me at the Conference Championships last year. Short putt after short putt - they just weren't going down. It just shows that he is beatable and isn't perfect, especially when his putter isn't working. It is nice to see someone different win a major, and with Tiger out for the next month because of his surgery, it will be nice to watch some golf without Tiger being named every 2 minutes.

There is a lot more to it than just prices going up. Things like lowering expenses can factor into a revenue gain. Plus, even if the prices went up, that doesn't mean that the same amount of people will even be going through the gates. If attendance goes down enough, higher prices wouildn't even really matter that much, it would probably make revenue go down. Plus, I haven't been paying much attention, have prices even really gone up? I have to say, nice job Six Flags.

Great! Now I don't have to watch a piloted copy!

Actually, we call a credit a coaster that we add to our coaster count. But anyway, hansrubens, good luck having the lines like that in May. The only reason the lines have been like that is because it is very early in the season, and a few days have been kind of chilly.

It's just so badly done. 1. Breaking the rules in the first place. 2. Thinking we care. 3. Misspelling Hi. Hii is pronounced "He" like Wii.

It's kind of funny. I was walking around campus the other day thinking that maybe there would be a school that would or could add a coaster for some fun. Though, I don't see this happening, it is kind of funny to see this.

Do you really need to state that Sidewinder was running one train? Nice trip report.

I know a member that gets sick from teacups.

I own the putting game. Very good report so far my namesake.

I do have a question though. You don't consider that fabulous park in Clementon to be your home park?

How about you just wait for the flyer. I'm sure all of the details have not been ironed out yet. It is only April.

^ It already was mentioned....

Walk on El Toro = greatest day ever. I know right. I was actually thinking about going to the park and decided against it. I guess that was a dumb idea....

I'm pretty sure that you can't judge a team by the first week of the season. Now, if Detroit is still struggling in mid-June, then you could laugh about it. However, I'm a little nervous that I may have made a bad choice taking Clay Bucholz with my 12 round pick in fantasy baseball this year. By the way, let's go Mets.

I'm sorry, but dude, Tanks, buddy, did you seriously just post this?

I've been a Dorney guy for many, many years, but there is no contest here. Great Adventure all the way.

Oh Canada???

Considering I don't even understand that joke that you are trying to make, you might get the nod.

^ Eh, it can from a 10 year old from NZ....... that tells you something.

^ An error page? I don't think that would be a good investment.

That is what I figured. The premium pass thing will be in effect later on in the season. I haven't heard anything about rise and scream not going down this year. From what I've heard, it is a go.