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I wonder how much it will cost to ride this thing. Northstar is pretty pricey, even by Tahoe standards. They just opened a four- or five-star resort up there, too.

^No argument there.

Then "Hornball" it shall be. Beware the Hungarian Hornball, A dragon as broad as it's tall. For when he flys by, He might poke out your eye, Which wouldn't be any fun a'tall.

^^I believe that's "Hungarian Horntail," although "Hornball" would be more amusing.

^Agreed. Let's not turn this thread into another great "height-requirement" debate (unless we're talking about a used Roller Skater).

^Personally, I think knocking Son of Beast down, burning the resulting pile of wood, sowing the ground with salt and holy water, then building an Intamin woodie in its place would have more potential for being the greatest coaster ever. But to each his or her own.

^That would be the greatest news in roller coaster history.

Amen. For me, a coaster has to meet one basic criterion: "Is the damn thing any fun at all?"

I've found that most Facebook problems can be solved by leaving the site, then coming back, but I've been pretty annoyed with their performance since the "upgrade," too.

I love mushrooms, myself. So what if they're fungi? They're very tasty fungi.

It's the "Big 3" for KT--Happy Birthday!

As much as I like Big Thunder Mountain, I do miss the old Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland (especially the "dazzling Rainbow Caverns" and their creepy music). At least you can watch still Tony Curtis run across the "Living Desert" in that old movie 40 Pounds of Trouble.

I love Blackpool's quirkiness, but it's a shame about Noah's Ark and Trauma Towers. The latter was one of the biggest surprises of the TPR UK Trip.

^It's a recipe from an old Weight Watchers cookbook, believe it or not. One serving is about 500 calories, but it contains two-and-a-half servings of vegetables (I eat a half serving with some more veggies on the side). I'll make a copy of the recipe and e-mail it to you if you want it, Reed. As for clean up, I had plenty of room in the dishwasher.

Being as winter is still clinging pretty tightly to Virginia, a little "sitck-to-the-ribs" type of cuisine is in order. After all, we need sustenance to survive, right? Who knows how long we'll be stuck here, snowed in, ice everywhere, unable to even make it out the door, much less to Carrabbas's, Pierce's Pitt, or even Five Guys? OH WHEN, WHEN, WILL THIS HORRID SEASON END? WILL WE EVER ESCAPE THIS ICY TOMB? GAWD, I TIRE OF THE FROZEN WASTES . . . Ok, so I'm exaggerating. We haven't had snow in a few weeks, and it's still a bit chilly. But there was over a pound of frozen hamburger in the freezer, and I felt like making shepherd's pie. (And, yes, I'm well aware that such a pie calls for lamb. But I didn't have lamb, ok? Stop hounding me!) Here's what you'll need to make your own shepherd's pie: 1 1/4 lbs. ground beef 2 tablespoons margarine, divided 2 cups each sliced carrots and mushrooms 1 cup diced onions 2 packets instant beef broth and seasoning mix 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups skim milk, divided 12 ounces peeled, cooked potatoes, cut into cubes 1/2 teaspoon paprika And away we go . . . So, all my rebellious little ingredients are assembled, eh? I know what that means! A plot to despose me! At least my casserole dish and nonstick cooking spray have remained loyal! Cook! Cook in your own juices, dead cow matter! Not so "frozen" now, are you! Some day, you may clog my arteries and bring on a fatal heart attack. But today is not that day. My, what a big pile of meat. Yes, McNasty! You shall have your share! Oh, I have not forgotten about you, foul vegetables! You shall all feel the sting of my blade as I chop and slice you to bits! Ah, flour and milk! Come do your master's bidding! Join with the flour, you treacherous broth mix! I will have use of you later! The potatoes boiled, while the veggies cooked in a tablespoon of margarine--let that be your epitaph! Feeling a little soft and damp are you? Well, how about some nice flour and broth mix to dry you off? What? Too dry? Very well. A nice cup of milk will solve that, you whiny pile of organic matter! Hah! Gravy! Nice, thick gravy for you to swin in! Didn't expect that, did you? What's that you say? You're daring me to bury you in a pile of dead animal matter? So be it! Nice and hot now, are we? Good! The nonstick spray will make sure that you are no trouble to my loyal casserole! Yoo hoo, Mr. Potato! I've not forgotten about you. How about boiling a bit in a nice half cup of milk and tablespoon of margarine? Igor! Your master calls! You know what to do. "Igor whip tater good for master! Igor love master!" Well done, my faithful servant. You may rest now. How about some paprika, spud boy? Welcome to the Chamber of Unendurable Heat Indefinitely Prolonged! (Actually, I think 15 minutes at 375 should do nicely.) Then a minute or two under the broiler! Excellent! But at what cost? Tis a small price to pay to maintain the social order. Thanks for reading.

Item #12 on the "interactive map" is a "Garden Sanctuary and Memorial Wall"--"for those no longer with us." I wonder who is being memorialized? Do you just sit and meditate on the wall about your own lost loved ones? The "off-road" car ride, with wheelchair-accessible cars, looks like a good idea.

John, I would've been happy to attend, but I'm going to be on the West Coast that weekend. I hope the show goes over well.

It's all about the headlines--that's it.

^Aghh! Not the "gravy/sauce splashdown" jokes again!

maybe not everybody is a miserable 27 year old virgin who wants to cry about it on a website for theme park nerds Joe is wise.

We get those faux Motown groups at Busch Gardens every summer, and yes, it is pretty sad. Poor Foghat. I'd love to take that tour of the sign boneyard--it's nice that they're being restored. As garish as they were, those old neon signs did have a lot of personality.

13/20--back to my old form after last month's triumph.

I just gave him 24 hours to think about it.

WTF?!? Is that some kind of RAG on what I wrote? Didn't realize I was getting GRADED on proper grammar & spelling teach! Proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation are required in TPR's Terms of Service. That being said, I've seen far worse posts here. Ginzo, please leave the moderating to the moderators. Thank you.

I wonder how many "Loonies" you can buy for a dollar--what's the exchange rate?