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^Aug. 12 at Euroburg and Aug. 13 at Knott Paramount's King Dominion.

^^If you and I ever meet, I am so going to hit you with my cane, you impudent young whelp! That is, if I can find my specs so I can see you.

It's an old John Cusack movie directed by Rob Reiner. Basically, it's about Cusack's roadtrip to get it on with Nicollette Sheridan (the "sure thing").

^^The new Mighty Mouse episode featuring the reuniting of Gandy Goose with his old "pal" Sourpuss, emphasizing the sadomasochistic side of their relationship, was hilarious. Boy, you had to a know a little about the old Terrytoons to understand it, though. And I think a lot of the jokes would've shot right over the heads of the kids watching.

Hey, if Joey is "King of the Jews," doesn't that make him the Messiah? If so, this is what you followers of the Hebrew faith have been waiting for. If you're Christians, expect the Rapture at any moment. If you're atheists, you won't care.

^Johnny Quest has the coolest music of any 1960s' cartoon.

^Alpengeist is in Germany, which happens to be located in Williamsburg, Va. The creature above is the legendary Weresquirrel of Bavaria. It is said that under the light of the full moon, some people transform into six-foot-tall, bloodthirsty weresquirrels who will attack you for your nuts. Yes, they want to rip off your nuts! This sign merely designates that this area is a weresquirrel-free zone.

Yep. Then again, I grew up during the 1960s, and the best cartoons were still repackaged Warner Bros. stuff from the 1940s and 50s (until the networks started editing the "violent" content). I did like Scooby-Doo, Space Ghost, and the Filmation superhero and sci-fi cartoons, though.

My theory is that they needed a way to justify a log flume and a barbeque restaurant (hey, those French fur trappers and lumberjacks gotta eat). That being said, the flume ride uses lashed-together beer barrels, not logs, so my theory is pretty much nonsense.

Hmm--looks like a good hangout for wolves and bears during the offseason, or a ready-made set for a Friday the 13th flick.

^Actually, I think brain surgeons and neurologists would benefit more from SLC sponsorship than chiropractors. Those who perform reconstructive jaw surgery would score, too. Now, there are a number of woodies and wild mouse rides that would definitely cause spinal misalignments.

^Grizzly was pretty rough that day. I still like that nasty ol' bear of a ride, but I don't think it won too many fans among the East Coast trippers. Then again, I've ridden Anaconda at Walygator, which is worse than damn near anything.

If you take 301, you can pick up I-95 only one exit north of Kings Dominion; so, you wouldn't have to endure 95's traffic for more than ten minutes.

And to think that all this time I thought SLC meant "Satan's Looping Coaster" or "Satanic Lounge Chair." You learn something new every day. Yet SLCs are so pretty looking . . .

And that experience would've been . . . ? I guess for me it would be rides like Stealth--those Intamin launchers with high-hat elements and that 's it. Once is always enough when it comes to those.

^Better yet--how many season passes does he have?

^Make that "visit the place again this year." But were we there? It is all such a haze . . . perhaps I have blocked it from my mind . . .

^What's sad is that I enjoyed SFA last year, but I have no intention of visiting the place this year. And I imagine I'll go to KD's Haunt, but that park has really slipped in the past few years.

I wonder how many pet owners that donate to PETA realize that PETA is for "animal liberation". Aka, no more pets. This basically confirms what I've always thought about PETA: It's not about "hey, look at the plight of animals," it's about "hey, look at what WE'RE doing!" It's all narcissism.

^^I think we can be reasonably sure it won't.

As I said in the InBev thread, PETA keeps diluting any good work it may be doing with lamebrained stunts like this. That's what happens when a well-meaning organization is taken over by its more extreme factions. I think Gortons of Gloucester should buy Sea World.

Did you see the beady little green eyes in the mouth? They only flash them for a few seconds. I acutally got busted for taking a picture of the same head--a CM crossed his arms over his chest and said, "No camera!"

The shame about PETA is that any legitimate message about how man treats or mistreats animals is lost in their lamebrained stunts. In my opinion, PETA is a good example of a well-meaning organization that has been hijacked by its more extremist members.

^It's possible--a bird nailed Robb, too.

Walygator's Terror House is all year, I think. Either that, or they just forgot to tell the haunt staff that Halloween was over months ago.