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Brings to mind an old Firesign Theatre album: The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra (it was a Sherlock Holmes parody). "Watson, if rats were the size of English schoolchildren, they'd wipe us out in a week!"

^Yes, older patrons can be obnoxious, too. But someone who is going to a $120-a-plate restaurant, where he will be forced to wear his Sunday-go-to-meetin' suit, isn't too likely to get drunk and be obnoxious.

^Thank you, Master Guy. You have studied the wisdom of Master Yoda well.

^Ah, but it is a "classic" attraction.

Hmm--we have a thread concerning the design of two action figures of Robb and Elissa, and you're concerned that it's getting "weird." I wonder if it could ever get "normal"?

They look more like pork chops or stomachs to me.

OK, where was the "gay Roman sex" painting? I missed that one, somehow.

^It's very much like the Calfornia version, only minus one skeleton scene and one drop, as I recall. It also has Davy Jones, Capt. Jack Sparrow, and Capt. Barbossa. My ranking for the POTCs would be DL>TDL>WDW.

Nacho cheese dip is the best (perhaps only) use for Velveeta; but if you're a migraine sufferer, it's not likely to bring on a headache because it isn't aged. "Dr. Science" (an old comedy show on National Public Radio) made the interesting claim that SPAM (or "Scientifically Produced Animal Matter") was closely related to a "synthetic jellyfish" called "the Velveeta." And if you doubt this, remember, that he's Dr. Science, so "he knows more than you." "He has a master's degree . . . in SCIENCE!" Getting back on topic, I'm looking forward to the DL segment, Lou.

^Terry, I feel your pain. I switched to Verizon DSL service in late '06 because a lightning storm cooked my old dial-up modem. Well, things were fine until the next big lightning storm knocked out my DSL service. I spent over 90 minutes on the phone with some guy from Bombay or New Delhi doing a bunch of troubleshooting stuff, only to be told that there were "internal switches" in my computer that needed to be tripped, to which one of my techie friends at the office said (in somewhat harsher terms), "Stuff and nonsense! Folderol and poppycock!" After trying a new Ethernet card, my buddy determined that the modem had been "fried." So, back to yet another guy in India, who actually managed to get my service running again (via the old modem's USB port) and sent me a new modem free of charge. All is well again (until the next big thunderstorm, at least). So, I guess it all depends on which guy you talk to in Bombay or New Delhi.

I've never really thought of Universal Hollywood as a "theme park," but more as a movie studio with an entertainment center out front (sort of like the original concept for Disneyland).

^Same thing in Virginia today--the hell?

^Unless they adopt a kids' menu: "Would you like the $50 chicken fingers or the $80 hot dog?"

I'm with you on that, Scott. I don't like to tote much more than a camera. But it could be a valuable service, so more power to Disney (and Universal).

^I look at it this way: I might not use this system, but it could be good for other folks.

Happy Birthday to TPR's Big Cheese, Top Dog, Head Honcho . . . Oops! That's Elissa! Happy Birthday, Robb.

Then it would be the "Rotor" or "Gravitron" of Progress.

^They did you a favor.

I am sure that it is extra dark at night, but we simply ran out of time. Sorry about that. They probably turn all the lights on--this would truly make the Dinosaur experience complete.

What? No Dinosaur . . . AT NIGHT?

So there isn't "a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of everyday"?

^Pfft! BGE is my home park, and I wouldn't touch my car with an old Drachen Fire shirt. The quilt looks great.

AOL also posted a poll asking if 1) you agreed with Disney's decision and 2) would you take your child to a $120 a plate restaurant? Most people said "yes" to both. I know I wouldn't like my nice formal dinner interrupted by some kid screaming for chicken tenders and ketchup.

They should ugly up the trains and dub it "Warthog"--the nickname of those tank-killing planes.

You forgot that evil villian in the Hall of Presidents. Just another character that half the nation is divided on, yet you never see anyone protesting his likeness in that attraction. I've only heard "dead center of the gallery," which hardly seems offensive. But I'll wait and see what the new changes are like before passing judgment. Hmm--actually, there are a few "evil villains" in that Hall of Presidents.