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Dude, that last set is dialed in! Very nice!

The thing I love about Karnival is that they're never out of the news for too long. There's always another disaster on the horizon, just to remind you how awful they are. There's something to be said about consistency.

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They will build what they're asked to build. This conversation is destined to continue in circles.

^ What if he wants to indulge in offshore fishing, world class diving, etc. etc.? I know what terms you were thinking along, and I obviously won't speak for him, but I'll stick up for the Bahamas and say that for some folks there's more to the islands than crappy cruise ports. For instance, give me a week here or here, and I'd be a happy man.

And speaking of basketball recruiting, then there's the recent tight end phenomenon of the Antonio Gates and Jimmy Grahams of the football world. Recruit a guy to play one thing and he ends up All-Pro in something entirely different. Proof that recruiters and so-called "experts" basically don't know jack. I've said this for years. There's obviously some can't miss superstars that you HAVE to go after, but after that I'd rather build with grit, football IQ, character, and flat out desire. "BCS busters" don't exist merely by mistake.

I still love the word filter.

^ Yeah, and then ESPN buys into it and it's all downhill from there.

This is why I don't pay an ounce of attention to signing day.... The Canes 1999 recruiting class wasn't even ranked in the top 10: Philip Buchanon, Vernon Carey, Ken Dorsey, Andre Johnson, Bryant McKinnie, Clinton Portis, Mo Sikes, Jason Geathers. It's simply amazing to me how the industry has evolved to let an inordinate amount of armchair quarterbacks grow into actual deciding factors on these players' values. It seems like any halfwit j***off with a little capital, a bunch of idiot friends, and a business plan could create a "scouting combine" of his own and then promote these kids based on their own unofficial and unprofessional thoughts of what makes a "blue chip" prospect.

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If I was an AP, could I demand this not happen?

I stopped reading at this point.

Wow.

^ I used to be a bit torn on it too, because like every other red-blooded football fan, I like a hard fought game in the wind, snow, rain, or all of the above. But then I realized that's exactly what every week leading up to the Super Bowl is for....grinding it out through all types of adversity, including crap weather. The Super Bowl should be a reward, not a punishment.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I remember hearing that too. I'm completely against a cold weather site. If you're gonna have a championship game of any sort, for any sport, the playing surface and conditions should be as favorable as possible (ex:it's bad enough that the World Series has crept into frickin' November). It's supposed to be about showcasing the best two teams and their talents, and you can't do that if both quarterbacks have to hand off 75% of the game due to their hands being frozen and the ball feeling like a rock! There's just no logical reason for giving one team an advantage over another in the most important game of the season. Obviously you can't prevent rain in traditional SB places like Miami or SoCal, but to run the risk of having inclement weather decide the outcome is absurd. I'm still seriously hoping for a blizzard next year, just to eff up the NFL's plans. Having northern cities host a Super Bowl is stupid enough, but having it outdoors is the worst idea in the history of bad ideas. /end rant

^ Actually, it'd be crazy if there wasn't any. If a subject arose where there wasn't some ignorant backlash on one side or the other, I'd head straight for my end of the world bunker.

As long as that pizza is operational in October, I'm okay.

Really? They actually said this?

I guess then I'll just go eat at one of the many great restaurants that supposedly don't exist there. Or watch a show. Or visit a gift shop. Or relax and talk with friends. Or people watch. Or jump on my smart phone and complain about how "bad" my Disney vacation is going in real time so the world will know of Disney's evil plan to suck out all the fun, right? I don't wear rose colored glasses, but I don't need each WDW visit to play out as perfect as a friggin' Navy SEALS covert op either. Some people seem to think Iger is turning into the next great dictator or something. He's not.

I just can't believe Disney is continuing to try and enhance the guest experience by the use of forward-thinking technology. Why do they keep trying to make my visit easier and more enjoyable?!?!? Ugh, the nerve. I won't be part of your system, mouse.

I'm excited about the future, yet saddened that we lost so many good opportunities for more "hot Carrie Fisher." Thanks again, George.

This won't end well.....again.

If they're not out there already, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say The Quadski will be the next cruise ship excursion vehicle at various Caribbean locations. I like it!

The way that latest video shows it with the foliage filled in looks incredible. This could easily end up being the best coaster in America.

Eh, one more.