how will cicadas affect PKI,HW,SFKK the next month?

How long did it take you to come up with that gem? :)

LOL, [>3/\/....Mantis *does* bite...:)

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redman822 said: Will deep fried battered chocolate cicadas be available at stands alongside the fried oreos and Snickers bars throughout the park?

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Of course, George! That, along with cicadas wrapped in cotton candy...for that realistic web effect. Mmmmmmm.

Cicadas on a stick. Cicada wraps. Gummy cicadas. Cicada fudge. Cicada Dots...

We're also investigating the number of carbs in the average cicada...for the Atkins folks. :)

Don't get me started! Paula *** Edited 5/13/2004 8:57:48 PM UTC by Raven Maven***

Ewww....just thinking about those foods is making me sick-ada! ;)

How could I forget ... Cicada-ade to drink! Slurp! :)

Paula (feeling a little queasy...)

I think people should not worry about the cicadas at those parks. The real thing to worry about is the prices gauging of gasoline this summer. High costs in gasoline may prevent some from visiting parks this summer.

DollywoodrideOp

Fear Factor - Holiday World style! :)

On an unrelated note:

DollywoodRideOP, I don't buy into the gas scare. I just read an article explaining gas prices in the late 70's/early 80's - if you translate those dollars into today's dollars, gas cost more per gallon back then in many cases.

I look at my real world situation. I just stumbled across a home video from 2000 where I was filming from the car. Our local gas station at the time had gas at $1.74 a gallon for premium gas. The closest gas station to me now sells premium gas for $2.04 a gallon.

My car holds 13 gallons and gets roughly 30mpg these days.

I could take a 780 mile road trip to a park and the difference in gas vs 4 years ago is under $8.

If a coaster trip hinges on $8, then I probably shouldn't be going.

Nope, No carbs in Ciccadas :)

Eat em up guys and gals and they will be gone quicker :)

Guess I'll have to dodge em tommorow at 80mph on SOB :)

Chuck, who wonders if they taste like Chicken?

I'll find out tomorrow morning because it just rained hard and they will emerge tonight in Cincy where it rained and already have in places that got rain earlier in the week.

Paula, you crack me up! ;-) Cicadas on a stick.....mmmmmm.

It must be a West Virginia thing......those little buggers were a nuisance 17 years ago. Loud. Obnoxious. After their invasion there were hundreds of cicada bodies as far as the eyes could see........

It was a mess. :-( It was almost like a bad B-rated horror flick. Ewwww.

-Tina

Am I in the minority when I say that I enjoy the sound? Nothing like a hot August day with a nice breeze, and a chorus of cicadas...

See Tina...and you complain West Virginia has nothing. You have Cicadas!

Yes, Tina, I'm almost old enought to really remember what it was like in WV 17 years ago....but not quite;)

j/k, even though your ancient to me;)

I am just like a fine wine my friend.....I get better and tastier with age, and only a few can handle the intense flavor.

Mooshy you would agree wouldn't you? These youngsters couldn't handle *ancients* like us right? ;-)

Well, *classics* would be a better term. :-D

-Tina

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Charles Nungester said:

Chuck, who wonders if they taste like Chicken?

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NOT from personal experience, but I read that they supposedly taste like cold, canned asparagus. I may like asparagus, but not cold and not from a can. So I can feel good about turning down that extra helping of cicadas.

(I am SO glad I am on a diet to fit on SROS cuz food just took a mighty disgusting turn in this thread!)

K.

Not all families of 4 or 6 get 30 mpg in their cars/vans/suvs. And Lord Gonchar, you are just one who might not be affected-- but i guarantee it the price of gas is more of a legitimate excuse for keeping some people away from the park then cicadas ( come on people-- cicadas?!??!?!? please.. they are harmless creatures.

DollywoodRideOp

Why not ask colonel sanders?

If you ever wanted to know what's in the colonel's secret recipe it must be KFC....Kentucky Fried Cicadas.

Paula,instead of serving cicade ade have you guys ever considered serving cicada shakes? just add two scoops vanilla ice cream with one cup of cicadas,mix well & serve cold....ahh a tasty,crunchy treat on a hot spring day in Indiana. :)

Lord Gonchar mentioned $2.04 for Premium. Try $2.059 here for Economy. 87 Octane. Ya want premium around here, that'll run ya $2.259 (I'm not saying gas prices are fixed but its curious how every single station changes to the exact same price on the same day)

(Here is Cincinnati, OH, right in the Cicada-Zone, although I have yet to be introduced to one this year)

Speaking of Cicadas - someone at work mentioned a nice recipie they say for Bananna bread with Cicadas taking the place of the nuts. I think I am going to resist the urge to sample any break-room community food for awhile.

Then again deep-fried chocolate-covered Cicadas, toss in powdered sugar and hot fuge topping, and why not? HW here I come.

I suppose we'll hear soome enough if purchasing a set of tight fitting safety goggles would be prudent.

Just to let everyone know...the Cicadas are NOW OUT (at least some form/species of them are). You can really here them down in "The Valley" in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. And I picked up a few just to see if wasn't just a giant beatle. Yep, it's them.

As for another note. I could have SWORN I saw one on the TTD station cam this morning. All I could see was a big black beetle looking thing. But it looked like it had the outline of Cicada. Definetly was a beetle or Cicada of some sort due to it's legs and head...but again I'm no Bioligist.

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DollywoodRideOp said:

Not all families of 4 or 6 get 30 mpg in their cars/vans/suvs

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then Coasterville Dave said:

Ya want premium around here, that'll run ya $2.259

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Ok then let's create our own 'worst case scenario' :)

Let's say gas prices have gone up in your area 50 cents per gallon over last summer (I think it's safe to say no one has seen that kind of increase yet)

Let's also say your family of 6 drives in a big ol' gas guzzlin SUV that gets 17mpg.

That same 780 mile trip I'm taking for $8 more only costs this family $23 more than last year in gas. That's with an unrealistic 50 cent a gallon increase and a low mpg vehicle.

I'll repeat myself here:

If you have a family of 6 going on vacation and your trip hinges on $23, you probably shouldn't be going.

And to keep this a little on topic:

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Coaster Kikky said:

I read that they supposedly taste like cold, canned asparagus

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I always grab a few pieces of asparagus out of the can before I cook it. Yum!

Hey, I know how to tie the threads of this thread back together... let's mine the Cicadas for Gasoline!!!

Oh well... it was an attempt... not a good one, but an attempt...

-Escher (From Seattle, WA: Cicada free since 1968 or earlier...)