Transpennsylvaniaism- PPP 2005

LOL, *this* is what happens Bill when you get yourself caught up between whether you're trying to write a journal entry or a trip report and then a sort of overspill comes when you drop the unedited version on a public forum. I talk as if whatever I'm writing is somehow interesting when I know there's a lot I could have done without.

I do wish more people would share fun and random stories about their trip and not just a straightforward by the numbers report. Maybe a lot of people enjoy that, but the ones I found worthwhile sitting down to are the ones that make me laugh, smile, and have some emotional effect. Your reports are extremely enjoyable. Not sure if I achieved that anywhere, but I appreciate everyone who took time to read and reply. :)

Sad we missed all of you guys at Dorney. Hanging out is always the best part and I just didn't get enough in those few hours at Knoebels.

+Danny

^Nip/Tuck is disturbingly awesome!

Ok, so I like the sex scenes. I can't lie. :-D

Danny,

Clint tends to stalk me from time to time but he's harmless. Since I am "packing heat" like a true redneck I keep him at bay. ;-)

Rob,

I said hello to you but I wasn't sure it was you. You were hanging out with Tim, Brent, etc. correct? I guess I AM getting old.....I am forgetting faces as well as names. lol. Glad to hear you were able to get away from the stress and have fun, despite the weather. :-)

-Tina

Yeppers, that was me Tina.

But its okay, I do look different since I've gained like 30 lbs since last year. That's what happens when you have a pregnant wife who can't decide on what she wants to eat... heh!

It's all good :)

~Rob Willi

Tina, that's one of my favorite shows on TV now along with the best show that nobody's watching, Arrested Development. Maybe one of the best sitcoms ever.

+Danny

Hearing some of the soundtrack over the weekend made me realize the Rocky-horror-ness of this thread title.

So come up to the lab, and see what's on the slab, I see you shiver with antici...

Hey, I share plenty of randomness on my TRs. I even talked about the bathroom trip at SFMM ;).

I still need to go to one of those all-out midnight Rocky Horror shows that many a friend has raved about. I haven't even seen the original by itself to be honest.. It has to be way more fun than the dreadful The Fog I just got back from. It was probably the worst film showing at the 24-screen theatre and that's saying something in the overwhelming amount of trash recently. Thumbs up for A History of Violence or Wallace & Gromit for those who want to better and more intelligent people-shredder or Halloween (family) fun.

Clint, I remember writing about checking out the SFKK bathrooms in my TR with Dawn last year and describing how clean they were. The great thing about our randomness is that we end up trying to top each other and they get wilder and funnier. :)

+Danny

Yeah, but you didn't have a (fairly hot) chick follow you in wanting to know if it was crowded because she 'had to go bad'...

;)

Well then get this! Dawn and I were at Macy's at Easton Mall in Columbus on the weekend in April when she came up to see Guster and go to Kings Island with me. She was checking out some sassy shoes and I ran to the restroom to drop off something at The Brown Derby. Anyways, a French woman blasts into my stall, totally rips the door off the top hinge, starts apologizing in like eleven different languages, and then runs away uncontrollably laughing.

Meanwhile the guy in the next stall starts cracking up and now I finally have the opportunity to break down and lose it over what happened to me and giggle about him flushing the toilet every time he exposed gas to its natural porcelain habitat (slash farted). What a riot. Sorry for the rambling, but I left and couldn't even tell Dawn the rest of the story because I was choking on the funnies. In the slightly twisted words of Whitney Houston, "The toilet is over!" =p

+Danny

HeyIsntThatRob? said:
Yeppers, that was me Tina.
But its okay, I do look different since I've gained like 30 lbs since last year. That's what happens when you have a pregnant wife who can't decide on what she wants to eat... heh!
It's all good
~Rob Willi

Are you sure YOU are not pregnant, Rob? ;-)

-Tina

Maybe Rob killed Santa and got The Santa Clause. Get me something nice for Christmas, k? Or push for having the baby on my birthday.. But I'll settle for letting it slide to Valentine's Day as well. =p

+Danny

^I went to one of those Rocky Horror things once in college with a group of friends (and was the only one who didn't dress up).

It was..........interesting. Scary, but interesting. :-)

-Tina

Oh be nice! I wouldn't kill Santa, infact he yelled at me at Holiday World since he knows what I've been up to. So I'm way, way, way too afraid to even mess around with that dude..

Scared me out of my wits!

Although I'm wondering if I'm prenant as well. If I'm getting mood swings and going to the bathroom every five minutes I'm guessing that would be a good indication.

~Rob Willi

^I think it's called sympathy pregnancy/pains, or something like that. lol.

Now if YOU start breastfeeding your new baby I will personally call Ripley's. ;-)

Santa Claus? Scary? Billy Bob Thornton isn't working as the "bad Santa" at Holiday World now is he? :-O

-Tina

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Remember what Ben Stiller said:
"You can milk anything with nipples."

AV Matt
Long live the Big Bad Wolf

^Even cats. :-O

Thankfully that's NOT true, especially since my two are spayed!

-Tina

Bad Santa at Holiday World? They *really* do need to start having a Halloween event even if they already have a section. Plus it could open up the park for the rest of the season and hopefully get some nice crowds in. The entire family likes to be scared if HW guests are anywhere near as tough as PKI's. Little girls, grandmas, your mummy,.. all in line for the haunts! =p

Rob breastfeeding? Whenever guys start doing that, you're going to see a new type of porn flood the internet. I'll pass on it though just like coaster porn 'n gravy. Thanks anyway. ;)

+Danny

I would be very, very worried if I began breastfeeding.

Weren't we talking about your PPP trip and not about my boobies?

As for Holiday World *not* having a Halloween Event, my comment coincides with that I said in Tim's TR (http://www.coasterbuzz.com/forum.aspx?mode=thread&TopicID=43359)

I think Holiday World realizes that being out in the boondocks they won't be able to staff the park to a reasonable level. Since this goes completely against their business sense as they want to provide their guests with the best service possible, having a Halloween event in an understaffed park would have good effect on bringing in more people/more money in a season but runs the risk of ruining their reputation for awesome service.

At least those are my thoughts on it, I've never talked to the Koch's in person, but I think that would be the gist of it.

Besides, look at those people in California and Florida. They have parks open all the time and I'm sure that the excitement of going to parks at anytime of the year would wear off. As much as I love going to amusement parks post Labor Day I think its better time for haunted trails at your local metropark, friday night football games, camping, and raking leaves. But that's just me :)

~Rob Willi

EDIT: Grammar *** Edited 10/17/2005 8:18:33 PM UTC by HeyIsntThatRob?***

That makes sense, but I didn't really know where they got most of their staff from unless the surrounding areas sort of build themselves on Santa Claus. It may cost more than its worth even by building new props and theming the antique cars and other things. Maybe one day as the attendance rises and maybe the demand will to work and go there later in the year.

I don't know when the last time you were at Fearfest at PKI Rob, but it was amazing this year. There are even a couple midway "fright zones" between International Street and Rivertown (called Cornstalkers) and one between Oktoberfest and Coney Maul with the "sliders". I still miss Route 666 with the antique cars, but they're doing a new thing on the train this year that seems to be getting rave reviews. Sadly I missed it last weekend, but hopefully I'll catch that before the end of the year.

+Danny

You only miss Route 666 because everyone has a great story from it to tell about you now. ;)

Well, actually, only Patrick and I do... but I've heard the story from somebody myself... so... Yeah.