SDCFans - The Unofficial Fan Site For Silver Dollar City
Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => General Silver Dollar City Talk => Topic started by: Andymeets1880s on June 23, 2010, 02:40:10 PM
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I dont think any of us would agree that you could be at SDC too much, but I thought this could be another humorous thread!
1. Everytime the wife/girlfriend bakes a cake, you say "Icing?? Where's the powdered sugar?"
2. Everytime you water the lawn, you have the overwhelming urge to spray the kids!
3. When you go to an arena event or major sporting event, you keep wondering why the tram isnt running from the parking lot.
4. You refuse to buy pajamas until you can find them with thick black and white stripes.
5. People stare at you when you stop on 105 degree black asphalt, take a deep breath and go "Ahhh...memories!"
6. Everything you hammer in the garage is done on an anvil.
7. You ask for season passes on your birthday.....and Christmas.....and anniversary....and....
8. Whenever you change a flat tire, you always have to give the tire a spin before you remove it.
9. You ask the WalMart associate in housewares "Where are the skillets that are THIS big?" and hold your arms out to make a circle as big as a tire.
10. Your home schedule changes to mirror the same hours as SDC.
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11. When you show your family members your new basement family room, you have to get a group shot first.
12. You buy postcards and send them to your long distance family.......from your house!
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13. You make your guests stand in a winding line to get their food or play a board game.
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14. When someone asks where you're from, you reply that you are a "citizen" of (your residence here).
15. You lean to one side when you walk on a complete level floor.
16. You cant stop referring to your grandparents house, apartment or trailer as the "mansion."
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17. You got beat up by the local bar bullies when you bellied up to a bar, looked the bartender right in the eyes and said "Sarsaparilla!" when slapping the bar with your hand!
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18. You fuel your vehicle with a concoction of your own invention.
19. You yell "Fiiiire in the Hooole" when diving off the board at the municipal pool.
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20. When guests come over you have them raise the right hand and then begin to deputize them
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21 You try to think of new topics to come up with while ya'r at work all day. ::)
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22. You sit on your front porch and wave as cars go by or yelling ugly at them.
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23. Any time you leave somewhere you announce that you are "Gettin outa here, no matter what!"
24. You sing theme songs to your favorite rides.
25. You tell people riding in your care to please keep their arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times or they will get "bush whacked!"
26. You greet everyone with a "Howdy!"
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27. You spend all day trying to picture the locations of "Where in the City?" postings.
28. Your boss has to block SDCFans from your internet access at work.
29. You greet your mother-in-law with "Howdy Toots!" at Thanksgiving.
(Number 23 is hilarious.)
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My sis and I actually DO do #23
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Yip, #26 is us all the way.
We start sing'n the songs to the rides at about Springfield.
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30. You walk through a house that's slanted without even thinking about something's wrong with the foundation.
31. You see pictures changing from ordinary to terrifying and don't even think about calling an exorcist.
32. You walk through a cemetery reading all the headstones and smile and laugh out loud.
33. A gunfight breaks out on Main Street and you run to it instead of running from it.
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34. You wax nostalgic at the smell of burnt popcorn.
35. At Christmastime, you go to look at lights with the windows down and singing Christmas carols at the top of your
lungs.
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36. You end every description of what's in your garden with "patch."
"That's my tater patch, that's my corn patch, that's my tomato patch...."
37. When you leave family or friends, you tell them you have to get back to the "homestead."
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38. You talk about Rube Dugans, Red Flanders, the Wilson family, and Doc Harris as if they are your best friends.
39. You know the name of the streets in the City.
40. You don't always stop to see every detail, but you notice subtle changes each visit.
41. You can identify members of Pure Heart, Sons of the Silver Dollar, the Homestead Pickers, the Time Machine Band, and Cajun Connection by name.
42. You can recite the set list of GAC Hot Country Nights in your sleep.
43. You go to certain performances of certain shows because you know which performers rotate their roles and when.
44. You could construct an accurate timeline of all the shows ever produced in house since the park opened 50 years ago.
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45. You dont refer to yourself as the head of the household...you're the "mayor."
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46. When you see people getting ready to cross the street you just can't resist yelling out, "You folks over there by the fence please stay behind the white line!"
47. Whenever you see somebody on the street wearing bib overalls and a floppy hat you go up to them and ask, "What's your character's name?"
48. When you pay for your dinner in a restaurant you just naturally pull out your season pass and show the clerk for your discount.
49. Every T-shirt in your drawer seems to have the SDC logo on it somewhere.
50. When you get on an elevator you tell everybody else in the car, "Please keep your hands and feet in the car at all times and please place your cell phones, hats, cameras and personal items in the boxes. Remember cameras and cell phones are not allowed on this ride."
51. You think the way out of any place is to go uphill.
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52. You stuff a pair of striped socks and sew them to the top of your winter ski mask.
53. Tear down that rickety, weathered old barn?! Not you! You burn it down!
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54. You flip through humor and joke books for ideas of the epitaph on your headstone.
55. You lean into every curve, drop and climb when riding in the family car.
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56. In times of trouble, you can MacGyver an explosive device out of a wicker basket, some taffy, wood shavings and lye soap. (hey, you've been paying attention to things other than just the rides!)
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57. The only fishing bait you'll use is shad.
58. You believe the county fair should be called an exposition.
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59. Your family thinks about having you thrown in the looney bin when you refer to your neighborhood as SDC's sister city, "Copper Quarter Town."
60. You install an outhouse on the edge of your pool to tilt and swing open when people swim by it.
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61. Every time you smell the combination of hot asphalt and cypress chips you feel strangely homesick! :'(
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62. You buy every old thing you find that says Silver Dollar City on it. ;)
63. You put Silver Dollar City as your hometown on your work badge. ;)
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64. You mortgage the house, sell stocks and get a loan using your cars for collateral (sp) so you can buy out Home Depot's lumber to build your kids an exact replica of the world's largest treehouse.
65. You fill out credit card and job applications with "Silver Dollar City, Missouri" as your residence.
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65. The bathroom mirror changes your face when you look into it.
66. You have gate with a turnstyle so you can count your visitors coming and going.
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67. You get discouraged when you cant find "Hot Asphalt", "BBQ" and "Bakery" incense (sp).
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63. You put Silver Dollar City as your hometown on your work badge. ;)
heeeeeeey ;)
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Tee hee :D
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68. You throw your head back and bay like a coon dog when your in the middle of a mall or maybe even in church. Thanks Danny Eakin for the inspiration!
Harp
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69. When you hear of suspicious fires on the news, you point at the TV and say "I'll bet it was those dang BaldKnobbers!"
70. When you see footage on the news of flooded areas, you wonder why you dont see any convicts bailing water.
71. You ask the SDC office if there are "lifetime" passes!
72. You try to buy a plot in the FITH cemetery.
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Lifetime passes......hmmmm
73. On every vacation not going to SDC, you try to figure out how you can just swing by for an hour or two.
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74. The citizen's start recognizing YOU
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Love the above post! Got a quick story: First week at college at Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau, I'm standing in a hallway waiting for a history class to begin, and this guy walks up to me, pauses, and asks me "aren't you that Junior Dugan guy from Silver Dollar City?" I was floored! I occasionally got asked the question around Branson on a day off, but THAT ONE really surprised me. It only happened that one time. Fame is fleeting!
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74. The citizen's start recognizing YOU
This one is good, actually happened to me. The second summer that Wildfire was open I was down there many many weekends riding over and over (usually on Fridays) it got to where one really sweet lady named Jackie working in the Wildfire gift shop got to where she knew me by name, she knew me every season after that and always by name, even when she went to other shops I'd still stop in and say hi and she would always remember me, I missed out getting to see her before she retired recently, in fact the last chance I would have seen her I was on my way there on my motorcycle and I got hit head on by a pickup that crossed into my lane. And so this leads into my top way you know you have been to SDC too much.
Just a few minutes before the pickup crashed into me I was thinking, well in 30 minutes I'll be in the park and can ride wildfire and then go have a piece of pie. I flew about 20 feet before bouncing off the pavement and sliding to a stop. I actually thought I was dead for a moment until I realized I was face down on the pavement. My injuries and concussion hadn't soaked in yet so I got up and started taking my gear off and see how bad I was hurt before I lost consciousness, when I came to the ambulance people said 'where do you want to go?" Not thinking clearly of course I looked up and said, well... I was on my way to Silver Dollar City.... I could tell they wanted to shake their heads and think geez, this one has lost it. They said, well we can take you to Branson Hospital or Springfield... about that time the concussion kicked in fully and I blacked out again, next thing I knew I was being loaded in the ambulance to head to Branson, thats as close as I got that day, by the time I got out of the hospital that evening it was closing time at SDC.
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Wow. I think that one definitely trumps all! :)
I'm on my way to #74. I'd love to know every single Citizen by name and vice versa. And eventually I wanna achieve the ultimate fan dream of becoming a Citizen myself!
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You spend hours at work thinking about how in the heck that ghost trap at the bottom of Huck Finn's hideout works. Or, if it is a real ghost trapped in there. ???
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^^^I know that shouldn't be funny, but it is. :D
At least now it is - I'm pretty sure it wasn't funny at the time.
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westofeight - We know the Jackie you are talking about from the Wildfire gift house, she is the sister of 1 of our good auto racing friends, we have talked to her many times.
1 of the fire chief guys in Fire in the Hole recognizes all the time too cuz i always wear my ol'-school SDC shirt from the 90's that has the axe & log logo on it.
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^ I snagged one of those shirts too when I worked at the City. It was in the Hospitality House I think. Love that shirt and it is just so simple and bold. Not like the busy ugly shirts that I see each year I return for a visit. What's with that?!
Here at Disney, we have latched on to the "retro" thing in all of our shirts. You can buy retro Epcot Center shirts (as opposed to just "Epcot") and vintage looking Magic Kingdom tees now too. I wish they would come out with a 70's and 80's style SDC shirt again.
For now, I'm holding on to the one I have in all it's log-and-axe glory.
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Off topic, but there are some really neato "Established 1960" shirts in the trinket shop above the cave, over behind the taffy store. They're probably elsewhere too, but that's where they were last winter.
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75. You know the history behind every building in SDC
76. When paying bills you cut corners in every way to fund your next trip
77. Your wardrob slowly turns into the costumes worn by SDC citizens
78. You stand near the rail road tracks and stop cars when a train comes with a picket fence
79. You measure everyone that visits you for a coffin.
80. When riding in the car you practice holding up your hands and hollarin when goin up and down hills.
81. You carry around a pop gun pistol and when asked why you calmly explaiin that the Hatfeilds/Mcoys have been sneakin around and they arent about to get away with it
82. At odd intervals you toot a sailers whistle and when people look at you weird you tell them its time to get on Uncle Rubes submersible and go lookin for Grandpappys Silver
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83. Every snake you every see is a copper-headed-rattle-moccasin
84. You question the cave guide (guilty) when she leaves something out of the tour spiel.
85. You remember when Alfie and Ralphie dressed as women.
86. You shake your fist at your mother in law and call her "ugly"
87. You remember when the Yankees around the bend were the Cleveland Indians
88. You spend all day at work on this forum wishing you were a "citizen"
89. You apply for a job as a computer technician with SDC every year (just in case)
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90. You hold your season passes in a higher spot in your wallet than you drivers lisence, ss cards and bank atm card.
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Oh dear... 90 is actually true (except for license [which for me is only a permit, lol])
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LOL. al pretty good so far. and by the way. my pass is in the top slot in my wallet, and i am always setting back cash for the next chance to go!!
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I actually hide my Season Pass behind my Driver's License so that I know it is snug, and won't accidentally slip out of my wallet. :D
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when you get stopped for speeding and you give them your SDC pass for I.D. by mistake? does that count?
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Your name is Swoosh (well my real name) and citizens, PR staff, and Brad himself recognizes me and ask how I've been doing.
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^Well, you are the MAN when it comes to the Midwest info guide so that would kinda make sense
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how about when all the parks name a national holiday after you? are you ready for this....national "swoosh" day? LOL
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When you see two people staring at a park map, and you're able to give them directions to where they want to go....including multiple routes depending on their choice of terrain, and where they might want to shop or eat along the way! That's happened to us a couple of times this week!
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Parson, I think deep down we all want to be Silver Dollar City tour guides! :D
Speaking of park maps, I actually had mine laminated poster style just so I would not have to worry about accidentally tearing it, or spilling anything on it. To call me passionate would be an understatement! ;D
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last time down, i also did the park direct thing.. thought it was humorous.. and a couple of onlooker looked at me like i was nuts :o which obviously i must be.. ;D
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We have done the same thing at times.
During our racin' season, alot'a our racin' friends ask when we'r goin' to Branson again. We try to get some of'm to go with us & get away from the stress of racin' every weekend. Never works tho'. :( Every step at SDC is like - "oop, there's this - oop, there's that.." LOVE IT!
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I had a couple asking for directions in the smoking area when I was there in October. I think we have probably all doen this a few times
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yes! smoking and restroom... you know, priorities.
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Hey Ozark.... :D......if you're with family at SDC and have your laminated map, do you hold it up to your mouth like head coaches in football and talk to them so none of the other visitors will be able to read your lips and know which ride you're heading to next?? :D :D :D :D :D
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now thats funny!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks sanddune! I'm here at 10, midnight and the late show at 2. Be sure to tip your waitress!
(rim shot)
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great save me a seat at 10, tips are always given for good "service". LOL...
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Hey Ozark.... :D......if you're with family at SDC and have your laminated map, do you hold it up to your mouth like head coaches in football and talk to them so none of the other visitors will be able to read your lips and know which ride you're heading to next?? :D :D :D :D :D
Ha! No, but I may actually have to steal that idea! ;D
Actually, the laminated map stays at home. I keep it handy for the “Where in the city?” thread. ;)
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ozark... that sound like a new thread to me.!! How do you know you check SDCfans too often??? Answer: "when you have a laminated map......" Lol!! thats great!
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sounds like one of them there redneck jokes..........I can hear jeff foxworthy now....
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(In Jeff Foxworthy twang)
"If you've ever had your park map laminated.....you might be an SDC fan!"
:D :D :D
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THATS! right andy.. good job!
Oh wait!! sounds like another thread....
"You know your a SDC fan when you ......................."
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when you have youtube:SDC rides as a spot on your fave bar for when you have withdraws
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trams, i have a fav marked for youtube, but it is for OTC, love those lights!
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i have afew SDC videos saved on my youtube channel also. :D
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Oh my goodness, do share! ;D
Is your YouTube account the same as it is here, or different?
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they are just videos that other people have made, not mine personally. i made 1 video back in 2008 but have never gotten around to puttin' it on youtube. we have tried & tried but i think our computer is out dated compared to our video camera. my pa knows more than i do about postin' vids, & he cant figure it out. we can get picture but the sound is us talking in the back-ground about try'n to figure it out. you dont wanna hear THAT part, too many naughty words.. :-X
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You go into your kitchen at home and demand your wife make funnel cakes for you...You go into your driveway and wait five minutes for the tram...You find yourself humming the Flooded Mine song in the shower...In the middle of the night you roll over in bed and think you are on Thunderation.
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""You go into your kitchen at home and demand your wife make funnel cakes for you......""
Demand funnel cakes?? WOW!! not me.... LOL LOL
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Have no fear sanddunerider as no matter how many demands a man makes, the woman is always the one calling the shots. ;)
I have infact had several actual dreams about Silver Dollar City. Of course my brain likes to jumble up fragments of information so it's like a Silver Dollar City, mixed together with Six Flags, mixed together with the Circus. :D
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'that combination could be dangerous.. have to spend a week at a time there.. 1 day would not be enough to do a park themed that way..
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When you know every curve, which fuel station has clean bathrooms and friendly help, mile marker, exit numbers, speed limits, road construction detour, and backroads that save you time!!!
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Well, by George if I didn’t have yet another dream about Silver Dollar City last night! Of course in dreamland, it never made perfect sense. One of my family members bought a samurai sword there, and we took a jumbo jet flight out of Branson. The Grand Exposition was actually a mile away from the park next to some large river. Then we had to go inside a Space Adventure building to get back to the main park. Everything else was sort of the same as the real Silver Dollar City though! :D
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Ozark, there may be medication you can take for that.... ::) ::)
Just kidding of course. ;D
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Top ten ways you know you have been to SDC too much?! When you have dreams like Ozark's! :o
Ok, Ozark...it's ok...just put the computer keyboard down and back away from it slowly. :D
As they say on The Andy Griffith Show, I was just "funnin'!" LOL!
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when you are with your family and your walking thru the live nativity scene and the lepors jump out at you and you have the sudden urge to shake your fist and yell UGLY!!
then when walking thru the "marketplace" and all the lower class merchants are trying to sell you things you get the sudden urge to either give them an empty taffy wrapper or a few pennies....
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1. When you ask, "Whaddaya mean, 'too much'?" :o
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I wanted to throw this in ;D ;D you know you are SDC fan when you make a SDC Monopoly Board!! ::) ::)
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Guilty! It sure makes monopoly a lot more fun to play. ;D
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LOL! got another one. I have weatherbug on my laptop. went to check it this morning and put in the zip code for branson without looking it up... LOL!! 65615. just typed it in like it was "home".. I guess maybe t is....
headed down today. talk to you all later this evening.!
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You cannot leave the house without having your "pathfinder" so you can find your way around your hometown!
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You expect all morticians to look like Mr. M. Balmer.
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junior! I have the Pathfinder & the Times in my laptop case!! for easy reference!!
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How about... "when you don't need either the pathfinder or the times to spout off information - you just know it" ?
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Now there is an idea! Silver Dollar City should have a night when they shut off all of their lights, and allow guest to find their way around with nothing but prior knowledge. :)
It would be a blast with the exception of the liabilities. None the less, I rarely use my Pathfinder Map for navigation. I mostly use it at home to relive my days at Silver Dollar City. ;D
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I remember the days in the late 70s and early 80s when the only night lighting on the park was a few street lamps and some flood lights hidden in the trees. It was very dark on park. There were big sections of street that were not lit at all, and you had to hope nobody left big objects laying in the pathways as you stumbled along to the next area that was at least dimly lit.
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That's interesting Junior. I would love to see the park lit up with only traditional candles, and lanterns, and oil lamp burners! It would be a great way to extend the park hours during The Harvest Festival.
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Of course, when I was on park, the hours usually did not extend until dark, so the lighting was only so employees could slowly find their way around park. Most employees were not on park that late. I do remember coming out of a "Young Life" Christian meeting on park around 1980 that went a bit long, and we were all stumbling around in the dark trying not to fall on the pathways to get to the parking lots.
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ozark i like the idea of low lighting during fall festival... that would be a great way to finish the day..