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favorite thing about Vegas? (besides gambling)
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| October 24th, 2011 at 9:18:54 AM permalink | |
| dm Member since: Apr 29, 2010 Threads: 14 Posts: 699 |
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| October 24th, 2011 at 9:46:49 AM permalink | |
| Doc Member since: Feb 27, 2010 Threads: 21 Posts: 2825 | One of my favorite parts of the pirates vs. navy performance occurred after the show ended and as the sunken ship was brought back up. Does everyone remember what happened then? |
| October 24th, 2011 at 10:07:11 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5727 | I think that should say anyone. And you've got my curiosity piqued.... Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| October 24th, 2011 at 10:51:36 AM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Nov 17, 2009 Threads: 113 Posts: 2047 |
You have to watch "Miss Congeniality 2" to find out?  |
| October 24th, 2011 at 11:07:18 AM permalink | |
| Doc Member since: Feb 27, 2010 Threads: 21 Posts: 2825 | Here's the way I remember it.... The ship could "sail" a short distance down the lagoon parallel to Las Vegas Boulevard and approach the pirate enclave (where the sirens now maintain control.) The navy ship's captain maintained a haughty, perhaps arrogant, tone throughout, thoroughly disparaging the pirates and acting as if a ship of the royal navy could not be bested by such lowly, unruly creatures. Of course, his ship fell victim and was sunk several times each evening. As the ship went down, the navy hands that had not been killed dove overboard, but the captain maintained his pride and went down with his ship, standing (as I remember it) on the rail and disappearing below the surface. The pirates celebrated, and there were a few more things as the show came to a close. As the show ended and the crowd began to disperse, it was time to reset the scene for the next episode 90 minutes later. The navy ship was raised from the deep, revealing the captain still standing on the rail. This was perhaps ten minutes after he had gone down with the ship. As the ship neared its final height, the captain would spout water from his mouth in a giant stream before taking a bow, stepping down, and making his exit. Great comedy effect. |
| October 24th, 2011 at 11:16:49 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5727 | Yeah, I remember that now. Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| October 24th, 2011 at 12:57:45 PM permalink | |
| ThatDonGuy Member since: Jun 22, 2011 Threads: 6 Posts: 236 | Food, followed by the Pinball Hall of Fame / Museum, then probably the shows (although I am the sort of person who thinks twice before putting down $75 and up for 90 minutes of entertainment). I'm not a night person, so I'm not usually around the casinos when things pick up. |
| October 24th, 2011 at 3:49:16 PM permalink | |
| teddys Member since: Nov 14, 2009 Threads: 100 Posts: 2725 | Cheap graveyard specials, casino promotions and come-on's, coupons, getting comps that exceed my expected loss . . . detect a pattern here? "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss..." -Rudyard Kipling |
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