A Visitor's Guide To Cincinnati and GABP, Part 3 - Entertainment
by jch24 on Jan 23, 2010 4:02 PM EST
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PrintYou've made it to our fine city and you've filled your belly with our great food, but there's still time to kill before and after the game. What is there to do in Cincinnati, you say? Well, I'm glad you asked. There are plenty of good times to be had by people of all ages and interests, hopefully you'll find something below that will blow your hair back, like this maybe?
Even the Boys In Red love the Diamondback!
This is probably the most challenging installment of all, since there's no way for me to know what you enjoy doing in your free time. I'll do my best to cover everything I can think of and hopefully you'll have a good time while you're here.
You're coming here because you want to watch baseball, so let's start there. Besides the Reds, other baseball options include our independent minor league team The Florence Freedom, who play about 12 miles south of the river in Florence, KY. Minor league baseball at its roots, Freedom games offer a family friendly environment, cheap tickets and concessions (beer garden, w00t!), and ample free parking. If you'd like to see some future Reds you could make a day trip to Louisville to see the AAA affiliate Bats (1.5 hrs Southeast by car) or our high A affiliate Dayton Dragons (1 hr North by car, good luck finding tickets). If you're going to a Bats game you might check out Kentucky Kingdom or the Louisville Slugger Museum while you're there. The Astro's low A team, The Lexington Legends, are 1.5 hrs South of us as well.
Locally, opportunity for fun and games abound. King's Island boasts some of the world's best roller coasters (The Beast, Son of Beast, Diamondback) along with a slew of other stuff to entertain you. The Beach Waterpark is right around the corner from King's Island if you're interested but for my money I'd go to KI since it has a water park built in. Coney Island (we have one too!) is an older, more demure, cheaper version of King's Island that's a little more pleasant to navigate if you have little ones. If you're here when it's cold but still want to get wet, Cocoa Key Water Resort and Great Wolf Lodge are viable options.
Sticking with the outdoors theme, I think one of the most underrated qualities of this area is its abundance of great parks. The Hamilton County Park District does a great job, with my favorites being Miami Whitewater Forest and Winton Woods. Other outdoorsy stuff would include Ozone Zipline Adventures and a TON of festivals (that list should be updated by the time it matters).
If you're into educational activities, The Cincinnati Museum Center, Krohn Conservatory, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati Art Museum, and Cincinnati Zoo are good places to start, and the ever-controversial Creation Museum is right next door to our airport. On a side note, The Indianapolis Children's Museum is the best I've ever seen if you're willing to drive 2 hrs but I'm willing to bet most of you won't. Speaking of which.....
If gambling is your thing, the area boasts three "riverboat" casinos for your gaming pleasure. Hollywood Casino, Grand Victoria Casino, and Belterra Casino (in order of proximity) are all a quick drive away from downtown.
If you'd like to take in some music while you're here, Annie's, Bogart's, Madison Theater, Mad Hatter, The Blue Wisp(jazz), & Southgate House are the live music venues of choice, If your tastes are a big more refined, check out the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra or see what shows are at the Cincinnati Music Hall(I saw B.B. King there, WOW), The Aronoff, or Taft Theater.
If bars and the nightlife are your thing, check out Mainstrasse in Covington(a lot of places and variety to choose from), The Comet in Northside(also music), or if you're young and looking for a meat market, hit up Metropolis. Newport On The Levee also offers several entertainment options, including bars (Bar Louie has good pregame specials), Gameworks(who have good after game beer specials, IIRC), food, live music, standup comedy, movies, and a bunch of other stuff. And if you're looking for the best gay bar in town, Adonis is where you want to go.
I'm spent, can you guys think of anything else that's a must see?
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That's racist!
You left out the Underground Railroad museum.
And you shoulda used that photo of the Reds at Kings Island.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Good start, but you left off the two best museums in Cincinnati!
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (right next door to the stadium)
The Cincinnati Art Museum (free!)
by the finest muffins on Jan 23, 2010 4:12 PM EST reply actions
I blew it on the underground railroad museum
I thought about the art museum, but then I realized, “no on likes art”. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
i worked with 2 guys named art
nobody liked them
by 'tHan on Jan 23, 2010 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Paul said the same thing.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 25, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
I've heard good things about the Underground RR museum
but is the art museum any good?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I'm not an expert on the overall collection of the art museum.
But they do get some pretty great traveling exhibitions from time to time.
IAN! I'm on traain!
Sho
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 23, 2010 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
you're right, the jury said the photos were not obscene
It was New York who canceled the exhibit. I got them mixed up because it’s totally bizarro world.
An interesting note about the Cincy case: Chief Lawyers for the Plaintiff: Richard A. Castellini, Frank H. Prouty, Jr., and Melanie J. Reising
One of those names sounds really familiar…
the photos were pretty obscene in the day
now jch has 25 more putrid images on his smartphone at any given moment than the most egregious mapplethorpe snapshot.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
1990 was still pretty much pre internet
the internet has greatly changed the perception of of obscenity.
in 1990
i was typing my college papers on a Brother typewriter and writing handwritten letters to friends in other states.
dat was pretty long ago.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
true
but that required a walk to the library and the dot matrix printers were far inferior to the more advanced Brother printer ribbon.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
Someday I'm going to start a blog about things that were everyday items for much of my life
but now no one uses them.
corded phones
long distance
card catalogs at the library
newspapers
typewriters
hand written letters
there is a corder phone in my house
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 23, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
You have to spend 25 cents to dial out from your own phone?
"Just seeing him in uniform makes me throw up." Jack Clark on Mark McGwire's new coaching job
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 23, 2010 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
cable descramblers!!
this one made me lol. my best friend growing up had a descrambler for skinimax. taught me everything i know.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 12:37 AM EST up reply actions
i so want to put up an inaprorirate jpeg
but i’m not gonna.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
your wife must look like a picasso, then
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Jan 24, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
i had a brother word processor in college
it had a monitor and took disks but printed like a type writer.
oh, add disks to your list. i found one today and laughed.
VCRs, too.
never had a zip drive
i remember when they were the rage though.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 23, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
I still sometimes
call the thingy you put in a USB drive a zipdrive. I always get dirty looks.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Jan 23, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
if it makes you feel any better
i didn’t know a USB drive was not called a zipdrive until one or two years ago. i call them flash drives – do people still do that?
microfiche
cassette players
Nintendo home video game unit
bag cel phones
vehicles that ran on regular gasoline
record stores
women who used Aqua Net
AAA triptix instead of mapquested directions
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
uh huh
cars used to run on either regular or unleaded gasoline.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
from wikipedia
The mixture known as gasoline, when used in high compression internal combustion engines, has a tendency to autoignite (detonation) causing a damaging “engine knocking” (also called “pinging” or “pinking”) noise. Early research into this effect was led by A.H. Gibson and Harry Ricardo in England and Thomas Midgley and Thomas Boyd in the United States. The discovery that lead additives modified this behavior led to the widespread adoption of their use in the 1920s and therefore more powerful higher compression engines. The most popular additive was tetra-ethyl lead. However, with the discovery of the environmental and health damage caused by the lead, and the incompatibility of lead with catalytic converters found on virtually all newly sold US automobiles since 1975, this practice began to wane (encouraged by many governments introducing differential tax rates) in the 1980s. Most countries are phasing out leaded fuel; different additives have replaced the lead compounds. The most popular additives include aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers and alcohol (usually ethanol or methanol). In the US, where lead had been blended with gasoline (primarily to boost octane levels) since the early 1920s, standards to phase out leaded gasoline were first implemented in 1973 – due in great part to studies conducted by Philip J. Landrigan. In 1995, leaded fuel accounted for only 0.6% of total gasoline sales and less than 2000 short tons (1814 t) of lead per year. From 1 January 1996, the Clean Air Act banned the sale of leaded fuel for use in on-road vehicles. Possession and use of leaded gasoline in a regular on-road vehicle now carries a maximum $10,000 fine in the US. However, fuel containing lead may continue to be sold for off-road uses, including aircraft, racing cars, farm equipment, and marine engines.15 The ban on leaded gasoline led to thousands of tons of lead not being released in the air by automobiles. Similar bans in other countries have resulted in lowering levels of lead in people’s bloodstreams.1617
please be more succinct next time
i dont read that many words in a reply.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
drinking out a yard hose for hydration
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
they're being raised by today's parents
i dont blame the kids…i blame the adults. i have one mother in the neighborhood who calls every fifteen minutes when her son plays with my boys to check in. OVERPROTECTIVE!
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
you reproduced?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 23, 2010 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
i still play my nes, too
and they still have record stores in cities. they have a good one in cincy, too.
Another additon
the San Fransisco 49ers. They used to be thought of as the premier franchise in football.
non-bottled drinking water
manual car windows
pagers (came and went)
giant satellite dishes
"Just seeing him in uniform makes me throw up." Jack Clark on Mark McGwire's new coaching job
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 23, 2010 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Separate answering machines
35mm cameras with real film
margarine and crisco
rabbit ears on a TV
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
I still have an answering machine
I like to screen my calls.
Still have a 35mm film camera, too, though I haven’t used it in years.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Call screening...
Do you need information beyond the number from caller ID?
I remember when caller ID was this big new thing, too.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I don't have caller ID
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I don't have a home phone line
or a cell phone. I use voice over internet.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I think
you have to pay extra for it, and I’m too cheap. Plus, I don’t use the phone much. Just not a phone person.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
me neither
hate phones. hate hate hate. i went for two years without a phone a few years ago after i canceled by sprint plan because they ripped me off.
someday, i’m going to write a book about that. seriously. very interesting to live without a phone.
I went without a phone for a month last year
Because critters chewed through my line, and without a phone, I couldn’t call to request repairs.
This is a drawback with going Internet-only. There are rules requiring the phone company to fix your phone line in a reasonable time, but it doesn’t apply to Internet. So if you’re using your Internet as a phone line, they aren’t obligated to fix it like they are a phone line.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
yup
I get free voicemail, but I prefer the answering machine.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
no
A flash drive, I think.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I led the nation in sales of 8 track car sound systems for UniRoyal tie in 1974
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Better than a blloon knot
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Someone calls you on your internet line, and if you're not there it goes to your answering machine?
Is that how it works? I’m a little confuzzed.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 24, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
it works like a normal phone
You can set how many rings before the answering machine picks up, and how many rings before voicemail picks up. If you want to use an answering machine instead of voicemail, set the number of rings so it picks up before voicemail kicks in.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
i like wasting energy
and burning fossil fuels.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
well, yeah, if you have to work, you have to work
i mean, no one’s saying stop doing something altogether. but when i’m not using it (which isn’t that often), i turn it off.
makes sense.
we’ve got a guy at work that is fanatical about turning off all the computers and monitor every night. he messes stuff up a lot
because some of the computers contain programs
that require the computer to be on so that our online inventories can update.
our computers
Are supposed to be on all the time because they run updates and virus scans at 2am. If they’re off, you don’t get updated. And the virus scan runs as soon as you start the computer up, which is really annoying, because it takes a long time and slows the computer to a crawl.
Management is always sending out e-mails telling us to turn off all computers and printers before leaving. Then the computer department tells us to ignore them.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
why don't they just set the scans for 2pm?
sure, the scans slow computers down, but you can still use them. in fact, mine is scanning right now!
because everyone's using the computer then
The network runs pretty slow even at best, and those scans take a ton of bandwidth. The computers become unusable. (We have a really lame top-down structure, where everything goes through HQ.)
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
alllright
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
I do
No reason to have it on while I’m sleeping…
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Hey this is a family site!
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
you don't need to leave the computer on
At least, not with my service. (I use Ooma, which has the advantage of being totally free, at least for domestic calls, after you buy the box.)
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I think some voip systems
Require you to leave the computer on. Magic Jack does, I think. (It’s cheaper than Ooma up front, but you have to pay a monthly fee.)
With Ooma, you have the Ooma box and your phone hooked up between your modem and your computer. So the modem has to be on, but not the computer.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
still have one at my parents house
only because we have weak cell phone coverage. We live right in the middle of a 1950s subdivision and nobody thought to build cell phone towers back then, and there really isn’t a place to build one now.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
remember those little jugs
of kool-aid? they were little plastic barrels and they had that foil top that always cut your mouth if you didnt tear it off right.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 12:43 AM EST up reply actions
yeah!
i think they might still make ’em
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 12:46 AM EST up reply actions
ahhh thank you
that’s refreshing.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
red was definitely the best
grape was second best though. your must be retard.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 1:05 AM EST up reply actions
his must be retard?
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 24, 2010 1:19 AM EST up reply actions
Now are we pronouncing it...
“ree-tard” or “ri-tArd”?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I was looking for these for cameron the other day at Kroger
For some reason I had just remembered them. In the juice aisle they had some kind of bastardized incarnation of them. They definitely are not still sold in the red mesh bags by the produce section. I decided not to buy them.
YOU FAIL!!!!
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
oh
chat rooms
DOS
address books for your friends’ numbers, instead of just saving it in your phone
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 12:45 AM EST up reply actions
mIRC muthafuckaz!!!
And I still use “DOS”. Hell, I was working in Exchange Management Shell just two days ago. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Little hugs are still around, actually
Sugaring up kids in after school programs with the best of ’em.
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Little hugs and bank suckers
/tear
I fucking love this site!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 24, 2010 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
after school programs reminds me of something i really really miss
school pizza!!!! the rectangle kind! I really really wish I could still get that. it’s my understanding that the pizza they serve at school now is some kind of “healthier” concoction.
You can still get it but I can't remember where
You have to order it online or some such, but you can get it.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
i've searched for it online but have had no luck
perhaps you will be nice and use your google skillz?
you could probably make it easily enough
The hardest part about making pizza at home is getting the crust right, since most people don’t have real pizza ovens. But school pizza crust is just bread.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
My school still serves rectangle pizza
Sometimes they do bagel pizza too, which is nice.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
Pizza bagels are pretty awesome
Milano’s pizza bread was fan-fucking-tastic. I need to have some next time I’m back home.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 24, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Friday was Pizza Day, the best day of the week,
It always came with salad and a side of cold green beans.
IAN! I'm on traain!
we always got salad and corn
i’d get the most burnt piece possible and dip it in french dressing. YUM!!!
Well, he doesn't like ice cream.
Somethin’ ain’t right with the boy.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 24, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
Are you a lactard-American?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Jan 24, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I love that term, rec'd
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Aquabats?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 24, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
We always seemed to get peanuts
I would spread the peanuts over the pizza, roll it up, and eat it like a burrito.
School lunches are also why I eat chili with a peanut butter sandwich to this day.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
They only gave peanuts to the retarded kids
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 24, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
What did they give 'tHan?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Herpes
Also, did you go to school at a bar? That would explain so much.
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 24, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
aren't peanuts illegal to serve to kids these days?
you wouldn’t want to hurt the allergy kids’ feelings.
peanuts?
I don’t think I ever got peanuts in a school lunch.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
its a rural appalachian thing
none of us had peanuts for school lunches, ’cept him and the peach.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
I bet the Peach had pecans
PEE-CAN PIE
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 24, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
I love the Cincy Art Museum
In fact, spending a whole summer’s day in Eden Park would be a good and relatively cheap way to pass the time in Cincy before going down to a game — especially if we’re talking a family.
Here are some of the past exhibits (my good friend had a showing there from Oct. 20, 07 to Jan. 1, 08 — though the museum misspelled his name) some current exhibits and some future ones.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 23, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
I heard they charge for parking now...
some old lady dies…gives them money so there’s no charge to get in..and now they want to charge for parking. booo !
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Jan 24, 2010 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
It is pretty solid for a city the size of Cincinnati.
I mean it isn’t like the Chicago Art Institute but the non-traveling exhibits are free and you can easily spend a few hours there.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 23, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I like all art museums, so I'm biased.
They have a Chagall, which is enough for me. Their collection of Asian art is pretty cool. There’s a car they pass off as art in the main lobby. There’s a mummy. There’s a terrific Mondrian mobile. There’s lots of impressionist paintings, which the masses seem to like. There’s an Andy Warhol portrait of Pete Rose.
Plus, didn’t you hear that it’s FREE??
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
i have an older relative who lives in new york
she’s an art fiend and says the cincy museum is, in her words, “surprisingly good.” she’s very knowledgeable about art, and one of the best art museum visits i’ve had was going with her to the Met and seeing a fra angelico exhibit. learned more about renaissance painting in that day than in my whole lifetime.
but what’s a mummy doing in an art museum?
...getting directions to the natural history museum
ha cha cha!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 1:07 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Green'd for making me laugh and making me remember this
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 24, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
have you seen a mummy lately?
They’re human-shaped paintings! To answer your question better, it’s part of a larger Egyptian art display.
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 1:15 AM EST up reply actions
very cool
I think I’ve been through Cairo, Kentucky. No mummies there.
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 1:36 AM EST up reply actions
I saw the mummy in the Louisville Science Museum.
It cursed me with pink eye on a girl scout trip. Pretty crazy.
IAN! I'm on traain!
In Philippi, WV they have a mummy museum.
They also had a sign outside that said, “Have you saw the mummies?”
Philippi was also pronounced differently than its namesake. IT’s “fi-LIP-pea,” as opposed to “FILL-ip-pie.”
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
i want a pic of that sign
why does everyone have a mummy?
did you know that bram stoker (who was irish) was inspired to write dracula by a crypt in Dublin? they had natural mummies there until a fire in the 90s destroyed most of them. you can still see the remaining ones.
how is Cairo, KY pronounced?
I heard it as “kay-row” which isn’t as bad as “Verr-sails” but still hurts my ears.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Jan 24, 2010 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
That's probably right.
Just like Versailles, Toledo, and Lima are pronounced less than internationally ’round these parts.
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
Mantua, up in Portage County, OH, is pronounced "Man-o-way."
There’s even a sign as you enter town that says, “Named after the famous Italian city.” Pronunciation is another story altogether.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 24, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
named like Shakespeare
pronounced like Adonis
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
and Russia, OH
i pronounced RUSE-IE
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
thats how the russians pronounce it...
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Jan 24, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
a more accurate phoenetic spelling would be ROOSHIE
shelby county at it’s finest. (that’s where i lived.)
I'm sorry.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 24, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
The Spot to Eat wasn't bad
I enjoyed stopping there when commuting between hamilton and ada.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
but goddamn they make a nice burger
and delicious pie.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 25, 2010 1:52 AM EST up reply actions
i kinda miss all my ohio commutes
whether it is between Hamilton and Ada, or Ada and Pittsburgh, I found a number of small restaurants that I grew to enjoy.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 25, 2010 2:03 AM EST up reply actions
Why did you live in shelby county when you could have moved a few short miles to Auglaize County.
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Or Mercer for that matter
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 24, 2010 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
one doesn't tell one's parents where to live
and it was only four years. of course, those four were all of high school.
Sidney, Botkins, Russia, Anna, Ft. Loramie
Those are the only towns I know in Shelby. Sidney was the only one I thought was worth living in?
Am I wrong in this?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 25, 2010 12:32 AM EST up reply actions
i went to sidney high school
in my opinion, none of them are worth living in. sidney makes me sad because it is an industrial town in a post-industrial america. sadly, everyone with half a brain leaves there.
I think you hit them all.
sounds like my home town
Have you ever seen Lost In Middle America?
It is a documentary PBS made about Lima, using it as a case study for small industrial towns.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 25, 2010 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
that's how it is in NY
There’s a whole bunch of cities across upstate NY, that were named after ancient cities. Rome, Syracuse, Utica, Troy, Ithaca, etc. And Cairo. It’s named after the city in Egypt, but it’s pronounced Kay-row.
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Cairo, IL is pronounced Kye-row
like God intended it, dammit
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Marseilles, IL
is pronounced MAR-SAILS
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 24, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
My college newspaper wrote an editorial in 2006.
about how they were going to call them the Turin Olympics, dammit, because if we start calling torino by its real name, then we’d have to start saying Muenchen instead of Munich! MADNESS! RIOTS IN THE STREETS!
IAN! I'm on traain!
i never understood why we had to pronounce places differently than the people who actually live there
(i mean, i do understand the reasons, but this is 2010, an era of uberglobalization. can’t we say Torino AND Muenchen?)
What? You prefer the Prussian bastardization of Bavarian?
And Rome’s oppression of the Piedmontese?
You’re going to have some problem with some way to say some city. And I don’t want to have to say Chicaaaago if I don’t have to, myself.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
yes you do
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
I always liked Firenze as the name of a town
Firenze, y’all!
by Brendanukkah on Jan 24, 2010 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
i used to like art museums
then i went on a class trip to Vienna and the prof took us on a tour of no less than 6 art museums. Scheile was a badass, but it was total overload. we also went to the Staatsoper and the Volksoper. i had a lifetime’s fill of artsy-fartsy in less than 2 weeks time. oh, and to top it off, i was sick the night of the football match. apparently some fans started doing Nazi salutes at one another and a big hooligan riot broke out. to this day i still curse the name of that prof.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 1:05 AM EST up reply actions
The Reds Hall of Fame is a good museum
and the Freedom Center blows chunks. i went for free, had a dinner and drinks and felt ripped off.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
I have a feeling the Reds HOF Museum might get a mention, oh say, tomorrow?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
you know,
i’ve seen this thread 5 million times already, but for the first time your (free!) hit me. i’m so lucky to live here in dc, where all of the museums, some of the best in the country, are free. remind me to donate to smithsonian soon. this place rox. you should come back.
Yes! Free is AWESOME!
I’m pretty sure the CAM became free during my year in DC, which made me all kinds of happy about moving back to Cincinnati. I’d gotten so used to the Smithsonian (etc.). I used to just hang out at the National Gallery of Art and not even look at art— just go with a book and sit in some pretty place for a while.
I’ve been trying to move back since August. I just need someone to think I’m employable… and then I need someone to think I’ll be a good roommate. Moving to a new city “just because” is proving more difficult than I planned.
by the finest muffins on Jan 25, 2010 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
oh, thanks, but
I don’t really know what I do. I’m just trying to find something I could be good at, which I know when I see.
by the finest muffins on Jan 25, 2010 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
Another great music spot is
If you are into jazz at all, it’s really the only place to go, and even if you aren’t the ambience is very cool
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle
However
Your experience will be decidedly different if you go to the Blue Oyster Bar.
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Keep 'em coming guys, the more the merrier
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I'll plug the Madison theatre and Mad Hatter's in Covington
for decent alternative music venues across the river.
Plus, the Houston Astros’ low-A affiliate is just over an hour away in Lexington.
IAN! I'm on traain!
I couldn't remember if Lexington still had a team or not, I'll throw it in along with the music places
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
www.isohunt.com
is a great music store for great music
by 'tHan on Jan 23, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You might want to note that Great Wolf Lodge is also an entertainment spot
with an indoor water park. I know you mentioned them in the Lodging one.
Also, Cocoa Key Indoor Water Resort is pretty good if you got little kiddies, especially during April since you may not get warm enough weather to be outside.
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You have an edit button too, ya know :P
Got ’em.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
both of which are worth the price of admission
not a big fan of Great Wolf. Kinda cool if you have a big bankroll, however.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
I don't think the Beach is worth the money when you can spend a little more and go to King's Island
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Kings Island, dumbass
there is no apostrophe.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
by the rules of geography
No apostrophes in place names.
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Martha's Vineyard
The only place on the East Coast allowed to use an apostraphe. Thanks Jeopardy!
He sits alone...Reds are not home.
BK? Can we get a ruling?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
tHan is wrong
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 24, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in phenomenal
saddly Paavo is leaving, but it is cheap and easy to get tickets, if you are visiting Cinicnnati in the spring or fall for a Reds game.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
I gotcha, with a couple others added as well.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I had neglected to figure out how close Lexington is to Cincy
but now I’m reminded that it’s pretty damn close. Which makes me particularly annoyed that the Reds are out of town while I’m in Lexington in mid-April.
Bastards.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Come up and hang out anyway, we can find something to get into I'm sure
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Nah, I'd give him until at least '12 before he becomes a true con
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Don't forget to visit
‘A class Act’
“Cincy VIP’
‘Concepts in Lawrenceburg’
‘deja vu’
and a short drive north to:
’Diamond’s Cabaret’
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Ever since they closed the 'Fuzz Club' and 'Baby Dolls' life has been on a downward spiral
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
by Madville on Jan 23, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't recommend deja vu, unless
You speak fluent Russian, or whatever Eastern Bloc language they spoke last time I was there in October
Diamonds Cabaret up in Centerville/Miamisburg, however, is a must
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 23, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
A must attend
Diamonds is my 3rd favorite establishment after Scores – NY & Scores – Vegas, which is saying something
Ironically, my buddies and I went to Diamonds a couple years back with one of my ex-gfs who I was still actually cool with, and we all had a great time. Couple weeks later, that ex tells me she’s working @ deja vu. Probably 6 months after she tells me that, I run into her while she’s working @ Diamonds. She got upset with me that I wouldn’t go upstairs with her to the VIP room, or get any table dances and what not downstairs. She asked me why not and I simply replied “You never charged me to see you naked before, I don’t plan on having to pay for it now or in the future”. One of her co-workers was right next to her and burst out laughing. True story.
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 24, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
They are, in city limits
They’re all in KY or on the outskirts of town.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
What, no Cincinnati Zoo?
Isn’t it supposed to be one of the best zoos in the US?
I haven’t been to Cincy in ages, so I’m not sure where these places are in relation to each other, but Cincy has some of the best architecture of the Reconstruction Era. Union Terminal, Plum Street Temple, and the Roebling Bridge are all worth gawking at if that’s your sort of thing.
But seriously, go to the zoo (and check out TrekEarth). You might see Cheetahs wandering around:
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Ahem
If you’re into educational activities, The Cincinnati Museum Center, Krohn Conservatory, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati Art Museum, and Cincinnati Zoo are good places to start,
Union Terminal houses the Museum Center.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
well, uhhh, Plum Street Temple!
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
heheh, no worries
I used to work near the temple, yet I’ve never been in it. It looks incredible.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
What a beautiful house of worship. Stunning
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
I like the pics
This one was David Justice’s house!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I thought he lived in Amberley Village
near Barry Larkin?
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 23, 2010 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
All I know is they were trying to sell that place back in '03 or so and that was one of the selling points
Kid you not.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Makes sense
Realtors seem to think that people want to live in former houses of athletes/celebrities.
One of my buddies up here is a HUGE Yankees fan, and does ok for himself and his wife makes good money as an actuary for Travelers, and was in the market for a house. During his search, their realtor took them to a house previously owned by Carl Pavano. They’re in the house, the realtor tells them this gem, and even though his wife loved the house and they could afford it, my buddy immediately wanted to leave b/c he’s still pissed at Carl Pavano’s performance as a Yankee.
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 24, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
Road trip to CoPat's condo, anyone?
I’ll bring the kerosene and matches.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
You can't bring both
The police & fire department frown upon that.
Someone bring a newspaper. Someone bring some sort of accelerant. Someone bring some sort of heat source (I’m partial to steel wool & a 9 volt battery).
Voila!
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 24, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
"Halle Berry used to use that shower."
There. Much more effective selling point.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 24, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
That or: “This is where Halle Berry put in some training for the sex scene in Monster’s Ball”
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 24, 2010 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
That picture of the Reds is just fantastic.
Way to rep your HS, Rosie.
I only recognize Rosie, CDick, Bruce, and maybe weathers. Who are the rest?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
The guy front and center
with the ostrich legs is our starting shortstop and sometime relief pitcher, Paul Janish.
Massett is next to Rosales.
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and...
…there’s another photo here.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Dusty is having a ball!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
ahem
according to adonis’s website and cincinnati magazine it is the best damn gay bar in cincinnati
Oh, they're damned I'm sure
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Darn tootin'!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 23, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Fountain Square
is a must to add for entertainment. Indie-Rock free concerts on Fridays and movie night on Saturdays. Even for the locals, if you haven’t been down to the Square recently you should really check it out.
Bars and nightlife write-up...
should also include Mt. Adams and Downtown. In downtown you have trendy (FBs, Righteous Room), clubby/drunky (CadRanch, Lodge, BlackFinn), upscale (Ruby’s, Bootsy’s, Nada, Palm Court) and fun townie (Nats aka Rockin Robins, OMalley’s in the Alley). Best bet: the Courtyard at Arnolds, the oldest bar in the city. Order a tasty Moerlein OTR and enjoy the bluegrass!
by Mr. B on Jan 23, 2010 9:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
That's a rec for the Arnold's nod.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 23, 2010 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
Gamboa gets a 2nd rd TKO
Miguel Cotto is being interviewed between fights. Im not sure he has much left in the tank…he thinks Manny/Clottey is gonna be a tough fight and has no idea who will win. Really???
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
When did Kings Island get the Diamondback?
Wow, it really has been a long time since I’ve been there. Used to get season’s passes every year in college. Good times.
I took the wife and kids
on a riverboat cruise on one of trips to Cincy. We all had fun. None of us were very impressed with the zoo. We’ve been to the aquarium several times and still love it.
Also, I don’t know if it was mentioned on the places to stay thread, but we usually stay at a Bed and Breakfast when we come to town.
out of curiosity, which zoos do you like?
i love going to zoos and think the cincy one is pretty good. the newport aquarium is pretty cool. love aquariums. newport is better than the national aquarium in baltimore, imo.
I love zoos and aquariums
I would definitely want to see both on a trip to Cincinnati.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I've been to four zoos.
I liked two of them; the national zoo in D.C. and Columbus. I didn’t particularly care for the ones in Cincy or Knoxville.
by fourrunhomer on Jan 24, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
the national zoo?
the national zoo is one of the worst zoos i’ve ever been to. there are hardly any animals and the ones that are there die. i go there pretty often in the summer to read books and people watch – they’re much more interesting than the other animals.
the columbus zoo is good.
by Daedalus on Jan 24, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
agreed
I like some things about the national zoo— the pandas, the giant climbing thingy for the chimps— but it just feels really empty.
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I haven't ever seen anything on the chimp lines either
For however crappy you think the National Zoo is, I will raise you the Cleveland Zoo.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 24, 2010 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
don't think i've been there
however, ohio has two top notch, well-respected zoos, so i guess cincy and columbus make up for that.
aw, I like the Cleveland Zoo
it’s at least well laid-out and never crowded. Even if their animal collection is kind of “shit we found in the forest 2 months before the zoo opened”
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
rec'd
for “there are hardly any animals and the ones that are there die”. im still laughing.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Out of sheer boredom at the Cleveland Zoo
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
This is the only Zoo I'd go to in DC
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
i've been there
it’s a dive, which is what i like. plus in the summer you can sit outside and they have free wifi.
Incidentally...
the NC zoo is really good. There are almost no cages, so the African plains animals just run around on a plain that is bounded by moats, not fences. They’re going continent-by-continent and have Africa and North America so far.
Of course, it’s a pain to get to.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
A friend of mine took his family to 52 zoos in one year.
They loved it, and found a lot of great and not so great places. FWIW, they liked the Cincy Zoo and the NC zoo.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
what about
The Bronx Zoo?
The Houston Zoo?
The Sacramento Zoo?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
lincoln park zoo?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
The website.
They have a map of all the zoos they went to. It was an intense year.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
that is a pretty interesting site
Nice photos.
I am definitely going to have to check out the Cincinnati zoo one day.
And the Houston Zoo.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
nope, his wife is an author.
She’s writing a book about it.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
St Louis Zoo has the penguins walk around out of their cages on Sundays
with a penguin wrangler. It’s pretty dang heart-warming.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
St Louis zoo has an insect zoo too!
Yessss.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Many years ago
I ate grasshoppers in a brownie at the Cincinnati Zoo. It was part of a special insect exhibit, but I’m not sure now why that seemed like a good way to get people to appreciate bugs.
(I wasn’t a vegetarian yet back then, obviously.)
by the finest muffins on Jan 25, 2010 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
Are grasshoppers considered meat?
Honest question.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
well, they're animals...
So, yes, by definition. But different people have different reasons for not eating meat, and I don’t think eating a bug would violate my own reasons. I haven’t been confronted with the “to eat grasshoppers or not” question in the last five years, so I don’t know what I’d do personally.
by the finest muffins on Jan 25, 2010 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
Well, they were in a brownie
So it was just kind of crunchy, like walnuts. Chocolate can overpower lots of bad tastes.
by the finest muffins on Jan 25, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
I don't like nuts in my brownies...
but my girlfriend found this recipe for brownies that’s basically chickpeas, eggs, and chocolate (plus a bit of baking powder and some sugar). Sure enough, you can’t taste chickpeas at all—and they’re full of protein!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Scattered thoughts
I used to work at both the Freedom Center and the zoo. I think the important thing to know about the Freedom Center is that they don’t really use the word “museum” very often, for good reason. Don’t expect lots of artifacts. It’s a place that tells a story, a powerful story, in my opinion, and they do it well. Get a guided tour if you can— the volunteer docents are top notch, lots of former educators. They’re good at engaging kids.
The zoo is one of my favorite places in the city. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like it. I’ve been to several other zoos, and CIncinnati’s is by far the best. One of the things I love is that it’s also a botanical garden, so there’s no empty space— there’s always something to look at. The new giraffe exhibit is outstanding.
Other things to do: I may be a big nerd, but I think going to the top of the Carew Tower is super cool, and it only costs two or three dollars. I also like walking across the bridges (Roebling to Covington or Purple People to Newport.) Findlay Market is also a treasure.
If you’re really bored, you could check out the William Howard Taft birthplace.
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 1:13 AM EST reply actions
LINCOLN PARK ZOO IS FREE
BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\
I’m ajustiin0078000 and i support this message.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 1:59 AM EST up reply actions
having an identity crisis, are we?
by the finest muffins on Jan 24, 2010 2:06 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i'm just really hungry
i’
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 2:15 AM EST up reply actions
Honest to God
Did he get his own name wrong?
Before the curse of stastics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgement.
-Hilaire Belloc
by poojols on Jan 24, 2010 2:35 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
i'm at less then my best right now
leav eme alone
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 24, 2010 2:41 AM EST up reply actions
maybe you should leave us alone
when you’re “less than your best.”
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by BubbaFan on Jan 24, 2010 7:34 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
there are some interesting permaculture experiments going on right now
in poor regions of the world. building compost toilets and using human waste is looked at as a way to reduce conflict. i have a friend who operates a permaculture guest house in occupied Palestine that holds workshops on various self-sustainable practices. one guy they’re working with has turned his farm entirely into a self-sustainable enterprise. he no longer has to rely on the Israels for water, which is a major source of contention there. the idea is that reducing Palestinian dependence on Israel will help reduce conflict. the project is just over a year old so there has been no impact, but it is a very interesting idea. i’m looking into replicating it in poor regions of Lebanon.
I'm presenting tomorrow on regulatory barriers to composting toilets in New England.
IAN! I'm on traain!
"the Israels"
your racist is retard.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 24, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
my sister is a docent at a joint where she lives
I really have to recommend getting a tour at any museum. It’s usually just like hanging out with your nerdy best friend. They’re cool folks who know the place inside-out. Unless you really like to wander aimlessly, do it.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I don't know much about Taft's birthplace
But I do know that Harrison’s Tomb is where high school kids go to smoke weed.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 24, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Is there something I should know?
Am I on Brian B’s list?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
when in the last edition going to post?
im waiting on pins and needles for some more original content, dangit.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
I offered to let you write it, you declined
I figured you knew the ins and outs of the stadium better than anyone here.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
ooooh what about the creation museum!?
for those who are in the mood to have a heated argument with a complete stranger over something sensitive and personal.
Sonny my pitched my wild
I swear, the next person who asks about something already in the story gets kicked in the nuts :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
what about the Indianapolis Children's Museum?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
alright missy, you're first in lin -- HEEEEEYYYY, NO FAIR!!!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I used to love that place when I was little
But I haven’t been in ages, not since a visit with a summer camp I worked at a few years ago. Do they still have that cool simple machine ball contraption* in the atrium area? I could stare at that for hours— that, and the one that’s no longer at Forest Fair Mall.
*not a technical term.
by the finest muffins on Jan 25, 2010 12:19 AM EST up reply actions
my wife and i drove out there once
she had a job interview with them. she got her MA in Theatre Ed and did her dissertation on museum performance theatre. it was the most perfect job for her. i’ll never forget how excited and nervous she was.
they told her she was fantastic. loved her enthusiasm and were quite impressed with her work. the core research she did for her dissertation was done on the woman who was doing the interviewing. she said they had the most engaging conversation. then she said, “well, i love you, but i wouldnt expect anything. we are really looking for someone with more experience.”
i hate the Indianapolis Children’s Museum.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 25, 2010 8:15 AM EST up reply actions
Why didn't you include Kings Island?
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
I can see into the future....
In the upcoming season, we will have a RR get together. It might be game 2, it might be a BBQ tour stop, it might be a Tuesday night game against the Pirates sometime in September. You’ll think “hey, it’s time to find out if Mads is as crazy as he seems(he’s not), BK is as handsome as his posts imply (he is), and whether ’tHan really is that demasculinized (he is)”. You’ll walk up to the group, say “Hi I’m John, my nick is ZJiff” and POW!!! Size 12 sneaker to your two little guys. Please don’t hold it against me.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
This is true.
This is how they initiated me.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 25, 2010 12:36 AM EST up reply actions
note to self
Wear a cup to game 2.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
Hey, you were the one who yelled, "step on my grapes" after two Schlitz beers
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Gotta come up short somewhere
And yes, I do have small feet for my size. Makes finding shoes easier though…..so shut up!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
heeeeeeeeeyy, I resemble that remark!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
No RR outing is complete without Ash and obc (at least in cincy)
AND slyde…and you dear reader!
Is it a second home game of the year outing again this year…who’s in charge….Jeremy?
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
you do not want him in charge of a RR outing
we’d all end up ankles-to-ears at the Travelodge. do not want.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 25, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
I tend to end up in charge of RR outings
Because otherwise it’s 5-10 nerds standing around, having this conversation:
“What do you guys wanna do now?”
“Doesn’t matter to me….”
“What about (insert place here)?”
Person 1 – “That sounds good!”
Person 2 – “No, I don’t wanna go there.”
“Well then, where do you wanna go?”
Petrson 2 – “I dunno, but not there.”
Lather. Rinse. Repeat. I may not always be right (hell, I do good to bat .300) but at least I make a decision. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Gameworks is NOT a decision
there’s a reason he has the failhorn
QUATMAN’S!
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
You're right, every RR get together should be at Shimmer's
Except March Madness.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Fucking Petrson 2
That asshole never wants to do anything.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 25, 2010 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
I hate that dude.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
"Fucking Petrson 2" sounds like someone in need of vindication
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 25, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
40-yard rush, fumble, 12-yard gain for TD, fumble, Bowls over linebacker
on way to 30-yard TD, fumble results in TD for other team, 6-yard gain on 4th and five, fumble
Repeat as needed
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 25, 2010 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
that sounds like George Bush in 2004...
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 25, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
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