Can't hold it in anymore...

[Maistre Gracey]

You saying old made me finally realize where your pic is from! Every time I would see it, I would think I knew it from somewhere. Thank goodness you didn't make your name Smilin' Bob!

Lol!!!!
If I could change my name.....

MG

 

[maelstrom]

Well, it used to be called EPCOT Center... I can't really blame people for still using the EPCOT name instead of Epcot, since Epcot doesn't really mean anything, it's just a theme park name. There was something special about the Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. (And the fact that Every Paycheque Comes On Thursday.)

It's no wonder that nobody can get the castle's name right, since King Stefan's Banquet Hall (Princess Aurora's father) used to be the name of the restaurant in Cinderella Castle. Somebody *really* wasn't paying attention.

The use of the apostrophe character in written Hawaiian language (well, its existence in a word does indicate a letter, kind of, it does make a difference in how a word is pronounced) is *very* foreign to... well, basically everyone who isn't Hawaiian or familiar with the Hawaiian language. People are much more comfortable with and used to the Irish way of using the apostrophe, which is likely why so many people write out O'Hana instead of 'Ohana. Doesn't make them right, just an explanation. The Hawaiian language is, sadly, dying. The Hawaiian culture is at death's door. I've tried to teach myself some Hawaiian, but it's a little difficult. But I'd hate for the language to go extinct, especially when so much of the culture has already gone extinct or been combined with the culture and music of other Pacific Island nations. Did you know that there were no guitars in Hawaiian music until the cowboys came? My husband used to play in an authentic Hawaiian band that had a Hawaiian dance group counterpart (the woman in the group who I knew was actually Hawaiian). Everyone may think of Don Ho and "Tiny Bubbles" when they think of "Hawaiian music", but it couldn't be farther from the truth. Don Ho wasn't, like, 100% Hawaiian or anything (and I have this on the highest authority, from the man himself, rest his soul).

 

[Disney_traveler]

Well, it used to be called EPCOT Center... I can't really blame people for still using the EPCOT name instead of Epcot, since Epcot doesn't really mean anything, it's just a theme park name. There was something special about the Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. (And the fact that Every Paycheque Comes On Thursday.)

It's no wonder that nobody can get the castle's name right, since King Stefan's Banquet Hall (Princess Aurora's father) used to be the name of the restaurant in Cinderella Castle. Somebody *really* wasn't paying attention.

The use of the apostrophe character in written Hawaiian language (well, its existence in a word does indicate a letter, kind of, it does make a difference in how a word is pronounced) is *very* foreign to... well, basically everyone who isn't Hawaiian or familiar with the Hawaiian language. People are much more comfortable with and used to the Irish way of using the apostrophe, which is likely why so many people write out O'Hana instead of 'Ohana. Doesn't make them right, just an explanation. The Hawaiian language is, sadly, dying. The Hawaiian culture is at death's door. I've tried to teach myself some Hawaiian, but it's a little difficult. But I'd hate for the language to go extinct, especially when so much of the culture has already gone extinct or been combined with the culture and music of other Pacific Island nations. Did you know that there were no guitars in Hawaiian music until the cowboys came? My husband used to play in an authentic Hawaiian band that had a Hawaiian dance group counterpart (the woman in the group who I knew was actually Hawaiian). Everyone may think of Don Ho and "Tiny Bubbles" when they think of "Hawaiian music", but it couldn't be farther from the truth. Don Ho wasn't, like, 100% Hawaiian or anything (and I have this on the highest authority, from the man himself, rest his soul).

Pay checks don't come on Thursdsay here. They come on the 20th, whatever day that is. But if it's a Saturday, it comes on Friday and if it's a Sunday, it comes on Monday.

We are changing the name to EPCOW then, every paycheck comes on whenever

 

[King Schultz]

Never saw game of thrones. Barely heard of it. I'm too old.

MG

I'm old too; but I highly recommend giving it a watch.


It's really. really good.

 

[Rylee]

1) It's not EPCOT, it's Epcot.

2) It's not Cinderella's Castle, it's Cinderella Castle.

3) It's not O'hana, it's 'Ohana.

There, I said it. I feel better now.

Thank you.

MG

Seriously? You've been here since 2002, and 14 years and 3+ months later, you're just now getting this off your chest? I'd say you've done a great job of "holding it in."

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Is your favorite park EPCOT or Disneyworld?

Where have you been? It's Disneyland world! Some people don't know anything.

 

[L&Lfan]

It's dwarfs (according to Disney) not dwarves.

 

[pryncess527]

1) It's not EPCOT, it's Epcot.

This one is news to me. When I first went, it was EPCOT because it was an acroynm. Wiki says they changed it from EPCOT to Epcot in 1994, but I can't find any article explaining why. I haven't been since 97 and didn't realize it had changed. It's hard not to think of it as the acronym after knowing it that way for so long.

 

[Micca]

My kids learned from Bear In The Big Blue House

That's what cinched the Charmin gig for that bear. True Story!

 

[King Schultz]

That's what cinched the Charmin gig for that bear. True Story!

 

[jevs]

Where have you been? It's Disneyland world! Some people don't know anything.

Or is it Disney World Land?

I'm confused

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Or is it Disney World Land?

I'm confused

Well, you're the only one. The rest of us understood every word of *Shirley*'s posts.

 

[jevs]

Well, you're the only one. The rest of us understood every word of *Shirley*'s posts.

I have a lot of trouble understanding American so I just smile and nod

 

[smiths02]

When you gotta go, you gotta go.




Not that it really bugs me that much, but I will add that "The Happiest Place On Earth" is the tag line for Disneyland, not Disney World.

But they say that in Disney World over the speakers, right? My 3 year old kept reminding me where we were on our last vacation and used that line (he's never been to Disneyland)

 

[PrincessShmoo]

1) It's not EPCOT, it's Epcot.

2) It's not Cinderella's Castle, it's Cinderella Castle.

3) It's not O'hana, it's 'Ohana.

There, I said it. I feel better now.

Thank you.

MG

1) Actually it's both:

right at the beginning it shows both EPCOT and Epcot. Not to mention E.P.C.O.T.

 

[Magpie]

Never saw game of thrones. Barely heard of it. I'm too old.

MG

Now I'm wondering how old is too old for Game of Thrones, and also which side of that line I'm on!

 

[Maistre Gracey]

1) Actually it's both:

right at the beginning it shows both EPCOT and Epcot. Not to mention E.P.C.O.T.

They did away with the EPCOT Center thing in the 90's and changed the name to Epcot.

MG

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

We are changing the name to EPCOW then, every paycheck comes on whenever

This made me laugh.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I have a lot of trouble understanding American so I just smile and nod

Understandable. We do speak different languages, after all.

 

[scrapquitler]

1) It's not EPCOT, it's Epcot.

2) It's not Cinderella's Castle, it's Cinderella Castle.

3) It's not O'hana, it's 'Ohana.

There, I said it. I feel better now.

Thank you.

MG

I was always told that it IS in fact EPCOT because it's an acronym Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.