Troll's Trip Report

[stacktester]

Did you really just compare Jesus to a sex toy?

I hope not. and for your other comment I never experienced the doll lol for I had a real life married woman around.

 

[big kahuna1]

Earlier in the week, I rode baby troll Andrew by this blowup nativity scene:

I asked Andrew if he thought Baby Jesus was a Porn Sex Doll like the one I have at home. He looked at me with this strange look. And then I asked him, can you say "Norm is a Moron"? More - On...say it, Andrew! Perfect! Okay, one more time. Repeat after me...Norm is a More - On".[/QUOTE=takeme2epcot;39145438]

 

[caveat lector]

Just an opinion............
I really don't believe our friendly Troll had any intent of MALICE. Further, I believe it was just an off the cuff joke in the middle of a GREAT trip report. My choice is not to be overly sensitive and immediately draw any "worst case" scenarios conclusion. Instead, based on the wonderful folks on this board, I assume the best.

Thanks to the greatest armed forces group in the world, we all have the right to voice opinions. Just wanted to give our Troll a little support and thanks for the great TR.

 

[bunny]

Just an opinion............
I really don't believe our friendly Troll had any intent of MALICE. Further, I believe it was just an off the cuff joke in the middle of a GREAT trip report. My choice is not to be overly sensitive and immediately draw any "worst case" scenarios conclusion. Instead, based on the wonderful folks on this board, I assume the best.

Thanks to the greatest armed forces group in the world, we all have the right to voice opinions. Just wanted to give our Troll a little support and thanks for the great TR.

I agree.

 

[shoreline99]

Just an opinion............
I really don't believe our friendly Troll had any intent of MALICE. Further, I believe it was just an off the cuff joke in the middle of a GREAT trip report. My choice is not to be overly sensitive and immediately draw any "worst case" scenarios conclusion. Instead, based on the wonderful folks on this board, I assume the best.

Agreed. I LOL'd at his joke. I moved on.

 

[big kahuna1]

Well, I don't agree and it was definately not "off the cuff".

I don't consider myself religous at all and I also have a sick sense of humor but I still find that this could be and IS in fact still very offensive to many.

We will have to agree to disagree even though I am right.

 

[jriae2000]

Just an opinion............
I really don't believe our friendly Troll had any intent of MALICE. Further, I believe it was just an off the cuff joke in the middle of a GREAT trip report. My choice is not to be overly sensitive and immediately draw any "worst case" scenarios conclusion. Instead, based on the wonderful folks on this board, I assume the best.

Thanks to the greatest armed forces group in the world, we all have the right to voice opinions. Just wanted to give our Troll a little support and thanks for the great TR.

Your welcome, but there were many days in places around the world that a blow up doll wasnt who I was praying too. This is ofensive to most vets. I dont think the guys and women from Pearl Harbor would be laughing at this. Off the cuff or not, it was a poorley chosen attempt at humor. However, the trip report is very good and I am enjoying the pics and reading about the fun that was had at our favorite place in the world.

 

[BRDof3]

Well, I don't agree and it was definately not "off the cuff".

I don't consider myself religous at all and I also have a sick sense of humor but I still find that this could be and IS in fact still very offensive to many.

We will have to agree to disagree even though I am right.

As others on this board have been discplined for making posts that are insenstive to religious beliefs, this is on thin ice. Poor judgement is the least I can say about it.

 

[stacktester]

It seems the trip report is on hold. I was enjoying reading some new views of the fort. I've never been to River Country but I have now since there's been a gazillion pics taken of it. Personally I can't wait til it's bulldozed so some new pics can be taken of that area.Hopefully you will carry on Norm. I offend many many many people and I'm sure I will again.

 

[rapriebe]

Really enjoying your trip report - please post some more soon!!! I especially like your "Dad" reflections.

 

[AuburnJen92]

As others on this board have been discplined for making posts that are insenstive to religious beliefs, this is on thin ice. Poor judgement is the least I can say about it.

Considering the fact that we had to BEG to have a certain member reinstated because of such an incident, I am surprised it is still here, frankly.

 

[takeme2epcot]

Earlier in the week, I rode baby troll Andrew by this blowup nativity scene:

I asked Andrew if he thought Baby Jesus was a Porn Sex Doll like the one I have at home. He looked at me with this strange look. And then I asked him, "can you say Daddy is an 'Moron'? More - On...say it, Andrew! Perfect! Okay, one more time. Repeat after me...More - On".

Well, hey, hey, now! That's going too far. I take exception to that!

Andrew is my great nephew, not my son!

By the way, Steve, the Katie Couric sniper quote in your signature is an urban legend: http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/recoil.asp

Just thought you should know.

In all seriousness, folks, while I have to wonder if folks may have mistakenly (and understandably) missed the point I was making, I do recognize that in our attempts to be funny, witty, or satirical, oftentimes we fall flat -- and, worse, sometimes we unintentionally offend someone.

So if I sincerely offended anyone, please accept my apologies. I'm sorry -- that wasn't my intent.

It seems the trip report is on hold. I was enjoying reading some new views of the fort. I've never been to River Country but I have now since there's been a gazillion pics taken of it. Personally I can't wait til it's bulldozed so some new pics can be taken of that area.Hopefully you will carry on Norm. I offend many many many people and I'm sure I will again.

Thanks, Donnie, for the words of encouragement. And no need to worry -- the Troll Report is back on the air!

Now...on to the teepees!

When we were gearing up for our trip, I had no idea about the teepees. It wasn't until we actually got to the Fort and started enjoying libations at Davy Crockett's that Leslie mentioned it to me.

Mrs. Troll is always informed and prepared.

So she and I decided to go check them out. It was two things for me to investigate -- the teepees and the Fort group camping area.

Going into it I was under the impression that it was a Native American group that organized the teepee camping extravaganza. In reality, though, the teepee campers are just ordinary folks who, well, think teepees are cool.

Some people collect stamps, others restore classic cars, others build model railroads.

These folks camp in teepees.

Very cool.

When we rolled up in our Kenny Cart, a young woman actually gave us a very warm hello and invited us to take a look around their camp. Actually, everyone we met at the teepee soiree was very, very nice and down-to-earth.

These guys were reassembling their teepee:

I say reassemble because the teepee had been assembled but they disassembled it because the canvas had wrinkles in it.

These guys are very passionate about their passion.

Notice the guy is placing one of the support logs into position.

And then this guy wraps a rope around them to tether them together:

Finally, this dude is standing by with the canvas:

They then they add the final touches -- flags at the very top:

And then there's this flag:

This flag brought something to mind. I'm a military veteran, but you know what? My best friend of 30 years in a policeman. And a buddy of mine from high school is a fireman. While the military fights for our freedoms, firemen and policemen fight for our safety.

Maybe we should say thank you to them, too, on Veterans Day?

Just a thought.

Let's go back to this picture:

See the guy in the brownish shirt with the rope? He was very, very friendly and very eager to talk with me about the teepees and how they work.

I asked him if the teepees leak when it rains.

He proceeded to give me a very thorough, informed, and technical explanation and answer.

In short, the answer was yes.

Mrs. Troll asked the young woman who was our de facto tour guide what someone needed to do to join their group. She said all you need is to buy a teepee!

The whole scene was very, very cool. The men worked together to erect the teepees, the women worked on the supplies, and all the kids played tag and football.

Mrs. Troll asked our tour guide if we could look inside one of the teepees. She replied, "Sure!" and led us over to one.

Here she is undoing the flap:

And here's the inside:

I snapped a few more shots around their camp:

But then we remembered that Zoe was probably thirsty. We had brought her along to the teepee soiree, and she was a hit. But we knew she would like some water:

Coming up next: I go looking for some Fort details!

 

[stacktester]

I always ride over to the teepees (tipis) however you spell it and sometimes talk to the people there. Very interesting IMO. Glad the report is back.

 

[retired and happy]

Hey Norm, or others, Do the teepee inhabitanta make the teepees or are they commercially made? Some pretty good designs on them. How long will they be there?

 

[Tri-circle-D]

In all seriousness, folks, while I have to wonder if folks may have mistakenly (and understandably) missed the point I was making, I do recognize that in our attempts to be funny, witty, or satirical, oftentimes we fall flat -- and, worse, sometimes we unintentionally offend someone.

So if I sincerely offended anyone, please accept my apologies. I'm sorry -- that wasn't my intent.

Norm-

I understood the point you were trying to make.

And, I was not offended.

Having had the pleasure of meeting you and your wife, I can tell everyone here that Norm is a regular guy. Direct. Blunt. Opinionated. A touch sarcastic.

Like a lot of us.

Leave him alone.

This is a great trip report.

Enjoy it.

Appreciate the effort that it takes to post one of these.

It would be very boring around here if we didn't have trip reports to enjoy.

Everyone has a different point of view.

That's what makes trip reports interesting.

Great job on the tee pee photos.

Looking forward to a lot more!

You have reached the milestone of over 10,000 views of your thread!

And, I don't see you losing steam.

You could easily go over 20,000 views on this one.

Very nice for your first trip report!



TCD

 

[big kahuna1]

Please. Those of you who state they know what the "point" was of comparing Baby Jesus in a Blow up Nativity scene to a Blow Up Porn Doll. PLEASE DO TELL.

 

[big kahuna1]

Duplicate post...see above post.

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Please. Those of you who state they know what the "point" was of comparing Baby Jesus in a Blow up Nativity scene to a Blow Up Porn Doll. PLEASE DO TELL.

Gosh.

It's not that complicated.

Norm was just using a rhetorical argument.

His point was simply: Isn't Jesus entitled to more reverence than being represented as an inflatable doll?

That's all.

He apologized if he offended anyone.

Let it go.

Move on.

TCD

 

[big kahuna1]

Well Golly Gosh Goshie Gosh Mosh. Are you serious?

Okay, the point was is that Jesus deserves more reverance than being represented as an inflatable doll so let me compare him to an Inflatable, Blow Up Sex Doll. Yep, that makes perfect sense.

Since it cannot be explained away or defended and he did apologize, we can move on.

 

[SCtigercock]

Gosh.
It's not that complicated
Norm was just using a rhetorical argument.
His point was simply: Isn't Jesus entitled to more reverence than being represented as an inflatable doll?
That's all.
He apologized if he offended anyone.
Let it go.
Move on.
TCD

Agree.

Great trip report. Love your perspective of life's lessions learned at the fort.