Bubba Gumps

[innerSpaceman]

Ooooh, I'm only going to get in trouble for this, but here goes.


I don't know judimouse. But has there been some intimation that she is affiliated the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company?

If not, and I didn't miss something, what the frell is with the sharp, pointy spikes sticking out of our welcome mat? She posted a link to a menu! Sheesh, call the cops!




I know I shouldn't be posting at all now, much less anything on this topic. But this is a poor time for me for this board to be exhibiting any more signs of cliquish shunning, snubbing, and other decidedly hypocritical signs of complete unswankiness.



Personally, I think she exhibited a bit of a thin skin. But I also think, that if anyone knows her personally, they should try to explain that Kevy didn't mean to be so immediately cruel ... that is, if Kevy will cop to that.

[Gemini Cricket]

The thing is, is that you thought she was an ad. Okay, but you know what, first impressions can be wrong and in this case y'all were.
Thin skinned? Maybe. But your skin has to be pretty thick when there's no "Welcome to the LoT" posts evident anywhere in this thread.

One of the general complaints I hear from people I invite to check out the LoT is that we're not a welcoming group. We're missing out on the company of a lot of cool possible swankers by being curmudgeonly to people not used to the style of posters here.

judimouse: I like Bubba Gumps.

Everyone else: I hate chain restaurants, Forrest Gump is retarted, I hate the movie, I hate restaurants with TVs, she's just an ad...

Oh, and by the way, Welcome to the LoT, judimouse!

I stand by my comment.

[Snowflake]

Well, this is a shame all around.

In the dining in anaheim thread, I found the menus helpful, and my mouth is watering for the Napa Rose treats.

I do wish judimouse would give us all another chance, I know my humor is skewed, but I think I'm friendly enough.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I think Kevy's reaction was to the fact that the link was to her own commercial travel site, not that she's affiliated with Bubba Gump.

Perception. I too have met Judi and know that she was just trying to inform us of what's happening, but I can also understand how someone who doesn't know her might get come to the misguided conclusion that this is advertising (again, 2 posts, 2 links to a personal commercial website).

It was misperception that's now been cleared up, hopefully on all sides.

[BarTopDancer]

Look into the SHINY

[Disneyphile]

Maybe someone can suggest a good dinner theater experience, because I think we need more drama. Might I suggest Pirates Dinner Adventure? At least they have a reason to draw swords.

Judi is a sweetheart and most knowledgeable of all things in and around DLR, and certainly didn't deserve the snarky "welcome".

That said, I've eaten at the Bubba Gump in Long Beach and enjoyed it. The only seafood I'll eat is shrimp, and it was quite good. I thought it to be a bit pricey though. The new one might be a place to take my parents though, since they're fans of the film.

[Morrigoon]

Oh Judy, you can't take the discussion on this site personally... it's how we discuss almost everything. You've seen people here are willing to give you a chance, it's just that some folks didn't know you.

We discuss pretty much everything with a critical eye, it makes for a more interesting discussion. And after a while, you start to get an idea of who tends to yay or nay what types of things.

You can't take it personally, it's just a discussion board.

[BarTopDancer]

I still stay Kevy wants to advertise his porn.

[wendybeth]

If Judimouse could see all the spam and such we get hit with, she might appreciate the reaction she got with her initial post. As far as what GC says- I'm sorry if people think we're unfriendly, but I really can't agree. Just as we couldn't possibly know Judimouse in such a short period of time, the same goes for anyone who is new to this site. If you all only knew how many 'new members' end up being spam, you'd know why we don't roll out the welcome mat every time there's a new sign-up. If you know someone from another site and want to introduce them, by all means please do so! It takes the guesswork out for us, and lets us know this person is cool.

For the record, I've been to plenty of other sites and felt like the odd girl out- it takes time to get to know one another. I hope Judi gives us some more time.

[katiesue]

I met Judi once years ago on the monorail and she gave me her card with her websites address. I've used it all the time since then and recommended it to friends who were trip planning. Especially with kids who are picky eaters it's nice to know what's served where so you can plan ahead. Nothing worse than sitting down and figuring out there's not a thing on the menu your kid will eat.

Welcome Judi!