Bakers Dozen

[jtur88]

Upcoming movies that you are looking forward to seeing.

1. Star Wars Rogue One
2. CHiPs
3. Marvel’s The Avengers: Infinity War (Parts 1 & 2)
4. Suicide Squad
5. Jason Bourne
6. Ghostbusters
7. Sully
8. Star Trek: Beyond
9. Ready Player One
10. The Book of Henry
11. Moana
12. Cafe Society
13. The Land Before Time XIV

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Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.

[anyrose]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.

[astorian]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)

[Sampiro]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.

[Dendarii_Dame]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.

[Intergalactic_Gladiator]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.
6. Despite all of my thoughts to the contrary, money doesn’t actually grow on trees.

[Nonsuch]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.
6. Despite all of my thoughts to the contrary, money doesn’t actually grow on trees.
7. That I will understand once I become a parent myself.

Which I never actually did.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.
6. Despite all of my thoughts to the contrary, money doesn’t actually grow on trees.
7. That I will understand once I become a parent myself.
8. Because I’ll be glad in the morning I went to bed now.

[jtur88]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.
6. Despite all of my thoughts to the contrary, money doesn’t actually grow on trees.
7. That I will understand once I become a parent myself.
8. Because I’ll be glad in the morning I went to bed now.
9. “Shut up”, he explained.

Famous quote from Ring Lardner.

[Sampiro]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.
6. Despite all of my thoughts to the contrary, money doesn’t actually grow on trees.
7. That I will understand once I become a parent myself.
8. Because I’ll be glad in the morning I went to bed now.
9. “Shut up”, he explained.
10. Because life’s not fair and then you die.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.
6. Despite all of my thoughts to the contrary, money doesn’t actually grow on trees.
7. That I will understand once I become a parent myself.
8. Because I’ll be glad in the morning I went to bed now.
9. “Shut up”, he explained.
10. Because life’s not fair and then you die.
11. This family is a benign dictatorship, not a democracy.

#5 is a big one in our house now.

[Sampiro]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.
6. Despite all of my thoughts to the contrary, money doesn’t actually grow on trees.
7. That I will understand once I become a parent myself.
8. Because I’ll be glad in the morning I went to bed now.
9. “Shut up”, he explained.
10. Because life’s not fair and then you die.
11. This family is a benign dictatorship, not a democracy.
12. If I cry long and loud enough they’ll give me something to cry about.

[gkster]

Things you learned from your parents by asking questions.

1. Because it’s good for you.
2. Because they said so.
3. Humans evolved from ape-like creatures. (My Dad was heavily into Teilhard de Chardin)
4. Because they’re bigger than me, that’s why.
5. When I’m bored, I should find something to do myself, rather than asking Mom what I should do, unless I want to clean something.
6. Despite all of my thoughts to the contrary, money doesn’t actually grow on trees.
7. That I will understand once I become a parent myself.
8. Because I’ll be glad in the morning I went to bed now.
9. “Shut up”, he explained.
10. Because life’s not fair and then you die.
11. This family is a benign dictatorship, not a democracy.
12. If I cry long and loud enough they’ll give me something to cry about.
13. “Ask your mom” or “We’ll think about it” basically mean No.

New category

Tourist attractions that you would not recommend

1. Madame Tussauds, NYC

I don’t know about the London one but the NYC one is overpriced, doesn’t have much to look at-a tourist trap.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Tourist attractions that you would not recommend

1. Madame Tussauds, NYC
2. Ansel Adams Museum, San Francisco

At least when I visited, very few of Adams’s photographs were actually on display.

[Ponch8]

Tourist attractions that you would not recommend

1. Madame Tussauds, NYC
2. Ansel Adams Museum, San Francisco
3. daytime Seine River cruise, Paris

Too many obnoxious little kids.

[Sampiro]

Tourist attractions that you would not recommend

1. Madame Tussauds, NYC
2. Ansel Adams Museum, San Francisco
3. daytime Seine River cruise, Paris
4. The National Archives, D.C.

You wait in line forever and when you see the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution there’s a mob and the documents are so faded you can barely make anything out. (If the rumors are true they sometimes display exact duplicates to help preserve the originals, so there’s a chance you’re not seeing the real things anyway.)

[Intergalactic_Gladiator]

Tourist attractions that you would not recommend

1. Madame Tussauds, NYC
2. Ansel Adams Museum, San Francisco
3. daytime Seine River cruise, Paris
4. The National Archives, D.C.
5. Disneyland

You want to stand in long lines all day? They have that covered.

[gkster]

Tourist attractions that you would not recommend

1. Madame Tussauds, NYC
2. Ansel Adams Museum, San Francisco
3. daytime Seine River cruise, Paris
4. The National Archives, D.C.
5. Disneyland
6. Salem Witch Museum, Salem, Mass.

It’s not a museum, more like a cheesy light and sounds show with a lot of screaming and lame stage effects. Tacky! I saw it 20+ years ago and according to current Yelp reviews it’s still the same.

[Iggy]

Tourist attractions that you would not recommend

1. Madame Tussauds, NYC
2. Ansel Adams Museum, San Francisco
3. daytime Seine River cruise, Paris
4. The National Archives, D.C.
5. Disneyland
6. Salem Witch Museum, Salem, Mass.
7. The First Concrete Electricity Pole in Japan, Hakodate

It has a tourist marker and is listed on the WikiTravel page for Hakodate. My mind boggles. Street View link here.

[jtur88]

Tourist attractions that you would not recommend

1. Madame Tussauds, NYC
2. Ansel Adams Museum, San Francisco
3. daytime Seine River cruise, Paris
4. The National Archives, D.C.
5. Disneyland
6. Salem Witch Museum, Salem, Mass.
7. The First Concrete Electricity Pole in Japan, Hakodate
8. Almost any National Historic Site

You can learn the history on line at home, and there is usually almost nothing there to see.