# Dispite this, I still love my family **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 30, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913 "2014-03-30T16:55:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/1 "2014-03-30T16:55:08Z")
My Beloved, my son and some of her sisters and friends flew down to Vegas a couple days ago(Mom-in-law has a Worldmark membership). I couldn’t go because I only have five days of vacation each year and I am already committed to volunteering at Orycon this fall. Now, I am glad that they all are having a grand time…but she just posted pictures on Facebook. Pictures of Penn Gillette with his arms around her, my son and his cousin. Pictures of Penn Gillette signing autographs for them. Pictures of Teller taking selfies of him with her and my son. Tomorrow they are going to go to Elton John’s show. He’ll probably dedicate a song to them. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/2 "2014-03-30T17:05:54Z")
_It seemed to me that 'casm lived his life like a candle in the wind never knowing when to vacation volunteered at the con again_ ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/3 "2014-03-30T17:40:49Z")
Wait a minute! Am I to understand you’re looking for sympathy for choosing a con over a family holiday in Vegas? I feel if I offer you sympathy you’ll never learn from your mistakes! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/4 "2014-03-30T18:26:29Z")
Penn and Teller are both great illusionists and fan-friendly. After every show, they come out to their theatre foyer and chat to the audience (who are welcome to take piccies.) ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/5 "2014-03-30T18:30:14Z")
Maybe the pictures are illusions too ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/6 "2014-03-30T18:45:32Z")
Only 5 days of vacation a year? Your employer is chintzy. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/7 "2014-03-30T20:34:20Z")
Wait! If your Beloved and Favourite Son are taking a vacation with your In-Laws. And then later on you’re taking a vacation for Orycon, doesn’t that count as 2 vacations for you? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/8 "2014-03-30T20:38:03Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Wait! If your Beloved and Favourite Son are taking a vacation with your In-Laws. And then later on you’re taking a vacation for Orycon, doesn’t that count as 2 vacations for you? I _work_ Orycon. I’m Hospitality staff from Thursday afternoon until Monday morning. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/9 "2014-03-30T21:16:46Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Penn and Teller are both great illusionists and fan-friendly. > After every show, they come out to their theatre foyer and chat to the audience (who are welcome to take piccies.) The hell you say, Teller’s a mute! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/10 "2014-03-30T23:10:33Z")
Zoot, zoot! Bonus points for the reference! ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/11 "2014-03-31T07:05:35Z")
Zooty, zoot zoot! _raises leg_ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/12 "2014-03-31T11:53:32Z")
With a machine! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/13 "2014-03-31T15:20:18Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Penn and Teller are both great illusionists and fan-friendly. > After every show, they come out to their theatre foyer and chat to the audience (who are welcome to take piccies.) Yes, they are. I have a shot of Penn and SWMBO together. He towers over her. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/14 "2014-03-31T16:41:10Z")
My Beloved just posted pictures from the Eton John concert-looks like they had a great time. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispite-this-i-still-love-my-family/684913/15 "2014-04-01T15:58:03Z")
P & T are very friendly. I hung out with them on a boat and was one of the many extras as they shot the big finale for their [Penn and Teller: Off the Deep End](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491099/) tv special. I won a _nice_ scuba regulator from them as one of the door prizes they gave to the assembled masses who were extras on that shoot.