Branson is a vacation destination for people who are a little bit country and
Posted by doubledown
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It’s startling how many people here have eaten themselves disabled. Forget fluoride,
Posted by doubledown
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hey ma, how's about a cookie?*
Posted by Sammich
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no dice*
Posted by VIV
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this is not ova*
Posted by IlliniRunner
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this aint ova*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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on that subject
Posted by Sammich
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High school GF married some dude and he just retired from teaching…
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Is there a bad lake house, though?*
Posted by gvibes
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I am not opposed to a lake house.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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Buddy of mine that lives in St. Louis and just retired from the airlines has a place down there...
Posted by Illiniphil
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The area around Big Cedar is supposedly nice but it’s expensive as hell to stay there
Posted by CWR10
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If I’m going to sw mizzu, I’m going to Lake of the Ozarks*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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If you're a boater, LOTO is nice if you have a really big boat. It sucks otherwise.
Posted by Illiniphil
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Yeah, that really does sound awful. And on brand for Missouri*
Posted by opossum jenkins
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Yep. If you are a skier, footer, boarder, go to Bull Shoals Lake. You can always find smooth water
Posted by harb
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That’s a huge change from when I was there last
Posted by TarheelIllini
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It’s legitimately terrifying in the main channel on the weekends*
Posted by CWR10
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That’s kind of my rub about it.
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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My kids enjoyed all the amusement park type activities in Branson.
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Just got back from DC. Awesome weekend.
Posted by VIV
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family trip the summer before starting at the U of I - drove from ECI to DC
Posted by bulldogmba
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I did a semester internship at the EPA my junior year in 1993
Posted by Sounder
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Yes, it's quite something seeing all of the structures on the mall that you've only seen in pictures
Posted by bulldogmba
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we did a ton of museums and history. walked all over the mall. all of those museums are free
Posted by VIV
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It never gets old to me
Posted by Sounder
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I would love to visit there some day. I would expect that whether
Posted by jjlocke923
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Just got back from a baseball tournament in Pigeon Forge, TN
Posted by Gene Parmesan
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Was there, technically Gatlinburg, a couple of weeks ago
Posted by HoseB
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We went when we had to do a VERY last minute change to our Disney plans (due to Hurricane Milton)
Posted by tvillini
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So you've settled for Branson
Posted by Sounder
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I’ve got a golf trip to Myrtle Beach this fall. Why? I don’t know
Posted by CWR10
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Spent three days there a couple of weeks ago for meetings. Its fine. Stayed on the riverfront. *
Posted by harb
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Knowing dick-all about Branson, I’m taking my son to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk…
Posted by haighter
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in the warm California sun?
Posted by assassin
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Indeed...some "yute" coworkers and I were hanging out...
Posted by haighter
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Someone told me that Branson is Las Vegas if Ned Flanders ran it. *
Posted by doubledown
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It’s a good thing I’m a person whose boundless positivity and inextinguishable optimism
Posted by doubledown
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There are good parts of Vegas?*
Posted by Chilango
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Could be worse
Posted by illini thunder
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This is the stupidest thing you've ever said, and that's a really high bar*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Beautiful day in the Wisconsin Dells.
Posted by nash
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The thing that gets me about Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg...
Posted by EffinIllini
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I used to go to Maggie Valley in North Carolina when I lived in the midwest. Loved GSMNP!*
Posted by MtHoodIllini
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I’d say most people I know enjoy the combo.
Posted by nash
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Well that's good.
Posted by EffinIllini
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We did a cabin in the Smokies and a few trips into town during COVID
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Yeah, the mountains and park are amazing.
Posted by EffinIllini
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PCB is hot but pool and gulf feel great. Get me some shade and I’ll be on the beach all day
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