Comments on: Another weekend in Vegas

By: JakGrabit

JakGrabit — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:50:36 +0000

I don’t get the appeal of Vegas.

While I’ve never been there, pretty much all it offers are the things I got bored with long before I graduated from college.

The food looks good though.

By: TJFKAK

TJFKAK — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:39:49 +0000

I’m not really big into the strip clubs or gun range, but the food, booze, surreal nature of going to bed at 6 am, and gambling can be really exhilarating. I love Vegas, too, so I understand Japa’s love affair. I really am a sucker for the buffets and the glass flower covered ceiling in the lobby of the Bellagio.

By: japadamus

japadamus — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:29:34 +0000

Jak, first of all, you never been to vegas? really? Put down the mouse, emerge from your virtual world of midgets and elves, and hop on a plane there. At least try it ONCE before you form your opinion. If anything, you’d be able to appreciate the free drinks, availablility of automatic weapons, and ability to smoke anywhere. And since there is smoke everywhere in vegas, the Bear’s argument that your second hand smoke is harming her goes away.

Try it.

TJFKAK, this is probably the first time I’ve gone to vegas and not seen that stupid umbrella ceiling and garden.

By: JakGrabit

JakGrabit — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:45:00 +0000

This is true. I admit I’ve never been. And maybe I’ll go and I’ll love it. But I just don’t see the APPEAL.

Gambling - I’m broke, hate playing cards, and just don’t get any sort of adrenaline rush from this activity. I mean, I only played fantasy football for the trash talking. Of which there was little. Another disappointment. If I can put my cigarette out on the forehead of the dealer everytime I get 21, well then maybe it would be worth it.

Drinking - I’m old. Drinking is kinda fun in the right setting. But now a days if I have two beers I get a bad headache three hours later. Any hard alcohol and my stomach kills me and I shit blood for three days. I should probably get that colonoscopy.

Strippers - Seriously, if the Bear hooks up with one, cool. Don’t think that’s going to happen though. Other than that, it’s like watching porn but not masturbating. What’s the point? The Bear thinks things like nice expensive shoes and designer purses are a pointless waste of money. That’s what I think of strippers.

Whores - Ew. What’s the fun if you didn’t have to trick them into sleeping with you? These girls just do it for money. No art or skill involved. Lame.

Automatic weapons - I’m going into a profession where I get to carry these all the time. On airplanes. Why the fuck would I want to go to an indoor range where the gun has the idiot wires so that you can’t shoot your playmates? Once you’ve done a fast draw from a concealed holster and a tactical reload, you never want to go back to that gay ass target shooting crap.

Midgets and Elves - I get the impression I could find these in Vegas too if I wanted. I did find this:

http://www.villagevoice.com/people/0809,ruberg,347182,24.html

Looks promising.

Smoking everywhere - Ok, that’s pretty cool.

Food - The only real reason to go, as far as I can tell. However, like everything in Vegas, it appears the food is merely an oversized caricature of actual authentic cuisines from other parts of the world. Why get the cartoon version of sushi when it would be so much more interesting to go to Japan? However, on a base fatman’s analysis: giant good tasting food that comes cheap is still pretty sweet.