Vacationing in the Hardcore American South, even further south than Champaign.

We went to a water park where we had a cabana with a very nice black family on our left and on our right was a family of 3, white, with the mother a classic 55-year old skinny blonde Southern former beauty queen wearing a white hat with a Confederate flag on it.

So that was a thing that made me feel guilty and like a horrible human being for being white and in between that.

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I was hoping for some nuggets and tidbits about the palace of the Holy Father.

Cabana??!!!!

He was 2 cabanas over.

He fell down.

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I don't speak Spanish.

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Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl.

You are fine. Don't feel too guilty, you are all in cabanas afterall. Enjoy the time with the family.

Just taught my 13-year-old how to play blackjack.

He won $600. That was fun.

He's unconventional like his old man. The table will hate him.

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Are you going to make him pay for the cabana tomorrow?

No.

One day is enough. It's his vacation.

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Good one.

I'd like to do a quick weekend trip but this summer has been kinda crazy. We also have some bills to pay and unfortunate expenses. I'm glad you are out and about before school starts.

Do a staycation. We've done that before. Couple times.

There's tons of stuff to do in Chicago that we never do. We have to make a point to do it because it is so familiar.

Hotel costs are 40% of a vacation.

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Dr. Ken and Dr. Ken Jr.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Do not let me catch wind of you two splitting 10s ... at the blackjack table or over at the cathouse.

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Not far off.

Wrong liquor.

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Son, we'll just pour some of this Tito's into your orange juice. Mom won't know a thing.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

We have a bajillion marriot points so hotel is never an issue. It's time and effort and sometimes the money. It's looking like I need a new car, we have to fix a few things around the house, and kid stuff is more expensive. It's our 15th anniversary this year and he'd like to do a weekend trip but I don't know if that is a good idea. I think I'm having a three quarters of the way life crisis too.

Sir, you're going to have to let them play their hands.

How does 15 years feel?

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GO BEARS!!!

He did it once.

And then we went back to playing cards.

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Hope you were using a multi-deck shoe. Kids are sneaky these days, and you can learn The System on the internet.

I agree with Enrique and Pittbull.

We did 4 decks.

I usually do 6 for casual games with my children. But we're on vacation and it seemed like a lot to pack.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Well, as long as you've learned from your mistake.

I've been on vacation for a couple days. I'm still on my (shitty) sleep schedule due to my little guy's teething problem. So I've been awake for two hours. Same thing happened yesterday. I was hoping to catch up on sleep while I'm out east. Not gonna happen, I guess.

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what kind of schools do y'all send you childers too that they haven't started back yet. Three months of summer vacation was for farmers and pregnant teenage daughters. Six weeks is all the summer vacation they should get. chop, chop, chop at the tree, tree, tree.

I think it's a woman's choice. I work with a Southern woman and she is extremely proud of both her white and Alabaman heritage. She wears her garb everyday and is submissive towards her husband allegedly.

It doesn't jive with Yankee customs and mores but she appears to be content with it.

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The confederate flag hat has nothing to do with her hatred of black people

what kind of vacations are you guys on that you're posting on here in the middle of them ?

Now there are rules regarding when we're allowed to post? dafugg.