Catrin Posted November 11, 2011 #1 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I just recently read the start of a review and the couple was shown with a mascot of sorts... stuffed animal in the pictures. and... saw another review with an Angry Bird all over the ship. then I saw one with a pirate stuffed doll of some sort. Can I just say..... I don't get it! :) Some of it is cute, while most is a bit ridiculous. It reminds me of "Flat Stanley" that I made my kids take to the ball park one year. Can't we just leave the toys at home? :p Catrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMM34667 Posted November 11, 2011 #2 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I loved Flat Stanley.. I took my nephew all over the place and took picture of him and Flat Stanley. We had a blast!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O2Bcrusin Posted November 11, 2011 #3 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I just recently read the start of a review and the couple was shown with a mascot of sorts... stuffed animal in the pictures. and... saw another review with an Angry Bird all over the ship. then I saw one with a pirate stuffed doll of some sort. Can I just say..... I don't get it! :) Some of it is cute, while most is a bit ridiculous. It reminds me of "Flat Stanley" that I made my kids take to the ball park one year. Can't we just leave the toys at home? :p Catrin I'm with ya. Don't get it either. I can understand for kids but not adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B and C Blake Posted November 11, 2011 #4 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I'm with ya. Don't get it either. I can understand for kids but not adults. 'like and agree' button My DH thought I was nuts for buying DGS a build-a-bear lion. It was just us 2 on the cruise so I had to hand carry the little cute box with the lion head sticking out. Yeah it was cute carrying it through CBP and then TSA. I just could not be focused on worrying about the thing on excursions and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockcrazey Posted November 11, 2011 #5 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I think it's sort of like the Travelling Gnome thing. You take a mascot of some sort and take a picture of whatever places you go to. It's just a fun way to remember your vacation. And you could possibly think of the stuffed animal or what have you as standing in your place since it's awfully hard to take a photo of yourself visiting such and such location. Is it silly? Sure, but it's no fun being serious all the time. :) Just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefndoug Posted November 11, 2011 #6 Share Posted November 11, 2011 It's called having fun... some of us do it in different ways. I have a stuffed Mickey Mouse that travels with us (like the travelling Gnome thing). Why question someone having fun? I guess I like having fun in my own way, and I won't apologize for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvetteLady Posted November 11, 2011 #7 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I wouldn't do it, carrying the thing around the ports would be way more trouble than it's worth. I could see maybe doing it once, especially if you are with a party group. I really don't get doing it on every cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg74 Posted November 11, 2011 #8 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I forgot about flat stanley!! I am going to dig out my daughters flat Rheannon she made and bring it with us. My wife will think I am silly but it sounds fun to me.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltybones Posted November 11, 2011 #9 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Sorry, I just had to........... Different Strokes, I would have to guess, but, for some people it makes being on a vacation more fun. Somestimes a stuffed animal can strike a pose that you never could:D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanitter Posted November 11, 2011 #10 Share Posted November 11, 2011 On our last cruise we traveled with a plastic penquin and a plastic california raisin. They were only a few inches tall and both fit on a stick. We took pictures with them all over the ship. Did they have a purpose? Yes, the penquin was for my father since we couldn't talk him into going on the cruise with us and the california raisin was for my m-i-l because she collects them and loves goofy pictures. It was fun and didn't hurt anyone. But no, I don't think I'll be doing it again. Almost lost one of the little buggers overboard one timel.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceleven Posted November 11, 2011 #11 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I packed a couple black kitties for our Halloween cruise and took pictures of them sitting next to our towel animals each evening. I think the steward had fun with them, too, because a couple of times they would have them positioned next to the towel animals. Besides, I missed my kitty we had to leave at home. :( They made us smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzygail Posted November 11, 2011 #12 Share Posted November 11, 2011 So don't bring a stuffed animal. Other than that, I can't even understand why you need to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzygail Posted November 11, 2011 #13 Share Posted November 11, 2011 It's called having fun... some of us do it in different ways. I have a stuffed Mickey Mouse that travels with us (like the travelling Gnome thing). Why question someone having fun? I guess I like having fun in my own way, and I won't apologize for it. Yeah, no reason you should have to, either. I mean, unless you're asking people to carry it for you, what's it to anyone else? Oh, wait a minute--you don't give Mickey his own pool chair, do you????? :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltybones Posted November 11, 2011 #14 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Yeah, no reason you should have to, either. I mean, unless you're asking people to carry it for you, what's it to anyone else? Oh, wait a minute--you don't give Mickey his own pool chair, do you????? :eek: Hey, Floyd got his own chair:cool: Wait! before you guys flame me, the chair was on our balcony, see, I have proof. Poor Floyd got neglected after a while..:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discjoker Posted November 11, 2011 #15 Share Posted November 11, 2011 You don't have to "get it" nor should you try. Different people have different ways of having fun and amusing themselves. To each their own, you know? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bplazo Posted November 11, 2011 #16 Share Posted November 11, 2011 It is just like decorating a cabin door, I will never get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted November 11, 2011 #17 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I have never done it but I think it is cute. To me it sounds like it is people having fun and not hurting anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azpilot Posted November 11, 2011 #18 Share Posted November 11, 2011 We do it to have fun.. and since this thread opened up the door. I just can't understand why people worry about what other people do! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Name Of The Game Posted November 11, 2011 #19 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I agree with the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRaysfan Posted November 11, 2011 #20 Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) We do it to have fun.. and since this thread opened up the door. I just can't understand why people worry about what other people do! YEAH!!! LOVE THIS PICTURE!!! and as the poster of the original Angry Bird thread I say.... lighten the heck up! Is it hurting you? Is it offending you somehow? I'm not really sure why you HAVE to get it..... If you don't get it, move on, and make your plans for your on board bridge tournament and participate in the moaning and arguing in the next smoking thread. But to start a whole topic about not getting something...really? Edited November 11, 2011 by StingRaysfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonjuli Posted November 11, 2011 #21 Share Posted November 11, 2011 YEAH!!! LOVE THIS PICTURE!!! and as the poster of the original Angry Bird thread I say.... lighten the heck up! Is it hurting you? Is it offending you somehow? I'm not really sure why you HAVE to get it..... If you don't get it, move on, and make your plans for your on board bridge tournament and participate in the moaning and arguing in the next smoking thread. But to start a whole topic about not getting something...really? SUPER LIKE!! It's really not our business to worry about what some take on vacation with them. If they like it, great. If you don't, stop living vicariously through their photos and get your own life. What are we 4th graders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted November 11, 2011 #22 Share Posted November 11, 2011 There was once a full sized monkey that hung out on the balcony and one day decided to go for a swim. Let us say Carnival was not amused. Funny funny thread though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenanny Posted November 11, 2011 #23 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Loved the angry bird review, cracked me up! I have seen a few others with stuffed animals of some sort since, but they didn't tickle me like the angry bird did!! lol I don't see anything wrong with it, who cares if everyone GETS IT??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzygail Posted November 11, 2011 #24 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Floyd is adorable and clearly deserves his own chair :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecruisecruise2011 Posted November 11, 2011 #25 Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) We do it to have fun.. and since this thread opened up the door. I just can't understand why people worry about what other people do! Because the average person who believes that is a hypocrite. Lets say you see some youth walking down the ships hall with "Baggy" pants on (those that hang down below thier arse so you can see their skivvies) with one off their hands holding them up so they don't hit the floor. Does everyone think that is OK? I will be the first to admit .....pull your darn pants up,it looks rediculous to me. But really,.....stuffed animals are inscribed with meaning by their owners and in their act of acquisition. They are, a fetish of our own making, and a fixation that provides no easy solutions. (Transculture,thanks to Walter Putnam) Edited November 11, 2011 by cruisecruisecruise2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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