tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post5576745620618649041..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: The Devil's PlaygroundDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37295987524680198022011-10-11T14:28:02.705-04:002011-10-11T14:28:02.705-04:00Loved this post! I'm a follower of yours, but...Loved this post! I'm a follower of yours, but just saw this post when I was looking up some stuff for my own post about Chuck E. Cheese and their gun ban sign. Glad to know I'm not the only one who has Chuck E. issues!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35206880471391938542011-01-28T19:48:48.169-05:002011-01-28T19:48:48.169-05:00I could not describe my feelings for that place be...I could not describe my feelings for that place better than you did!!! I kept laughing because I can identify with every single comment you made...<br /><br />My oldest two got to go there, but I don't think my third ever made it into that evil bat of disease!Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793937213254633462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85662628975216283882011-01-27T15:50:27.221-05:002011-01-27T15:50:27.221-05:00Thank you for this post! This is the Dawn I "...Thank you for this post! This is the Dawn I "fell in love with" (haha) years ago and it's so good to read a post like this again. I'm glad you continue to find joy and humor through the storm. I'm praying for you guys! You're awesome!Our Journey to Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767432020462107063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10501897615200816382011-01-26T14:03:59.204-05:002011-01-26T14:03:59.204-05:00The one here in Lancaster, PA is really scary. I r...The one here in Lancaster, PA is really scary. I recall one incident where a guy wandered through the place spitting and yelling, "I have hepetitis! I have hepetitis!" •shudder•Havalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765780615798651160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21206364525554002992011-01-26T12:22:11.465-05:002011-01-26T12:22:11.465-05:00I had to look at the website to see what this plac...I had to look at the website to see what this place is as we do not have them in the UK. <br /><br />It truly looks an exciting place for kids to go, but I think I would have freaked out at just letting my son roam around and not knowing where he was.<br /><br />On the germphobia side - I actually suffered from this as a result of untreated post-natal depression and even going to the supermarket Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58979294657664638262011-01-26T12:05:19.877-05:002011-01-26T12:05:19.877-05:00I affectionately refer to the place as "Yucky...I affectionately refer to the place as "Yucky Sneezes"Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745017491643362672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3453951109346817672011-01-26T11:23:59.730-05:002011-01-26T11:23:59.730-05:00I am lucky, my son hates it there and will turn do...I am lucky, my son hates it there and will turn down birthday party invites to go there. He is 4 and he says it is too loud and crowded and the animatronic bears are creepy.aceiatxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760101797158578519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59728709469155794822011-01-25T23:54:48.013-05:002011-01-25T23:54:48.013-05:00Love love love love this post! You've put my...Love love love love this post! You've put my thoughts into words about CEC. Thanks for the awesome laugh!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333508300359541617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49099051851923297032011-01-25T23:12:58.920-05:002011-01-25T23:12:58.920-05:00I hate that place. I can never find my kids which...I hate that place. I can never find my kids which makes me panicky.....my son wanted his bday there when he was little and then dove under the table and wouldn't come out when the rat made his appearance. Any place that uses a RAT for its mascot just can't be right!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591440380361014086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-62404847623994329802011-01-25T20:50:33.494-05:002011-01-25T20:50:33.494-05:00HAHA!HAHA!Jennifer Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762508391191695585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39075384587171882502011-01-25T20:47:07.384-05:002011-01-25T20:47:07.384-05:00You know someone stupid did something to cause tha...You know someone stupid did something to cause that sign to have to be posted. Just like the tags on blow dryers..<br />Here you go..all the way from Bakersfield, CA.<br />"In August 2004, a 23-year-old Bakersfield man was shot in the chest in the parking lot at outside of Chuck E. Cheese."<br />Source: http://www.strip-magazine.com/mmagazine/new_welcome.php?subaction=showfull&id=Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359879404936701641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-38425182774883043202011-01-25T20:15:10.880-05:002011-01-25T20:15:10.880-05:00HA! You might scoff at CEC's but some of us m...HA! You might scoff at CEC's but some of us make a living there. And I'm not talking about the staff. I'm talking about the fact that I ALWAYS win the grand prize at Skee Ball. They can't stop me! I don't care if I spend $1 or $100. That prize is mine at least once on every trip! THEN I take my little 250 grand prize tickets (plus any of the other tickets I received Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986167130467258392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-42856661163183632832011-01-25T16:50:24.151-05:002011-01-25T16:50:24.151-05:00Love your description!!
Luckily my kids have gro...Love your description!! <br /><br />Luckily my kids have grown out of Chuck E Cheese...but they do want to go to John's Incredible Pizza or from time to time...(think Chuck E Cheese for older kids)...no ball pits but lots of costly attractions and an unsupervised free-for-all buffet that I get a little nervous eating at after all the little hands come through. (I usually figure I'm safe Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053527911135443696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91721359442819956282011-01-25T16:37:55.738-05:002011-01-25T16:37:55.738-05:00I DESPISE Chuckie Cheese, and my child used to be ...I DESPISE Chuckie Cheese, and my child used to be terrified of it, so she would refuse to go to birthday parties there. I'd just tell the moms "Oh sorry, she's got something that weekend already". Last year she went to one, because it was a really good friend, and she was in terror the whole time that Chucky would touch her or try to talk to her. It is such a horrible, pmerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112537480069992755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-71181457011936815052011-01-25T14:37:24.190-05:002011-01-25T14:37:24.190-05:00I was out in Kansas City a few weeks ago. Nothing ...I was out in Kansas City a few weeks ago. Nothing amused me more than seeing signs everywhere, including at my office, saying "no firearms allowed". Good to know the Cheese has the same policyJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870057872360891888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51028594578679863532011-01-25T14:35:22.387-05:002011-01-25T14:35:22.387-05:00Do these places not have a fire capacity laws? I&#...Do these places not have a fire capacity laws? I've only had the honor of going twice (yet my daughter has begged to have her birthday party there for the past 3 years, she's only 7). It is frightening the true number of children running around unsupervised. As i try to get my daughters picture taken in the little drawy thing some kid sticks his head in just at the right time... Yeah I'm in Disguise!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08868178454350541760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57622319357605914012011-01-25T13:33:34.909-05:002011-01-25T13:33:34.909-05:00Oh Dawn, I swear we share a brain....I LOTHE Charl...Oh Dawn, I swear we share a brain....I LOTHE Charles E. Cheese. My 9 year old thinks I'm evil because I refuse to go there. The last time we were there for a bday party. I as well doing the drop and run. When I was picking up, in the 15 minutes I was there I witnessed the following 2 things.<br />POOP on the floor! Seriously...a TURD was on the floor next to the table where they serve foodKatie Rosenthal-Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481601883439885671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40271157694587733852011-01-25T13:25:18.768-05:002011-01-25T13:25:18.768-05:00Ha ha! The germs in those places freak me out too...Ha ha! The germs in those places freak me out too! Glad you survived!Alecia @ Hoobing Family Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924202532283765706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44208037934687996112011-01-25T12:01:33.179-05:002011-01-25T12:01:33.179-05:00Aaah! The Chuck E. Cheese place. Funny you shoul...Aaah! The Chuck E. Cheese place. Funny you should write about it because my kids have been asking to go there for about two weeks now. I've been giving excuses but I'll be out of them soon, and the trip will be inevitable.Tess Julia https://www.blogger.com/profile/17850176812284692371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67621865871790739322011-01-25T12:00:42.610-05:002011-01-25T12:00:42.610-05:00My four kids have never been to
Up-Chuck E Cheese...My four kids have never been to <br />Up-Chuck E Cheese...I wasn't a fan when I was young. And the closest one to us is 2 hours away, so we find other ways waste money :)<br />Stephanie A.stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813966222302032354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64041189789061774932011-01-25T11:03:41.770-05:002011-01-25T11:03:41.770-05:00Whoever invented Chuck E Cheese is a sadist. My o...Whoever invented Chuck E Cheese is a sadist. My oldest at age 3 got on the tall slide inside the ball pit and was scared to go down and the kids waiting to go down the slide wouldn't let him back up. So he sat at the top of the slide screaming bloody murder for mom. I had to trudge through the ball pit, climb up the slide (up the sliding part) with my big ole butt sticking up, grab him andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43248453593807484162011-01-25T11:03:30.985-05:002011-01-25T11:03:30.985-05:00I never used to be a germaphobe, but I totally am ...I never used to be a germaphobe, but I totally am now. I don't even like bringing my kids into stores. Luckily I homeschool, so they can stay home and avoid all those germy kids. :)Jen@Scrapingirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280261043942452491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48563338450944473302011-01-25T10:02:35.472-05:002011-01-25T10:02:35.472-05:00Look up the video by Tim Wilson on youtube, Chuck ...Look up the video by Tim Wilson on youtube, Chuck E Cheese Hell. It is what I think of every time that place is mentioned around me.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449131678197122782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81220138507378569012011-01-25T09:56:05.072-05:002011-01-25T09:56:05.072-05:00Hilarious!! Just reading your post made me reach ...Hilarious!! Just reading your post made me reach for the hand sanitizer (and I'm not usually germaphobic either) HOWEVER... you just KNOW that place is crawling with 'em!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581529641834277742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65449149874302128192011-01-25T09:42:51.549-05:002011-01-25T09:42:51.549-05:00Dawn, thanks for continuing to write for us (your ...Dawn, thanks for continuing to write for us (your loving readers). Despite your incredible ongoing struggles, you continue to share moments that bring laughter to others. You are truly and inspiration!Momof2hapashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012150507480019479noreply@blogger.com