It’s been a few years since YA and I traveled together. This is a four-day weekend trip that we’ve talked about for a few years now. Here are some interesting facts about our location:
- Nearly half the residents of the US live near here
- The gate to hell is hiding underneath North Street
- Part of the Berlin Wall can be found here
- Woody Harrelson was arrested in this city in 1982 before hitting it big in Hollywood
- The Anthony Thomas Company makes 50,000 pounds of chocolate here daily, including their famous candy named after a state tree
- The NFL was headquartered here from 1927 until 1938
- Jack Hanna is Director Emeritus to one of the largest attractions of its kind in North America here.
Where in the world are we? (Bonus points if you can say WHY we’re here!)
Trail Baboon 
Boston for World Cup?
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Nope… about the only sport I’m willing to spend money on these days is Banana Ball
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Columbus, Ohio
You’re going to the Zoo.
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I think Columbus, too.
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Wes, I thought you would probably get this sooner than anybody else ….what ELSE besides the zoo do you think
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The Origins Gaming Convention.
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Snort
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I am with Wes–Columbus, ohio. Are you getting chocolate? Adopting a dog?
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There will probably be chocolate because how can I go four days without chocolate. But we are not coming home from Columbus with a dog.
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Chocolate has been procured. There was an Anthony Thomas shop three minutes from the Indian Falls hike that we took after lunch. We did get a box of buckeyes and a few other assorted chocolates.
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I know this is 100% wrong, but I’m going to guess Milwaukee, WI.
Just because.
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I love this guess… just because!
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I’m wondering what is meant by “near here”, that nearly half of the US residents could live near there…
I’m gonna guess Chicago, kind of like mig, just because.
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San Diego? No idea why…
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Are the chocolates Buckeyes? The name Jack Hanna is tickling something in my brain, but can’t think what.
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Your brain is engaged by Deep Thoughts.
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That was Jack Handy, though.
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Laughing out loud!
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Yeppers!!!
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This is answering MiG
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Johnny Carson animal shows.
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Jack Hanna is the Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo. He followed in the footsteps of Marlin Perkins of Wild Kingdom fame and was very prolific on the talk show circuit bringing animals with him. While he never actually starred in or hosted Wild Kingdom in later years he did tour for Mutual of Omaha who was the sponsor of Wild Kingdom. I have two friends who used to work for Mutual of Omaha and they’ve met him because of that.
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I think Wes is probably right, but I have no idea why you’re there.
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It’s all about animals this weekend. Wes had half of it when he said the zoo. If anybody here has ever watched Secrets of the Zoo, maybe you can guess the second half? Keep in mind that YA and I have seen every episode of Secrets of the Zoo at least five times.
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The elephants are great.
My daughter and I were there in early May. The black bear cubs were very entertaining. Many areas are under remodeling.
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The cheeta run was canceled because of torrential rain the day before.
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We’ve been watching the weather like crazy people the last 10 days. No rain in the forecast for tomorrow!! Have seen the cheetah run several times on the tv show but can’t wait to see it in person!!
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German Village is a must visit while in Columbus.
The Book Loft is unique.
The cream puffs at Schmidt’s are a real treat.
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