Weird to see something so local to me on here. I just went to check it out last night! I didn't pay the $10 to go up the elevator, but it is quite impressive in there considering it's basically just a ginormous store. They have live fish and ducks in the "swamp" and alligators in one part. It's drawing huge crowds this weekend (especially matching up with the music fest) but I hope it can keep attracting enough people after the novelty wears off...
I've actually eaten a chocolate-covered cricket before. Once you get over the idea of it, it's mostly just like a piece a nestle crunch... actually, the worst part about it wasn't the cricket at all - the chocolate used was probably the worst I've ever had.
While I agree that this site is probably not the place for overtly political statements, I have a hard time seeing this as such a statement. While it was attached to someone political, I'm fairly certain that the grand majority of people, despite their political beliefs, understand the original statement was ridiculous at best. While I also didn't particularly enjoy all pregnancy being likened to drowning, you have to keep in mind it's satire - that's the point. If you don't get that, you probably shouldn't read A Modest Proposal.
I find myself not being able to re-open the comments once I open them one time and close them again. Similarly, I can't close a reply once it's expanded.
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While I also didn't particularly enjoy all pregnancy being likened to drowning, you have to keep in mind it's satire - that's the point. If you don't get that, you probably shouldn't read A Modest Proposal.