For me, the true meaning of Christmas is "complimentary refreshments." Plus recs for Crop Swap LA, medieval pet names, and Charles Kellogg, the bird man of the redwoods.
Okay so I’m looking at these photos and have to ask: Having signs labeling the food as “complimentary” implies there was non-complimentary food… Was there?
Great question! Important question! You are correct about the implication and the answer is... I believe there was. I think they had local food businesses selling food too. But I completely ignored any sign without the word complimentary on it and was ready to elbow my past Minnie herself if it meant I got zero dollar chili
I meant to comment on this last week and forgot. I wrote a whole piece (that’s been rejected by multiple outlets 🤣) about a foolproof way of getting free food at restaurants all year long.
i love this: "They say that Disney is the most magical place on Earth. Well, I’ll tell you this much for sure. It was certainly the most magical vegan chili dog I’ve ever tossed down my gullet. It cost $0. It was, literally, priceless."
Okay so I’m looking at these photos and have to ask: Having signs labeling the food as “complimentary” implies there was non-complimentary food… Was there?
Great question! Important question! You are correct about the implication and the answer is... I believe there was. I think they had local food businesses selling food too. But I completely ignored any sign without the word complimentary on it and was ready to elbow my past Minnie herself if it meant I got zero dollar chili
I meant to comment on this last week and forgot. I wrote a whole piece (that’s been rejected by multiple outlets 🤣) about a foolproof way of getting free food at restaurants all year long.
oh wow I love that! They were fools to not publish it!!
dear chris,
fun and meaningful piece as always!
i love this: "They say that Disney is the most magical place on Earth. Well, I’ll tell you this much for sure. It was certainly the most magical vegan chili dog I’ve ever tossed down my gullet. It cost $0. It was, literally, priceless."
thank you for sharing it all!
love
myq
Thank you, Myq! This was my most meaningful piece yet. The meaning was: I am a hungry boy