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Title: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: SkinnyBenny on May 22, 2013, 05:10:04 PM
woof, no thanks
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: mocat on May 22, 2013, 05:25:44 PM
airport or actual city?
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: bones129 on May 22, 2013, 05:49:53 PM
Atlanta?? Nope.

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Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: chum1 on May 22, 2013, 05:52:37 PM
Jesus Christ.  You people are from Kansas.  There's nothing there.  Literally.  Nothing.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: HerrSonntag on May 22, 2013, 06:37:07 PM
Theres some champions of all things good Kansas State Wildcats there.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: wetwillie on May 22, 2013, 06:42:29 PM
A fine southern hub
Title: Atlanta
Post by: SkinnyBenny on May 22, 2013, 06:47:10 PM
City is kinda lame for how big it is.
Title: Atlanta
Post by: puniraptor on May 22, 2013, 06:51:10 PM
I thought Atlanta was pretty cool. Especially compared to my expectations.
Title: Atlanta
Post by: EuroCat on May 22, 2013, 06:55:15 PM
Love it.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: michigancat on May 22, 2013, 09:02:18 PM
Only been to the airport.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: kim carnes on May 22, 2013, 09:08:02 PM
i call it hotlanta
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: meow meow on May 22, 2013, 09:09:47 PM
Marta was good since traffic is a nightmare there
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: AppleJack on May 22, 2013, 09:13:46 PM
I was in Atlanta for a wedding and we stumbled upon MTV filming My Super Sweet Sixteen. We were all  :surprised:
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: 3maw on May 22, 2013, 09:40:19 PM
i've always enjoyed atlanta. the airport is huge and gross and hot, but the city has a lot of cool things to do. especially if you have fam in the area.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: one time gella on May 22, 2013, 09:41:17 PM
Buckhead
 :cheers:
Title: Atlanta
Post by: puniraptor on May 22, 2013, 09:43:32 PM
Sweetwater 420 :lick:
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: XocolateThundarr on May 22, 2013, 11:50:47 PM
the airport sucks rotten ass
Title: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 05:57:18 AM
Buckhead
 :cheers:

Yes, good spot
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: Institutional Control on May 23, 2013, 07:36:14 AM
I've never been to the Black Mecca.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: mocat on May 23, 2013, 07:52:19 AM
the airport sucks rotten ass

Curious how anyone could think that. For the busiest airport in the world it is very clean and efficient and extremely easy and quick to get from one terminal to the next via the train thingy.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: Daddy Claxton on May 23, 2013, 08:41:28 AM
Been there one time, quite a few years ago. On the plane home I sat next to this very pleasant looking elderly lady.  She asked me how i liked Atlanta and then told me "It's a nice city, just too many n*****s." 

Caught me completely off guard, but maybe it shouldn't have.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: scottwildcat on May 23, 2013, 08:46:41 AM
the airport sucks rotten ass

Curious how anyone could think that. For the busiest airport in the world it is very clean and efficient and extremely easy and quick to get from one terminal to the next via the train thingy.

I liked the ATL airport
Title: Atlanta
Post by: SkinnyBenny on May 23, 2013, 08:47:35 AM
Been there one time, quite a few years ago. On the plane home I sat next to this very pleasant looking elderly lady.  She asked me how i liked Atlanta and then told me "It's a nice city, just too many n*****s." 

Caught me completely off guard, but maybe it shouldn't have.

Yeah, that sounds about right.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 08:47:49 AM
I would never talk crap on a Delta hub
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 08:49:03 AM
I had a week long conference at Emory University once. It's right around the corner from the CDC. I figure if a city that large has gone this long with that right in the middle of it we should be home free as far as NBAF goes.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: pissclams on May 23, 2013, 08:51:27 AM
this is from a mall in atlanta right by the georgia dome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R6i7C-IniHg#!

there are some great videos featuring darien available on youtube

Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: pissclams on May 23, 2013, 08:54:56 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCfMh9hEWA
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 08:57:16 AM
Was taken here when I was in Atlanta for work:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/prohibition-atlanta

you are supposed to go into this old phone booth and enter some secret code and the back of the phone booth opens and lets you in. well, my druck ass work friend thought he had the code and just pounded away at the keys or dial or whatever for about 2 minutes before they finally opened the back door and asked him to just tell them the code. turns out he had an old code that didn't work anymore but they let us in anyway.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: sonofdaxjones on May 23, 2013, 08:57:39 AM
Very  :blank: on Atlanta from my experiences there.

Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: mocat on May 23, 2013, 08:58:11 AM
I would never talk crap on a Delta hub

my man
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: Institutional Control on May 23, 2013, 09:00:02 AM
Was taken here when I was in Atlanta for work:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/prohibition-atlanta

you are supposed to go into this old phone booth and enter some secret code and the back of the phone booth opens and lets you in. well, my druck ass work friend thought he had the code and just pounded away at the keys or dial or whatever for about 2 minutes before they finally opened the back door and asked him to just tell them the code. turns out he had an old code that didn't work anymore but they let us in anyway.

Prohibition IMO is the only bar in E. Andrews that might be worth going to. EA is a POS area and I will laugh in your face if you think it's "great".
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 09:02:05 AM
Was taken here when I was in Atlanta for work:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/prohibition-atlanta

you are supposed to go into this old phone booth and enter some secret code and the back of the phone booth opens and lets you in. well, my druck ass work friend thought he had the code and just pounded away at the keys or dial or whatever for about 2 minutes before they finally opened the back door and asked him to just tell them the code. turns out he had an old code that didn't work anymore but they let us in anyway.

Prohibition IMO is the only bar in E. Andrews that might be worth going to. EA is a POS area and I will laugh in your face if you think it's "great".

We also went here while blackout drunk:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-dive-bar-atlanta-3

pretty great turning in an expense report with "Dive Bar" as the establishment
Title: Atlanta
Post by: SkinnyBenny on May 23, 2013, 09:07:39 AM
The airport is great and The Clermont Lounge is pure sex but the rest is pretty meh.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: mocat on May 23, 2013, 09:09:08 AM
The airport is increds. The only thing I can think of that cats2win would be talking about is if he flew AirTran or something. LOL, I have no idea what that part of the airport is like.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: j-dub on May 23, 2013, 09:13:26 AM
i like the underground mall. forget the name..
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: chum1 on May 23, 2013, 09:15:14 AM
http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2013/4/5/4187128/final-four-2013-atlanta-restaurants-bars-travel-guide
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: Emo EMAW on May 23, 2013, 09:34:32 AM
The airport is fine, it's just too busy.  But I'll take Atlanta over Frankfurt or Amsterdam any day.  eff your bus Frankfurt!
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 09:38:06 AM
I like the Frankfurt airport
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: Emo EMAW on May 23, 2013, 09:39:58 AM
I just hate having to take a rough ridin' bus. Waste of time.  Why can't they have real gates?  I haven't yet, but I imagine it's pretty easy to miss a flight there.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: XocolateThundarr on May 23, 2013, 09:59:07 AM
The airport is increds. The only thing I can think of that cats2win would be talking about is if he flew AirTran or something. LOL, I have no idea what that part of the airport is like.

Its too damn busy and most of the people that work there are pretty unpleasant.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 10:01:16 AM
I just hate having to take a rough ridin' bus. Waste of time.  Why can't they have real gates?  I haven't yet, but I imagine it's pretty easy to miss a flight there.

you get a jetway on most of the bigger birds.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: Emo EMAW on May 23, 2013, 10:06:55 AM
Usually fly Lufthansa, they seem pretty big?  :dunno:  What are some better options?  I could do Amsterdam but haven't before, colleagues tell of similar experience.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 10:10:54 AM
Usually fly Lufthansa, they seem pretty big?  :dunno:  What are some better options?  I could do Amsterdam but haven't before, colleagues tell of similar experience.

not the airline, the plane. obviously you are flying lufty if you are flying to frankfurt. you are taking a bus (or a mercedes/porsche if flying 1st) if you are flying in a small plane. if you are flying an A380/747 you are using a jetway.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: michigancat on May 23, 2013, 10:18:13 AM
Usually fly Lufthansa, they seem pretty big?  :dunno:  What are some better options?  I could do Amsterdam but haven't before, colleagues tell of similar experience.

not the airline, the plane. obviously you are flying lufty if you are flying to frankfurt. you are taking a bus (or a mercedes/porsche if flying 1st) if you are flying in a small plane. if you are flying an A380/747 you are using a jetway.

I like it when you're at an airport like that and the 777's look tiny.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: mocat on May 23, 2013, 10:19:49 AM
The airport is increds. The only thing I can think of that cats2win would be talking about is if he flew AirTran or something. LOL, I have no idea what that part of the airport is like.

Its too damn busy and most of the people that work there are pretty unpleasant.

Oh I thought we were talking about ATL, not the world in general.  :dubious:
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 10:21:37 AM
Usually fly Lufthansa, they seem pretty big?  :dunno:  What are some better options?  I could do Amsterdam but haven't before, colleagues tell of similar experience.

not the airline, the plane. obviously you are flying lufty if you are flying to frankfurt. you are taking a bus (or a mercedes/porsche if flying 1st) if you are flying in a small plane. if you are flying an A380/747 you are using a jetway.

I like it when you're at an airport like that and the 777's look tiny.

I get so excited. I'm like "OOOOH! LOOK! EMIRATES A380!" and mrs. dave is all "(glances for like one half of a cruddy second) cool" and I'm all "GAH!"
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: steve dave on May 23, 2013, 10:26:22 AM
fun frankfurt airport fact: The lufty international 1st lounge is its own entirely seperate building. when your flight is ready they will pick you up in a mercedes/porsche and take you to it.
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: XocolateThundarr on May 23, 2013, 10:36:28 AM
The airport is increds. The only thing I can think of that cats2win would be talking about is if he flew AirTran or something. LOL, I have no idea what that part of the airport is like.

Its too damn busy and most of the people that work there are pretty unpleasant.

Oh I thought we were talking about ATL, not the world in general.  :dubious:

 :jerk:
Title: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: SkinnyBenny on May 23, 2013, 10:40:06 AM
spaghetti junction is annoying
Title: Re: Atlanta
Post by: Emo EMAW on May 23, 2013, 10:42:16 AM
Usually fly Lufthansa, they seem pretty big?  :dunno:  What are some better options?  I could do Amsterdam but haven't before, colleagues tell of similar experience.

not the airline, the plane. obviously you are flying lufty if you are flying to frankfurt. you are taking a bus (or a mercedes/porsche if flying 1st) if you are flying in a small plane. if you are flying an A380/747 you are using a jetway.

Just looked at my last few itineraries...you're right, flew like Chicago or Newark to Copenhagen and then after a few days Copenhagen to Frankfurt.  Probably smaller planes for short flight.  Could've sworn though that Frankfurt to Tel Aviv was bus.
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: PorkChop Express on May 23, 2013, 10:43:38 AM
I was just there for a month one week in April.

The Clermont Lounge is all I need in my life to survive and be happy.
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: puniraptor on May 23, 2013, 11:20:01 AM
I went to stone mountain and it was basically like the confederate Disneyland combined with the confederate mount rushmore.
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: Pett on May 23, 2013, 11:25:15 AM
Awful airport, cool little Atlanta history lesson on the moving walkway though :bwpopcorn:

Agree with the poster above, Marta makes that city so easy to travel in. Plus they have all of the main tourist attractions next door to each other downtown

Their aquarium was top notch
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: bubbles4ksu on May 23, 2013, 11:27:21 AM
I went to stone mountain and it was basically like the confederate Disneyland combined with the confederate mount rushmore.

that's exactly what it is! i've been to the laserlight and firework show at least ten times. it was my favorite thing as a kid, now it's absolutely hilarious/pathetic.

in the 90's they would use the laserlights to draw an outline of the southern states and then the northern states before showing how there was conflict and it's been resolved. they had to stop because everyone would boo the northern states.
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: puniraptor on May 23, 2013, 11:28:45 AM
I went to stone mountain and it was basically like the confederate Disneyland combined with the confederate mount rushmore.

that's exactly what it is! i've been to the laserlight and firework show at least ten times. it was my favorite thing as a kid, now it's absolutely hilarious/pathetic.

in the 90's they would use the laserlights to draw an outline of the southern states and then the northern states before showing how there was conflict and it's been resolved. they had to stop because everyone would boo the northern states.

 :lol:
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: mocat on May 23, 2013, 11:45:57 AM
Awful airport

you people are just coming out of the woodwork!  :sdeek:
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: XocolateThundarr on May 23, 2013, 11:47:13 AM
Awful airport

you people are just coming out of the woodwork!  :sdeek:

 :lol:
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: sys on May 23, 2013, 07:43:37 PM
the omaha airport is filled with steve dave looking dudes.
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: 3maw on May 23, 2013, 07:56:33 PM
Awful airport, cool little Atlanta history lesson on the moving walkway though :bwpopcorn:

Agree with the poster above, Marta makes that city so easy to travel in. Plus they have all of the main tourist attractions next door to each other downtown

Their aquarium was top notch

3maw's  :opcat: extended family members still call this "Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta".  :dubious:
Title: Re: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: mocat on May 23, 2013, 09:19:41 PM
Awful airport, cool little Atlanta history lesson on the moving walkway though :bwpopcorn:

Agree with the poster above, Marta makes that city so easy to travel in. Plus they have all of the main tourist attractions next door to each other downtown

Their aquarium was top notch

3maw's  :opcat: extended family members still call this "Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta".  :dubious:

Its more of a demographics related joke, as white people only make up 38% of the population (54% African American)
Title: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: SkinnyBenny on May 23, 2013, 09:22:04 PM
Airport is great. Marta is great. Aquarium is top notch. Coke museum is a little brainwashy/Willy Wonka'y but p. cool. MLK museum will make you cry because it is so fantastic. Outkast was obviously increds. Atlanta is great, what is wrong with you rubes? Smh.
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: chum1 on May 23, 2013, 10:14:44 PM
If you were in Atlanta, would you (a) be out having a good time or (b) be bitching about it on goEMAW?

Me: a
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: kim carnes on May 23, 2013, 10:40:20 PM
If you were in Atlanta, would you (a) be out having a good time or (b) be bitching about it on goEMAW?

Me: a

am i by myself?  if so, b
Title: Re: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: mocat on May 23, 2013, 10:43:57 PM
Airport is great. Marta is great. Aquarium is top notch. Coke museum is a little brainwashy/Willy Wonka'y but p. cool. MLK museum will make you cry because it is so fantastic. Outkast was obviously increds. Atlanta is great, what is wrong with you rubes? Smh.

T.I.!!!
Title: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: bubbles4ksu on May 23, 2013, 10:45:16 PM
I had a good time at the 96 Olympics watching Michael Johnson set the 200m record. :dunno:
Title: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: Tobias on May 23, 2013, 11:12:22 PM
Bankhead is the best part fwiw
Title: Re: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: ben ji on May 23, 2013, 11:14:51 PM
Awful airport, cool little Atlanta history lesson on the moving walkway though :bwpopcorn:

Agree with the poster above, Marta makes that city so easy to travel in. Plus they have all of the main tourist attractions next door to each other downtown

Their aquarium was top notch

3maw's  :opcat: extended family members still call this "Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta".  :dubious:

Its more of a demographics related joke, as white people only make up 38% of the population (54% African American)

Whites are actually a majority now, maybe take this to the gentrification thread aka san fran things
Title: Re: Atlanta (shockingly...turned into airport discussion)
Post by: Pett on May 24, 2013, 11:45:28 AM
Awful airport, cool little Atlanta history lesson on the moving walkway though :bwpopcorn:

Agree with the poster above, Marta makes that city so easy to travel in. Plus they have all of the main tourist attractions next door to each other downtown

Their aquarium was top notch

3maw's  :opcat: extended family members still call this "Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta".  :dubious:
Direct Marta from the airport :love: