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| - There was no way I was about to let my companions stop me after seeing the sign boasting the World's Largest Gift Shop. We took pictures in front. It was that important.
The excitement died upon entering. I swear I've seen bigger gift shops, and this one didn't have anything I was surprised by: t-shirts, hats, magnets, personalized dice, shot glasses, mugs. Well, ok: I was surprised by the startlingly large section of gags/magic tricks (hand buzzers, oversized scissors, rubber chickens, etc.). More than that, I was horribly disappointed by the guardian of said section: an animatronic parrot. Anyone who knows me knows I love parrot anything. I will TALK to fake parrots. However, this parrot is Polly the Insulting Parrot, and it says things like, "Go fuck yourself" and implores you to show your tits (in those words). In itself, this toy is stupid, but seriously, putting it right in front of the section kids go to??? I'm not even one of those "Won't someone PLEASE think of the children?!" people, but seriously, this ain't right.
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