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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #75 on: September 30, 2009, 02:25:45 PM »


They're party animals?  :groan:
lol, oh my gawd  :casey   :jam:

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #76 on: September 30, 2009, 03:20:15 PM »
 :groan: "party animals"...  :funny:  close, puddin...
but I suspect it's something connected with the popular Vietnamese Mid Autumn Festival for children.  

giraffe
Mid Autumn Festival
Childrens Festival

Hence the giraffe (and ram?) and dancing lions (popular in any festival).   ;D  they were a few months early, but that never stopped BVM  :lol:  or maybe not  :duno:


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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #77 on: September 30, 2009, 08:51:20 PM »
^^ It was Banzai that wrote "party animals" not me, I'm not as funny as Banzai   :lol:


They ran the promo but not the full promo


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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #78 on: September 30, 2009, 08:52:35 PM »

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #80 on: September 30, 2009, 09:05:39 PM »
And the park where Lance is terrorizing the kids??

Hes yelling at Keri, he has a rope and is pulling one of those animals on wheels  :lol:  "C'MON!"

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #81 on: September 30, 2009, 09:11:02 PM »
I guess that Matt does the Roadblock. Hence the dirt on his shoulders.



And that Tiffany does it as well. Otherwise what an odd stain on her Bra!


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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #82 on: September 30, 2009, 10:53:41 PM »
 :lol: ... I see some writing...  ;D    "HO CO??? ??"   :duno:  :groan:

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #83 on: October 01, 2009, 07:15:26 PM »
here an extra clip  .. this is the main park I think .. Reunification Palace park?


   

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #84 on: October 01, 2009, 07:23:14 PM »
I found the darn thing!  :jumpy:


Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater

The park, water Puppets and the Circle Sportif
There is a park behind Reunification Palace, which used to be the Presidential Palace. In the Park is the Circle Sportif> The Circle Sportif was a club for the elite of French Saigon Society. There were Tennis Courts, Lawn Bowling, A restaurant and a Swimming Pool. This was a place for Officers during the American War. Now it is a public place. In one section of the building is a cultural center where there were people singing. I looked in and a man came and invited me in to see the performance. In another section of the building is the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater.


lots of goodies here!

http://www.henrybechtold.com/2008/12008ParkWaterPuppetsCircleSportif.html


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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #85 on: October 01, 2009, 07:38:28 PM »
now its easy to find

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #86 on: October 01, 2009, 07:45:37 PM »
Good job puddin! I read about those darn things yesterday but never saw anything remotely similar...YIPPEE!!  :jumpy:
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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #87 on: October 01, 2009, 07:46:00 PM »
Great job!  :yess:  :jam: Map is here.

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #88 on: October 01, 2009, 07:56:49 PM »
I only did a few screencaps the video is low res


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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #89 on: October 01, 2009, 08:20:22 PM »
 :jumpy:   ...good job, puddin.

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #90 on: October 01, 2009, 08:27:02 PM »
 :groan: ... I saw pictures of those trees with the (white) painted trunks while browsing the other day..  brb

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #91 on: October 01, 2009, 08:28:30 PM »
Thanks guys !  :jumpy: So what comes first? Detour or Roadblock ..? Teams were seen running around the palace but now we know why but is the pitstop there as well? Now I'm not so sure?

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #92 on: October 01, 2009, 08:31:10 PM »

Not sure if this was pointed out but I think its just Pinky and the Brains leaving the Cai Be pitstop

Pinky and the Brains running along the river? Swan boat thingy


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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #93 on: October 01, 2009, 08:33:30 PM »
So, judging by the balloons...the Trotters are almost finished with their Detour, but Greylock is just starting.

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #94 on: October 01, 2009, 08:40:05 PM »
OK, pretty close... painted trees...similar textured walkways...  Tao Dan Park  ;D


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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #95 on: October 01, 2009, 08:40:22 PM »
If they saw Phil near the tank, it should be the Pitstop.

So maybe smashing RB, then puppets, then Pitstop? :duno:

But WHAT is the other half of the Detour?? ???

And guess waht...the Saigon zoo is right next door!! :groan: :lol: (TARA 3)
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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #96 on: October 01, 2009, 08:42:15 PM »
here is a nice virtual tour of the Tao Dan park jic...

http://www.vietnam720.com/Virtual-Tours/Tao-Dan-Park-HCMC.138.html
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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #97 on: October 01, 2009, 08:42:40 PM »
:groan: "party animals"...  :funny:  close, puddin...
but I suspect it's something connected with the popular Vietnamese Mid Autumn Festival for children.  

giraffe
Mid Autumn Festival
Childrens Festival

Hence the giraffe (and ram?) and dancing lions (popular in any festival).   ;D  they were a few months early, but that never stopped BVM  :lol:  or maybe not  :duno:

Boingo,
This particular reenactment of the Children's Mid Autumn Festival is on or near July 23, so it is not exactly autumn in Vietnam. However, that would not stop Bertram van Munster if he wanted to stage it for the benefit of AR15 viewers.

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #98 on: October 01, 2009, 08:45:27 PM »
here is slowhatch's MAP:

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Re: TAR15 EP1503: "It’s Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars (Vietnam)"
« Reply #99 on: October 01, 2009, 08:46:32 PM »
Maybe the animals are just props for a water puppet performance? ???
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