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Dick’s Last Resort Gatlinburg Tennessee

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Gatlinburg Tennessee is a great place to take your family and have a great time. There are so many different places to eat, drink, and be merry. Even Dick’s Last Resort can be a lot of fun if you’re willing to be insulted.

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At Dick’s it’s all about having a good time, even for the waiters. They make jokes, insult you and tell you to go get your food yourself. Of course they are kidding and it’s all in good fun plus they have some really great southern bites to choose from.

Officially because everything is so official at Dick’s Dick is the ornery, politically incorrect curmudgeon who inspires his waiters to be outrageous, and surly. They dish out good grub, cold booze and heaping helpings of sarcasm. This is the place you actually get to spit straws at each other and get away with it. It’s a child’s dream location, even the grown up kind of child.

  • Eat, Drink And Be Wary!
  • Smart-Alec Funny Staff
  • Live Rock N’ Roll
  • Controlled Chaos!
  • All In Fun And Fun For All…Who Dare To Enter!
  • Located In Ole Smoky Moonshine Holler

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I went here with my friends, my traveling buddies and had fried gator with japs.

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Fried pickles with amazing dip

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A moonshine drink called a trash can, and yes I was sort of trashed.

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And I finished my meal with some salmon because I was trying to have something healthy with all that fried food. Then when it came to dessert I told the waiter to just bring one of each. And somehow I didn’t get a picture of any of them I just ate it all.

At Dick’s you really have to be prepared for the insults and be prepared to dish them right back at your server. They more you do the more fun you’ll have. It’s not a place for the uptight that can’t take a joke. It’s meant to be fun. And they do tone it down at your table if you have kids.

Exclusive Travel Coupon: Save in Gatlinburg Westgate River Terrace & Ripley’s Aquarium

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As part of the trip I took to Gatlinburg a few months ago with Westgate Resorts I have a huge savings to share with you guys at the Westgate River Terrace. This is an exclusive special blogger savings on a Gatlinburg Getaway. The package includes:

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  • Luxury stay at Westgate River Terrace

The 205-room River Terrace Resort & Convention Center is conveniently located in downtown Gatlinburg. The River Terrace lies next door to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and features majestic views of the Smokies and easy access to Gatlinburg’s wide variety of family attractions, specialty shops and fine dining.

  • Gatlin-Burger Grill
  • Duck Blind Lounge
  • Two heated outdoor pools
  • Trolley to Wild Bear Falls Water Park
  • Located minutes from the downtown Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge
  • 4 Days and 3 Nights in Gatlinburg
  • 2 tickets to Ripley’s Aquarium
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This special offer also includes two tickets to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies! A favorite attraction in the Gatlinburg area, Ripley’s Aquarium features 10,000 sea creatures representing more than 350 individual species. Explore a tropical rain forest, the gallery of the seas, shark lagoon, penguin playhouse, a coral reef, sting ray bay and much more.

 

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I spent a few hours in the aquarium and liked it a lot better than I thought I would. There are so many different kinds of sea creatures that I’ve never seen before. I found huge crabs that made me think twice about ever eating crab again. I saw amazing fish and different species of sea horses, I never even knew existed. One of them looked like a dragon, so maybe dragons were real once upon a time.

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In an attempt to ward off predators, schooling fish swim in groups or schools (pictured above), as a way to look bigger than just one fish. In the wild, schools of fish may contain billions of fish and stretch for many miles. The disadvantage of the schooling behavior is that the fish are easily caught in nets.

About 30,000 species of living fishes exist.

They represent 50% of all vertebrate species, outnumbering all mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians combined!

I also saw the WEEDY SCORPIONFISH This fish is a master of camouflage and its frilly appendages help it to blend in with its surroundings. Their dorsal spines are venomous and can be painful if stepped on. It’s a lot of fun and a great package offered here. It’s a great way to have a good vacation with your family because there is more than enough to do in Gatlinburg.

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From Nashville to Gatlinburg In The Toyota Tacoma #LetsGoPlaces @Toyota

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My good friend Kas from SouthernBellasWays received a Toyota Tacoma for the week to review and we drove it up to Gatlinburg from Nashville and back. On the way there we had a chance to catch up and just enjoy the ride. The Toyota Tacoma was the first time I’ve been inside a truck in a long time. I forget how high up they are. WP_20140427_17_01_02_Pro

For the ride I found the Tacoma to be quite comfortable. I was riding while Kas was driving and then all the sudden I just fell asleep. I had a good nap in my passenger seat. The Toyota Tacoma is the ultimate performer whether it’s hauling or towing. With an available 6500-lb. max towing capacity, Tacoma helps you complete feats of strength with a 4.0L V6 engine that’s more than meets the eye

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We had no issues making it up the mountain side. In most cars you have to shift down to low speed. I did see Kas messing with the speed but I never noticed the Toyota Tacoma struggle at all. Tacoma meets the most demanding situations head on. With 4WDemand, you can go from 2WD drive to 4WD high and back while Tacoma’s in motion, automatically locking the front hubs at speeds up to 62 mph. A turn and push of a dial and 4WD drive is engaged. Tacoma is one truck that doesn’t need a break to get the job done. Whether it’s Tacoma’s 5-speed manual transmission, available 6-speed manual transmission, or available 4- or 5-speed Electronically Controlled automatic Transmission with intelligence (ECT-i), the one thing you can know for sure is you’ll have the power you need on tap right when you need it.

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We had a pretty basic model with no backup camera, special seat material, or heated seats. When I buy a vehicle I have to have the heated seats and love having a backup camera. I’m not sure I could go back to not having that. One of the other bonus features is the steering wheel controls. Steer more than just Tacoma with an available tilt/telescoping steering wheel with built-in controls. Keeping your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, it’s easy to adjust the audio channels and volume, climate, Bluetooth® 9 hands-free phone and voice-command controls.

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We had a great time on the road trip together

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On the way back we drove in a downpour of rain. It was raining so hard at time we couldn’t see a thing. So it was nice being up so hight off the ground and the traction was really good. I wasn’t scared at all, well I was a tad bit afraid that a tornado would just come down the highway and get us but that had nothing to do with the safety of the car. Winking smile