Posted by Bridget on 9/17/2005, 5:07 pm, in reply to "Re: whaley house an amusement park?" Then again, considering what I have heard some of the docents at the Whaley House say about the personality of Thomas Whaley, if I was his maid, I would probably drink on the sly...Irish or not. Just to escape my crappy life. Working for the Whaleys probably sucked. Think about it. I read where their Native American servant girl kept running away. With a tough taskmaster like Mr.Whaley it was probably hard for them to keep good help. Maybe thats why they're haunting their house. They're just waiting for someone to clean it. (has anyone ever noticed how dirty it is in there?) --Previous Message--
I must admit that being Irish, I have to object to what I just read...a person dressed up as a drunken Irish maid? WOW. Another place where the drunk Irish sterotype is being promoted. Are you sure she was supposed to be 'drunk'? Or was she just being "Irish" and some nitwit ASSUMED she was 'drunken'?
: Hi Aviarra,
:
: I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, but
: yeah, there is a sign over in the museum
: shop were you get admissions. Even though
: it is a haunted house, it is still a museum.
: Even though it's a tourist attraction, it's
: NOT an amusement park. I've seen them ask
: people to leave who were misbehaving inside
: and even outside of the Whaley House. I
: don't think workers at an art museum would
: let people run around trying to touch things
: or go in areas not allowed. And that's an
: art museum. The Whaley House has historical
: signifigance. Why would people treat it
: with less reverence? That's a shame.
: Misbehaving in the Whaley House only
: distracts people from learning and having a
: good time. If I were in there as a guest
: and some idiot was doing something they're
: not suppose to, yeah, I'd be real annoyed.
: The biggest misconception is that people
: going to the Whaley House are "paying
: admission to see ghosts". From talking
: with the docents there, you're paying for
: the CHANCE of having a possible encounter.
: The person at admissions and the docents
: inside told me there's no guarantee. . .but
: that they also couldn't guarantee nothing
: would happen either. Some people get lucky,
: and some people might have to come back
: another time. That's the fun of it, you'll
: never know what you'll get with each visit.
:
: The docents there educate and entertain. If
: guests enjoy themselves, most likely they'll
: learn more. As for that Britney Spears
: docent, I don't know, maybe they have their
: own way of presentation. I remember one
: Ghost & Gravestone tour I took, there
: was a woman who dressed up as a drunken
: Irish maid. It may have been historically
: incorrect, but it was funny. . .and I learn
: a lot.
:
: Carolanne
:
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