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Rules against taking Pictures at the Alamo
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Mattie B Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:06 PM EST
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Can anyone explain why there is a ban on taking pictures at the Alamo?


Ocho was there Sunday and was told that he could not take pictures with his Ipod. He saw some keys in a display case and thought it would be a cool picture. Some guy working there told him no pictures are allowed.

So then he saw Crocket's rifle and had to have a picture of that. The guy came running over again and said if he caught him taking pictures again he would kick him out.



What is this about???? Is there a reason?
DrafterX Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:08 PM EST
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I bet they sell a picture book.... you won't need it if you take your own..... Mellow
edin508 Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:08 PM EST
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Bullchit is what it is!
DrafterX Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:09 PM EST
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edin508 wrote:
Bullchit is what it is!



it was just a guess.... Sad
nitro6526 Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:33 PM EST
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The Alamo, like many other museums, asks patrons to not photograph exhibits for several reasons. Repeated exposures to camera flashes fade certain types of artifacts. Additionally, the Alamo church has been designated a shrine by the State of Texas and as such is a place of reverence and reflection.
Mattie B Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:34 PM EST
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That's better than any reason I can come up with.


Good job Drafter.



While I disagree, that al least makes sense.
Mattie B Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:35 PM EST
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His Ipod doesn't have a flash.
Pedros lawn service Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:39 PM EST
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It's a church that's why.


and they said so. Fallow the rules young man.
Pedros lawn service Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:46 PM EST
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Essentially the little boy that made his own nickname up can't hear or doesn't listen to what people say to him. No pictures means no pictures no matter how it's done.


that's what I take from the OP
ZRX1200 Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:49 PM EST
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I woulda kicked the guys ass.
wheelrite Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:51 PM EST
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Um,,

The Alamo is museum and you don't take pics of exhibits at any museum,,,
Pedros lawn service Offline
#12 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 3:57 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
Um,,

The Alamo is museum and you don't take pics of exhibits at any museum,,,



Bill is correct. And the kid is a punk. Still trying to take pictures after repeatedly told not to.
Pedros lawn service Offline
#13 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:00 PM EST
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Im sure it was because they could tell he was from MS. They were picking on him.
Mattie B Offline
#14 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:05 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
Um,,

The Alamo is museum and you don't take pics of exhibits at any museum,,,




I didn't know that Wheel. I guess I'm not as cultured as I thought.
Mattie B Offline
#15 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:06 PM EST
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Pedro

You have insulted me, my wife and now my son.


You're a class act dude!
Uncle Benedict XVI Offline
#16 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:07 PM EST
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Mattie B wrote:
I didn't know that Wheel. I guess I'm not as cultured as I thought.



But you were a very special altar boy. At least you have that going for you.
Pedros lawn service Offline
#17 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:07 PM EST
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Why thank you. I'm sure your used to it you live in Mississippi.
ZRX1200 Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:08 PM EST
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Davey Crocket and Sam Bowie wouldn't take this sheet.....



Don't they "live free" in Texas?
sd72 Offline
#19 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:13 PM EST
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State full of rules, illegals, sand, snakes (walking and crawling), and natural born followers.

Yea Texas.
8trackdisco Offline
#20 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:25 PM EST
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Mattie B wrote:
Pedro

You have insulted me, my wife and now my son.


You're a class act dude!


He's a texan. What were you expecting? The Alamo is monument to losing to the Mexicans. Now that I think about it, the whole state of texas is now a shrine to losing to the Mexicans.
tailgater Offline
#21 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:36 PM EST
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Of course there are no pictures allowed.

That's why you have to REMEMBER the Alamo.
Gene363 Offline
#22 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 4:49 PM EST
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tailgater wrote:
Of course there are no pictures allowed.

That's why you have to REMEMBER the Alamo.





Rimshot!
BuckyB93 Offline
#23 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 5:20 PM EST
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tailgater wrote:
Of course there are no pictures allowed.

That's why you have to REMEMBER the Alamo.






d'oh! d'oh!
wheelrite Offline
#24 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 6:05 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
He's a texan. What were you expecting? The Alamo is monument to losing to the Mexicans. Now that I think about it, the whole state of texas is now a shrine to losing to the Mexicans.



How do you Pedro is a Texan

Pedro = Jade.
ZRX1200 Offline
#25 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 6:21 PM EST
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Bullschit it's you Wheel.....
Bones33 Offline
#26 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 6:39 PM EST
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Little kids should be seen, not heard.



wheel,
victor809 Offline
#27 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:00 PM EST
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I agree with Wheel.

Wheel,
ZRX1200 Offline
#28 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:02 PM EST
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You think Jaderose is sexy?
victor809 Offline
#29 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:05 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
You think Jaderose is sexy?


Don't be jealous that I find Jaderose more attractive than you and your 38 waist.

Wheel,
ZRX1200 Offline
#30 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:26 PM EST
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My feet are bigger.
teedubbya Offline
#31 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:33 PM EST
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Texas has made everything surrounding the Alamo tacky and commercial. Perhaps they don't want pictures because if evidence gets out of how they have commercialized and bastardized a "holy" site no one will ever visit it.
teedubbya Offline
#32 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:43 PM EST
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Maybe we should build Ripley's believe it or not across from the Abraham Lincoln Memorial.
teedubbya Offline
#33 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:44 PM EST
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Or a wax museum
teedubbya Offline
#34 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 7:46 PM EST
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That land all around Alamo should've been preserved and should've been a battlefield museum instead they pissed on it more than Ozzie ever did.
wheelrite Offline
#35 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:16 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Bullschit it's you Wheel.....


I swear on my kids eyes,,,

It is not me....

really,,,

If you notice Pedro shows up when Jade does...



wheel,
wheelrite Offline
#36 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:18 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Don't be jealous that I find Jaderose more attractive than you and your 38 waist.

Wheel,


I just bought a new pair of Levis today...

32 inch waist. 33 inseam...
grmcooper Offline
#37 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:19 PM EST
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Aweful small for nurse Terri.
wheelrite Offline
#38 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:25 PM EST
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grmcooper wrote:
Aweful small for nurse Terri.



what up Cooper ?
teedubbya Offline
#39 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:30 PM EST
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Too small yes but she seems to like him.
wheelrite Offline
#40 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:34 PM EST
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teedubbya wrote:
Too small yes but she seems to like him.


well duh,,,
she's a woman and they all adore me,,,d'oh!
teedubbya Offline
#41 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:38 PM EST
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Yea. Most chicks like gay midgets.
itsawaldo Offline
#42 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:42 PM EST
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The Alamo is hallowed ground to Texans. Not just a museum but a shrine to those that died there.
Yes the area around it is cheesy....
wheelrite Offline
#43 Posted: Mon, Oct 14 2013, 8:43 PM EST
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teedubbya wrote:
I'm a queer !!!!.



we know,,
cwilhelmi Offline
#44 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2013, 9:07 AM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
Um,,

The Alamo is museum and you don't take pics of exhibits at any museum,,,


Most museums allow photos, although some don't allow flash photography. I've taken pictures of the Mona Lisa in the Louvre as well as various other exhibits in in Europe and the US. The most militant anti-photo was the sistine chapel, the poor guards there just have to yell at people all day, and almost none of the visitors speak the same language.
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#45 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2013, 9:30 AM EST
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This is one of my personal favorite parts of the tour. Please say hello to our residents, Pedro and his wife Inez. Inez is holding a clay pot that she seems very proud of. She has carefully detailed it with lots of paint and glaze. And Pedro is working on an "adobe." Can you say that with me? "Adobe".

There's no basement at the Alamo!
DrafterX Offline
#46 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2013, 9:32 AM EST
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OhMyGod
DrafterX Offline
#47 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2013, 9:34 AM EST
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No pictures allowed in da Biltmore either... I guess it's not uncommon... Mellow
DrafterX Offline
#48 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2013, 9:35 AM EST
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I heard you're not allowed to take pics of Mt Rushmore or the Grand Canyon right now either... Mellow
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#49 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2013, 9:56 AM EST
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nitro6526 wrote:
The Alamo, like many other museums, asks patrons to not photograph exhibits for several reasons. Repeated exposures to camera flashes fade certain types of artifacts. Additionally, the Alamo church has been designated a shrine by the State of Texas and as such is a place of reverence and reflection.

Finally, a post that's on point. Nicely done. I thought similar.

Btw, are the human exhibits of indigenous life as corny as they were depicted in Pee Wee's movie?Beer
tailgater Offline
#50 Posted: Tue, Oct 15 2013, 10:44 AM EST
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I went about 15 years ago and there was no rule against photography.

They did, however, frown upon public urination.
Something about it being a church and all.
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