{"id":862,"date":"2013-09-13T12:45:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T19:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/southerntravelgirl\/?p=862"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:20:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:20:23","slug":"mr-pickles-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/2013\/09\/13\/mr-pickles-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mr. Pickles Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TheMrPickles<\/strong> arrived for his presentation at the Charleston Sessions wheeling one of the biggest suitcases I have ever seen into the conference room! We could only guess that it was chock full of goodies.\u00a0 What could be inside?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_867\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2013\/09\/Pickles-Suitcase.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-867\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-867 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2013\/09\/Pickles-Suitcase.jpeg\" alt=\"Pickles Suitcase\" width=\"465\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/Pickles-Suitcase.jpeg 465w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/Pickles-Suitcase-279x300.jpeg 279w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/Pickles-Suitcase-260x279.jpeg 260w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/Pickles-Suitcase-160x171.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TheMrPickles&#8217; Suitcase (photo courtesy of Points Summary )<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After sharing his formative years, which were instrumental in the birth of the<strong> <em>Mr. Pickles Lifestyle<\/em>,<\/strong> he delighted the group by talking about The <i>Real\u00a0<\/i>Mr. Pickles and handed out first and business class amenity kits from just about every major airline in existence.\u00a0 That was followed by a special \u2018Mr. Pickles\u2019 giveaway of new first class airline\u00a0pajamas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_868\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2013\/09\/First-Class-PJ.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-868\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-868 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2013\/09\/First-Class-PJ.jpg\" alt=\"First Class PJ\" width=\"545\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/First-Class-PJ.jpg 545w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/First-Class-PJ-300x183.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/First-Class-PJ-260x159.jpg 260w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/First-Class-PJ-160x98.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singapore Airlines Givenchy Pajamas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<i>Real<\/i>\u00a0Mr. Pickles happens to be an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_Grey_Parrot\" target=\"_blank\">African Grey Parrot<\/a>\u00a0and is the inspiration for <strong>TheMrPickles<\/strong> name and logo.\u00a0African Grey Parrots are known to be among the most intelligent bird species and can develop quite a large vocabulary.\u00a0 The <em>R<\/em><i>eal<\/i> Mr. Pickles has a command of over 100 words and can, with that vocabulary, voice his requests and, in many cases, his opinion. I believe the <em>R<\/em><i>eal<\/i>\u00a0Mr. Pickles\u00a0must have flown in secretly Friday night.\u00a0As he toured the meeting room late in the evening when many attendees were out exploring Charleston on a pub crawl, he left a few of his feathers taped to the underside of the middle seats in the room.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_865\" style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2013\/09\/Pickles-The-real-Mr.-Pickles.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-865\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-865 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2013\/09\/Pickles-The-real-Mr.-Pickles-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Real Mr. Pickles\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/Pickles-The-real-Mr.-Pickles-248x300.jpg 248w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/Pickles-The-real-Mr.-Pickles-260x314.jpg 260w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/Pickles-The-real-Mr.-Pickles-160x193.jpg 160w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/\/sites\/53\/2013\/09\/Pickles-The-real-Mr.-Pickles.jpg 531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The<em> Real<\/em> Mr. Pickles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The<em> Real<\/em> Mr. Pickles is predominantly grey with a spray of crimson red tail feathers. He has always sympathized with those consigned to a middle seat and wanted to help make those close quarters for the participants a bit more palatable. If a feather were found by one of the middle seaters, or the person sitting at the inside of the table, they were given a choice of airline First Class PJ\u2019s. Lufthansa, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates\u2026. and more!\u00a0 It was a PJ extravaganza!\u00a0 It was great fun as people searched for the feathers to claim their prize!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thedealmommy\/\" target=\"_blank\"> The Deal Mommy<\/a> claimed to have worn hers on the flight home!<\/p>\n<p>So, many thanks to The <i>real<\/i> Mr. Pickles for so creatively sharing a part of himself \u2026. and to <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/themrpickles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TheMrPickles<\/strong><\/a> for simply sharing.<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2013\/09\/The-Mr.-Pickles.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-873 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/files\/2013\/09\/The-Mr.-Pickles.png\" alt=\"The Mr. Pickles\" width=\"133\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Pickles will be bringing even more door prizes to the<a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/the-chicago-seminars-why-you-cant-miss-this-event\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Chicago Seminars<\/a>\u00a0and will be hosting the Starwood Hotel Breakout Session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em>Hope to see you there!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TheMrPickles arrived for his presentation at the Charleston Sessions wheeling one of the biggest suitcases I have ever seen into the conference room! 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