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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
From Boingboing.net:
RideAccidents is a website that tracks gruesome carny-ride accidents -- the happiest manglings on earth! Fuel for your phobia of fun-fairs. |
T-RAY Inner circle 1539 Posts |
Scary stuff!!
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petekoloz Elite user 479 Posts |
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On 2008-01-03 11:47, rossmacrae wrote: They are not all "Carny-Ride Accidents". A large portion of them happened at Amusement Parks. We're not bashing carnies here now,are we? PK |
rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
I didn't say "Oh, look at what those awful carnies are doing," I just thought it might interest readers to know what's being said about the industry. Keep up with the buzz, whether the public loves or hates.
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petekoloz Elite user 479 Posts |
I have no illusions about the public hating us.They do.
I have no problem with RideAccidents.com. But it is not strictly about carnivals as your 1st post implied. Thank you for correcting that,I'm sure you meant no harm. PK |
rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
Fair enough. It should be noted that I was quoting from the original post on Boingboing.com (usually a careful, accurate and useful site) - certainly an example of the way the public sees "carnival/park/fair" as all the same thing.
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Stephon Special user Maryland, USA 911 Posts |
It's a relief(?) to read that the majority of the accidents were a result of riders being stupid, rather than equipment or operator failure.
Meanwhile, I'm off to Rye Playland--nice knowing all of you!
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jeremysweiss Special user 742 Posts |
No one should ride a carny accidentally.
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crisgal New user 80 Posts |
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On 2008-01-06 02:53, jeremysweiss wrote: haha my favorite ride accident story is of a very old lady who died in the carousel because she forgot to put the breaks on her wheelchair - okay, it's sad. but the mental image! |
rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
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On 2008-01-06 02:53, jeremysweiss wrote: I know this is a sarcastic quote from "The Boys In The Band," but it applies here as well: "Oh, my, I was so drunk last night, I don't remember a THING I did!" |
Rappel Veteran user Memphis Tn. 303 Posts |
What's scary is that it looks like something happens nearly every day, somewhere.
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