pgathriller Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 What weird experiences have you had at carnivals or with carnies? There was this one time I went to a carnival and a carnie had a glass eye, 1 leg, 1 arm and a split tounge. We was sitting down and operating a Tilt-A-Whirl ride. It was really weird and scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Eraser Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 I always have fun with carnies. I love a wild flat ride. The key to getting a maximum intensity ride is to taunt the carnies as you're getting on. Yells things like "YOU CAN'T MAKE ME PUKE!!". Doing this, I've gotten 10 minute, manual rides on Top Scans, Zippers, and a bunch of other puker rides. But, be warned, do not taunt the carnies unless you can seriously handle an "extreme ride". -kip- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 I had a carnie slow the rotation of the round-up while it was still lifted. i think his hat said something like "I like my beer cold, and my women hot" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mind Eraser Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 GIT R DONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krouvi Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Well back in one of Europe funfairs there was this cool breakdance ride whith cool music. It was night and the ride op was also the dj and a kind of party was going on around the ride. Anyway I have noticed that the ride op wasnt alone in his cabin - there was a girl there with him and well... lets just say I have noticed that she foundherslef a one more ride that other guests havent experienced.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 I had a Carnie offer me Twenty bucks to buy him a beer and sneak it to him in a Coke cup. I declined and my kids and I from that point played games the rest of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgathriller Posted July 12, 2005 Author Share Posted July 12, 2005 I have nver thought of taunting a carnie to make a ride more intense. I am going to try that next time I go to a carnival. I would also like to ride a round-up when it slows down while it's tilted. That would be cool! About the beer thing, I went to a carnival in Dallas and all the carnies were allowed to drink beer. They had beer cans on the ride platform and it freaked me out. I was so desperate to ride the rides I went on them anyway. Also, have you always noticed that 90% of the carnies smoke at carnivals. You can smell the smoke at the carnivals. I think it's a bad idea to smoke at a carnival because so many kids are there. Come on everybody, keep posting your weird experiences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 I was almost scarred for life at a carnival at my grandparents town. I was seven and on some Tasmanian Devil spinning ride and I told the carnie not to spin me fast. Wouldn't you know 30 seconds later he spun it so fast I almost fell out. The dude wouldn't stop. The carnie was "suspended for a day" and I got free games for the rest of the day because the carnival was in my uncle's furniture store parking lot. So it all turned out okay but I didn't ride anything for about two years. I haven't set foot on any kind of ride that spins since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo41190 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Once at our Fair there was a High Roller and I had my video camera with me and I asked if I could my camera on the ride. He said Yes but that he wasnt reliable for the camera if it broke. I agreed and me and my (fat) friend went on the ride. When he closed his car he came up to me and said, "make a note in there TIGHT FIT". Then when we were on the ride he held us upsidown for 45 seconds, trying to make my camera break. Note this video is copied from DV camera to digital camera so the quility sucks. MOV01367.MPG the :tight Fight: video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonY2K Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 alcohol is minor. most carnies are usually addicted to crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgathriller Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 Lets keep posting on this topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesunday Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Last year at the "Canal Fest" there's this one guy that runs the Tilt-O-Whirl every single year named "Joe" and (thank god it wasn't me) but he introduced himself to my friend and asked her name and she told him "Cynthia" or however that's spelled (that's not her real name) and he winked at us throughout the whole ride. Not that it's worth mentioning, seeing how it goes for all carnies -- but he was really nasty looking. And he'll probably be back this year. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 okay, here's a story. My buddy picked up this Carnie chick that was running a Beanbag toss booth. They went out after the carnival closed and hit a bar. When he got her back to his place, he all too soon found out that she was a he. Freaked him out so bad he called me on his cell from the his bathroom. 'what do i do???????" after i stopped laughing, I said: Guess ya don't need to ask her if she's on birth control... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I've never seen so many people smoking than what I see at fairs. I think to be a carnie, you have to be a smoker too! I think I almost choked to death on the nicotine smoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 ADMIN EDIT PLEASE DON'T CURSE THAT MUCH. THANKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesunday Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 **Screams** Canal Fest is coming up! **Lame catch phrase** Western New Yorkers, unite! There's alwaysalwaysalways the "best" carnies there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 wouldn't really call this guy a weird carnie, but many years ago I was at the Alameda County Fair and rode the Gravitron with my cousin. The operator had this pet parrot on his shoulder and had this little water gun squirting everyone from his center control panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 ^ I hope it was only water he was quirting from the gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_dartarro Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Every year at the Del Mar Fair without fail, a ride or two always breaks down. I remember 3 years ago going with my mom, and we got stuck on the sky ride ski lift things for about 30 minutes. I actually thought about trying to jump down a few times, but alas, we were at the highest point. When we finally got down we went on the Ferris Wheel before going home, and about an hour after getting home, the news showed that the Ferris Wheel had gotten stuck...for about 3 hours (they had to bring in a crane to rescue the people). The next year I went with a few friends and we went on a lot of rides, but somehow I just didn't want to go on the flume log ride (even though i love it)..didn't have a good feeling about it. Once again, a few hours later the log ride had gotten stuck mid-chute, and the all people flew out :o . Point in case, if you don't have a good feeling about a ride, don't go on it..because you might fly out into dirty, yucky ride water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesunday Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Eek! That must've sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerleeberry Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 "Holy Smokes!!!" It looks like I found another one that could be brought back and kept anew with some fresh posts. I went to a lawn party several years ago and played my favorite game in which I always win: The Fool the Guesser game. So I paid my five bucks to get that carny to guess my weight. His guess: 230 pounds. I smiled as I stepped upon the scales because I know I weight at least 250 pounds and I said I would like the fuzzy dice please. Imagine my shock when I looked at the scales and it read 230 pounds! I was flabbergasted to weight 230 pounds when I know I should be 250 pounds. The carny had to add this line: "I guess the one in the doctor's office was lying to you," and he laughted as I stomped off mad. I did go home later that night and I did weight 250 pounds. I hope that carny got a fair amount of usage out of those five bucks, and I hope he choked on it!!! I have never played the Fool the Guess game ever since. "I'm not perfect; I just love to ride!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 We had a carnie assure us that the kiddie himalaya ride was safe and if anything came apart its only a 2-foot drop. I also experienced one that talked like Elmer Fudd. Not to mention she had a lisp (lithp?). A week later I'm back at the kiddie tea cups she was running and immediately recognized me due to my crazy spin session I previously did. One thought we were talking about porn when we had a nerdy discussion on the sounds LIM and LSM coasters make when launching. Last one that was awkward was when I was doing the same rise with a fellow TPR member, Robman. The op asks if I was his dad...yea, that made me feel strange and dramatically older than I really am. Yup it's always interesting when carnies take over your home park for a special event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anything Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Is 'carnie' an insulting term in America, or is it just informal slang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 ^"Carnie" is not generally used as a term of endearment or honor in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 When I worked for Hot Dog on a Stick at the LA County Fair, I would trade hot dogs and lemonade for rides and games. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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