Dumb Mother

[Aethian]

Dude me too! And at our fair it's only those from like ten to 15 who ride them. Maybe something just happens when one reaches that magical unknown age.

[MadMike]

I used to love rides like that when I was a kid, but I started getting horrible motion sickness when I was about 16. I can't even look at them anymore.

There's one at the beach, ride next to a log flume ride, where you're almost guaranteed to get wet. My son sometimes goes on the other ride afterwards to "spin dry."

[rerant]

I HATE that ride. I've seen different names for it, but they all spell the same thing to me: pukey death.
In my life I have only thrown up after riding one ride. Care to take a stab at which one it was?

Seriously, though. Worst. Ride. EVER!

That woman should be Nancy Kerrigan'd for her stupidity.

[Aramika]

I was at the state fair last year with my friends. They wanted to ride Starship 2000, a spinning in circles ride.

I realize that most of you do not know what Starship 2000 is. I'll try to draw it.

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Ok, so that's sorta what it looks like. When you get in it, you lean back on a slanted cot-like thing. Nothing holds you down except centrifugal force.

Now I hate those rides, so I opted to stand and hold all the cell phones, money, etc.

As I was talking to the ride operator, a friend of mine, a lady with a baby came up, a baby that could not be barely over a year old.

Me: girl who gets sick on spinny rides
J: my friend the ride operator
DM: dumbest mother I have ever seen (so far....)

DM: I gots a question for ya.
J: Yes?
DM: Can I take my baby on this ride.
DM and Me -
J: Erm, no.
DM: Well why not?
J: Because it goes in circles really, really fast. That's not good for a baby.
DM: Well then what rides can I take him on. I paid alot of money to get in here and I want to ride something
J: Lady, I don't think there are any rides at the fair that you can take your baby on.
DM: Well I just wasted my money didn't I?!? walks away
Me: What the hell? Why did she think she could take a one year old on this ride?
DM: I have no clue.

Seriously lady, what the hell were you thinking? You can't take an infant on a spinning in circles ride.