Dumb Mother

[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.

[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.

[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."

[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.

[Evil Queen]

My dog... even I hate that ride! My little cousin would go on this ride every year and every year he'd get off it and promptly throw up on it! Ew! I'm amazed they never banned him from the carnival for that.

[ShinyGreenApple]

Went on that thing once. Never again Mind you I didn't get sick, but still. Never ever again.

[Arm]

I actually quite like that ride... Trying to do situps or leg lifts at 2 g's or whatever force that's at is pretty cool.

...but then I'm a little odd, I guess.

I can just imagine what would happen to the kid after a few minutes of sustained force, though... Poor thing would come out almost as dumb as his momma. Or maybe not... something about body mass affects that. huh. Now I want to go find out. Someone get me a toddler and a centrifuge, stat!

In reality, though, I think he'd just fall between the seats and get crushed in the mechanism, OR, if Momma tried to hold him, he'd crush her ribcage. Which wouldn't be a bad thing, entirely. I'm kinda in favor of ironic self-termination. And he'd be too young to remember the reverse chestburster he pulled on his mother, so no pesky trauma!

[Kogarashi]

Oh, the Gravitron!

Yeah, never been on it. I'm in the "pukey death" camp, only got there after listening to a friend share a story about puking all over herself during the ride. ::twitch:: Teacups are a bad enough problem for me.

And yet I can handle the Scrambler just fine. Go figure.

[MiloMorai]

Sure you can take your baby on this ride. You just have to sign this waiver and when you get off have a nice long chat with Child protective services and the state troopers we have over here. They will consider it the same as SHAKING your baby you nit wit!

I hate how government is trying more and more to micromanage OUR lives and it's because of stupid people like her that are causing it. She is also the reason why having kids needs a license.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Ah yes, the Whirl N' Puke. I believe that one ride is responsible for me losing interest in any and all carnival rides.

Rode it once, puked like I never puked before, and never went back.

[Boochan]

Nice example of attempted child abuse there.
I've been one one of these rides once.. all it did was give me a pretty bad headache.
Never Again.

[Becks]

Went on that thing once. Never again Mind you I didn't get sick, but still. Never ever again.

Same here.

Although it WAS one of the times my bitchy cousin actually did something *nice* for me and Bella, taking us to the local carnival...

[Gerrinson]

Well, I have to put in my two cents simply because I love that ride.

But what kind of moron would try to take a baby on ANY type of adult carnival ride? The only rides I've seen that allow babies are the really tame ones like the train ride that only goes along at ground level... in a circle... at about 2 miles an hour.

[IT Grunt]

Well, I have to put in my two cents simply because I love that ride.

Same here! Kennywood had a similar ride called the Rotor. The floor dropped down, leaving you hanging in mid air as it spun around. YEEEEHAH!

As for the lady wanting to bring a baby on a ride like that,

The forces in that ride would be murder on a child, and it would likely scare the hell out of him anyway. So yeah lady, I'd say you did waste your money, and hopefully it's a lesson to you!

[draftermatt]

What? That's a great ride!

But for kiddies, not so much. (Also makes a crappy Physics test problem but that's another story). I don't understand why anyone would even think they could take a baby on any ride like that. THEY HAVE FREAKING "YOU MUST BE THIS TALL TO RIDE" signs for a reason, because if you are smaller than that it's not safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!