The DU Lounge

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,760 posts)

43. Ah oh!

Reply to debm55 (Reply #42)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 11:03 PM

Wednesday

Attention! All males....check your zippers!

(Deb, you 'yinzer' you!)

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

62 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What was/is your favorite ride at a Fair, carnival or amusement park. Mine was the "mouse" How about you? [View all] debm55 Wednesday OP

Our county fair was pretty tame buzzycrumbhunger Wednesday #1

Thank you very much, buzzcrumhunger. I really liked rollercoaster, but now I pass. I have bean to Busch Gardens and I debm55 Wednesday #4

We're on the left coast of Florida... buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #47

Thank you very much , buzzycrumbhunger. I always hated the long lines to get on a ride. debm55 Yesterday #50

I liked the Tilt-A-Whirl and this thing: Ocelot II Wednesday #2

Thank you, Ocelot II. Confession --I never went on it. They did have a viewing stand where you could watch. I did that. debm55 Wednesday #6

Tilt-a-whirl Chipper Chat Wednesday #3

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Chipper Chat. Sounds like great fun. debm55 Wednesday #7

Yup, absolutely the best fair ride. a kennedy Wednesday #22

No, no, no......it WAS the scrambler that my brother got sick on. NOT THE tilt-a-whirl. a kennedy Wednesday #25

This message was self-deleted by its author buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #48

HAHHAHAHAHA. Thank you very much for the post of your brother and the Scrambler, a kennedy. And may the memories of debm55 Wednesday #26

♥️ debm55 a kennedy Wednesday #32

Water rides RockCreek Wednesday #5

I liked the water rides too- Here in Pittsburgh, We have an Amusement Park full of nothing but water slides, wave pools. debm55 Wednesday #8

Sandcastle?? RockCreek Wednesday #11

Yes, If you live by and like water rides, you need to go. debm55 Wednesday #27

I used to live there, and got a season pass for a few summers. RockCreek Wednesday #34

Thank you,RockCreek. It is a great escape. they have expanded the Sandcastle and it has mmany more attractions.❤️ debm55 Wednesday #37

Water slides are the best, I agree. displacedvermoter Yesterday #54

The Scrambler, Tilt-A-Whirl and the Carousel Niagara Wednesday #9

Thank you, Niagara. I have been on all three. We have different names for the first two, so I was unable to remember debm55 Wednesday #14

You're welcome, Debbie. Different fair companies and amusement parks have different names for the rides Niagara Wednesday #18

Same here, Niagara. debm55 Wednesday #38

The Bumper Cars was my favorite ride at SF's Playland at the Beach, (as well as the Fun House) red dog 1 Wednesday #10

Oh, red dog 1 that sounds like fun. I always liked it. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Wednesday #39

I agree - loved bumper cars - thanks for mentioning that jgo Wednesday #44

The Mouse. SamKnause Wednesday #12

Thank you SamKnause. You described it perfectly. I didn't like roller coaster, but I loved the Mouse. debm55 Wednesday #40

The Satellite at Kennywood was my favorite. livetohike Wednesday #13

I was on that at Kennywood. It is about 5 miles from my home. I liked to ride it at night when it was lite up. debm55 Wednesday #15

Hi, Deb! Kennywood alumna here too! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #16

I liked the Mouse and the Parachutes. The Parachutes were located across from the pond. Thank you , some_of_us_are_sane. debm55 Wednesday #42

Ah oh! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #43

Derby Racer (also the scariest). . . DinahMoeHum Wednesday #17

Definitely Derby Racer! SeattleVet Wednesday #19

Bumper cars Bluestocking Wednesday #20

The Rockets at Kennywood! johnp3907 Wednesday #21

OMG. That was the first ride I went on at Kennywood.You had to cross the Bridge to get to ride in the center of the pond debm55 Wednesday #31

tilt-a-whirl and octopus (?) stopdiggin Wednesday #23

Roller coaster and ferris wheel. You couldn't pay me to get on either these days. LoisB Wednesday #24

The Himalaya danieljsf Wednesday #28

Tilt-a-Whirl and Scrambler was as wild as I got MIButterfly Wednesday #29

Loved the old "Back to the Future " at Universal. sinkingfeeling Wednesday #30

Thank you very much , sinkingfeeling for sharing with us. When I went to Florida they didn't have all of the other parks debm55 Wednesday #36

There was a carnival way back when with a standard size ferris-wheel but it was spinning way faster than usual. Dave Bowman Wednesday #33

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Dave Bowman. Sounds fun. debm55 Wednesday #35

Definitely the roller coaster LogDog75 Wednesday #41

Polar Express, Viking Rage, ANY roller coaster u4ic Wednesday #45

Tilt-A-Whirl! splat Wednesday #46

Great thread! J-9 Yesterday #49

Roller coaster TommieMommy Yesterday #51

I can tell you the worst.... "The Octopus" Ritabert Yesterday #52

Thank you very much for sharing with us about the "The Octopus" glaad you were okay. debm55 Yesterday #56

I never went on a ride with crazy movements again. Ritabert 23 hrs ago #58

Roller-coaster at a amusement park. At the county fair Emile Yesterday #53

Thank you Emile. I liked the rocker. Kids would lose their change from their pockets when upside down. debm55 Yesterday #55

A ride called The Tempest Mad_Dem_X 23 hrs ago #57

Thank you very much Mad_Dem_X. HAHAHAHHAAH. that is funny. debm55 21 hrs ago #59

I couldn't tell you why we started doing that. Mad_Dem_X 20 hrs ago #60

Every June my small town hosted a carnival and the marquee ride was called "The Zipper." Xavier Breath 19 hrs ago #61

Hahahhahahhaha. Thank you Xavier Breath. I have seen the zipper but have never been on it. debm55 18 hrs ago #62