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Unlike a normal merry-go-round, this one would not feature cheery pink ponies for three year olds to ride. Nor will the soft playing music box be playing in the background. Nah, this ride needs multi-sized mechanical bulls at various speeds, each rated by color. 80's lead guitar music would be blaring
out of the side speakers, and with each bull equipped with glowing red eyes, this would surely offer a glimmer of hope to any husband strolling the park with his wife and kids. The kids can still ride the pink ones (with a difficulty rating of 1), of course, with them being the most tame. But the husband may choose the fiery red (5) or charcoal black (4) bulls for a thrill. And free cowboy hats for the ones who could stay on the 4s and 5s bulls. Of course, these would also be spaced far enough apart so that if there happened to be an accident, there would be enough room to not get trampled on. These should be popular in Texas.
(?) Unmerry-Go-Round
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[Mark Ryden] [Letsbuildafort, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
unmerry-go-round
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[pashute, Jun 26 2013]
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I'm feeling ill just picturing it.... |
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Yeah, maybe its a little too harsh for some... shall I add a (-1) skill calf for the rest of us? BTW, the ride doesn't speed along too fast, maybe just a bit faster than a regular merry-go-round. |
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Well, having trained a wild mustang from scratch, I'm not unwilling to work with the idea....but a real bull will come back and stomp on you after he throws you off, whereas a horse will keep going. Can I get a mustang option ? |
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Of course, I'd want to spend a month gaining it's trust first....My "wild mustang" never even bucked once when I finally rode him...I had him used to the idea. |
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i liked the idea as is, but what really clinched the bun from me is the mental image i have of normzone with it.
...day after day he would saunter into the park with his spurs jangling and his 10 gallon hat pulled down low over his eyes. the small children would all stop what they were doing and gaze at him as he made his way over to the untamed black bull. they say that every day he stood one step closer to it, in hopes that before too long the bull would come to trust and obey - finally allowing him to ride and tame the brutal leader of the unmerry-go-round... |
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You pretty much got it.....day one, I took a cup of coffee, a flake of hay, and a book....sat on the hay in his corral and read. He had to approach me to get breakfast. In an hour I could touch most of his body. |
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Of course, we will not describe here the various abuses he subjected me to during the next couple of months. I won most of the battles through trickery, food, patience, and making him use his own strength against himself. It was a fascinating learning experience for both of us. His name was [Ford]. |
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Well done. You didn't even need lasers or 'splosions to earn my bun! - [+] |
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The goring of clowns? Even better! Can we add mimes? |
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Dear God. How bullish of you, UB. It's almost more than I can bear. |
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I really prefer driving a Mustang as opposed to riding one ! |
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Perhaps I should add blowing steam from their noses... |
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Sink the mimes to the surrounding
terrain (making them land-mimes) |
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The nastiest of the bulls should be
at the outer most ring and that
should be surrounded by a bowl
shaped wall. Thrown riders would
then get drawn down and under
for the full trampling effect. See
movie 'Strangers on a Train' for
mood. |
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Well, how do you feel about Broncos, [risk]? |
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Mustangs? Broncos? Aren't they called calves, bulls, and cows? We're talking about evil bulls, not prancing ponies... |
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+ although I'm not sure my level of merriment on this go-round would be any less than on a traditional one. |
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Maybe multiple circular platforms with different speeds? The dark, evil bulls could be spinning at around mach 3... |
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Would the ride operator have a microphone screaming "Do you want to go faster?".... Yee haw! |
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[renegademonk]: I still can't decide if the operator should be a fat hillbilly or dressed as Lucifer himself. |
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Victim? Should I move this to the public: evil category? |
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Sounds great. I want a ticket! |
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I'd vote for this anyhow, but I think it's extra-great that the little kids can sit on an easy bull and laugh at dad (or mum) getting repeatedly thrown from the bucking mustang up ahead. Quality! |
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Why wasn't this called a Torosel? |
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