Funniest Sign? - CoasterBuzz

You know, I am trying to figure out what everyone is talking about with the Kennywood "marital aid" sign, but I cant figure it out yet.

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sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't

I was going to post about Big Bone Lick, but you beat me to it, Moosh. Sounds like the sort of thing Kentuckyans don't approve of!

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I enjoy the sign on Knott's Hammerhead that says "keep hands up until lapbars are lowered." :)

If you don't get it, there are no lapbars on Hammerhead.

The kennywood sign character name, I assume, begins with a d and ends with an o. Rhymes with Frodo's uncle's name which is Bilbo

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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead

Um, one of the funniest that I have seen is at the entrance to Mind Eraser (SFA). The Corn Nuts sponsor has a sign right at the entrance that says, "Hold on to your ears". Obviously, the folks who put up that sign have been on the ride.

Happy Coastering!

Sean

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Correct, CPLady ;-)

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"Mmmmm....forbidden donut!" - Homer Simpson

I love the sign on Shivering Timbers that says "Anyone who unfastens their seatbelt will be ejected from the park". I have no idea if the double meaning was intentional.

What were they thinking when they named that character? Even if this name wasn't "funny" when it was created, I cant believe they were still using it in the 90s.

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These are the only characters I remember Kennywood having prior to Garfield calling the park home: Kenny Kangaroo, Jeeters, and Col. Bimbo Fraudwater. For some reason, I don't remember any characters with the name of an adult toy.

ray p. (who first visited KW in 1984)

Thanx CPlady for explaining that one. How that would help a marriage...I dunno. I would think its for ladies of the "sex and the city" type

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I, am nobody, and nobody is pefect!

Progray: I'm not ever sure that was an official character. Just the name of the cartoon guy on the "you must be taller...." sign. He was a clown looking guy. Perhaps that was a clown name back in the day. I also remember that Bimbo guy, but he wasn't as funny! :)

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- Peabody

Antuan said:
How that would help a marriage...I dunno.

Hey, I didn't come up with that term :) Seems kind of funny, huh?

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- Peabody

Oh that sign sounds so wrong. I wish someone had a pic of it...

I wish I would have taken one :( I do have a scan of my "Gay Throngs at the Beach" 1920's CP postcard. I have much worse old park postcards...

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- Peabody

So on the "taller than" sign you're talking about Peabody, what was the height requirement? 6 or 8 inches?

Yeah, I think I'm taller than that thing. ;)

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Wasn't there a sign atop Judge Roy Scream's lift hill that read, "Appeal Denied"?

That's amusing. :)

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Kick The Sky said:
Not exactly in a park but how many people coming to Great America from Wisconsin have seen the sign for the "Bong Recreational Area" ?
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Operation Wicked Twister - Goal: Lose 50 lbs by next season to ride it! (updates soon)

Highway 142 between Burlington and HWY 75. It used to be an Air Force base in WWII, but was never completed due to budget cuts. The runways are still somewhat there. Interesting that this site was once considered as a potential host for the EAA fly-in before it found Oshkosh as a permanent home (they also considered Burlington airport, but the farmers put up a fuss). It was named the Richard (Insert middle Initial here) Bong Recreation area. Bong was some kind of WWII fighter pilot hero type of guy. I used to know more... (Our high school teachers had to explain to us that the place was not actually named after drug paraphanelia (sp?)). :)

Funny, though.

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I've seen a picture of a sign for a video store called "MEGAFLICKS." Let's just say the font used blended together the L and I.

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My two favorite coasters are both named Superman.
Nitro, Gemini, Laser, Ice, Thunder...The American Gladiators!

Yes, I have also seen "the bong" recreation area. I never noticed it until about 3 weeks ago when I was coming home from Dairyland Greyhound park (dog races, which by the way, was very fun) the other day. Its one of the funniest things.

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The ice age killed the dinosaurs, we killed ourselves.

I like the "Clean Underwear for sale in the gift shop" sign on the exit ramp for Tremors. ;-)

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