# I admit, I laughed (funny rollercoaster snapshots)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 19, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247 "2010-11-19T18:55:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/1 "2010-11-19T18:55:46Z")

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[I like the chess picture](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/19/funniest-roller-coaster-snapshots_n_785616.html#s185918)

😃

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/2 "2010-11-19T19:09:16Z")

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The chess one was inspired by and XKCD strip, IIRC.

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/3 "2010-11-19T19:30:17Z")

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The tin cans on a string one is the bestest!🙂

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**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/4 "2010-11-19T19:33:40Z")

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It wouldn’t surprise me if the cell phone guy wasn’t staged.

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/5 "2010-11-19T19:42:40Z")

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> [@fuzzypickles](#):
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> It wouldn’t surprise me if the cell phone guy wasn’t staged.

Naw, I’m pretty sure the two guys behind him are in on it.

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/6 "2010-11-19T19:51:15Z")

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The chess one looks photoshopped, though.

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**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/7 "2010-11-19T21:45:49Z")

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They’re all hilarious, but for some reason the one with all 5 passengers sitting stone-faced and staring straight ahead really caught my funny bone. Hee!

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/8 "2010-11-19T22:04:11Z")

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The correct phrase is - “I lolled”

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/9 "2010-11-19T22:05:11Z")

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> [@Eutychus](#):
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> The chess one looks photoshopped, though.

I just assumed the pieces are glued to the board. Not that hard to do IRL without the need to photoshop.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/10 "2010-11-19T22:16:06Z")

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#4 Deadite Guy is my fave-“Do this ride and I’ll swallow your soul!” Also proof that truth is stranger than obviously staged photo-ops…

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**Author:** ![AmunRa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AmunRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmunRa)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/11 "2010-11-19T23:39:00Z")

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> [@Lobsang](#):
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> I just assumed the pieces are glued to the board. Not that hard to do IRL without the need to photoshop.

Yeah, [here](http://xkcd.com/chesscoaster/) is the xkcd page. I doubt they are all photoshopped.

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/12 "2010-11-20T09:03:27Z")

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Didn’t Disney have a guy who’s sole job was to scan each of those photos to make sure women weren’t flashing their boobs to the camera? How would one put that job on a job board? or their resume?

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/13 "2010-11-20T19:30:50Z")

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Mammary-filtration technician.

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admit-i-laughed-funny-rollercoaster-snapshots/561247/14 "2010-11-20T20:18:39Z")

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Nitpick: D- on the caption for the first pic. The Millenium Force does not loop-de-loop.

I, too, enjoyed the unAmusement pic. Well played, sirs!
