# Roller coaster or rolley coaster? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 29, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243 "2026-10-29T18:25:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/21 "2026-10-29T21:48:28Z")
Hi, Super Nintendo Chalmers! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/22 "2026-10-29T21:58:15Z")
IIRC, Vincent Price says “rolly-coaster” in a Columbo episode. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/23 "2026-10-29T22:15:27Z")
The Ohio Players would like a word - [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gm8lcoPZtBY/hqdefault.jpg "Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm8lcoPZtBY) ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/24 "2026-10-30T00:33:40Z")
All right, people, I’m going to the liberry. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/25 "2026-10-30T13:07:33Z")
There’s also the ferry wheel, the bumpy cars, and the margaret-go-round. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/26 "2026-10-30T13:29:01Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > The next thing you will be saying is that you don’t say doggie: Why is it that the from behind sexual position is never called “dog-style”, but always referred to as the more under-aged term “doggy” or “doggie”? I mean, ick. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/27 "2026-10-30T14:27:21Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > And before I was 5 I used to say [fruit tail cocktail.](https://www.target.com/p/del-monte-fruit-cocktail-in-100-real-juice-15oz/-/A-13010406?TCID=OGS&AFID=google&CPNG=Dry%2BGrocery&adgroup=212-12&srsltid=AYCX9vJtVP0x6A-2_SWlwWMu6wJL3z-AOeD8tZEFbFluNhBo--yLRhpmmDM®ion_id=309) My nephew called it frocktail. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/28 "2026-10-30T16:36:05Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > There’s also the ferry wheel, the bumpy cars, and the margaret-go-round. Now that’s just silly. It’s the Peg-go-round. There is a notable Mary that spelled her name “Merry”. Can you name her? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/29 "2026-10-30T16:47:31Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > > [@PastTense](#): > > > > The next thing you will be saying is that you don’t say doggie: > > Why is it that the from behind sexual position is never called “dog-style”, but always referred to as the more under-aged term “doggy” or “doggie”? I mean, ick. Because dog-style chase pussy sounds ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/30 "2026-10-31T01:43:29Z")
Did any of you hear them called shooty shoots? ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/31 "2026-10-31T12:47:45Z")
Merry Clayton, the great singer who sang with Mick Jagger on “Gimme Shelter” ---
**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/32 "2026-10-31T12:58:51Z")
It’s always been roller coaster for me ever since I can remember. But it’s never too late to change. From now on I vow to use rolley coaster exclusively. Who’s with me? ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/33 "2026-10-31T19:41:49Z")
> [@jerseymule](#): > > Merry Clayton, the great singer who sang with Mick Jagger on “Gimme Shelter” Yes, What a voice! Technically she did not sing with the group as her vocals were recorded in a long solo session. She never performed live. She aborted shortly after and there is some discussion as to whether all that straining was partially responsible. My favorite modern version of Gimme Shelter features Lady Gaga. Little miss meat dress takes over at 1:30 in this video. Strutting and dancing in 9" platform heels and belting her heart out. Made me an instant fan. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH4nUlDmygI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH4nUlDmygI) ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/34 "2026-10-31T19:44:37Z")
My mom - and most of her extended family - called it “goofy golf”, which drove my dad crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/35 "2026-10-31T20:47:28Z")
It’s a doggy-dog world. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/36 "2026-11-01T00:52:14Z")
I thought we were taking that for granite. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/37 "2026-11-01T04:23:23Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > My mom - and most of her extended family - called it “goofy golf”, which drove my dad crazy. Because it was a lot of waiting and shoving and pushing and probably getting a zero? ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243/38 "2026-11-01T13:05:39Z")
My mother used to tell a story about me. I was around three or four years old when railways were steam-powered, and we were at a station. An older relative heard the engine and told me that the “choo choo” was coming. I apparently announced that it isn’t a choo choo; it’s a train. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roller-coaster-or-rolley-coaster/1034243.md?page=1)