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Six Flags on Financial Roller Coaster
Six Flags amusement park operators are the latest to feel our current economy. "Six Flags has hired the boutique investment bank Houlihan Lokey to advise it on restructuring and the law firm Paul Hastings to... 
Amusement Park Fun Can Turn Tragic With An Unexpected Loop
"Going to the amusement park with your family is supposed to be a memorable time that you can keep tucked away, as one of the absolute best times of your life. There is possibly nothing that can be more exciting... 
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Waterboarding an attraction at amusement park
This is an interesting story and not what you'd expect."NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man with a black hood pours water on the face of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit strapped to a table: no, it's not Guantanamo Bay...
Anstey Methodist Church
"I suppose that we have all seen cartoons of elderly gentlemen carrying placards containing our text. "Prepare to meet thy God". It seems almost as if this prophecy, first spoken by the prophet Amos, has become a joke. The end of the world is at hand, so, just in case there...
Mermaid Parade in Coney Island today
The annual Mermaid Parade kicked off in Coney Island, New York today, but one person will be making a political statement and will be undertaking a hunger strike in protest to the proposed changes to the...
Breaking: Mets Fire Manager Willie Randolph
New York Mets manager Willie Randolph has been fired, the New York Times just reported. Earlier, writer William Rhoden took a look at the Mets' mess."Hurry, hurry. Step right up. See the saddest show in town. It’s fitting that the Mets’ managerial farce has come to...
Robbie Knievel jumps 24 trucks in Ohio, redoing dad's stunt
Evel Knievel's son Robbie recreated one of his father's most famous stunts today in Ohio, when he successfully jumped over 24 delivery trucks."Knievel had said he would be going 95 miles per hour during the...
Man jumps to death from Disneyland hotel
A man just commited suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of his Disneyland hotel room."A man apparently jumped to his death on Friday from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel at the world-famous amusement...
Proposal Would Ban Prairie Dogs As Target Practice
" conservation group is asking the state to ban the use of prairie dogs as target practice and amusement. A group called WildEarth Guardians says violent videos that are popping up on the Internet are causing... 
Ride of Your Life: Thrill rides and the battle for safety
A new Washington Post feature on the safety of amusement park rides entitled "On Thrill Rides, Safety is Optional," details the largely unregulated and unchecked world of the thrill ride. In the article, writer... 
Stunt stupidity is captured on video
"Officials have condemned the antics of a young motorist who is filmed accidentally flipping his car on to its roof during a dangerous stunt posted on the video-sharing website YouTube.
The mobile phone footage shows a driver skidding around a Daventry industrial estate using... 
Coney Island amusement park kicks off final summer
This is really dreadful and disappointing. I adore Coney Island and will be very sad to see the old place torn up and replaced by a "swanky Vegas-style hotel and glitzy indoor attractions". I suppose all of these...
World's Largest Penis Erected
If offering a 30ft penis was an effective method of vanquishing cruel women in today's society, then those penis enlargement spam emails might get a lot more attention. "Beijing - An amusement park in China has... 
created by underthebridge.abovethewater | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
45862 views | 8 recommendations | 5 comments
45862 views | 8 recommendations | 5 comments
Giant Hail Batters Denver
Hail the size of grapes thwacked Denver yesterday, piling up to four inches deep in some areas. No reports of deaths or serious injuries, but lots of bruises and dented car roofs:"Motorists scurried under... 
created by Brian A Kennedy | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
897 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
897 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Good Samaritan Dies in Danish Legoland
After attempting to retrieve a visitor's wallet from the tracks of the "X-treme racers" roller coaster, a young staff member of the Billund Legoland Amusement Park was struck and instantly killed this past... 
created by Nicole Billard | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
6925 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
6925 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
