Ladies and Gentlemen. Children of all ages...

[Hottub]

Welcome to the greatest money sucking scam in the world!

We just got back from the circus at Madison Square Garden.
Don't get me wrong, the show was great. Really entertaining. Great acts. We went down to the floor beforehand to see the clowns, jugglers and elephants. That was cool.

First of all, getting there was a pain in the ass. We decided to check the website, and get the schedule for a train from the all new, state of the art Seacaucus Junction. We found a perfect time, and headed out. Guess what? They don't tell you that there is no fucking parking at this station. At this time, we were already going to be late for a pre-show playdate.

OK, screw it. I'm right by the tunnel, I'll drive in and park. The tunnel was backed up for over a mile. Quick exit to Hoboken to catch the Path. That was fine.
We got to our destination, and simultaneously received a message. We were too late. We got our tickets, tooled around Times Square for a while.

"Hey, I'm hungry." "Me too." We started heading back downtown. Looking for the place Mario's we had hit last year. Couldn't find it. And I'll be damned if we are going to Fridays, Sbarros, or Ray's Famous bullshit. We stopped into a Pub on 31st. Had $10 hamburgers and $3.50 Cokes.

OK, time to get to the circus.
Program $15
Cotton Candy $12
A freaking Sno Cone $10
Thank God we didn't get the spinning light thingy. $22!

At least I can thank the kind man who hooked us up with the tickets. That saved us over a hundred bucks!:wink:

OK, rant over.

[Friday]

those circus types just prey on men like you!
coupla kids, cute wife.... and the greatest of fatherly intentions.

sucker.

(that's what they are saying... not me!)

[PapaBear]

Cotton Candy $12
A freaking Sno Cone $10
Ingredients for cotton candy and sno cone $.75
Legally raping people... PRICELESS!

[Hottub]

Screw it. Next time I'm just going to Mikey's to play wii and have spaghetti sammiches.

[Slumbag]

OK, time to get to the circus.
Program $15
Cotton Candy $12
A freaking Sno Cone $10
Thank God we didn't get the spinning light thingy. $22!


OK, rant over.
That sounds a little like my trip to the circus.

Parking: $5
4 hits of blotter acid: $20
3 spinning light thingy's: $66



Close. Very close.

[PanterA]

You're fucking lucky. I used to rape my dad at events. Me and my 2 brothers would break my father down to buy us everything. Cotton candy, popcorn, peanuts, soda, crackerjack, and at LEAST a foam finger! I feel terrible about what we did, but the guilt of getting divorced played into our hands like an open bank. My middle brother was the best at milking my parents, but I'm guilty of using that to get what i wanted.


Wait, do you even have children or are you just an adult going to the circus??

[Death Metal Moe]

used to rape my dad



You just can't get away with saying things like this.

[Judge Smails]

I used to rape my dad.

Mod quote?

[Gmann]

Mod quote?


Its so hot cause its Bobby Pantera saying it.

[Tall_James]

Sorry that the Ringling Bros. bent you over and double-teamed you financially.

[jonyrotn]

Did your captors at least let you keep the ball gag after they released you and your loved ones.... You should probably press charges, but if they don't get shut down for what they do to the animals, then what chance to people stand?

[Snacks]

isnt there a government law or regulation for pricing and stuff like that? i dont know what its called (anti trust maybe) that looks into over pricing and gouging. i never understood why they dont go after sports arenas and places like it.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Sorry you had such a hard time getting to the venue only to have your hard-earned cash sucked away from you. Food and programs at events are total rip offs.

I was fortunate enough to be given a free trip to Mexico a few years ago-- airfare and accommodations included. It wound up costing me about $200 to prepare for the trip (renew the passport, new passport pics, sunblock, new bathing suit, etc). I figure I would have spent that money anyway so I considered myself still in the black.

Glad you had fun! I went to the circus at MSG 10 years ago. We had great seats. It was like I was a kid again (although I felt guilt over the animals).

[Fallon]

You're fucking. I used to rape my dad. Me and my 2 brothers would break my father down. nuts, crack, and at LEAST a finger! getting in our hands. My middle brother was the best at ****ng my parents, but I get what i want.

Sick.

[Sarge]

I took the family yesturday to the 11 am show. I lucked out and had no traffic, and parked with no problem. Luckily my kids had no intrest in the spinny things, but they did want the cotton candy. They scam you by selling it with a goofy circus hat. The kids had fun, thats all that matters.

[Bob Impact]

Finish this statment:

Carneys and ______.

I'm just sayin' is all.

[Bulldogcakes]

Well, the quote "There's a sucker born every minute" is credited to a guy who ran a circus, after all. But its only money, and I'm sure the kids will always remember the day their Dad brought them to the circus.

[A.J.]

"Hey, I'm hungry." "Me too." We started heading back downtown. Looking for the place Mario's we had hit last year. Couldn't find it. And I'll be damned if we are going to Fridays, Sbarros, or Ray's Famous bullshit. We stopped into a Pub on 31st. Had $10 hamburgers and $3.50 Cokes.

I stayed at the New Yorker this weekend and I thought the same thing when I was looking around the hotel for a place to eat. I ended up at O'Reilly's on West 35th. Had some very tasty pork chops and a Harp for $22.

[Thebazile78]

Well, the quote "There's a sucker born every minute" is credited to a guy who ran a circus, after all. But its only money, and I'm sure the kids will always remember the day their Dad brought them to the circus.

Funny you should mention P.T. Barnum in relation to the megaproduction that his show, combined with Ringling and Bailey has become ...

I stayed at the New Yorker this weekend and I thought the same thing when I was looking around the hotel for a place to eat. I ended up at O'Reilly's on West 35th. Had some very tasty pork chops and a Harp for $22.

That's one of the bars my coworkers and I hung out at. The other one is also called "O'Reilly's." (I am not kidding.)

One is a dank pit. The other one is very trendy, well-lit and has a fishtank behind the bar.

I prefer the dank pit.

[A.J.]

The other one is very trendy, well-lit and has a fishtank behind the bar.

I prefer the dank pit.

That was the one I went to. But I sat in the back corner so that was KINDA dank.

[Dougie Brootal]

Screw it. Next time I'm just going to Mikey's to play wii and have spaghetti sammiches.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh spaghetti sammiches! that sounds delicious! how do you make that?

[Kris10]

My parents took me to the circus when I was a kid but I don't really remember it.

My daughter loves animals so I might consider taking her to the circus but she doesn't like the smell of shit so the circus is out. We'll look at animals on the internet instead. lol

[ADF]

Why would you buy a program for the circus? Are you dying to know the clowns' real names?

[Kris10]

Why would you buy a program for the circus? Are you dying to know the clowns' real names?

So he can google them when he gets home and see what they look like without face paint?

[Thebazile78]

That was the one I went to. But I sat in the back corner so that was KINDA dank.

Not even close.

There's no dank in the "new O's" (we started hanging out there in like 2001, so everyone at the office always distinguishes between the two by saying "old O's" or "new O's") . . . *sigh*

[Dude!]

isnt there a government law or regulation for pricing and stuff like that? i dont know what its called (anti trust maybe) that looks into over pricing and gouging. i never understood why they dont go after sports arenas and places like it.

price fixing of cotton candy is a huge national scandal
it really should be investigated
in fact the cotton candy industry should be nationalized