A few notable Stupid Guest Tricks

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

The sickest one I've heard of was this couple were coming up from Mexico, and the woman was holding a baby. Officers got suspicious because the baby wasn't moving. When they insisted on checking the baby's blanket-wrapped body, they discovered the baby was dead, and had been cut open, most of the organs had been removed, and half a key of cocaine had been packed in the body cavity and sewn shut. When confronted and arrested, the couple acted like it was no big deal to kill an innocent baby and use its hollowed out body to smuggle drugs in. I don't remember if it was their kid or not.

Folks, there's a reason this stuff is called DOPE.

Sorry, urban legend.

closest was narcotics in a dirty diaper.

and a "body pack" of adult in the legs (surgically implanted)

[Goofyernmost]

We may not be that far from strip searches:

Saudi Prince Almost Killed by (ahem) "Butt Bomb"

Yes, you read that right. It appears that Al Qaeda has learned a drug smuggling trick.

Taking a trick from the narcotics trade - which has long smuggled drugs in body cavities - [suicide bomber Abdullah] Asieri had a pound of high explosives, plus a detonator inserted in his rectum.

The Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef, who was the target of this suicide bomber, survived.

According to this news report, Al Qaeda will be releasing information on the internet about how this kind of suicide bomb will work. It appears that a text message triggered the bomb that was tucked safely away inside the bomber's bum.

"This is the nightmare scenario," said Chris Yates, an aviation security consultant.

On a plane at altitude, the effects of such a bomb could be catastrophic. And there is no current security system that could stop it.

Is anyone else starting to wonder what the airport security procedures will be like down the road?

And the jokes are:

They're calling him the "Trojan Bomber" - do you think this is in reference to the Trojan Horse, or to the bomb's container?

Royal pain in the ass.

It would have worked but he couldn't bring himself to shove 10 lbs of roofing nails up his ass too.

Think of the poor dogs that will have to be trained to sniff these things out.

The kibble is kept in a big garbage can, and when it's running low I have to lean way over to scoop it. The husky gooses me EVERY time.

Just screen everyone who's walking funny.

How many bums could a bum bomb bomb if a bum bomb could bomb bums?

Well, if I wasn't on the watch list before, I'm bound to be now. No way I get past airport security after eating a few enchiladas.

Did you just fart or is that C4 I smell?

I don't know about y'all, but if I start seeing airport security guards wearing Roto-Rooter uniforms I'm turning back.

The best one liner I have heard about that was from Jay Leno when during his monologue about it said..."Talk about the Shite hitting the fan". :stick: :kaboom:

[CBeilby]

I still remember this one time when I was a conductor in the Calico Railroad at Knott's, this large family group was checking out the stagecoach on display, surrounded by signs warning not to climb in and to stay back from the cactus that was planted next to it. Three year old kid in the group got too close to cactus--parents weren't watching, of course--and the kid reaped the consequences of trying to handle cactus. The kicker was, after First Aid got there and took care of the kid, the parents and grandparents were like, cactus actually hurts when you touch it? Amazing how many guests think the plants are fake. Yes, I had several people ask me if the trees, plants, etc. were real or not.

Reminds me of the time I was working Haunted Shack, and ended up having to escort a family to First Aid after their daughter got some thorns in her hand from the prickly pears that were sticking through the fence (KBF's fault here, this was an obvious safety issue, but no one had done anything about it.)

[turkeyham]

One of my friends works in Frontierland. He was on his way bay from lunch when this SG family needed first aid. He called and the nurse was on their way. The little girl some how smashed her nose. He said it looked like she broke it. He mentioned he had no idea what she hit either.

Here is something I don't understand. If it is going to be about 99 degrees outside, why drink high vulume sugary drinks and wear clothes that won't keep you cool? Water, water and t-shirt and shorts? A few days ago I saw first aid responding to those who go over heated and were not srinking enough fluids.

My sister is a LVN and my cousin is a nurse and her husband is a nurse too. They have a major rule: if it is hot, you should drink about 2 liters of water and some powerade. Wear loose clothing and stay in the shade. I have found the Propel and you shake the powder into the water and drink it. It helps.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

reminds me of the saying we heard going through a desert survival course years ago.."hydrate or die"

when we go to WDW, shorts and (for me) hawaiian shirts are the dress of the day. and we know about an hour into the day, we will be soaked in sweat!! (which is a VERY good thing)

we actually saw people wearing long DARK trousers and long sleeved shirts! (may have been dress taboos?) but they didn't really look all that comfortable.

[smart1hermione]

Reminds me of the time I was working Haunted Shack, and ended up having to escort a family to First Aid after their daughter got some thorns in her hand from the prickly pears that were sticking through the fence (KBF's fault here, this was an obvious safety issue, but no one had done anything about it.)

okay, the Haunted Shack did exist?!?! i went on it once when i was about 9 and never saw it again. [rant] for years i've dealt with criticism and speculations that i hallucinated it all..... [/rant]

yay me!

anywho, my mom and i found ourselves at disneyland last night and we went though those high volume security "check your bags" tents. the lady didn't care as much as ask me to unzip my purse. she just looked at my obviously-containing-a-bomb closed bag and said, 'okay, move on'.

my mom was puzzled, to say the least.

do the bag checks ever really act on what they see? i'm sure if someone's bong collection is poking out the top, there'd be a problem, but... would anyone know how frequent confiscation/not letting someone in happens?

[turkeyham]

The Haunted Shack was there in the early 80's. My friend Sherri worked attractions and hated working there. The took it out to rebuild a section of the park. I think near Roarin' 20's. I could be wrong.

I remember the Loop Trainer. That ride was good but allot of kids got sick. I saw alot of cast members washing the cars out with hoses. My favorite ride as a kid was the Soap Box Racers and they took that out. :(

I still eventually will make it to Knott's and see what else is there. I go every 3 to 5 years. I will be doing that probably next year.

I go shopping to get the cherry jelly.

[felinefan]

Yes, the Haunted Shack really did exist. The last time I went through it with my older sister, she volunteered for one of the demonstrations--sitting in a chair on the wall, where if you try to get up you can't, unless you fold your hands a certain way; that changes the center of gravity, thus enabling you to get up. That was in the late 70s, as my sister died in '81.

They also have gotten rid of the last of the original boysenberry plants, as well as the original boysenberry stand--stupid idiot Cedar Fair corporate policies. I remember they did that when I worked there '03-'05.

Yeah, trying to get Knott's management to do anything takes the proverbial act of Congress.

[felinefan]

Sorry, urban legend.

closest was narcotics in a dirty diaper.

and a "body pack" of adult in the legs (surgically implanted)

If it's an urban legend, how come I read it in the newspaper?

[Stripes]

The story has been in papers, including the Washington Post...who a printed a retraction a week later. It gets pulled out and dusted off every couple of years but is in fact urban legend.

Check out this pageat Snopes for the whole history.