Cirque du Stupíd

[Zazu]

A story of acrobatics, stupidity, and the Mouse for you all to share:

As a group of SGs waited under the bus shelter at the resort for their transport, it was raining pretty hard. The bus shelter had a cross-section like the letter A with a round top -- two rows of posts connected by horizontal bars, with an arched roof over that. No walls, and the wind was whipping the rain in like the roof didn't count.

Do SGs let that stop them? No they do not, alas. Three of them decided they just had to have a dry place to wait, because after all, they were headed to a theme park, and we all know it never rains there!

The place they found was atop those horizontal cross-bars, the ones about eight foot above the concrete platform. Yup, there they were, having somehow managed to climb up there, sitting on the beams and dangling their feet at just the right height to smack other unsuspecting guests right in the face.

Now every CM would have their own distinctive way of dealing with this situation (or not dealing with it, depending). Mine was to walk down the platform, right underneath the kids, and another 12 feet or so until I was in front of them. I came to an abrupt stop, did a military about-face, and simply scowled at them for a few moments, staring at each in turn.

When it appeared that one of them was about to speak, I did so first. One word, "DOWN!" using the tone of voice I picked up from twenty years of teaching. As expected, they dropped from the overhead at once. (To my surprise -- and more than a little disappointment -- none injured themselves in the process.)

Again, I stared while they squirmed. Again, I waited until one was about to speak and interrupted, "I have just one question for you knuckleheads: How often do you think Disney cleans the pigeon poop off those bars?"

As they were checking their butts, I marched past them and back into the hotel.

It was all a very near thing. Not that I was ever worried about discipline from calling them knuckleheads, but I was quite concerned that I couldn't hold that scowl long enough to pull it off.

[goofyjoe]

I thought you were going to call it "Cirque du SG". Did they pretend not to understand, too? :p:

Of course, were one of them to get hurt, even without your command to get down, the first thing they would do is complain, threaten to sue, etc...

[Shorty82]

ROFLMAO! Hilarious, I love it! I can easily picture the scene and you saying that. And I thought people sitting on top of the stone post things that are in between the Ice Cream Parlor and the castle was bad.

[DisneyMom]

Yaaaay, Zazu! :)
If only we could have been there! :D:

[darph nader]

Rats,I was having visions of face-plants. :(

[Rob562]

I had to go find a photo of said bus shelter, and am amazed... They climbed all the way up THERE?!?!????

-Rob

[darph nader]

I had to go find a photo of said bus shelter, and am amazed... They climbed all the way up THERE?!?!????

-Rob

If you would,could you share such pic? I 'can' imagine what said bus-stop looks like.

[Main Streeter]

If you would,could you share such pic? I 'can' imagine what said bus-stop looks like.

darff, go google. sigh - 1 2 3 where eever I look. ;)

[joanna71985]

Way to go Zazu! I wish I could have been there to see that

[BRWombat]

This it?

Another amazing/scary/funny story, Zazu!