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Theme park bans thrillseekers from riding rollercoasters with arms in the air...

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In a bid to crack down on sweaty summer smells a theme park is banning visitors from riding its rollercoasters with their hands in the air following complaints about body odour.
As of tomorrow, which is expected to be the hottest day of the month, Thorpe Park will put up signs telling visitors to keep their arms down on the rides and 'Say no to BO'.

With temperatures expected to reach 29C, (84F) bosses at the park in Chertsey, Surrey, expect an excess of perspiration as punters queue to go on rides guaranteed to make you sweat.

As well as signs, wardens on the rides will also remind people to consider their fellow passengers.
Anyone ignoring the warnings will be escorted off. Those who continue to do so will be asked to leave the park.

Mike Vallis, a director at Thorpe Park, said: 'We've found that when the temperature tops 25C the level of unpleasant smells can become unacceptable and we do receive complaints.

'Our rides are really scary and people tend to sweat more than normal due to the fear and anticipation they experience while queueing up so it can get really pongy.

'Therefore, we felt a ban in temperatures of 25C plus would be the best way to ensure our guests have the most enjoyable experience and aren't exposed to any unsavoury armpits.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0Ol8ITGSj

I think instead they should mandate that everyone DOES raise their arms and install giant foam rollers soaked in deodorant alongside the track.

Or they could just wear deodorent.

Seriously - that's the lamest thing ever.

84 degrees.... Boohoo.

I smell a publicity stunt (they also did an attempt at setting the world record for nude rollercoaster riding a few years ago).

I wish gaming and SciFi convention organizers would implement that policy. Holy crap some of my brethren have no concept of personal hygiene! :eek:

I haven't been to many cons but I don't recall a lot of people running around with their arms in the air.

84 degrees! What a bunch of pussies.

Alton Towers recently banned men wearing speedo style swimsuits at their waterpark- I think Thorpe was just trying to get some publicity.

Man they should just have a communal Deodorant stick. After some see the type of people who use it, you know they will start bringing their own.

As long as the don't ban dog walkers with BO, I'm fine. ;)

Can I get one of those signs to put up in my gym?

Maybe it's just a marketing tie-in

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Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac (Post 296056)

I wish gaming and SciFi convention organizers would implement that policy. Holy crap some of my brethren have no concept of personal hygiene! :eek:

No kidding. I'm tempted to do my mom's old trick of carrying a can of FDS and just fumigating the air with it when someone nearby hasn't bathed. It seriously works... probably because no one can breathe with that crap hovering in the air. ;)

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 296044)

I think instead they should mandate that everyone DOES raise their arms and install giant foam rollers soaked in deodorant alongside the track.

VGDM!

Yeah....and here I thought the old jokes about Europeans not using deodorant or taking baths was prejudiced....

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor (Post 296156)

Yeah....and here I thought the old jokes about Europeans not using deodorant or taking baths was prejudiced....

I heard this for the french but then now i'm proud that this was for the brits hahah

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'Our rides are really scary and people tend to sweat more than normal due to the fear and anticipation they experience while queueing up so it can get really pongy.

Pongy?

I had to look it up:

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pongy (comparative pongier, superlative pongiest)

(Australian, slang) Having a bad smell.
Eww, your shoes are pongy!

And do I smell a marketing plug "'Our rides are really scary and people tend to sweat more than normal"?