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pile_of_holes t1_itxkdf1 wrote

First there was that fire at the pork rinds place. Now the doggone train derailed?

This can only mean one thing.

The darn Baldknobbers are coming for your trousers!

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pimms_pup1993 t1_itybqay wrote

OMG- Fire in the Hole was my first and favorite rollercoaster as a kid and then I grew up and thought about it years later and was like “people were wearing sheets with hoods and burning people’s houses down and I once rode that thing 13 times in a row because I could.”

I’ve since done more research on the Baldknobbers and it’s fascinating, but for a minute I was concerned about what my fuzzy kid-brained memories had witnessed repeatedly.

I grew up going to Dogpatch, USA as well, so you never know. 😂

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RobCali509 t1_iu06p91 wrote

I remember as a kid being afraid to ride Fire in the Hole after it accidentally went down a service track and decapitated someone.

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pimms_pup1993 t1_iu0colu wrote

Fortunately I read about that happened WAY after the fact or nobody would’ve ever talked me into riding it in the first place.

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rhiannononon t1_iu1rx9a wrote

that was real??? i thought my sisters just said that to scare me oh my god

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RobCali509 t1_iu1wrwx wrote

It's real, I remember when it happened. Everyone was freaking out about it.

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RealNotFake t1_itzcs4p wrote

I think the pork rinds are completely gone now, that area where they used to be has been completely leveled and blocked off behind a construction fence. :(

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