Guess what ruined Hershey Park for me?

Randy Pearson · July 10, 2008, 01:09:06 PM

My week-long, summer LVC group went to Hershey Park about two weeks ago, and as we get there, I am excited to ride some badass coasters (I hadn't been to a theme park since I was eight).

Groups of friends start paring up when, out at random, this girl I know from high school appears next to me and asks me a question. I noticed two guys behind her snickering. She had obviously asked a pretty stupid question. Viewing me as a smart person, she decides to ask me. "Predator, what was Vietnam?"

All of my visions of going berserk on rides were shattered by the scope of her ignorance. While I suppose I should give her credit for actually trying to find out information that she was not aware of, I just couldn't handle it. I managed to say "That's frightening."

An impatient female friend of hers walks up and decides to answer it for her. "Vietnam was that war between North and South Korea." Face, meet Palm. I corrected her, informing her that she was thinking of the Korean War. She insisted that I was wrong and that Vietnam was not in fact another southeast asian nation, but the conflict between North and South Korea.

I guess I got a little more fed up than I should have, and I asked how these two could not know this. They responded "It's not like it matters."

Needless to say, I went and found a new clique of people that I actually liked a lot better. I still had fun, but I can't look at those people anymore without remembering some of the most astoundingly ignorant things I've ever heard in my life.

Someone please tell me that I'm blowing this out of proportion. I want to believe that this is a rare case. With all of the movies about Vietnam ever made, (I asked her if she had ever seen Forest Gump. She had.) it seems almost impossible that you could not at least have a vague grasp of what the conflict was. Someone please tell me I was being a jerk.

patriotclock · July 10, 2008, 01:12:38 PM

Hershey Park is cool my college is like 15 mintes away from it

Topcatyo · July 10, 2008, 01:14:23 PM

Hershey Park was awesome. My friends and I rode in the front seats of Great Bear and it was a fuckin' blast.

LuxenbergClock · July 10, 2008, 01:15:27 PM

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patriotclock · July 10, 2008, 01:15:43 PM

Quote from: oɦʇɐʞdoʇ;1359429Hershey Park was awesome. My friends and I rode in the front seats of Great Bear and it was a fuckin' blast.

Great Bear is cool but the Storm Runner blows it away now.

I go there like twice a summer and now that I'm gonna live right there I get to go whenever I want. Cools hit

Topcatyo · July 10, 2008, 01:17:41 PM

I went with my 8th grade class for a field trip instead of spending 3 days in Boston.
Hershey Park for 8 hours for 3 days of Boston?
Fair trade.

Also, I'm apparently the bravest when it comes to riding coaster because I rode on everything and everyone else was like "Whoa man that's my limit right there."

Randy Pearson · July 10, 2008, 01:45:23 PM

Hershey Park was awesome. Do you got to Lebanon Valley College, Patriot?

Pin Clock · July 10, 2008, 01:48:30 PM

I loved Hershey Park! Probably one of the best parks I had ever went to.

WrenchClock · July 10, 2008, 01:50:39 PM

tl;dr

AirPumpClock · July 10, 2008, 01:53:18 PM

I've never been to Hershey Park.

Pin Clock · July 10, 2008, 01:56:31 PM

Quote from: AirPumpClock;1359499I've never been to Hershey Park.

Do what ever you can to go there.

Marlin Clock · July 10, 2008, 01:59:06 PM

Back on topic: Those people are I'm a edgy teen and you should never acknowledge their existence again.

patriotclock · July 10, 2008, 01:59:09 PM

Quote from: Predator;1359487Hershey Park was awesome. Do you got to Lebanon Valley College, Patriot?

Nah Penn State Harrisburg

Randy Pearson · July 10, 2008, 04:25:21 PM

Quote from: AirPumpClock;1359499I've never been to Hershey Park.

Be prepared to walk past miles of advertisements just to get to one fucking ride.

Yes, people, Hershey was great, but just walking to the first coaster felt like crossing the desert for forty days. Luckily, I got this total hottie to lock arms with me all the way through the trek.

EDIT: Marlin, I have already ceased stalking them.

FluxCapacitorClock · July 10, 2008, 04:29:41 PM

Stab them with your dick

GodClock · July 10, 2008, 04:30:09 PM

hershey skids

ActionClock · July 10, 2008, 07:55:38 PM

psh hershey....

cedar point is where its at

ToadClock · July 10, 2008, 09:38:15 PM

I liked Hershey Park. Live only about an hour from it.

Fireman · July 10, 2008, 09:49:33 PM

A girl in one of my classes once stated Asia was in Japan.
Her friend told her that she was telling her to shut up for her own good.

Also how good is Movie World up in Queensland. The Superman ride is all like fwoosh and awesome like. The other roller coasters where good fun, cept a few rattled me about in the seat. Also they had a show that was on WITH EXPLOSIONS AND GUNS AND HELICOPTERS, which was cool.

WreckingBallClock · July 10, 2008, 10:00:53 PM

Quote from: oɦʇɐʞdoʇ;1359438Hershey Park for 8 hours for 3 days of Boston?
Fair trade.

Is Hershey Park some sort of Hell on Earth?

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Guess what ruined Hershey Park for me?