Cedar Point Slang

I was thinking about this in one of my English classes, when we were talking about how different places, even in the same country, have a language all their own.

Is there a Cedar Point "slanguage"? What words/phrases are a part of it? They can be everyday words or things that you say with your crew as a part of your job (but are not the prescribed technical term).
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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

clear, cycle, butt pick, garbo..that's all I can think of right now..

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Park Services 98'
Snake River 99'00'
Peanuts ATL 01'
GW/SS/Schwab TL 02'
Kiddy Kingdom TL 03'

I imagine each ride/stand/game/etc has it's own slang. At WDW at my job location we designated numbers for different types of people.

So, a Code 333 might be a nice looking woman (to put it cleanly).

A Code 5 might be a good looking mother

A Code 99 might be a group of guests that didn't smell good.

You get the picture.

Park guests used to be called animals. I think that may be rather extinct.

Most of the rides have thier own set of "codes".

Varies from ride to ride.

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82
Technical Services 2002
Fright Zone Screamster 2002

Just for you Rob,

Signal 801 Jitney :)

Darn-it.. Forgot about that one..

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82
Technical Services 2002
Fright Zone Screamster 2002

Depending on where you work you have your own slang also. Like on gemini we have our own slang, like great and great, your done, and then our codes are different also!!!

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Gemini '02 & '03

It seems the strongest personalities on the ride create some of the weirdest slang terminolgy. My first year (2000) we would talk like certain people spieled because our TL and ATL started doing it. It was unusual and distinguished our ride. My personal favorite was when we would stop normal talking functions and just repeat the word "latch" seriatim. lol. Or when our preposterous English accents (in deference to everyone's favorite crew members) would create weird English/American hybrids (Hugh Grant Esperanto) that became part of our vernacular.
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Shepoopie!
*** This post was edited by Vitaminized on Gemini 2/14/2003 4:04:09 PM ***

The slang at the Frontier Inn was not as sophisticated. One of the sandwhiches that we had on the menu was the infamous Meatball/Sub platter. The Meatball/Sub platter mutated into an "S&M" platter, seriously my freinds would anounce that over the intercom so all could hear! The S&M platter devolved into a "Kendall Platter". This was the running joke at the FTI from mid July on.

Ok, this is not crude. One morning I was opening and I forgot to turn on the food heater and Loren said"Kendall you have been bad and need to be spanked". So I took the joke and ran with it for the rest of the summer. When ever anything went wrong everyone that I worked with said I needed a spanking and I would beg for one.......Thus the "Kendall Platter" and "S&M Platter". Its all these little things that made that summer fun! The zone and area managers were even in on the joke as I was the target/butt of the humour. And I always wondered why I did not get that promotion to a blue tag.....

What are CP meatballs made of anyway?
*** This post was edited by redbrigade 2/15/2003 9:08:26 AM ***

I'm sure you don't really wanna know what their made of Red....lol

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Breakers Express '02 & '03

ChodaBoy20 said:
I'm sure you don't really wanna know what their made of Red....lol
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Breakers Express '02 & '03

Parts are parts...what parts I do not know. A beak, gizzard, or visceral meats(dont ask, look it up in a butchers dictionary).

Them parts are tasty treats.

A claw, a heart, a tail or two. Oh maybe, oh maybe some severed rodents feet!

A seagull, a sparrow, or maybe a wren, i know they are something with wings that went tweet, tweet, tweet!

Was that really intended to be poetic, or did it just come out that way?

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

Lee said:
Was that really intended to be poetic, or did it just come out that way?
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~Lee~
Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

Yes, ain't I a regular Edgar Allen Poe? I wont quit my day job till I am published! It was rather good, dont you think? I can make up many, many more! I just could not resist as I remember quite well the ingrediant sheet/label that was emblazened on each box of frozen "feet balls" that we opened at the FT Inn. The ingrediant sheet read like an MSDS (material safety data sheet) for Sarin nerve gas! Do you want some more "romantic poetry"? j/k

I didn't think it was romantic by any measure; I just noticed it rhymed.

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

Lee said:
I didn't think it was romantic by any measure; I just noticed it rhymed.
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~Lee~
Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

Hey come on now. That poem was romantic beyond words and something that any aspiring stud should keep in their verbal arsenal of "1 liners". I am quite sure that would work quite well at Louies'! In fact my wife liked it so well she groaned the words"you need professional help" as she rolled her eyes in approval! And she is a very critical reader. If she thought it was good then it must be so. Just as if God himself approved of the "Sermon on the Mount" orated by Jesus; my loving wifed thought that my "love ballad" was unbridled in its brilliance! lol! All in fun Lee!

Hey Lee, this has nothing to do with your topic, but wanted to say a quick congrats on getting a sup. position in admissions. Just be sure and answer when I call you on the radio. ;)

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Jon

Park Op 2000, 2001, 2002
"He's gonna rue the day he came up against The Extreme baby!
Bill I'm talking imminent rueage, imminent rueage..."

Hey -- thanks, Jon! I'm super excited about it. ^_^

I was wondering when you would "resurface" around here; you're in Park Op for 2003, right? Jen gave me the same advice in the "Guest Services" topic; from what Carla tells me, radio etiquette is one of you guys' and Marcia's pet peeves -- I'll try not to harass you too much while I'm learning the ropes. Did you notice Tyler from Guest Services is an Admissions sup this summer, too?

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."
*** This post was edited by Lee 2/17/2003 6:21:14 PM ***