Things to do while in a long line......

I was thinking of a good topic to talk about so I thought that we should tell each other what we do in long lines. While in line, I usually just try to strike up a conversation with some other people in line. What do you guys usually do? When an hour passes when I'm in line, I get bored, what do you guys do?

If I'm in line for Raptor I listen to the music.

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Well, while I am in line, I usually tend to wait patiently. However, If I am in line for Millie, when an hour passes and I get bored, I usually tend to wait even more. But that's just me.

I usually have a little handheld game or two, something simple like checkers. It's not much, but it'll keep you entertained, especially if you make it into a competition with somebody you're with. You'd be suprised how much time can pass when you're arguing who's better at something.

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When we were in line for dragster one night me and my brother had a "cedar point trivia" game. We just asked eachother information about the park and tryed to stump eachother. You can learn a few things while at it too.

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2003 Statistics
Top Thrill Dragster: 5
Millennium Force: 16
Trips to the point: 12

I visit in May and/or Sept and don't have to worry about such things. :)

MrScott

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"If we go any faster, she'll blow apart for sure!"

I'm the person who strikes up a conversation with someone else in line. Since I live in Oklahoma, the conversation usually ends up with them asking about the bombing or tornados in Oklahoma City. <shrug>

If I'm with my one friend, we will play two handed euchre. (I got the idea from the other thread when it was current.) When I'm riding Dragster solo (because hubby refuses to ride) I'll either play solitaire or read a paperback. The cards are always in my fanny pack, and paperbacks are just small enough to fit as well. Sometimes conversation becomes part of the equation when people see me/us playing cards in line. But hey, whatever works.

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Awww, bad day? Take a different perspective on things. Try upside down, a barrel roll, a cobra roll or a corkscrew. Life can't be all that bad when your feet are over your head!

How do you play solitaire while in line? Where do you put the cards?

Bump into the person in front of you or line nazi, those are fun games lol!

If I am there with my girlfriend i usually just talk to her, last year i had to talk to here to clam her down before hte rides, and nowi talk to her because she is happy and wants to get on the rollercoasters! another fun thing to do is find the smokers and report them, fun hobby of mine.

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Ed Markey is my anti-drug.
Rollercoasters have proven to cause brain damage in stupid politicians. DAR-HOOT

trips to CP:6 Dragster:2 MFer:6 Magnum: 13 Running with the bulls for a 15 minutes dragster wait, Must be June!

on opening day in line for dragster, when it was broken down, this was after park close, we all started doing the wave, up and down the entire line! It made the whole experiance that much more memorable. Then when it broke down while we were on the platform, my friend wanted to kill me becase I said it would when we got in the line, the whole line did the tomahawk chop!
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Arms down.....Arms down.....Arms down.......Arms down.....Arms down....Arms down...(you think they would get it the first time?!)

when me and my friend waited in line for the MF i sung along with the song the q line DJ played and kept every1 annoyed and amused and even embarrassed my best friend.

This is the only solitaire game that I know right now that doesn't require a table.

1. Shuffle full deck of cards.

2. Take four off the bottom of the deck and flip them over (on the top of the deck) one at a time. If you match the suit (spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs) take out the middle two cards. If you match the number or the face value (king, queen, ace, two,etc.) remove all four cards. Place them in a pocket (I use the front pocket of my fanny pack.)

3. Repeat until unable to do so anymore, which is usually about four cards after you've flipped over the last one.

The object of the game is to not have any cards left in your hands.

Holler if you have questions.

Laura

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Awww, bad day? Take a different perspective on things. Try upside down, a barrel roll, a cobra roll or a corkscrew. Life can't be all that bad when your feet are over your head!

When I'm in a long line, I read the interesting things on other people's shirts, listen to the music, and change the song lyrics to make the songs coaster-related. It's not that fun, but it passes time.

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Millennium Force is MY baby.
Where would we be without CP?:)

Liebevision,

I was in line for Dragster until 11pm opening night. The wave was funny and awsome. Once we got into the station, The train wasn't moving with the kicker wheels. I got that one song going, "nananana nananaa hey hey hey goodbye" Sorry don't know the name. That line was fun, I was interviewed and was on fox 8 toledo news. Fun times

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Send 1$ to Happy Dude

Fox 8 Toledo News? I think you ment either Fox 8 Cleveland or Fox 36 Toledo.

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-Chris Woodard
"We got pop and Gatorade over here for $100 a bottle, so have your credit card ready. Seriously, the food here is so expensive, I just eat the condiments because I can't afford a meal." - MF que DJ 6/16/03

Well all the people I know are all long winded, so we can carry a conversation for a good few hours before we start singing along to some of the music that is offered. But if there isn't anything to talk about and you don't feel like listening or giving your opinion about topics, I love to use the time to think. It's like a mental vacation, you don't have to think about everyday things there, you can think about htings you wouldn't normally. Like "I wonder what celebrities do?" I am kind of sad sometimes when it comes time to load cause I can get so relaxed, but I realize how foolish that though is when I get in the ride.

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Life has it's ups and downs, might as well make it on a coaster!