We did "things you hear in line", how about things you see in line?

I personally don't have any problem if someone's shirt has a bible verse or koran verse on it. I know what I believe, and how much it means to me, if someone has something they believe, fine. I've seen people wearing slash is God t-shirts... LOL

Stepping away from it and looking at the big picture, some 95% of americans believe in God and the issue is hotter than ever, with Wal-marts and the like putting out "Holiday" catalogs instead of "Christmas". I don't think it's a position Cedar Point wants to take a firm stand on and say "No more religious shirts". Not to mention, I'm sure the church groups generate a lot of cash.

Kyle2154 said:
I've seen people wearing slash is God t-shirts.

Which is a logical fallacy anyway.

Everyone knows Lemmy is God.

Single and ready to mingle? I would have certainly asked to speak to a supervisor. This is america and as someone suggested that the girl wasn't americanized that to me is not acceptable and that's why I would have asked to speak to a supervisor. I guess its not enough for it to ruin my day or anything but it certainly would tick me off that the girl had no common sense assuming she was using poor judgment.

Guess I shouldn't wear my 'Yankees Suck' tee to the park...

I am one of those wierdos you see in line. lol. My sister and I do anything to occupy our time and make it go by faster. Just being our goofy selves I guess. I wouldn't do anything to make someone else uncomfortable though, unless it was my sis. ;)

Oh, and I am definately guilty for sitting on the bars with my "butt in someone else's face", as someone had said earlier. If there is a very long line, I am going to get comfortable.

The "wierdest" thing I have seen was probably a group of teenage boys trying to act like a 50's doo wop band. That was pretty entertaining.

I have gotten compliments from other texas fans in the park for wearing my "Oklahomo Spooners" shirt.

The only shirts I dont like are the ones that just have the "F word" all over it. I see those everytime I go to CP. I just feel bad for the parents that have to try and keep their 7 year old from looking at it.

Worst part of my entire trip....SOMEONE POOPED in line for the maverick! No lie.

It was just this past tuesday...Stood in line for the Maverick for a good hour and a half, blazing hot 90 degree day. Had made it to nearly the final 20 minutes of the wait, finally in the shaded area next to the gift shop...when something began being very smelly. My brother had pointed out some splotches on the ground, and suddenly the entire line began uproaring about it around us...someone had gotten a little too afraid of the ride, it seems....shortly after, they shut the ride down for about 20 minutes...announcing that there was a 'sticky situation' on one of the trains. It was hosed off, and sent threw the ride with no passengers...I believe it was the Bart train, for future reference XD....We assume that the crypt-pooper had then made their mark on the ride....For safety reasons, me and my brother ensured we rode any other train than bart, and luckily got ben! :)

Haha...but seriously...it was def weird.

^Actually, the seat that had been defecated in would have been the cleanest. That seat would have gotten power-hosed, soaped, and power-hosed again. I feel bad for anyone who would have had to be there though. :)

I guess trying to get a ride on Maverick really can be a crap shoot....

^Do we have a groan smiley?? :)

Kyle2154 said:
I personally don't have any problem if someone's shirt has a bible verse or koran verse on it. I know what I believe, and how much it means to me, if someone has something they believe, fine. I've seen people wearing slash is God t-shirts... LOL

I've personally and purposely worn t-shirts with Christian themes on them in the past to CP, just to try to counter balance the vulgar or obscene t-shirts that seem to be everywhere. It is personally satisfying to see someone in line obviously reading my shirt and seeing their recognition of the shirt's message with a smile or an "I get it" expression. I like to wear the shirts that have a front AND back message.

I think I got the most/best responses (not necessarily verbal or overt) from a white shirt with a blue cross necklace image. On the front, it said: "The CROSS: it's about Jesus not jewelery" and on the back it said: "It's much easier to wear a cross around your neck than it is to carry one on your back."

It wasn't overly preachy or 'in your face', but it got the message across that wearing a cross isn't supposed to be a fashion statement. I got MANY approving reactions, and never saw any disgusted or disapproving reactions. Can the guy wearing the shirt with the profanity say the same thing? If you wear something just for the purpose of offending other people or to try to prove to others that you are a bad-@$$, what do you really gain out of it?

I have a question - What is the point of concealing an obvious obscenity like "@$$" anyway? Many religious types like to say things like that or 'friggen' or 'heck' or 'dang'. What exactly does it do for you other than somehow make yourself feel superior to someone who might just utter hell or damn?

bholcomb said:
I have a question - What is the point of concealing an obvious obscenity like "@$$" anyway? Many religious types like to say things like that or 'friggen' or 'heck' or 'dang'. What exactly does it do for you other than somehow make yourself feel superior to someone who might just utter hell or damn?

uhhhh. I've been away from the forum for a number of years and just came back recently. I thought maybe it had a profanity filter. I also read in the TOS that profanity in the forums was not allowed. Sorry if I offended you or anyone else. ;-)

It's funny because personally I'd be more apt to be offended by a religious themed shirt than something that was "vulgar", but to each their own I suppose.

Rusty said:
It is personally satisfying to see someone in line obviously reading my shirt and seeing their recognition of the shirt's message with a smile or an "I get it" expression.

I often smile after reading a shirt with a religious message on it, but not for the reasons you might think. So don't be so sure they're laughing with you.

Like Ralph mentioned above, and others, including myself, have mentioned previously, religious-themed shirts are more offensive to me than shirts with so-called "vulgar" themes. It's not even that I'm offended by the religious stuff to any measurable degree, but it's definitely more offensive to me than the "vulgar" stuff.

However, there is NOTHING more offensive to me (in the realm of clothing) than a message which implies that I'd be better off if I were following your religion. Those shirts make me want to make fun of your religion. To your face. :)

Right on, DJ.

I also think it's somewhat of a straw man to argue that there is somehow some spate of offensive clothing that must be "counter balanced" with religious hoopla. Maybe from the bible-thumper perspective, any shirt with mild innuendo, features a pot leaf, or that falls into the "Hey, I'm drunk at spring break!" category is offensive, but the number of shirts I've seen at CP that even blip on my offensive radar is nominal.

What isn't nominal is the amount of smug "I'm a better person/Christian than you" shirts I see everywhere. (and yes, the shirt that Rusty talked about wearing definitely fits into that category, in my opinion) So if counterbalance was ever needed, the surplus of religious shirts at the park should tide us over to the time of the Rapture (at which point, I will be digging the short lines for everything).

And this issue also begs an interesting question: What kind of counterbalance is needed from evangelical Christians in response to Six Flags' Muslim Family Day?

The only thing that makes me laugh is the "look how smart I am, I don't believe in God" individual. I see folks argue like that all the time, I don't think it's so much to combat the religion as it is to try to prove they are somehow smarter than the 95% of people who do believe in God.

Like a weird inferiority complex.

Like I said, I couldn't care less if someone is wearing a koran verse, or bible verse, or jewish, or hindu, but if you're wearing a shirt with the koran in the toilet or the bible in the toilet, get a life.

Have you actually seen these religious-tome-in-a-toilet shirts (or any other atheist/agnostic apparel) at the park, or are you speaking in pure hypothetical?

Also, if I were to see a "Koran in the toilet" shirt worn by a person in the midwest (which I haven't), my first inclination wouldn't be to assume they were atheist...

I think we can do without a religious debate.