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Old 04-30-2013, 11:51am   #1
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Default Games Sheeple Play: Man loses life savings on carnival game
Man loses life savings on carnival game, wins banana with dreadlocks

UPDATED 7:56 AM EDT Apr 30, 2013

A New Hampshire man is considering filing a lawsuit after losing his life savings on a carnival game.

The man says he was trying to win an Xbox Kinect at a game that involved tossing balls into a tub.

The man says during the practice throws it seemed easy, but once the game started, something changed and the balls kept popping out.

He kept trying to win back his money by going double or nothing.

In the end, he was $2,600 in the hole and all he has to show for it is a stuffed banana with dreadlocks.

He has filed a police report and the game has been shut down pending an investigation
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Man loses life savings on carnival game, wins banana with dreadlocks

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A New Hampshire man is considering filing a lawsuit after losing his life savings on a carnival game.

The man says he was trying to win an Xbox Kinect at a game that involved tossing balls into a tub.

The man says during the practice throws it seemed easy, but once the game started, something changed and the balls kept popping out.

He kept trying to win back his money by going double or nothing.

In the end, he was $2,600 in the hole and all he has to show for it is a stuffed banana with dreadlocks.

He has filed a police report and the game has been shut down pending an investigation
If $2,600 was his LIFE savings, he has more problems than a carnival game. Dumbass.
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If $2,600 was his LIFE savings, he has more problems than a carnival game. Dumbass.
A kinect is, what, $200 with an Xbox?
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He originally lost $3200, but the guy gave him $600 back.
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Old 04-30-2013, 12:26pm   #6
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Greedy mofo.
That Rasta banana would totally be worth it.
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Old 04-30-2013, 12:53pm   #7
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Guy down the street has a 5 ft tall stuffed pickle with a sombrero he won at a carnival, on the bow of his boat. He put it there to keep the pelicans from shitting all over it.
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just...............wow.
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Guy down the street has a 5 ft tall stuffed pickle with a sombrero he won at a carnival, on the bow of his boat. He put it there to keep the pelicans from shitting all over it.

I'll bet the pickle has pelican crap all over it also.
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Old 04-30-2013, 1:10pm   #10
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If $2,600 was his LIFE savings, he has more problems than a carnival game. Dumbass.
I know right...
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Who walks around with their life savings (in his case $2600)? Further, why not just tell the carny to go F' himself when it came time to pay up.
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Who walks around with their life savings (in his case $2600)? Further, why not just tell the carny to go F' himself when it came time to pay up.
He blew $230, then went home and got the rest of the money.
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Guy down the street has a 5 ft tall stuffed pickle with a sombrero he won at a carnival, on the bow of his boat. He put it there to keep the pelicans from shitting all over it.
The pickle or the boat?
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I actually watched that live on the news last night. After blowing $300, he went home and got the rest of his cash and burned through it all playing "Tubs of Fun" or some dumb shit.
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He certainly looks like a Rhodes scholar. I'm sure that money was just pocket change from his day job as a rocket scientist.
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Greedy mofo.
That Rasta banana would totally be worth it.
Why doesn't he pawn some of his shitty jewelry and go back for double or nothing.
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Why doesn't he pawn some of his shitty jewelry and go back for double or nothing.
Because of the sentimental value...
It's costume jewelry he won after spending $1800 at last year's carnival.
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I wonder how much all those tattoos cost? Bet he wishes he had the money he dropped on those, right about now.
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I wonder how much all those tattoos cost? Bet he wishes he had the money he dropped on those, right about now.
Looks like a solid $4.50 -$5.00
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Greedy mofo.
That Rasta banana would totally be worth it.
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