I went to the Boardwalk with Alice today, which was fun.

By the time we got to Fireball (which looks like THIS in case you don't know), it was dark. We sat next to each other in one of the seat blocks, and across from us, this guy in sunglasses, dressed in a black dress shirt and black or dark blue khakis, walked over and sat down. Alice got all excited because she thought he was going to wear his sunglasses on the ride, but he took them off and they vanished into his shirt pocket, which apparently didn't look big enough to hold them.

Anyway, while we were waiting for the ride to start, everyone was laughing and talking to their friends and swinging their legs. Not this guy. He sat upright with rigidly straight legs and looked extremely serious. Kind of like how you'd imagine Agent Smith from the Matrix to wait for a ride to start.

Once we got going, he did crack a slight smile, but he never laughed or even smiled wide enough to show his teeth during the ride. The rest of us screamed and laughed and generally had a good time.

When the ride stopped, his smile vanished immediately. He actually looked pretty angry for a few seconds, before putting his head down in a very disappointed sort of way.

The restraints were lifted, and everyone began to get off. He dismounted, retrieved his sunglasses, put them back on, and walked to the exit.

I have NEVER seen someone look that way on an amusement park ride. It was bizarre and hilarious, to say the least. Probably one of those things where you had to be there, but this guy looked SO INCREDIBLY SERIOUS, like you DON'T EVEN KNOW. Really, try to imagine Agent Smith riding, except with black hair, and you've basically got the idea.

When we discussed it later on the ride home, because of course the situation demanded it, Alice informed me that the guy was there alone. I had assumed he was with the people he sat next to, but apparently it was just him. Somehow that makes it even more strange.

Seriously though, this guy. Man, I just can't get over it. (He was uh -cough- a bit cute as well, but mostly the whole scene was just so hilariously weird)

YOU MET AN AGENT??? I'M SO JEALOUS!!!

» The-Muffin-Man on 2011-08-26 07:26:33

I know, I totally think you just met an agent.
Did you have any deja-vu?

One time I saw a completely serious guy wearing sunglasses standing on a beach in Maryland. All of the kids were playing in the sand and in the waves but he was just standing there, looking straight ahead and holding a boogie-board leash in his hand. He didn't seem to be with anyone, and he never cracked a smile or attended to his boogie board. It was very weird. We assumed he was secret service, but looking back he was definitely an agent.
» Zanzibar on 2011-08-26 11:37:55

Hmm... Maybe he was an inspector! Or just a very strange man... How can you not have fun on a ride like that?!
» Midnight on 2011-08-27 11:49:33

Pretty sure I do, if the lecture I went to Friday is anything to judge by. But I get to take pictures of sunsets for a project!
» middaymoon on 2011-08-27 05:37:58

I don't think I could keep a straight face on a ride like that even if I tried! Maybe it someone paid me ... but even then it would be a crazy challenge
» LostSoul13 on 2011-08-28 03:25:46

haha
omg that was amusing, I needed that I didn't realize it sounded like that XD
» hiddenagenda on 2011-08-28 09:06:50

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