Where did the "Do you want to go faster?" reference come from?
Michael Westbrook
Raise your hand if you want to go faster!" came from? What is it a
reference to?
Thanks in advance,
Mike Westbrook
Bill Livingston
> Does anybody know where the oft-used line "Do you want to go faster?
>Raise your hand if you want to go faster!" came from? What is it a
>reference to?
From I've been led to understand, it's a generic saying (not a specific ref)
usedd by the operators of rides at carnivals and such. Like when you're on the
tilt-a-whirl, and the guy operating it says, "Raise your hands if you want to go
faster!"
Of course, since you're already going about Mach 3, you can't raise your hands,
and the guy speeds the #$^%@& thing up anyway.
But that's where it comes from. Or so I am led to believe by the denizens of
this here group here.
Bill L.
Not going near the county fair for a while
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and such, back in the good ol' dangerous days when the operator had that
extra "super" speed on the control panel. The theory was, if you could
hold up your hands, you weren't going fast enough to be thrown to your
death.
-Bill
"What was I thinking? What was I, blind?"
-Christine Lavin
michael susz
: Previously on "LA Law", mich...@linknet.net (Michael Westbrook) wrote:
: > Does anybody know where the oft-used line "Do you want to go faster?
: >Raise your hand if you want to go faster!" came from? What is it a
: >reference to?
:
: From I've been led to understand, it's a generic saying (not a specific ref)
: usedd by the operators of rides at carnivals and such. Like when
: you're on the tilt-a-whirl, and the guy operating it says, "Raise your
: hands if you want to go faster!"
: But that's where it comes from. Or so I am led to believe by the denizens of
: this here group here.
Gee, thanks Bill, I'm a "denizen" now? oh thank you bil, thank you so
bloody much. and for those of you who don't know from whence my sarcasm
comes, check the totally new and improved ...
Completely Unofficial Mystery Science Theater 3000 References Guide!
i've recently completely revamped the list, organizing refsrences by
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i've also formed a frame-formatted list (so that there's a tree of
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other window--no waiting for the list to reload each time you link around)
so you can check it out at:
http://www.servtech.com/public/mikeyboy/mst3k.html
and, "thank you, for your support." "we'll leave a light on for you."
go see the movie if you can,
the "-mikeyboy" Michael L. Susz
p.s.-where have I been all your lives?
Peanut
mich...@linknet.net (Michael Westbrook) writes:
> Does anybody know where the oft-used line "Do you want to go faster?
> Raise your hand if you want to go faster!" came from? What is it a
> reference to?
Um, I don't know but.... "Be sure to hold on tightly... just to keep
from being thrown to the wolves..."
LZ Tabloid footprints in your hair..... MST#65818 HI
MOM!
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dinner"-Crow
As I walk I think about a new way to walk, as I think I'm usin' up the
time left to think -TMBG LZ- Sid and Marty Krofft, Seals and Crofts,
what's the difference when you're a child of the 60's?
Brian Pacula
(Peanut) wrote:
> In article <michael24-080...@lrsp3-4.linknet.net>
> mich...@linknet.net (Michael Westbrook) writes:
>
> > Does anybody know where the oft-used line "Do you want to go faster?
> > Raise your hand if you want to go faster!" came from? What is it a
> > reference to?
>
> Um, I don't know but.... "Be sure to hold on tightly... just to keep
> from being thrown to the wolves..."
>
> LZ Tabloid footprints in your hair..... MST#65818 HI
...Tabloid footprints everywhere...we can't be silent, 'cause they might be
giants, and what are we gonna do unless they are?
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
-- Brian Pacula (http://users.aol.com/gb8b/)
Stephanie L. Hellman
: and, "thank you, for your support." "we'll leave a light on for you."
: go see the movie if you can,
: the "-mikeyboy" Michael L. Susz
: p.s.-where have I been all your lives?
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this has nothing to do w/ anything, but i am just passing tru the news
group and saw this..... cute...very cute
CBrown4949
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> Does anybody know where the oft-used line "Do you want to go faster?
>Raise your hand if you want to go faster!" came from? What is it a
>reference to?
The line comes from the movie--and maybe even the book, but I'm not sure.
I never got around to reading it--"Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray
Bradburay. Hope that help you. :^)
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