Thorpe Park in Britain Imposes 'Say No to BO,' Bans Waving Arms in Air on Rollercoasters

When people ride rollercoasters, they put their arms in the air. They then wave them wildly about and scream at the top of their lungs. It's what happens. But not at Thorpe Park, a British amusement park which has now banned any patrons from waving their arms, in order to reduce the amount of human odor being emitted by customers.

That's right. In order to reduce body odor, they're bringing out the fun police.

Park director Mike Vallis said: "When it tops 25C, the unpleasant smells can become unaccept-able and we receive complaints. Our rides are really scary and people sweat more than normal due to the fear and anticipation while queuing."

"We felt a ban in temperatures of 25C-plus would be the best way to ensure guests have the most enjoyable experience and aren't exposed to any unsavoury armpits."

Now, I don't care for rollercoasters and I don't live in Britain so this isn't a huge deal at all. But that doesn't make it any less ridiculous and stupid -- theme parks are the home of stinky people. They are a respite from the daily grind for the common man, and while I can't speak to this in Europe, in the US they are most certainly the home of the mesh tank top.

Additionally, when you pay XX.XX just to enter the park and then have to wait in line for three hours just to ride a single ride and then you have to pay more for drinks and food (provided you aren't cheap enough to drink the mist from the cooling sections), well, you should have the right to do whatever the hell you want with your arms, provided it doesn't cause any physical harm to other patrons.

And no, nasal damage does not count; in fact, once I inherit a million dollars and buy my own theme park, I'm going to make a rule that any cheeky little punk who complains to park adminstrators about the smell of another patron will be immediately beaten up, thrown out of the park and banned for life. Because, well, intolerance will not be tolerated.