When I was young I thought it would be great to be rich and famous. Then I watched what happened to Britney Spears and so many others. That’s when I realized I was happily not famous.
The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this was a memory of a weird video made from the game “Roller Coaster Tycoon”. After much looking, I found it here: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=708
Kveldulf over 3 years ago
Is there a Rock and Roll Heaven?
Scorpio Premium Member over 3 years ago
Pity that ride isn’t always true. There are plenty of famous people I would love to see take a “fall” in their popularity to nothing.
sirbadger over 3 years ago
Is that the Trump White House staff?
Wilde Bill over 3 years ago
You never want to be on the maiden voyage of a new roller coaster.
finkd over 3 years ago
Final Destination©.
mr_sherman Premium Member over 3 years ago
If I sit in the back, will I have time to jump off?
Superfrog over 3 years ago
Looks like we’re over the second wave ok.
For a Just and Peaceful World over 3 years ago
The MAGA roller coaster.
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member over 3 years ago
What to do with all social media influencers!
mikeyman over 3 years ago
Quit while you’re on top.
nosirrom over 3 years ago
15 seconds of fame. Let’s go for it.
tudza Premium Member over 3 years ago
What is causing the cars to go up hill?
Sir Ruddy Blighter, Jr. over 3 years ago
If they say
Why (why?), why (why?)
Tell ‘em that it’s human nature
Why (why?), why (why?)
Does he do me that way?
keenanthelibrarian over 3 years ago
I thought fame was supposed to last for 15 minutes, not nanoseconds.
TwilightFaze over 3 years ago
Thank god I never cared for fame. If it happens, it happens, but I’m not gonna shoot for it. This comic is a perfect example why!
donwalter over 3 years ago
…Ride to fame…I’ll assume that the ride is 15 minutes long…
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 3 years ago
I see all these headlines about people I don’t know or even care about. Mavis Bigbrest HAS A HANGNAIL REMOVED BY DR OZ! Or equally vacuous.
proclusstudent over 3 years ago
They will make the papers and the nightly news. That’s fame of a sort.
Chris over 3 years ago
ya, ride to fame. for whom?
Lawrence.S over 3 years ago
At the saṃsāra theme park you ride it over and over again… But you don’t learn anything.
(Saṃsāra = reincarnation, more or less)
1953Baby over 3 years ago
. . .or “Infamous”. . .
Pickled Pete over 3 years ago
Houston, we have a problem
saltylife16 over 3 years ago
The Final Destination
phredturner over 3 years ago
The world existed before there were human beings and it will exist after humans are extinct
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
So it appears the trip to fame is up hill all the way and then you die. Sort of makes you think doesn’t it? …duh, nope.
sandpiper over 3 years ago
This result has been seen so often in recent years, it is painful to contemplate. Even as we speak. . .!!
shorzy over 3 years ago
Climate change is the game ender perpetrated by selfish humans…
ArtyD2 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Darwin awards for all! also sink all cruise ships.
Zebrastripes over 3 years ago
Gasp! MOMEEEEEEE
MichaelHelwig over 3 years ago
Looks like the Republican Party ride.
GiantShetlandPony over 3 years ago
When I was young I thought it would be great to be rich and famous. Then I watched what happened to Britney Spears and so many others. That’s when I realized I was happily not famous.
danketaz Premium Member over 3 years ago
Uh-oh, everybody got someone else to hold their beers.
evanmarhews over 3 years ago
bullseye !!
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
Sometimes it slides down backwards – sometimes.
Bicycle Dude over 3 years ago
I saw a graffiti photo posted on Pinterest that read, “Stop making stupid people famous!” Today’s strip exemplifies that statement.
Mike Williams over 3 years ago
Apparently, going to heaven or hell gives you fame.
marklylepayne over 3 years ago
Must be at the cheetojesus cult compound/theme park
PoodleGroomer over 3 years ago
Should it be a free fall from the peak, or should there be a rail guiding you straight into the ground?
christelisbetty over 3 years ago
Those people all look so happy.
tee929 over 3 years ago
The ‘On your honor’ ride….
Malcome1 over 3 years ago
Yep the higher they go the further they fall.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 3 years ago
Ain’t it the truth.
MFRXIM Premium Member over 3 years ago
After the fall they will appear in commercial ads for insurance or Rx drugs.
joannesshadow over 3 years ago
Something is wrong. None of those people are taking selfies.
ajakimber425 over 3 years ago
Well, that’s one way to get there, but unfortunately, you won’t be alive to live it.
thelordthygod666 over 3 years ago
Whenever I watch a movie about trying to stop an asteroid that will hit the Earth, I root for the asteroid.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 3 years ago
I once had a university student who told me that all she wanted in life was to “be famous.”
amatulic over 3 years ago
The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this was a memory of a weird video made from the game “Roller Coaster Tycoon”. After much looking, I found it here: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=708