r/cringereels • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • 17h ago

Choreographer & Performance Artist

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire 17h ago

People pay to watch this stuff too. My wife was trying to cozy up to some artsy types and they dragged her to something like this where someone was portraying the irony of capitalism and its slavery with an actual iron and ironing board.

200 dollars a seat to watch some angry college grad iron clothes in varying states of frenzy and proficiency. Even asked for audience members clothing and ruined some. Folks werent even angry... when she told me all about this I lost a little more faith in humanity.

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u/shagan90 17h ago

Growing up I did work on some rich folks 'farm' (pet project more like), and they would routinely go to this event where the grass is painted with a checker board pattern, each square numbered (A1, B6, etc.), and a cow let loose on this patch. They would literally bet money on which square the cow would shit in first, and they fucking loved it.

Rich people do weird shit with their money

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u/ViaVitoV 17h ago

I could get into that!!

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u/MostlyLurking-Mostly 17h ago

That's not even really a rich people thing, they just saw rich farmers doing it.

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u/brainzilla420 15h ago

100% this is has been at every fair I've ever been to in Vermont.

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u/SameasmyPIN1077 16h ago

If you already have a cow and a farm, that feels like some good cheap fun. Go all out and make it a big silly overhyped event. I'd attend that shit.

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u/shagan90 16h ago

I just dont see paying to sit and drink and watch a cow take a shit.

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u/Crypticcrypto 16h ago

You are not paying to watch. You put up money in hopes of winning more with a lucky shitty guess.

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u/shagan90 14h ago

They already had fuck you money lol 😆 but I guess gambling is fun even if you're already wealthy.

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u/Crypticcrypto 14h ago

I would argue it is much more fun. A super wealthy person does not usually end up crying in the parking lot after taking a loss.

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire 16h ago

Cow patty bingo.

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u/shagan90 16h ago

This is not a unique thing? Good lord lol

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire 16h ago

I'm 78, this has existed all my life.

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u/Stunning_Solution215 16h ago

And also not for just rich people. They do that at my county fair and its like a 10 dollar buy in

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u/Shane-Dad-underfire 16h ago

It's a rural thing. County fairs, special events, at farm zoos.

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u/shagan90 16h ago

Well that's interesting, thanks

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u/BayouDuBois 10h ago

We call it chicken drop in Cajun country.

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u/lollipop1233a 10h ago

Better odds than a roulette wheel.

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u/WambritaWings 4h ago

This is called Cow Patty BINGO. I can assure you that poor people also love it.

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u/littlemizcantbewrong 3h ago

It’s called Cow Patty Bingo. It’s a popular event at rodeos.