Man loses his life savings on a carnival game but wins giant rasta banana.

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One man never imagined he would spend his life savings on a giant stuffed banana with dreadlocks. Henry Gribbohm, 30, lost $2600 – his entire savings – on a game called Tubs of Fun at a Manchester, NH., carnival.

He wanted to win an Xbox Kinect (retail value of around $100), but quickly lost $300 on the game when the balls he tossed, bounced out of the tubs. Instead of cutting his losses, he went home to get the rest of his savings, which he lost as well in a few rounds of double or nothing.

“You just get caught up in the whole ‘I’ve got to win my money back,’” Gribbohm saud. “You’re expecting the kids to win a few things, let the kids have a good time,” Gribbohm said. “It just didn’t turn out that way.”

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/01/man-loses-life-savings-playing-carnival-game-wins-giant-banana/

That shit is bananas!

 

[DinohScene]

Another reason not to go to carnivals.

Expensive banana plush ._.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

I'm sure if he could get Snoop Lion to sign the Banana he could make his life savings back through eBay.

 

[Foxi4]

Gambling... It makes what's worst about us surface... That's terrible, just tragic...



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[Xuphor]

I could have sworn I saw this before, but I guess it was on another site.

Anyway, 4chan was trying to buy the banana off him for $2600, kind o the same thing they did with those beyblade kids that destroyed a bathtub, and had to sell them on ebay. Not sure where the thread for that is though, and I'm not going to search 4chan for it.

 

[Chary]

That...is terrible. I mean, sheesh. $2600 on a carnival game?

 

[Gahars]

"A fool and his money are soon parted, but the fool gets a bitchin' banana." - Benjamin Franklin

 

[emigre]

He looks fucking cheerful.

 

[Chary]

I didn't think a banana plush could look stoned, but...that photo proves me wrong.

 

[Eerpow]

While $2600 is a lot of money (on a giant rasta banana no less), writing "life savings" make it sound a lot more dramatic, it's not like he's homeless or anything now.

Wait USN? It's not even a slow news week...

 

[Clydefrosch]

i didnt know you could play double or nothing on a carnival tossing game...

 

[narutofan777]

dis man is a fool.

 

[Rizsparky]

Worth it! Who woudnt gamble away their entire life savings on a rasta banana!

 

[Ikki]

I'd much rather have a giant banana than a Kinect.

 

[mechadylan]

Not to sound like a snob or anything, but did anyone else laugh at the "he went home to get the rest of his savings" part?

 

[frogboy]

I find the banana prize quite ironic in this situation. He truly went bananas.

 

[Black-Ice]

dis man is a fool.

I pity the fool.

 

[Deleted-236924]

I'd much rather have a giant banana than a Kinect.

 

[Kouen Hasuki]

Someone must have seen this man coming, I mean you cant be too bright if you are willing to loose $2600 on a $100 item xD

But! I may have worked it out... The person at the Carnival running the game may have been a chick... which could explain it as he was thinking with his "Banana"

 

[Janthran]

I find the banana prize quite ironic in this situation. He truly went bananas.

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