Coconut Shy (or 'shy' of a coconut ?)

[KidKruger]

At the Goose Green school fair on Saturday the Coconut Shy was indeed 'shy' of coconuts.

Basically the little bloke running it had no coconuts except the one you throw balls at.

If you won (i.e knocked the coconut off it's perch) he said he'd 'run out' and that somebody is 'stocking up at Northcross Rd' and will be 'back soon'.

Most people of course, didn't win, so were none the wiser that they would not have received their prize anyway.

However, those that did win, were only being told at that point they'd have to 'come back later' if they want their coconut.

One guy came 'back later' to be told 'youre too late mate, the guy has been and gone and you missed your chance'.

I know it's all for a good cause but it's really not cool to strip people of cash in a sly way like this.

You either play straight or don't play until you have the goods. The punters handed the cash over believing they had every chance of winning their prize, that's WHY they pay to play. The incentive IS the coconut prize. Nobody would have paid for the cahnce to win an IOU.

It was being sponsored by a local business, who I'm sure don't run their show the same way. Though give stereotypes of that business sector (estate agency), you could construe parallels.

Candidate for the stocks on Goose Green IMO, and a putrid tomato being bunged, bang on target, from me as a starter for 10 !!

[*Bob*]

This bloke has made a mistake.

It's traditional to covertly secure the coconuts to their stands so they don't fall off, and/or supply lightweight projectiles which are incapable of dislodging them anyway.

Amateur.

[Ted Max]

I heard winners on the "shy" were in fact being handed g*llies in plain paper bags. "Coconut" was just a codeword.

[KidKruger]

Wow, so much to consider when you really get into the world of the 'shy'...

[Sue]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> This bloke has made a mistake.

>

> It's traditional to covertly secure the coconuts

> to their stands so they don't fall off, and/or

> supply lightweight projectiles which are incapable

> of dislodging them anyway.

>

> Amateur.

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:))

[maxxi]

Disgraceful behaviour, there should be a bounty put on this fellow.

[Salsaboy]

Or even a mars bar.

[katie1997]

I recently had a culinary 'panic' as I couldn't find fresh coconut anywhere on LL. All the usual suspects were out of stock. After I had given up and stopped looking, I discovered by chance, one last lonely coconut hidden beside the oranges at the Co-Op.

So KK either your guy had bought ALL stocks earlier or was having as much trouble finding them as I (but maxxi is right) :))