Gordon and the Sledge Homer

Universal Studios

Orlando, Florida

The Simpson’s

Duff Beer

Gordon and I outside the Duff Beer Brewery

at Universal Studios

We spent the day at Universal Studios in Orlando recently. Had a wonderful time, but I don’t recommend anyone ride The Simpson’s ride. It was horrible!! I felt like I had been in a few car wrecks by the time the ride was over.

However……..

There were other things to do in the Simpson’s section of the park besides riding that awful ride.

Bumblebee Tacos

There are many eating establishments.

You can buy a large donut or get a Krusty burger.

OR….

You could eat at Flaming Moe’s or Lisa’s Teahouse of Horror.

Stop by the Kwik-E-Mart for a Simpson’s Souvenir

OR,

You could try to win

The Sledge Homer……

Notice there isn’t a crowd as Gordon approaches the carnival employee.

Now a crowd starts to gather.

Gordon goes for it!

HE WON!!!

The grand Prize!!

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You know Gordon is 50 and he beat out men who were in there 20’s and 30’s at this game. When he first tried it he lost. You get 3 tries. He then found out the woman had put it on the hardest (Big Man) setting, so he paid to do it again, got a little angry, and won on his first swing. He has won at this game at every park that has had this game.

Gordon has the mind of an athlete. It’s just mind over matter to him and there is a trick to winning this game. If you have ever chopped wood then you know how to stand and swing an axe. That’s the position you need to be in to throw the hammer down hard. When Gordon was younger, he chopped a lot of wood for his Dad, so he is very experienced at swinging an axe. You also have to be accurate as you have to hit the target dead center to use the full force of your swing to score the most points.