OT--State Fair

[Bullwinkle58]

Thursday brings the State Fair, the official end of summer here in the Great White North. This is a photo from last year's event. A friend of mine. He's a bit stiff; doesn't like his picture taken.

BTW, the guy in the back in orange might be Bret Favre. Pass it on.

[Canoerebel]

Bullwinkle, what in the heck are you sipping tonight?!

[Chickenboy]

Yeah. And can I have some too? No-not the moose cud, whatever you're sipping.

Oh yeah-who is Brett Favre? Sounds French.

[AW1Steve]

State fair where? The Nebraska state fair starts then too![:)]

[The Gnome]

So, erm, should we disregard?

I like the moose. When my brother was at the University of Texas I went to the Texas State Fair once. I saw a giant pig - quite the attraction for a city boy. Mmmmm bacon.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

State fair where? The Nebraska state fair starts then too![:)]

Why, brother Steve, that's in your's truly very own backyard. [8D]

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Bullwinkle, what in the heck are you sipping tonight?!

Well, I just had a fine banana/chunky peanut butter/mayo sandwich. With a glass of skim milk. Yum.

You rebs are just jealous you don't have such a fine State Fair as do we.[:)]

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Yeah. And can I have some too? No-not the moose cud, whatever you're sipping.

Oh yeah-who is Brett Favre? Sounds French.

The Face Plant Kid, so far this short season. Maybe he shoulda gone to traiing camp . . .

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

State fair where? The Nebraska state fair starts then too![:)]

Minnesoooootah, then. You betcha!

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: The Gnome

So, erm, should we disregard?

I like the moose. When my brother was at the University of Texas I went to the Texas State Fair once. I saw a giant pig - quite the attraction for a city boy. Mmmmm bacon.

The Texas State Fair is the only one with a higher attendance. Last year ours was over 1.5 million. We have the Minnesota's Largest Boar exhibit in the Swine Barn each year. Usually running near a thousand pounds.

We also carve our Dairy Princesses in giant blocks of butter, beginning with Princess Kay of the Milky Way, the winner of the pageant that year. It's quite an honor. They sit in a huge, rotating, glass-walled cooler where the sculptor works on the block as the crowd watches. The other heads from earlier days are mounted at the window, so you can take snapshots, dontchaknow. The paper ran a story yesterday about a Mom (OK, she's a medical doctor too) who has had three daughters carved. She has a dedicated freezer at home where she has saved the heads for many years. She brought them out for the photog and sat them on a bench, side-by-side. If you looked closely, you could see how the hair styles changed . . .

Most of the princesses donate them to a fire department pancake feed for charity--a bit cannibalistic if you ask me. Others serve them at their wedding reception. It's a Minnesota thing.

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

State fair where? The Nebraska state fair starts then too![:)]

Why, brother Steve, that's in your's truly very own backyard. [8D]

Heh heh. It's in the DNR exhibit. He's a little . . . stiff. Probably too much buttermilk and marsh grass.

Edit: Oops. Thought you were talking to me. My name's Steve too.

[anarchyintheuk]

ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

ORIGINAL: The Gnome

So, erm, should we disregard?

I like the moose. When my brother was at the University of Texas I went to the Texas State Fair once. I saw a giant pig - quite the attraction for a city boy. Mmmmm bacon.

The Texas State Fair is the only one with a higher attendance. Last year ours was over 1.5 million. We have the Minnesota's Largest Boar exhibit in the Swine Barn each year. Usually running near a thousand pounds.

We also carve our Dairy Princesses in giant blocks of butter, beginning with Princess Kay of the Milky Way, the winner of the pageant that year. It's quite an honor. They sit in a huge, rotating, glass-walled cooler where the sculptor works on the block as the crowd watches. The other heads from earlier days are mounted at the window, so you can take snapshots, dontchaknow. The paper ran a story yesterday about a Mom (OK, she's a medical doctor too) who has had three daughters carved. She has a dedicated freezer at home where she has saved the heads for many years. She brought them out for the photog and sat them on a bench, side-by-side. If you looked closely, you could see how the hair styles changed . . .

Most of the princesses donate them to a fire department pancake feed for charity--a bit cannibalistic if you ask me. Others serve them at their wedding reception. It's a Minnesota thing.

You do have boar superiority over Texas. We can counter that with armadillo superiority.

When you hear or read 'boar' does anyone here else instinctively think 'british army of the rhine'?

[Schanilec]

Oufta! I had better tune in to Garage Logic and listen to Joe and the Rookie. Say hello to Margorie Johnson.

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

ORIGINAL: Bullwinkle58

ORIGINAL: The Gnome

So, erm, should we disregard?

I like the moose. When my brother was at the University of Texas I went to the Texas State Fair once. I saw a giant pig - quite the attraction for a city boy. Mmmmm bacon.

The Texas State Fair is the only one with a higher attendance. Last year ours was over 1.5 million. We have the Minnesota's Largest Boar exhibit in the Swine Barn each year. Usually running near a thousand pounds.

We also carve our Dairy Princesses in giant blocks of butter, beginning with Princess Kay of the Milky Way, the winner of the pageant that year. It's quite an honor. They sit in a huge, rotating, glass-walled cooler where the sculptor works on the block as the crowd watches. The other heads from earlier days are mounted at the window, so you can take snapshots, dontchaknow. The paper ran a story yesterday about a Mom (OK, she's a medical doctor too) who has had three daughters carved. She has a dedicated freezer at home where she has saved the heads for many years. She brought them out for the photog and sat them on a bench, side-by-side. If you looked closely, you could see how the hair styles changed . . .

Most of the princesses donate them to a fire department pancake feed for charity--a bit cannibalistic if you ask me. Others serve them at their wedding reception. It's a Minnesota thing.

You do have boar superiority over Texas. We can counter that with armadillo superiority.

When you hear or read 'boar' does anyone here else instinctively think 'british army of the rhine'?

NO. I always think of the BORE that you get stuck talking to at a party. Then you keep wishing for BORE hunting season![:D]

[anarchyintheuk]

I think your version is more disturbing. There's a movie in there somewhere (god help us).

[thegreatwent]

The MN State Fair. Good times, used to live on N. Pascal Str. parked cars on the lawn for $5.00 and sell kool-aid to people on their way into the fair. Good money as a kid . When the fair wasn't in session it was a great place to sneak into and just wander around. Good times.

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

I think your version is more disturbing. There's a movie in there somewhere (god help us).

I think that I played WAAAAYYYY to many PBEM's with Bobo! [:D]

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk


You do have boar superiority over Texas. We can counter that with armadillo superiority.

I think an armadillo would freeze where he sat. Still, they're cool little dudes, in a prehistoric sort of way.

We do have loons. And the mighty walleye. Don't forget the mighty walleye. (Not to be confused with the crappie.)

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

Oufta! I had better tune in to Garage Logic and listen to Joe and the Rookie. Say hello to Margorie Johnson.

She was in the Strib over the weekend, at some sort of charity to-do. A nice lady.

[Razz1]

Too bad our county fair is 3x

There's a reason I left the Great White North.

Surfing, Sking, and a Grand 'ol fair.