tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post4722749255122336094..comments2023-11-05T05:28:34.444-07:00Comments on Voice of Reason: I love it when people are reasonableNemesishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00110470182822628791noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-16247505352225300232007-09-12T19:54:00.000-06:002007-09-12T19:54:00.000-06:00I've lived a sheltered life without ever riding th...I've lived a sheltered life without ever riding the rides at fairs and carnivals. But . . .<BR/><BR/>We held a Zucchini Daze event for friends and neighbors to attend. We had a carving contest (pre-carved so my homeowner's insurance wouldn't go up)and zucchini sculpture for kids (if it's a common item and you can stick it in a zucchini, they did). We had everyone bring any extra zucchini they had and used the huge mondo ones and let the macho men have a hurling contest. Zucchini croquet was also a hit.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447684647722772526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-40901518726585882372007-09-12T10:06:00.000-06:002007-09-12T10:06:00.000-06:00Oh, and I clicked on the link. I laughed until my ...Oh, and I clicked on the link. I laughed until my sides hurt. The best is when you can see the hands of the people holding the "food."Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-14075121787742625282007-09-12T09:47:00.000-06:002007-09-12T09:47:00.000-06:00We missed the Lane County Fair last week; the baby...We missed the Lane County Fair last week; the baby has a really bad habit of being totally rotten in the evenings. We were warned away from the Oregon State Fair held in a large open meadow not far from here. Apparently all of the leftover hippies and hippie wannabees have settled within 10 miles of Eugene. Lets just say the meadow fest is pretty much a topless affair. Hash in the funnel cakes.Science Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579558647324072199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-64376453253710357262007-09-12T07:08:00.000-06:002007-09-12T07:08:00.000-06:00Our city fair was last weekend. No vomit involved,...Our city fair was last weekend. No vomit involved, but it did pour down rain on and off all weekend. The highlight was when my brother-in-law talked one of the carnival workers down from 4 to 2 tickets each for all of us to ride a ride similar to teacups. <BR/><BR/>No one was riding it (or had been since we got to the fair) and so I think he needed a bit of business. I think we helped him get more customers, though. Our screaming attracted people and suddenly there were people in line. <BR/><BR/>Also, funnel cakes are the best food ever, but I can only handle them once a year.Snow Whiteleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774326492206197407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-12244999501481767762007-09-12T06:30:00.000-06:002007-09-12T06:30:00.000-06:00I managed to find the "fun" ads in the "Fill Up On...I managed to find the "fun" ads in the "Fill Up On Fun Ads" section. They weren't funny. Not even a bit. I was willing them to make me even smile a bit, but... nothing. Not even a slight curl at the edges of my mouth. I am really most genuinely sorry. (I wanted to put that stupid sausage in a liquidiser!)<BR/><BR/>Is this an American thing?blackjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053535570328915580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-33024211239566797432007-09-11T20:33:00.000-06:002007-09-11T20:33:00.000-06:00I love those commercials. Can you believe some or...I love those commercials. Can you believe some ornery old codger wrote in to the Deseret News and actually complained about them? Yeesh. Said that corn dogs were not the highlight of <I>his</I> fair experience.Desmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799831623274044784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-43031380359289554912007-09-11T20:15:00.000-06:002007-09-11T20:15:00.000-06:00I went to the site but couldn't find the commercia...I went to the site but couldn't find the commercials. Help!coolmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482034294692122709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-20883598507384899552007-09-11T16:57:00.000-06:002007-09-11T16:57:00.000-06:00The last area of my mission in Kentucky found me i...The last area of my mission in Kentucky found me in an awful apartment with a next-door neighbor named Ricky who relieved himself in the hallway, but had a handy knack of opening canned food with a switch-blade. When county fair time came, the fair folks set up port-a-potties right below our window. <BR/><BR/>Yet, in spite of Ricky and the portable toilets, I will always have fondness in my heart for the Apple Festival of Liberty Kentucky because for a good four days, I enjoyed carnival food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. <BR/><BR/>Also, I tasted the bliss that is funnel cake for the first time.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745200408402873290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-30571724045653232982007-09-11T15:50:00.000-06:002007-09-11T15:50:00.000-06:00I grew up near Dollywood, where the funnel cake is...I grew up near Dollywood, where the funnel cake is king. I can't eat funnel cakes anymore, because I used to get them at Dollywood and then feel sick for the next six months. It's a miracle I lived through middle school without needing bypass surgery.MBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860359505710765392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-83886071348861054712007-09-11T15:23:00.000-06:002007-09-11T15:23:00.000-06:00I will walk miles upon miles for funnel cake. I o...I will walk miles upon miles for funnel cake. I once waited in line for it for over an hour. No joke. That is near-sacred stuff.<BR/><BR/>I had an 'elephant ear' the other day at a festival. It's no funnel cake, but it did satisfy my craving for fattening food.Liz Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549586800620411712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-87341533079209759732007-09-11T14:53:00.000-06:002007-09-11T14:53:00.000-06:00Those Napoleon Dynamite commercials were freakin' ...Those Napoleon Dynamite commercials were freakin' hilarious.skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07296376291745435776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13684790.post-20698331667072126742007-09-11T14:25:00.000-06:002007-09-11T14:25:00.000-06:00My first experience at the Utah State Fair (six ye...My first experience at the Utah State Fair (six years ago, maybe seven now) culminated with watching my friends get vomited upon while riding the Ferris Wheel. The vomitee was at the very top, and all the vom dripped down on my friends at the bottom. I savor that memory - mostly because I didn't get vommed on. <BR/><BR/>Then there was the time two years ago when I went with this guy I had a raging crush on, and he was obsessed with the pork trailer. I didn't really hang out with him after that.Bone Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495320516172216699noreply@blogger.com