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nonelvis ([personal profile] nonelvis) wrote2007-10-06 08:59 pm
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The Topsfield Fair

World Record Giant PumpkinWe spent a long day at the Topsfield Fair today, looking at prizewinning animals and vegetables, wandering through the carnival midway, and eating things that were, on the whole, not terribly good for us. (Lunch today: hand-cut french fries, a soft-serve twist cone, and fried Oreos. [livejournal.com profile] columbina had corn dogs.) I was actually a little disappointed by the lack of inappropriately fried food -- I was really hoping for some of that deep-fried macaroni and cheese on a stick they serve at the Minnesota State Fair -- but I guess that delicacy hasn't made it this far east yet.



I took a ton of photos, some of which I'm very happy with, many of which I wish I'd had more time to compose properly, but composition isn't easy when you're a) a rank amateur, like me, and b) there are tons of people milling around. Here's the complete Flickr photoset, if you want to see all of today's shots; these are just some highlights.

Pumpkins and pickles for sale in the fruit and veg exhibit.
Pumpkins and pickles for sale

Theoretically, this is a rabbit. It may actually be a tribble. I'm not sure.
Fuzzy bunny

There was a gigantic sand sculpture being built (theme: "Piglets of the Cowibbean"). I did not realize that bondage was an appropriate topic for a family-oriented fair.
Bondage Bunny

I am not sure how heavily sedated I would have to be to get on this ride. In fact, it's possible I might have to be legally dead.
Ride I Will Never Ever Go On, #2

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Ride I Will Never Ever Go On, #4
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[identity profile] ms-hooligan.livejournal.com 2007-10-09 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Someday we need to go to the State Fair in Dallas. I don't know why we haven't, especially since I just learned that Chip has never had a funnel cake. I'm sure we can find a funnel-cake opportunity for him in Austin, but still.

I once read a very naughty bit of erotica set at the state fair and involving a very long and thin lollipop. And maybe a corn dog too.
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[personal profile] nonelvis 2007-10-09 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I suspect in order to get the really inappropriately fried foods, we'll have to go to the state fair in Springfield. I think that's in early September, so we've already missed it.

Also, I must confess that I think corn dogs are nasty, and even sing them in erotic fiction would probably not change my feelings about them.
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