It's that time of year in Minnesota again... the State Fair.
A mosaic I hadn't seen before, even thought it's been up since the sesquicentennial in 2008.
They have a new sign on the Food Building. It's bad enough that the Fair -- where every square foot of walking space is paired with a square foot of food -- would have a building with such a generic name. But this new sign is even dumber than the name. Papyrus, outlined and on a curve, with a bulbous blue cloud around it (with yet another outline!) on a background that's supposed to be.... what? Beer? Fish scales? Urine through a glass darkly?
You can always learn something at the Fair, usually in the Horticulture building.
The Fair is also good for the odd sight gag. (Seen at Choo-Choo Bob's train store... those are wooden train track pieces in the basket.)
The maker of this earnest sign in the Eco Experience forgot all about the apostrophes until it was too late.
Well, almost too late. Someone with a bit of Post-It note paper rescued the display.
The Fair is a place of excess. And I swear, some people dig out their most offensive T-shirts just for the occasion. Others go in groups wearing matching clothes so they can find each other in the crowd. On this visit, I saw five members of a white family all dressed in colorful dashikis. Wish I had gotten their photo.
There's at least one food place that has nothing on a stick. This place is clearly not part of any chain.
I couldn't resist this bit of childhood memory, except I don't think the ducks were wearing sunglasses back in my day.
This bear is kind of creepy.
Plus a few classic Midway-at-night shots:
Monday, September 6, 2010
Minnesota State Fair 2010, Part 1
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My guess is that the background of the Food Building sign depicts deep-frying. (Required in the preparation of anything labeled “food.’)
I was confused at first, thinking that the background of the food building sign was marigolds. They are no doubt tasty when deep-fried, so that would explain it!
I, too, remember the floating ducks from my childhood...as a learning experience in how quickly money can disappear and leave you nothing to show for it! When my son was little he desperately wanted to play the ducks, and I explained the problem and convinced him to watch for a while and see how most children didn't win anything. He's a smart kid, so that was enough.
And that creepy bear--an innocent children's ride, fun for the kiddies, and a quick way to remind my stomach that I can't go on any ride that goes in circles in more than one way at the same time. Plus it's about a hundred degrees inside that thing on a sunny day. Golly, I'm glad that he's too cool for rides just now!
Now I need to go find someplace that will sell me chocolate-chip-cookies-on-a-stick...
Great photos. I never want to carry my camera around at the fair, but this is a good reminder that it could be well worth it.
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