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this post brought back memories of our fair back home in kansas when i was growing up. we were a farming community, so most of our fair was showing farm animals and handicrafts. i always entered cooking and sewing since i belonged to 4-H for 10 years. i didnt do any canning till i was married. i had a box full of ribbons, and not to many years ago i tossed them. never went to the carnival that was always there with the fair because we could not afford the rides or the stalls.
i was a pretty good shot in my younger years, might have won myself a bear, lol.
and yes, that girl was smart and stood her ground, wonder if she has had a good life.
posted by
jeansaw
on September 14, 2014 at 8:01 AM
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Re: Re: Kabu
posted by
Kabu
on September 13, 2014 at 4:32 PM
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You can never have enough cheese
posted by
jollyjeff
on September 13, 2014 at 4:03 PM
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I bet he won't make the mistake of letting anyone have the matching number to that bear again
posted by
Annicita
on September 13, 2014 at 4:40 AM
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When we were little, the fair coming to town was a huge event. We'd be excited for days ahead. Bird always seem to win a prize; I think he was just so funny and agreeable it was the carnies' way of thanking him for having brightened their long hours. Of course, Bird would tell you it was his shooting talent...
posted by
adnohr
on September 13, 2014 at 3:37 AM
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CCT
I would imagine that girl either became a gun Moll or else a trader on the London Stock Exchange, LOL...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 12, 2014 at 9:17 PM
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Re: One of the things you learn pretty fast at the carnival - it's all rigged
I suppose it is not the art of giving things away Pat. Even at country garden parties the big prize numbers are always withheld until a big enough take has been made.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 12, 2014 at 11:56 AM
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Re: ChiffChiff
Yes it was not a thing to give up lightly Bro.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 12, 2014 at 11:51 AM
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She came from the right family Justi, The family used to go to the seaside and win sacks of teddy bears from the slot machines that had little cranes to pick up prizes.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 12, 2014 at 11:50 AM
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Re: Ciel
I know you have got those programs on your mind, you would soon know if it was me I pinch bottoms.I'll have a look in a mo. Gazania they are quite attractive close up.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 12, 2014 at 11:48 AM
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Re: Kabu
Well of course you didn't Kabu. If you haven't got any socks you cannot pull them up.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 12, 2014 at 11:44 AM
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Yes not very nice to watch folk gobble up the big piggy jimmy. Not so bad in a rasher.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 12, 2014 at 11:42 AM
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Re: FS
It does not grab one as one gets older.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 12, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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The state of Maryland had its fair the other week, around Labor Day. I did not get a chance to make it. There is always next year, as they say.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 12, 2014 at 11:25 AM
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We have plenty of fairs nearby from time to time, but since my wife and I aren't really into 'crowds' any more, we very rarely go. And if there's a pig roast involved, my wife definitely wouldn't go ( she's a vegetarian and an animal lover, and those kinds of spectacles send her over the edge! ) . . . 
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JimmyA
on September 12, 2014 at 6:32 AM
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I love a fair or a country show...The Gnomes had a great two day fair here this year. Or was it three days...I must have had too much moonshine I don't remember. I never won anything much at the stalls.
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Kabu
on September 11, 2014 at 4:38 PM
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Faires and Fetes and Feasts...!
I've been watching a lot of MIDSOMER MURDERS lately--very engaging characters, and I always try to find which fellow in the pub is you... It seems these fairs are a constant element of English life. Under tarps, in the rain, the show must go on! I remember hearing of Ice Faires when the Thames froze over back in Elizabethan times.
My Universe blog is here... just click on my name to see the list. 
Great shot of a beautiful flower!
posted by
Ciel
on September 11, 2014 at 2:18 PM
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That is an awesome memory. I am glad she stood for her rights many would not have. What a fun time you must have had at those carnivals.
posted by
Justi
on September 11, 2014 at 12:01 PM
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ChiffChiff
Great memories you have and I'm happy the l'il girl got the big bear Bro.
posted by
WileyJohn
on September 11, 2014 at 11:35 AM
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One of the things you learn pretty fast at the carnival - it's all rigged
against you, and the winners are probably "shills" in league with the pitchman, who take their prize around back after their happy business has brought in a few 'rubes.' I love the photo of the flower with today's post, and the memories your words bring to mind.
posted by
Pat_B
on September 11, 2014 at 10:53 AM
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