State Fairs

[real chili 83]

164k at MN state fair on Sunday.  New record.

No thanks.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Do they still only serve 3.2% beer at the fair?

[pbiflyer]

Things I have learned at state fairs:

Mississippi State Fair: It is not a good idea to put the Jacuzzi sales stand next to the petting zoo when there is no place to clean your hands after petting the animals.

[Jay Bee]

Do they still only serve 3.2% beer at the fair?

No

[Jay Bee]

164k at MN state fair on Sunday.  New record.

No thanks.

174k Sunday; record is 210k. But Friday set a record for that day — 165k

I went Saturday. Fricken 213k!!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Fairs are for plebs.  I don't go to them.

[Spotcheck Billy]

No

After I moved to MN in 1987 and my 1st trip to the grocery store I bought a 6 pack only to later I thought it should have been a crime, they should have to mark those cans as 3.2!

[BrewCity83]

After I moved to MN in 1987 and my 1st trip to the grocery store I bought a 6 pack only to later I thought it should have been a crime, they should have to mark those cans as 3.2!

Little did you know at the time that a 6-pack is supposed to last 3 weeks!

[real chili 83]

174k Sunday; record is 210k. But Friday set a record for that day — 165k

I went Saturday. Fricken 213k!!

Did you stop by my bbq place at the fair?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

174k Sunday; record is 210k. But Friday set a record for that day — 165k

I went Saturday. Fricken 213k!!

How many Sweet Marthas did you put down?

[MU82]

We saw a young(ish) Jay Leno doing stand-up at the Minnesota State Fair in the late-'80s. He had fairly recently become Johnny's regular vacation sub IIRC but was still doing a lot of stand-up. Was very funny back then.

Also saw Bob Dylan there once. It was a bad show; he was even less coherent than usual, he didn't interact with the audience once, and he pretty much mailed it in. As a big Dylan fan, it was painful to watch.

[mu_hilltopper]

I remember going to the MN State Fair as a kid, but my most recent memories are of the WI State Fair.

Can someone explain why the hell farmers bring their animals to a state fair?    I mean .. maybe the animals kinda like the vacation?  Or they are tramautized by the constant parade of humans who will eventually eat them. 

Then there's the farmer kids who look monumentally bored, killing time on their phones.

Seems like a lot of work for very little reward.

On the flip side, beyond taking toddler kids to see animals and do some kiddie rides, do people actually enjoy parading past pigs and goats?   Enjoy over-priced beers and hot dogs?  Have fun buying uber knives and wonder mops?

Also, get off my lawn.

[wadesworld]

I remember going to the MN State Fair as a kid, but my most recent memories are of the WI State Fair.

Can someone explain why the hell farmers bring their animals to a state fair?    I mean .. maybe the animals kinda like the vacation?  Or they are tramautized by the constant parade of humans who will eventually eat them. 

Then there's the farmer kids who look monumentally bored, killing time on their phones.

Seems like a lot of work for very little reward.

On the flip side, beyond taking toddler kids to see animals and do some kiddie rides, do people actually enjoy parading past pigs and goats?   Enjoy over-priced beers and hot dogs?  Have fun buying uber knives and wonder mops?

Also, get off my lawn.

You're doing it wrong if all you're eating is hot dogs.

[panda]

I remember going to the MN State Fair as a kid, but my most recent memories are of the WI State Fair.

Can someone explain why the hell farmers bring their animals to a state fair?    I mean .. maybe the animals kinda like the vacation?  Or they are tramautized by the constant parade of humans who will eventually eat them. 

Then there's the farmer kids who look monumentally bored, killing time on their phones.

Seems like a lot of work for very little reward.

On the flip side, beyond taking toddler kids to see animals and do some kiddie rides, do people actually enjoy parading past pigs and goats?   Enjoy over-priced beers and hot dogs?  Have fun buying uber knives and wonder mops?

Also, get off my lawn.

There are big time scholarships hand outs for kids raising livestock. It's a strong cultural cornerstone of many rural areas in the state.

[Jay Bee]

There are big time scholarships hand outs for kids raising livestock. It's a strong cultural cornerstone of many rural areas in the state.

Perhaps this could solve crime in Chicago?

I had no food other than a bite of the gf's Luigi Fries.  I won a basketball yet again on the Midway. So easy!!

[mu_hilltopper]

There are big time scholarships hand outs for kids raising livestock. It's a strong cultural cornerstone of many rural areas in the state.

Understood .. but .. not all the animals there are brought by scholarship seeking kids.

Not sure how actually bringing an animal to a State Fair would garner a scholarship, but stranger things are true.

[tower912]

...stranger things are true.

Work of fiction.   Don't believe everything you see on Netflix.

[Dickthedribbler]

I remember going to the MN State Fair as a kid, but my most recent memories are of the WI State Fair.

Can someone explain why the hell farmers bring their animals to a state fair?    I mean .. maybe the animals kinda like the vacation?  Or they are tramautized by the constant parade of humans who will eventually eat them. 

Then there's the farmer kids who look monumentally bored, killing time on their phones.

Seems like a lot of work for very little reward.

On the flip side, beyond taking toddler kids to see animals and do some kiddie rides, do people actually enjoy parading past pigs and goats?   Enjoy over-priced beers and hot dogs?  Have fun buying uber knives and wonder mops?

Also, get off my lawn.

Generally those aren't individual farmers bringing animals to the fair. They're 4-H kids in rural counties who "show" their animals and there is competition and judging and as someone else mentioned there often is scholarship money and other incentives involved. Trust me, this is a very big deal for these kids, especially those who intend to make farming their life's work ( 14 year old kids from Rhinelander aren't hauling their prize hogs down to West Allis just so you can pet them).

[panda]

Generally those aren't individual farmers bringing animals to the fair. They're 4-H kids in rural counties who "show" their animals and there is competition and judging and as someone else mentioned there often is scholarship money and other incentives involved. Trust me, this is a very big deal for these kids, especially those who intend to make farming their life's work ( 14 year old kids from Rhinelander aren't hauling their prize hogs down to West Allis just so you can pet them).

Yep

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Understood .. but .. not all the animals there are brought by scholarship seeking kids.

Not sure how actually bringing an animal to a State Fair would garner a scholarship, but stranger things are true.

If you aren't aware of how county/state fairs work in regard to husbandry, I don't know what to tell you.

[Dickthedribbler]

If you aren't aware of how county/state fairs work in regard to husbandry, I don't know what to tell you.

Ziggy, absolutely right. There are farmers in rural Wisconsin whose families have owned that land and those farms for 4, 5, 6 ( or more) generations. The breeding stock that they develop ( livestock, hogs, draft horses) becomes their brand. Winning " Best at Fair" or some such thing is advertising they could not buy. Cha-ching, Cha-ching.

[real chili 83]

Did anyone go by the manatee barn?

[real chili 83]

Perhaps this could solve crime in Chicago?

I had no food other than a bite of the gf's Luigi Fries.  I won a basketball yet again on the Midway. So easy!!

Ya, right. 

[Spotcheck Billy]

Did anyone go by the manatee barn?

We did try the manatee-on-a-stick Sporkie winner.

[lawdog77]

Did anyone go by the manatee barn?

Found this helpful:

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