The only reason they didn’t do these things is that they weren’t smart enough to think of them.
There’s more people on stage than there are at the show.
I swear this fucking shit show is actually repelling people from DC. There are more people wandering the streets in Kalamazoo, MI on any given weeknight in February than there are at this free event organized by the president… in our nation’s capital… the week before Independence Day…on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the DoI. Just let that sink in.
Donald Trump is such a pathetic loser.
Where’s Waldo, Great American State Fair Edition.
It’s so empty a guy could throw on an Uncle Sam costume and jerk himself off in the middle of the field and have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Or a geek show. With RFK Jr. in the vicinity can biting heads off of chickens be far off?
[A] “geek” in the world of the freak show was a performer who delighted audiences with disgusting feats and tricks. While most people today associate the freak show with the exploitation of visible physical disability, the geeks were just “normal” people performing abnormal behaviors.
No context and I have no idea what this is about. Wrong thread?
@Skywatcher is comparing the Great American State Fyre Festival to Willy’s Chocolate Experience, an event a couple years ago that was advertised as this magical, immersive adventure for the kids, but turned out to be a pathetic experience in a dingy, sparsely decorated warehouse. That photo of “Sad Oompa Loompa woman” stationed at what looked like a meth lab became a meme.
In general, as have others; that woman and the one in the image immediately above, specifically.
That actress now does Cameos, but I don’t know if she wears the wig and face paint for them.
Anyway - apparently the Illinois exhibition feature a bin of loose corn. So exciting.
Here’s an interesting short video excerpt of an interview with her– love that Scottish (Glasgow?) accent. She’s apparently considered a bit of a hero for trying her best to salvage an awful experience for the kids.
I think my favorite weird random display in the state booths is Virginia’s, where the word ‘LOVE’ is spelled out with an ear of corn, an apple with a hole in it, a fork and spoon, and peanuts. WTF? I guess Virginia does grow corn, apples and peanuts, though I don’t think they’re very well known as a major exporter of them. Are they also a major manufacturer of cutlery?
Virginia has it’s own type of Peanuts that are not just a name, but a variety. Here is a link to the history of Virginia Peanuts, thought it comes from the Virginia website:
I don’t know about the uniqueness/importance of the others, though I do like Apple Cider from Virginia.
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Cotton and tobacco are for cursive.
Ah, I did not know that, thanks. When I think of a state famous for growing peanuts, I think of Georgia. But that’s probably only because of President Carter, who put his Georgia peanut farm in trust to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Oh, the good old days, when U.S. Presidents were at least marginally ethical.
Thanks, never saw Willy Wonka. Connections to that are hard for me to make. I did read about the Willy Experience festival, but never bothered to find out about it.
How are you supposed to eat corn, apples, and peanuts without a fork and spoon? It’s not like you can just pick them up in your hands.
If you do not want to eat apples, peanuts and corn with a fork and spoon, maybe try the other food. Or maybe not.
I’ll need a knife, too; or am I expected to eat those peanuts whole?
How do you get State Fair food wrong? These would presumably be hired vendors who should have experience making carnival-style food.
I’m guessing trump appropriated ‘X’ amount for the Fair, had them choose all the lowest bottom-feeding bidders for the products and services (see also: hastily-assembled neo-classical structures with clearly painted, rippling tarps and fake columns that don’t even reach the ground), and pocketed the monetary difference.
Peanuts have been a Georgia meme since at least the Civil War.
Just before the battle the General hears a row
He says, “The Yanks are coming, I hear their rifles now,”
He turns around in wonder, and what do you think he sees
The Georgia Militia, eating goober peas!
Peas! Peas! Peas! Peas! Eating goober peas!
Goodness how delicious, eating goober peas!