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Funny Things 2 - American Fair Edition

We just got back from Roadtrip #8 in Macon, GA. It was an awesome trip!! So, before we head out on the next trip, we went to the North Florida Fair! The fair is always famous for it's fried foods... they fried everything!!... They had fried/breaded zucchini, Mushrooms, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Onions, green tomatoes, okra, pickles, etc :) I had a lot of it too - YUM!Now, I'd heard of fried Snickers & twinkies (which they had) but they also had FRIED OREOS & PEANUTBUTTER CUPS :)
The fair was cool. They had a shark show and a sea lion show... but our favorite was the pig races :) haha!!! It was hilarious!! Aashini was close up to the race until the pigs came - then she crawled up into Adam's lap really fast :) (as seen below) :) Pig races! haha! Cracks me up!

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Anonymous said…
I guess anything can be fried!!! Pig race - wow that would be a funny site!
8:11 PM
alicia said…
Fried peanut butter cups? Oh Lord take me now... it must be heaven! LOL
9:17 PM
Emily said…
Pretty much sounds like the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo! (which I never missed until moving overseas:) I love that Aashini scurried into Adam's lap at the pig races? Did you try a deep fried Oreo? They're really good! The fried veggies makes me laugh, especially the zucchini and mushrooms. Not because it's weird, but because sometimes I'll make that as a side dish to dinner! I guess I'm a carnie at heart.
10:59 PM
Anonymous said…
A pig race? Now that is something we wouldn't see in the Middle East! How fun!
12:02 AM
Misty Burns said…
yeah, i think i would crawl away from the pigs too. hahaha
1:12 AM
Jeremy's fam said…
I've always wanted to try a deep fried oreo. Yum!
3:54 AM
Erin G said…
eah you must have missed my post on our state fair - they had friend oreos and PB cups at ours too! crazy, huh?
4:43 AM
Erin G said…
here's the link if you want to see it: http://mgoetts.blogspot.com/2008/10/state-fair.html

our did NOT have pig races, though. but we did have a turkey shoot! where if you win you actually GET a turkey!
4:44 AM
gloria said…
gee, I wonder why americans are so BIG???????I love fried foods too:)
6:48 AM
Shannon said…
I've heard they fry Coke too.... I didn't think you could make Oreos or Peanut Butter Cups any worse for your health, but I guess anything is possible!
9:35 AM
SouthAsiaRocks said…
yeah! I heard about that fried Coke too! Crazy! I heard they just replace the water in the funnel cake batter - I've heard it's pretty good :)
1:01 AM
allhisblessings said…
I've heard lots of people talk about deep fried candy bars and stuff at fairs, and how good they are--never personally come across any though. But fried coke?? What is this world coming to?
7:43 AM
The Agarwals said…
So funny the things you'll see! I've heard about all that fried stuff too and I've always wanted to try one! Hmmm... now I know where to get them at! Love the pig races- takes me back to my country roots! ha!
11:06 PM
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