692 - As Fair as a State Fair

Some musings about butter sculptures, history and a roller coaster called love.



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https://harpers.org/archive/1994/07/ticket-to-the-fair/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StateFair(1945_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GreatNewYorkStateFair

https://nysfair.ny.gov/

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