I'm looking forward to the Elk County Fair at Howard next week. Maybe I'll bump into some forum-ites while there. We attend lots of fairs since we have newspapers in so many small towns. When it comes time for the Longton Free Fair, I always cover it myself. Can't believe how many people (including me) line up for those free beans and barbecue. But for next week, it's the Howard that will bring us to town --- hope to see you all there.
If you're looking for free food - make sure you check out the watermelon feed on Saturday and the free barbecue on Monday. :D
Yes, I didn't mean to slight Howard with my comments about Longton. Indeed, nobody can shell out the grub like the folks in Howard do. Evidence of that comes at your famous tailgate parties. Our son Andy loves to take pictures at West Elk games just so he can enjoy the good cooking. So, we'll see everyone at the watermelon feed ... and probably at Monday's barbecue, too!
Remember when Red Johnson used to cook at the bean feed?
He would wipe his nose on his apron and just keep on cooking!~
:P
hahahahahahahaha
But everyone always said he had the best beans.. so maybe it didn't matter.. ;D ;D
I am sure no one does that now.. LOL
I have to do a big BBQ tomorrow with baked beans and all the fixings for my husbands 50th B-Day. But if my nose doesn't stop running I will have some dippings in my beans as well :'( :'(..... I think I'm starting to loss it. I need to get to bed.
I sure wish I could be in Howard for that Fair. Sounds like alot of fun.... It's to hot here to do anyting like that. Only 124 degree's here today. You all have a good time. Yah hear!!!!!!
just think what it would be like at 124 degrees with our humidity
Help--I can't breatheeeeeeeeee :D :P :P :P :P
Quote from: desertlilydarla on July 07, 2007, 12:41:14 AM
I have to do a big BBQ tomorrow with baked beans and all the fixings for my husbands 50th B-Day.
Well, happy birthday, Mr. desertlilydarla. Just turning fifty and now the fun begins.
Wow, you mean that it has been ten full years since I started having all that fun?
Wow, time sure flies...
;D
Not only do I remember Red Johnson and the beans (bless his soul), but I remember ole' barefoot Osborne (bless his soul, too). He would be barefooted cooking (and serving) at the Howard Fair Bar-b-que.
How many of you remember when there was a parade at noon each day of the fair right down through the main fairway? And the Miss Elk County Pageant?
And you had to pay admission just to get into the fair grounds?
I am looking forward to helping with the flower entries. I love to see all the flowers and the people. :D
I remember the first time I came to the Elk County Fair and they stopped you at the entrance for "admission" - was shocked cause never had to do that at the Greenwood County Fair. Took the granddaughter last summer and was all prepared to pay, and no one there to take the money. :) Not many people or exhibits there either. That's when I learned that Howard and Longton alternate, or at least that was what I was told by someone. Did enjoy the parade downtown. Thought it was a great parade for a small town. I'm trying to become a Howardite and learn the traditions and etc. :-\ ::) 8)
I shouldn't tell this, but ... my wife just proofread the front page of the Flint Hills Express and quipped, "That's nice --- they're holding a PUBIC fashion revue in the Cox Building on Wednesday night."
See? There definitely will be something for everyone at this year's fair! But we'll make sure it's PUBLIC rather than PUBIC.
Since you have been in the newspaper business for a good period of time, the law of averages would naturally dictate some bloopers.
Perhaps you could share some boo boos that have made it to the final print?
Yeh, you could do that.
People (including yours truly) love mistakes as long as they are not their own.
;D
See, Rudy, we all want the bloopers.
So, c'mon, Rudy, fork 'em over....
;D
The thing I will miss this year, is the carvinal with a Mid Way so I could get a corn dog and funnel cake. This is the first year we will be in town when the fair is on a week-end.
At least we can go see the 4-H entries, which I always enjoy.
Army Mom
OK, just a couple. One of them happened only a month ago when several members of our family went together to host a garage sale. The lady who owns our drugstore came in the office the day after our paper went to press.
"I saw your ad in the paper," she said, "and I might be interested in the "one night stand" that you listed in the ad. But she made it clear she wasn't interested if it involved me. And, yes we did sell one nightstand in our sale.
Yes, I've run all the well-known ones, including a "shirt sale" without the "r" in shirt, and I once had the Methodist ladies sinning all evening long. The word should have been "singing."
A sweet little lady once ran saying she had "whore milk" for sale. "Whole" milk would have been better, I'm sure, but then I've never .... naw, better not go there.
When I was a young radio announcer, I frequently read a commercial that ended with, "...for the best in bread, try Colonial." One night I said, "For the breast in bed, try Colonial." Nobody ever mentioned it to me.
Over in Altamont where we run a newspaper, local mamas were upset when they read in the sports news: The Labette County girls won the SEX competition for high hurdles. It should have been SEK (southeast Kansas).
Thirty years ago, our preacher was young, spunky and gave spirited sermons. One night he talked about the apostle Paul and young Timothy. "Maybe we all need to be little Pauls and little Timothys," he said. "We could use a few little John the Baptists and we sure could use some little Peters!"
There were no volunteers from the crowd, but a few of the older guys sure did squirm.
OK, gotta go to sleep. This probably already will get me in lots of trouble.
I remember when I was working for Sam & Mary Shade at the Sedan Times Star (but not as a proof reader), the newspaper won the "Blooper of the Year Award." I cannot recall what small community news the news brief was in, but it was a community over towards Cedar Vale. I remember it mentioned Flava Bever, as well as some other women, who spent most of one day the previous week visiting with the local shit-ins. (rather than shut-ins)
Thank you, Rudy and Marcia! I have a whole slew of those that were published in various and sundry church bulletins, and I just love them, for some reason.
I appreciate you letting your funny laundry see the light of day.
;D
Rudy, I love that. Do you have more? We all need an early morning laugh.
I don't know why it is that we..as humans .. love to laugh at the 'mistakes"... but they are so funny.
Like I just howl when I see video's of people falling down. Isn't that awful? Cause you know that they had a good chance of being hurt.. but it is so funny. The other day I got a video of ducks and roosters running after people and trying to bite them. My gosh.. I laughed til the tears ran.. cause these poor people were genuinely scared and was running and falling and the "fowls" just kept pecking and trying to get to them. hahaha
Kjell and I have had numerous requests to make a video of all the bloopers that we do when we video.
At Oklahoma .. we had about 15 out takes before we finally "thought " we had it..
We ended up using one intro that was a partial blooper. One problem we have when we make intros live around people, is that they want to talk to us or make comments while we are filming. On the other hand, it doesn't take much before we both start giggling and that doesn't help either.
So.... maybe in the future, we'll make a blooper video.
Oh, my goodness, you could keep Jay Leno in material for months. Printed and vocal bloopers are my all time favorites!! They put me right on the floor. I guess after teaching things for so many years, and making so many slip-tongue goofs myself, I appreciate the humor. I used to tell my First Responder and EMT classes that I wasn't responsible for what came out of my mouth after 2 pm. Thank you, you made my day!!!!
I loved it. I laughed and laughed.