Insert your own "heavy petting" joke here

Every once in a while I see something that absolutely convinces me that the world has gone mad:

The Texas State Fair has eliminated the petting zoo because of litigation concerns and skyrocketing insurance costs.

And yet the fried oreos don't scare anybody.

Comments

[Lex]

Yeah, but are they "fried" ... or are they DEEP-fried? Cuz if they're just "fried," they probably suck. Nothing to fear, certainly, but nothing to spend money on, either.

But DEEP-fried .... Mmmmmmm. Oreos.

[Mike Orren]

Oh, it's all deep fried. For the past five years or so, it's been a contest to raise the level of deep-fried ridiculousness. Deep-fried Oreo's, Snickers, Twinkies, Pies, you name it.

Of course, Lex, I regularly blaspheme by pointing out that our NC State Fair blows the doors of Texas food-wise. See, in Raleigh, they have all kinds of different food vendors. There may be 20 different guys selling funnel cakes, all with different prices and recipes. Here, it's pretty much a single-vendor cartel for most items, so that takes away some of the adventure.

But I do love me some Chocolate-Covered-Key-Lime-Pie-On-A-Stick!