Forums >Off the Beaten Path>What's up with the Texas State Fair??
I grew up with this thing. Including a day off from school every October that came with a free ticket to the fair.
First, Big Tex was destroyed by a mysterious fire yesterday.
Then last night, people were stranded for hours hanging 150+ feet in the air because of a ride malfunction.
Weird.
For the record, this isn't the first time weird crap has happened at the Texas State Fair. When I was a kid, in 1979, the overhead gondola thingy snapped:
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rectumdamnnearkilledem
$3.1mil. Nowadays that would be chump change for a suit like that.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
You'll ruin your knees!
It appears perhaps Big Tex couldn't resist going back for more Fried Texas Hot Sauce...
RIP, Big Tex!
I grew up with this thing. Including a day off from school every October that came with a free ticket to the fair. First, Big Tex was destroyed by a mysterious fire yesterday. Then last night, people were stranded for hours hanging 150+ feet in the air because of a ride malfunction. Weird. For the record, this isn't the first time weird crap has happened at the Texas State Fair. When I was a kid, in 1979, the overhead gondola thingy snapped: ====
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
You know, Big Tex reminds me of Big Butter Touchdown Jesus a little...