tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post6876573456158278437..comments2023-11-05T07:44:07.654-05:00Comments on GeniusboyFiremelon: The Big E: Comic-Con for Farmers with Bad TasteTimothy Callahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-53341539683210008922008-09-23T13:05:00.000-04:002008-09-23T13:05:00.000-04:00Ha, this cracked me up.Living in Southern Indiana,...Ha, this cracked me up.<BR/><BR/>Living in Southern Indiana, I've been to my share of fairs such as this. I've always wondered about the wolf apparel. There has to be a market though, right? Otherwise they wouldn't keep making them.<BR/><BR/> :/Mathew Newhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978772712464233884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-20729848326285746722008-09-22T20:59:00.000-04:002008-09-22T20:59:00.000-04:00The Big E has one more week left to run, and the a...The Big E has one more week left to run, and the attendance total so far, according to their website? 678,911!<BR/><BR/>So, as much as I'd like to think a county fair isn't as culturally relevant anymore, look at those numbers!<BR/><BR/>And on last Saturday alone, they had over 150,000 visitors.<BR/><BR/>So, yeah. Tacky crap beats Watchmen t-shirts still.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-16577580697401888352008-09-22T19:09:00.000-04:002008-09-22T19:09:00.000-04:00It seems recently that the media has shied away fr...It seems recently that the media has shied away from openly mocking people that go to Comic-Con. Sure, there's usually a bit about some nerd on a late night show, but the guys dressing up as (insert obscure 70s sci-fi villain here) are asking for it. <BR/><BR/>Comic-Con is at the very least newsworthy. Studios go there to launch franchises, showcase new movies, etc. <BR/><BR/>People go to county fairs (or whatever you fancy New Englanders call them) to get fried food and tacky crap. They're essentially the same, except one is more culturally significant than the other these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-7964054159375066622008-09-22T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:25:00.000-04:00Tim, I'm so down with the pastry idea.San Diego, h...Tim, I'm so down with the pastry idea.<BR/><BR/>San Diego, here we come.marcwrzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558816994072889277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-31331721748874533232008-09-22T07:51:00.000-04:002008-09-22T07:51:00.000-04:00I went to the Minnesota State Fair back in the sum...I went to the Minnesota State Fair back in the summer of 1990 with the first love of my adult life.<BR/><BR/>That girl is long gone (but not forgotten) - I still long to go back to a state fair.<BR/><BR/>BTW, she's the one that sent me screaming back to comics - thanks, ----!Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.com