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Top 10 Most Unusual State Fair Foods
Top 10 Most Unusual State Fair Foods
Summertime brings ripe produce, long, warm days, and a classic American tradition: the state fair. The best part of the fair? The fare! We found wonderfully wacky, wild, and irresistible fried summer foods, from deep-fried bacon in Texas to Minnesota's spaghetti and meatballs on a stick. What are you waiting for? Read on to salivate in wonder over these unusual and calorie-laden foods awaiting at a state fair near you. Chicken-Fried Bacon Texas (bigtex.com)  This ode to bacon won the award for Best Taste at the 2008 Big Tex Choice Awards. Creator Glen Kusak had been a fair vendor for 12 years running, but 2008 marked his first year entering the annual State Fair of Texas food contest. Fried Avocado Bites California (bigfun.org)  It wouldn't be California if avocado didn't get a starring role in this food fest! Spears of tender avocado are coated in a corn-dog batter and fried until golden. These vitamin-rich darlings come with a choice of two dipping sauces: ranch or herb-infused oil. Spaghetti and Meatball on a Stick Minnesota (mnstatefair.org)  Ever the innovators of food on a stick, this year fair vendors will offer more than 60 varieties. Spaghetti and meatball on a stick begins with a mash-up of meatball mix and cooked spaghetti. The mixture is formed into balls, dipped in garlic batter, deep-fried, and finished with marinara sauce. Fried Frog's Legs California (bigfun.org)  In the grand state fair tradition of frying anything that's edible, California brings us this unique offering. Delicately boned frog's legs are battered and deep-fried until crispy. Mmm. Tastes like chicken! Hot Beef Sundae Iowa (iowastatefair.com)  Touted as comfort food at its finest, the hot beef sundae is a generous helping of buttery mashed potatoes surrounded by slow-roasted roast beef and gravy, sprinkled with Cheddar cheese, and garnished with a cherry tomato. It may look like a sundae, but this baby is all Sunday dinner. Pizza Cones Indiana (in.gov/statefair)  This tidy, highly portable riff on the pizza slice consists of a cone-shaped pizza crust filled with cheese, pepperoni, sausage, and Red Gold? tomato sauce, all baked in an oven. And just like an ice cream cone, the cheesy treat comes wrapped in its own paper sleeve for on-the-go handheld ease. Krispy Kreme Chicken Sandwich California (bigfun.org)  Who said Californians eat only healthy food? This artery-clogger features a fried chicken patty topped with Swiss cheese all tucked inside a sliced Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut. To enhance the sweet-and-savory effect, the sandwich is served with a side of Smucker's honey sauce. Deep-Fried Twinkies Indiana (ai.org/statefair/)  Twinkies are not exactly diet fare to begin with. But what's fun about diets? These retro snack cakes take a trip to the deep fryer by way of the freezer to ensure the golden beauties don't melt away in the hot oil. Fried Coca-Cola Texas (bigtex.com)  Hold on to your hats, folks. Beverages have entered the deep-fried-delicacy ring. (We were scratching our heads, too.) Fried Coke is actually Coca-Cola-flavored batter that's been deep-fried and garnished with Coca-Cola syrup, whipped cream, and cinnamon-sugar. Abel Gonzales Jr. won Most Creative for this concoction at the 2006 State Fair of Texas. Key Lime Pie On-a-Stick Minnesota (mnstatefair.org)  Let the on-a-stick craziness continue! This time, a frozen slice of creamy Key lime pie takes a dip in melted dark chocolate. The result: a Popsicle-like confection, perfect for in-hand eating.
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07-22-2009, 04:12 PM
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Complete Listing of World Wonders
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
* The Great Pyramid of Giza * The Hanging Gardens of Babylon * The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus * The Statue of Zeus at Olympia * The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus * The Colossus of Rhodes * The Pharos of Alexandria The Seven Wonders of the Medieval Mind * Stonehenge * The Colosseum * The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa * The Great Wall of China * The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing * The Hagia Sophia * The Leaning Tower of Pisa The Seven Natural Wonders of the World * Mount Everest * The Great Barrier Reef * The Grand Canyon * Victoria Falls * The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro * Paricutin Volcano * The Northern Lights The Seven Underwater Wonders of the World * Palau * The Belize Barrier Reef * The Galapagos Islands * The Northern Red Sea * Lake Baikal * The Great Barrier Reef * The Deep Sea Vents The Seven Wonders of the Modern World * The Empire State Building * The Itaip? Dam * The CN Tower * The Panama Canal * The Channel Tunnel * The North Sea Protection Works * The Golden Gate Bridge The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World * Angel Falls * The Bay of Fundy * Igua?? Falls * Krakatoa Island * Mount Fuji * Mount Kilimanjaro * Niagara Falls The Seven Forgotten Modern Wonders of the World * The Clock Tower (Big Ben) * Eiffel Tower * The Gateway Arch * The Aswan High Dam * Hoover Dam * Mount Rushmore National Memorial * The Petronas Towers The Seven Forgotten Wonders of the Medeival Mind * Abu Simbel Temple * Angkor Wat * Taj Mahal * Mont Saint-Michel * The Moai Statues * The Parthenon * The Shwedagon Pagoda The Forgotten Wonders * The Aztec Temple * The Banaue Rice Terraces * The Borobudur Temple * The Inca City * The Statue of Liberty * The Mayan Temples * The Temple of the Inscriptions * The Throne Hall of Persepolis * Petra * The Suez Canal * The Sydney Opera House * The Red Fort in India
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07-22-2009, 04:26 PM
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Hey Tatts, you forgot the seven biggest who-gives-a-fuck-posting-whores:
1. n2tattoo-ed his ass with a tweety bird 2. n2tattoo-ed his gina with a curling iron 3. n2tattoo-ed his sack with a money sign 4. n2tattoo-ed his taint with an arrow 5. n2tattoo-ed his forehead with a bullseye 6. n2tattoo-ed his fist with pussy lips and... 7. n2tattoo.lol-ipops the unwilling using ancient asian secret potions 
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07-23-2009, 02:25 AM
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10 Reasons Why Apollo 11 Moon Landing Was Awesome
* By Curtis Silver Email Author
* July 21, 2009 | * 9:00 am | Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Forty years ago mission commander Neil A. Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin Eugene ?Buzz? Aldrin, Jr. walked on the moon while command module pilot Michael Collins orbited above. Today however, marks the 40th anniversary of the day people really reacted to what just happened. As with all major events in time, there is always a day of reflection. I?d like to honor that day of reflection with my top 10 thoughts about the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was a comeback victory in the space race against the Soviets I?d even say, we made the Soviets look like chumps. We won the space race by putting a man on the moon. Sure, the Soviets were there first, having bounced their Luna 2 spacecraft off the moon 10 years earlier, but we left our footprints there. The Cold War may have lasted another 15 years or so after that, but it gave us the confidence to make movies like Red Dawn. It also showed the world what could be achieved by democracy over communism. From my father, who was in the Navy at the time: I was at sea when the landing occurred; I didn?t even know about it until we hit our next port of call, which was Barcelona. I can tell you that the Spanish people were very excited about the landing; they mostly thought it was a wonderful occurrence and congratulated us sailors for the event. They also thought we must be very proud to have beaten the Russians to the moon. At the time, Spain was under the control of the fascist dictatorship government of Francisco Franco. Gave the conspiracy theorists something to talk about for the next century Even though anyone with a high-powered telescope and laser system (don?t you have one?) can see the reflections off the equipment left on the moon, the conspiracy theorists still think the whole thing was staged, on the basis that we haven?t gone back. If we should have faked anything in the late ?60s, it should have been Vietnam. GeekDad has more on debunking the conspiracy theories. It felt great to be an American The ?60s were a tumultuous time in American history. Civil rights, Vietnam, Kennedy and the Cold War ? all made for a stressful time and American values were put to the test. But when we landed on the moon, everyone in America put all that aside, if only for a couple days. As stated by my cousin KV: I was at a Little League party, watching the moon landing after our last game of the season. There was a 7 Eleven across the street, so the mom got all of us Coke slurpees, which had just been invented recently. I sat there watching Neil Armstrong take the first steps on the moon while I took a taste of my first Coke slurpee. I remember thinking how great it is to be American. Made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin legends in their own time That?s hard to achieve these day, with nothing happening as spectacular as walking on the moon. When you think space you think of Armstrong and Aldrin. When you look up at the moon you think about those images, no matter how old or young you are. Those images of them walking on the moon are an iconic piece of American history that every child will remember until the day when we?re all enslaved in the Matrix. Proved that the moon was not made of cheese There were a lot of excited scientists when we landed on the moon ? they knew that it would lead to research projects and glorious spoonfuls of moon rocks. Since then, experiments in space and on objects from space ? especially moon items, have been at the forefront of our exploration. After beating the Soviets (since that was the driving force for going there in the first place) the science has taken over and a lot has been discovered about our moon, science that is still relevant today.< Kennedy was right He was shot and killed while in office, and there is no greater legacy attributed to John F. Kennedy than his promise to put a man on the moon. Less than six years after his death, we did just that. And we brought them back safely, just like Kennedy promised. First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him back safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish. It turned science fiction into reality For years, many great science fiction novels and the pages of Analog magazine theorized about what it was like on the moon. Adventures took place there, colonies were built and the moon was a place of fantasy. Not anymore. The day after we landed on the moon, science fiction writers around the globe not only celebrated the fact, but started looking for more far-fetched places for alien detective stories ? like Mars. If we hadn?t landed on the moon, Total Recall may have never been as cool as it was. Gave our kids something to aspire to The Cold War was a bummer. The kids growing up in the 1960s were tired of hiding under their desks for nuclear bomb drills and were feeling depressed by society. Being told they could grow up to be president didn?t sound that great anymore after Kennedy?s assassination. Growing up to be Mickey Mantle was the next best option, but that only brought thoughts of liver damage. Then we set foot on the moon, and now you could grow up to be an astronaut. How fantastic is that? Can you imagine the wonder on a child?s face sitting in front of the television as Armstrong bounded along the moon?s surface? It validated NASA?s existence NASA was under a lot of pressure from the government and from the American public to do something spectacular. When Kennedy promised a moon landing, the scrutiny was even harsher. NASA had no choice but to land us on the moon as quickly as possible. When it did, it achieved at least 40 years of grants and funding; only now is it coming under scrutiny again. We actually sent a spacecraft to the moon and landed on it The Apollo 11 mission astronauts trained hard for countless hours for this mission. NASA spent millions of dollars on building a spacecraft with the specifications needed to land on the moon. They didn?t have a moon to test it on first ? this was the test. Sure, they could simulate the landing, but nothing is better than the real thing. The science, the engineering, the planning and training that went into this project was the first of its kind. We landed men on the moon. Think of how amazing that actually is and the hundreds of people it took to do it. Forty years ago today, every single one of those people watched the moon landing again on the evening news and reflected on the part that they played in putting a man on the moon. This is a virtual toast to every single one of them. Let?s not have it be another 40 years before we are back there, building a mini-mall. source Code:
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Made up on the spot after watching 'I Love You Man' where they go off on a Rush tangent.
Top Ten 'Guy' Rock Bands (that chick's don't generally 'get'): 10. AC/DC 9. Lynyrd Skynyrd 8. Megadeth 7. Weezer 6. Metallica 5. Judas Priest 4. Black Sabbath 3. Rush 2. Led Zeppelin 1. Iron Maiden
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Content, Pictures and Download links visible to registered users only. REGISTER NOW to access all areas that are invisible to non-members. Motley Crue as #1 Rock band - thats a big negative (you should probably take down the Tommey Lee poster in your room) Weezer and Rush are cool but probably don't belong on a Rock bands top 10 so I'll give you that, but your math sucks. You crossed out 3 bands and added 1 that brings your grand total to 8 falling 2 short of top 10. Then you tried to add 4 more (Ozzy? Pantera? Biohazard? Slayer) which would bring you up to 12. Once again not 10. Also he listed Sabbath so there is your ozzy. lets compromise on 10. AC/DC 9. Lynyrd Skynyrd 8. Megadeth 7. Pantera 6. Metallica (1st 5 albums) 5. Judas Priest 4. Black Sabbath 3. Biohazard 2. Led Zeppelin 1. Iron Maiden
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