P. P. P. Hey, smarty pants. Guess where I am. Ready? Go. Oh, right. I guess I could be anywhere? It would probably be easier if I gave you a hint, but I'm not going to. So go ahead and guess.

Hey, that's not fair. Whoa, you got it. I did.

Yep. One of the words you said is exactly where I am.

Not? No, not not.

One of the other words.

Um, Fair?

That's right.

I'm at the fair.

Like a science fair? I love science fairs.

Me too.

But while science fairs are great. In this case I'm talking about this kind of fair.

Oh, you mean a fair with rides and games and attractions.

Yep, and whether it's a county, state, renaissance, or even a world's fair,

there's one thing that all fairs have in common. Can you guess what it is, smarty pants?

Um, oh I know, awesome foods.

Yep, and even though this isn't a science fair, there's actually a lot of science that goes into the unusual and wide variety of foods that you'll find almost exclusively at fairgrounds.

You mean like popcorn, cattle corn, corn, corn dogs, roasted corn, corn in a cup, funnel cakes, cotton candy, waffle cones,

pizza cones, fried chicken cones, deep fried Oreos, green puffs, turkey legs?

Yep, foods like that.

Wait, I'm not done.

Slushy, smoothies, lemon,

shakups, tacos, nachos,

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