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Fair is Fair

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Get yer Peanut Butter and Jelly Chicken Wings!

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Aug 11, 2024
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A sign with a picture of chicken wings

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(Photo by Anne Nobles)

There was fanfare, there was pomp. Trotting horses, the sparkly glint of tiaras. A crackerjack marching band, and a crowd giddy with anticipation.

The queen was passing by.

Wait, what? Oh, I’m sorry, not that Buckingham Palace Queen, the other one. The Indiana State Fair Queen. I can see how you would jump to the wrong conclusion, what with the titles being similar.

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