Carnies

Over the weekend, I spent some time at a carnival. It was great, there were enormous stuffed prizes, fried snickers bars (more on that later), and of course carnies. It was one of those carnivals that didn't even try to pretend that it was safe...all of the rides were in some way attached to a moving vehicle. Get a little closer and you'll realize the rides are operated by three guys, who between the three of them have about 10 teeth, and may or may not have just taken a few pulls on old no. 7. Its one of the few places where sexual harassment is all part of the act.

The funny thing is, children are actually encouraged to attend. Despite the potentially intoxicated carnival staff, and the strong chance of foul language you still see the kids out there having fun. But honestly, who could blame them? Especially if they get their hands on a deep fried snickers bar.

How do you make a fried snickers? Take a snickers on a stick, roll it in batter, toss it in the frying oil, and then top it all off with some powdered sugar. After watching this whole process, I can personally say that its probably the worst thing you can put in your body, aside from toxic waste. But it was SO good, definitely worth the stomach pain.