The Iowa State Fair got more than its fair share of news this weekend. For those who missed my Saturday Breaking News Iowa updates via Facebook, I included them below.
- Palin and Bachmann to wrestle in corn dog batter this evening
- Funnel cake batter presidential hair look-alike contest at 4
- Straw poll voters stumped by this question: Outside of Ron Paul, which GOP presidential candidate has an original idea?
- Bachmann rails against pork spending – Romney vows to buy grand champion pig
- Bachmann convinces Palin to shoot Romney’s new pig
- Bachmann wins event where people pay to vote
County, state fairs, and local festivals are known to have signature foods and events. Well, I celebrated the weekend with my first-ever deep-fried Twinkie – but it wasn’t at a fair.
So, to start your week and in honor of summer events of Americana, here’s a two-minute tribute to Mashed Potato Wrestling. Have a good week!
A Frank Angle 
Not to be a nit-picker (actually, to indeed be one), wouldn’t a mashed-potato wrestling champ have to wrestle the potatoes? After all, if you’re the woman’s wrestling champ, it’s because you’ve wrestled other women, not wrestled in women. (I’ll let you muse on that concept for a while! 😉 )
Can’t we just eliminate all the confusion with who’s shooting whose pig, and just have Palin, Bachmann, and Romney shoot each other? For that, I’d provide the guns AND the ammunition! Heck, I’d volunteer to do the shooting! 😀
Have a good week! (Jeez, this weekend went by FAST!)
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John,
Great line regarding mashed potato wrestling! Meanwhile, the GOP sound clip hits just keep on comin’! Thanks for commenting.
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Hilarious! Who does the mud wrestling champion wrestle?
Don’t remember where I got this, but it’s a hoot of a waste of time: Palin As President!
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IzaakMak,
The pic is new to me and a hoot … hope others see it. Thanks for sharing.
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Those Facebook updates made my day.
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Well thank you Mr. Nutball … aka … The Expert!
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i’ll only watch if someone can assure me that botox batshit bachmann and princess sarah will be thrown in hot oil after wrestling in the batter. 😉
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Nonnie,
And the oil was a comment on FB as well. 🙂 Of how those two are irritating to the ears.
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Hello Frank!
I really want to try that deep-fried Twinkie. I can’t find one here in Sweden. 😦
That mashed potato wrestling looks cool! But I doubt if I want to be in it. I’ll be happy to watch and take some photos though.
Have a great week, Frank!
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Maxi,
The inside became very creamy … hey … this is the perfect idea for the cooking class you are taking! Thanks for visiting.
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Mashed Potato Wrestling. And I thought we did weird things in the south. My neighbor with the canon looks downright normal now.
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Cannon? Any idea what caliber (shot size)? Dang – all I can muster is a couple Lee-Enfields, a Mauser, and a fistful of swords (well, more like an armful).
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Beagz,
And I knew the canons would inspire John to want to know more … so please add more for him. 🙂 Thanks for visiting.
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Boo! I love mashed potatoes. That’s sacrilege.
And 😆 @ Palin and Bachmann to wrestle in corn dog batter this evening I think people are more interested in a corn dog eating contest. For the pictures.
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Spinny,
I will keep comments about pictures of Palin and Bachmann eating corn dogs to myself. 😉 Thanks for stopping by.
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Where’s the deep-fried butter? 🙂
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Bird,
Certainly deep-fried butter has received a lot of press recently, but no thanks for me. Then again, fair food offers many unique oddities. Thanks for commenting.
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