{"id":4255,"date":"2023-09-09T09:41:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T14:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=4255"},"modified":"2023-09-09T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T14:43:16","slug":"food-in-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=4255","title":{"rendered":"Food (in quotes)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Thanks to UC#3 for today\u2019s topic]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UC#3:<\/strong> I\u2019m light on tour stop posts, so I\u2019ll have to get to work on that. This is State Fair time in the US, so need to scout interesting exhibits to add to our list.  State Fair food is a target rich environment<\/strong>, but a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before we get to today’s BLOTT<\/strong>, let’s get the grousing<\/em> over with (9\/9\/2023, or, in European format, 9\/9\/2023):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Target Rich <\/strong>indeed! This is the first in a 27-part expos\u00e9 of the International State Fair Food Cartel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We begin with everyone’s top concern: The Nutritional Value of State Fair Foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interesting PDF<\/a> of the nutritional quality of State Fair foods. Any list that begins with “Alligator on a Stick” is, by definition, WLBOTT-worthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And buzz kill WebMD<\/a> had to weigh in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deep Fried Butter Balls<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You know you’ve made it when you have your own warning-free Wikipedia page<\/a>. Texas is the line leader, with Canada a close second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Calorie King<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How would late stage capitalism spin this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n