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Just in case you see me out and about today and you're wondering why I look so bloated and why my skin is slick with a sheen of grease and why I smell of fried cornbread batter, I'll just tell you.

<!--more-->Because last night, I ate this.

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A foot-long, freshly battered and fried corndog. With lots of mustard.

And a few slices of chocolate-covered cheesecake on a stick, covered in nuts. And hot wings. And beer. And funnel cake.

And cheese on a stick, my favorite fair food of all time.

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No, the fair hasn't rolled into town yet. That doesn't happen until the 30th of this month.

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Last night was <a href="http://www.exposquare.com/index.cfm?id=19">the 2010 Corn Dog Kick-Off</a>, a Friends of the Fairgrounds fundraising event at Expo Square. A big part of the annual event is a preview of the food that's going to be at the fair that year.

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This is one way to do it: Dress people up to look like the food, hand them some balloons, put them on roller skates and send them for a few rounds around the Pavilion.

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Another way is to offer the food for free to anyone willing to wait in line for it.

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The line for corndogs was...

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Kinda long.

It is the most popular food at the fair, after all.

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But, who can complain when this is at the end?

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Dudes. I can't wait for the Tulsa State Fair.

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On what are you going to gorge yourself at the fair this year?