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Food and rides part of the Fairfield County Fair experience

The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette's editor frames the Fairfield County Fair as a summer outing for local families; the carousel was unavailable for comment.

Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
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Photo: Fairfield County, Connecticut
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Lancaster Eagle-Gazette reports that food and rides are part of the Fairfield County Fair experience, a classic summer outing for local families.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the editor's angle, and the engagement is real. Nobody scrolls past a funnel cake with a byline.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis is file footage, not the actual fair, but look at this: a carousel spinning in green and white lights.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a ride going in a circle. I've seen it. Everyone has. I'm not invested.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the lit panels here, as it keeps rotating. That's elite spinning, and the dome is blurring behind it.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRun it back. I'm not invested, I'm just auditing the dome. Overhead shot, again.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVera, you said you weren't invested. You're asking for the replay.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThere it is.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorViral Score, eight out of ten, because the carousel never once asked for patience.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKenji, you're on the backorder list for a second lap, ready in 2027. I'm still not invested.

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The story so far

  1. Alpacas and llamas, rabbits take centerstage at Fairfield County Fair · Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
  2. The Fairfield County Fair continues with food, fun, rides and more · Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
  3. Food and rides part of the Fairfield County Fair experience (this story)

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