Superchunk and COC!

8/9/2016 9:40:53 AM

8/9/2016 10:03:24 AM

dat nape scratch tho

8/9/2016 10:17:03 AM

We are heading out this morning with the kids.

10/14/2016 9:00:46 AM

can you still get in free during lunch or whatever? I wouldn't mind going for the food when it's less crowded. maybe check out some animals and the children's art in Graham building. couldn't care less about the games/rides though.

10/14/2016 9:17:41 AM

^yes

For those that do not know:

11:30-1:30 weekdays
Enter through Gate 1 or 9
Purchase "lunch card" for $10 cash (cash only) (Note this card is for admission only, not for anything inside the fair)
Enter the fair, do what you wish, pay for what you want (e.g. lunch)
Return to gate by 1:30 with your "lunch card" and get your $10 back.

[Edited on October 14, 2016 at 9:38 AM. Reason : add another note]

10/14/2016 9:36:13 AM

^did not know the details on that. thanks for posting

10/14/2016 9:46:25 AM

No problem. A lot of people confuse this promotion with getting a free lunch, which is incorrect. This simply gives you free admission to the fair, providing you enter / leave through Gates 1 or 9 by 11:30 and 1:30. You still pay for lunch, etc. inside the fair.

10/14/2016 11:05:32 AM

I'm probably going both Sundays (Tractor Pull and Demolition Derby).

10/14/2016 1:36:58 PM

And we brought home a fish

10/15/2016 9:37:00 AM

^And if you don't want it to die in a week you'll need to buy at least a 30 gallon tank and a really nice canister filter, or hang over the back filter. You'll also need to cycle the tank doing a "fish in cycle" cycling of the tank. That means you'll be buying a lot of stuff to save that fishes life. I would check the general for sale and pets section on craigslist since most people are ditching full 10 to 30 gallon setups for around $100.



As for me, I once again managed to buy a ticket and walk through the gate today without anyone taking it, so I'll be using it when I go again next weekend to watch the demolition derby.

10/16/2016 9:43:10 PM

anyone tried the man sandwich

10/18/2016 3:44:11 PM

Does anyone know if the cupcake place (Bluebird?) that they usually advertise here is selling again this year?

10/19/2016 1:55:09 PM

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"And if you don't want it to die in a week you'll need to buy at least a 30 gallon tank and a really nice canister filter, or hang over the back filter."

What kind of a fish are they holding there? Do they just give out goldfish at the fair?

10/19/2016 2:02:05 PM

As doss2k found out I'm there again but we've changed our name to Common Kin same booth in the Scott building!

10/19/2016 7:02:50 PM

^^ have you never been to a fair before?

10/19/2016 7:33:16 PM

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"What kind of a fish are they holding there? Do they just give out goldfish at the fair?"

LOL! It's comet goldfish of course. You can win one if you play some of the games. If you take proper care of it then it can grow to 12 inches. Most people toss them in a bowl though and they die in a few weeks, or months.

Your 55 gallon tank that you got off of craigslist is probably too small for comet goldfish too.

[Edited on October 19, 2016 at 8:03 PM. Reason : .]

10/19/2016 7:59:00 PM

Quote :

"have you never been to a fair before?"

I go for the food and people watching, not the games/fish.

Quote :

"Your 55 gallon tank that you got off of craigslist is probably too small for comet goldfish too."

That would suffice, but damn it is pretty wild they give out those fish. Sure they won't reach max size for a while, but as you mention they do need a decent sized tank and good filtration. I was thinking they gave out Bettas too...those are much better suited to the bowl life, but I guess not.

10/19/2016 8:19:20 PM

If you were a true people watcher, you'd know about the fish.

10/19/2016 8:28:32 PM

^^They only do comet goldfish. It's sort of a waste of money though because petsmart sells comet goldfish for 14 cents.

10/19/2016 8:41:19 PM

Yah the bettas can't compete with that

[Edited on October 19, 2016 at 8:44 PM. Reason : Id love to hear the carnies tell people how to care for those fish ]

10/19/2016 8:43:22 PM

We won it tossing ping pong balls. My beer pong training at work. I got a 2.5 gallon tank for now. I guess we can go bigger later if needed.

10/19/2016 9:48:24 PM

Fry that sucker up

10/19/2016 10:21:37 PM

^^It stunts their growth if they stay in a small tank too long. Honestly, the cheapest way to get a fish tank of any size is to go on craigslist. You can get some really good deals because fish aquariums have low resale value. Most people are trying to get rid of them quickly too. If you upgrade someday then look in pets, or general sales on craigslist.

10/20/2016 8:25:04 AM

Dude, why do you have such a hard-on for this fish? Are you 8?

10/20/2016 8:27:35 AM

^LOL! No, but I do have a planted freshwater tropical 20 gallon high and a 4.3 gallon planted freshwater cube.

10/20/2016 8:36:33 AM

I sold my 30 gallon about 5 years ago on CL

10/20/2016 9:44:38 AM

Anyone else going to the demolition derby on the last day? Looks like they will have a monster truck there again.

10/20/2016 11:49:53 AM

the ol' ask-about-the-fish-so-I-can-talk-about-my-fish-tank ruse

10/20/2016 4:16:03 PM

I went to the demolition derby today. I don't get why someone would want to be an Elvis impersonator.

10/23/2016 10:36:19 PM

I drove my car earlier today. what's the deal with jorts?

10/23/2016 10:37:56 PM

^The even better part though was the basket of deplorables. I think it was the 4 cylinder division that had a car with a Trump/Pence sign on the roof and there was another one that had "Vote Trump" spray painted on the side. The only thing that could have made it more awesome would have been if there was a Clinton and Johnson car too. I don't think their followers are too into motor sports though.

Oh and I managed to walk through the gate again without anyone taking my ticket, so I gave it away to some woman taking her daughters in when I was leaving.

[Edited on October 23, 2016 at 11:09 PM. Reason : .]

10/23/2016 11:07:44 PM

2017!

9/26/2017 1:12:35 PM

Beer!

9/26/2017 3:51:21 PM

The fish died

9/26/2017 4:24:49 PM

Thanks for not making a new thread. Things might get confusing if you did that.

9/26/2017 4:42:45 PM

I'm entering some peppers in the competition this year.

9/26/2017 4:49:40 PM

Who is going this year?

10/12/2018 4:26:32 PM

meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

10/12/2018 4:40:09 PM

It kicked off around noon already.

10/12/2018 4:42:13 PM

so everyone. I mean every fucking body who is somebody has a fucking golf cart or a side by side this year. I fucking lost count how many times i had to move or not get run over by someone thinking they can plow through the fair in their cart.

10/12/2018 5:21:51 PM

Not taking the 5 year old and pregnant wife. Nope. Not gonna do it.

10/12/2018 5:38:59 PM

I am excited for the 2016 NC State Fair!

10/12/2018 6:13:59 PM

Gonna go tomorrow with my whole family.

10/20/2018 2:32:16 PM

Totally enjoyed it. My daughter enjoyed it even more. She took 8 rides overall. Mighty Mouse cost us a lot of time waiting in line. Dog stunt performance was funny. Turkey legs and blooming onions were tasty.
The fair is getting much bigger than two years ago. We spent about an hour in transit. They should provide more shuttles, because hundreds, even thousands of people have to commute by shuttles between parking lots and the fairground.

[Edited on October 21, 2018 at 9:26 PM. Reason : spelling]

10/21/2018 9:21:50 PM

I'll never take the shuttles. Lines to get out of there during peak times are BANANAS

10/21/2018 10:01:10 PM

damn shame that peak times are the only times people are able to leave

10/21/2018 10:07:44 PM

Lol and I'm the one that likes to argue

10/21/2018 10:28:20 PM

took the shuttle on Thursday night with no wait at all as we left

it’s very easy to plan for

10/21/2018 10:30:29 PM

Most people don't plan like that

I prefer to walk 5 minutes past the shuttle pickup to my car.

10/21/2018 10:32:19 PM