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William Boyd
 
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Arri London wrote:

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> Nancy Young wrote:
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>>"Arri London" > wrote
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>>>Nancy Young wrote:

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>>>>I see those turkey legs sold at food festivals ... since the other food
>>>>sold
>>>>there you are supposed to eat there, are you supposed to eat the turkey
>>>>leg at the fair? I don't think so. I'm picturing Fred Flintstone.

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>>>They do around here in NM. Even going so far as to give a whole turkey
>>>leg (at 7 dollars a leg) to small children.
>>>We bought one but took it home. Makes more than one meal for us with a
>>>little for the cat.

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>>That's funny. It is a heck of a lot of food, and seems to me it would
>>be awkward to eat right there at the fair. I'll pay closer attention next
>>time I go, I think I missed the fall food/jazz fair, it'll have to wait till
>>spring.
>>
>>nancy

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> May be different protocols in other parts of the country. They did ask
> if we wanted it wrapped to 'eat here' or wrapped 'to go.' But at the NM
> fair people eat *everything* while they are walking regardless of how
> awkward.


By brother and I went down to Rock Port Texas to a fair and bought
one of those huge turkey legs and walked around the exhibits eating
on it. I suppose that was quite a sight to watch two old codgers
sharing a turkey leg, what the heck we are brothers.

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