- 11.24.2009
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49°F
Get ready for the 2009 N.C. State Fair! We just couldn't wait until the fair starts on Oct. 15 to begin reporting on its annual 10-days of statewide competitions, thrilling rides and everything fried on a stick.
In this blog, we'll touch base with some of you who are already baking up that blue ribbon cake or polishing the hooves on your champion steer. We'll also keep you up-to-date on what's going to be new and different about the fair this year.
Future farmers find fake tattoos
It takes a little while for fair folks to warm up on a chilly Monday morning. As the sausage guys prepare for the lunch crowd, the guess-your-weight people bark into the emptiness, and for the most part, the rides aren't too busy.
This morning, not long after 10, Seth Norwall's henna tattoo booth was one of the few Midway attractions gathering much of a crowd.
As Emily Kenyon and Kisha Maness of Ramseur got matching tattoos on their necks, a small group of aprehensive onlookers gathered to watch. The girls, both 17, came to the fair as part of Eastern Randolph High School's FFA day. (That's Future Farmers of America).
After handing over $8 and sitting still for about three minutes, Kisha proudly showed off her temporary tattoo. According to the translation provided inside the tattoo booth, the symbol on the girls' necks means "friendship."
In Chinese?
"As far as I know," said Kisha, smiling.
For her sake, let's hope that Norwall majored in Chinese.
Matt Ehlers
Matt Ehlers believes the following to be true: "WKRP in Cincinnati" was the best sitcom of the 70s (and 80s), "Freaks and Geeks" was incredibly underappreciated, and Earl Hickey is a true American hero. E-mail Matt.
Comments
Never, not once
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 05:15 — eshavmHave I understood the allure of tattoos and their resurgance in popularity and entrance into mainstream culture. Don't people have more productive ways of expressing themselves? I guess I shouldn't judge, though, since it seems to make a whole lot of people happy.