Puyallup Fair Cattle Love Junk Food

We hate to make this a two-YouTube day, but this is too wonderful not to share. A few cattle from the Puyallup Fair opening day parade made a pit stop at a local convenience store, and a pair of mounted cowboys hustle them back out, neat and professional as can be:

(Hat tip to the Stranger's Kelly O.)

The automatic doors of the convenience store let the cows right in. Automatic doors might be convenient, but they sure are permissive. At least doors with knobs keep out the thumbless riff-raff.

If you prefer your cattle in a more controlled environment, you can check out the fair's numerous animal exhibits. While we're a little bit ambivalent about the ethics of rodeos (the cows were born into captivity--isn't it a little undignified to reenact their "capture" day after day?), muttin bustin'' sounds hilarious: "Contestants ages 6 years and younger and less than 60 lbs. attempt to last six seconds on a sheep that's as unpredictable as a bull."

Besides live animals, we're most looking forward to the food. Food at the Puyallup Fair is either surprisingly bad or surprisingly good. Check out their list (pdf) of food vendors--if you try, you can find the best corndog you've ever eaten, and the worst corndog you've ever eaten. Forget the carnival rides, and take a gamble on some carnival food. We sure will--we'll spot you some vendor tips and some Mylanta from our hipflask if we see you.