The Griffin Spalding County Fair; A Look Back 2008

by Bubba Griff

Yeah, I know it's been awhile. I've been meaning to write about the fair for some time, but I'm a very busy man. Heh, heh, not really. I've been lazy.

The fair happens to be one of my most favorite things in this great town. It's one of the few places you can go to experience the true culture of Griffin, Georgia. The sights and sounds are overwhelming. There's bright lights, bingo, hotdog stands, game booths, and livestock areas. There's all kinds of sounds like brats screaming on the rides, chickens clucking, merry-go-round music, and roaring engines from the truck-tractor pull. But my favorite sensations are the smells, such as funnel cakes, cotton candy, tobacco spit, and cow manure.

This year, as usual, I beat the guy that tries to guess your weight. He was off by 21 pounds, so I won me a stuffed animal. Sure I could've gotten it a lot cheaper at Wal-Mart, but then I wouldn't have had me the chance to prove my intecllectual superority.

Unfortunately I did not win the pig chasing contest this year. The winner was super fast and kinda cute. Unlike my sister, she still had most of her teeth. Maybe next year they'll bring back the goat wrestling event. That's where I truly shine.

That's what's great about the fair. As you can tell from what I done did wrote, there's something for everybody at the Griffin Spalding County Fair. So iffing you ever get a chance to, you need to check 'er out.

Bubba Griff is a true redneck and a real cut-up. In his spare time he likes to wrestle goats and shoot road signs. He has no idea why he was asked to write for the Snooze.

Griffin, Great and Growing

by
GHSer of '89

"Great and growing," has been Griffin's slogan for many years. Many new businesses have "grown" from one area of Griffin to another leaving abandoned buildings
throughout the city.

"We need to pass the new SPLOST to pay for a new roof on the high school, and to get new radios and computers for the city," the mayor stated when asked about the derelict buildings. "And we might actually get some that work, because I'm not getting them from my cousin this time."

When a reporter reminded him of the original question, the mayor mumbled something about his bowels and made his exit.

GHSer was editor of his Junior High newspaper for almost two months before his adviser asked him to step down. He then went "rogue" with some friends and started publishing a rag called The Daily But, which was a huge hit in the cafeteria. After failing out of journalism school he had all but given up on his dream to become a reporter. Then the Snooze came along. GHSer is a resident of Griffin, GA and an accomplished writer having had two jokes published in Readers' Digest!