Talking about making sandwiches reminded me of The Sandwich Fair. If you're from the town I grew up in, you know exactly what this is. If not, click on the link and you'll witness pretty much a spot on representation of what the Sandwich Fair is all about. The reason it is called the Sandwich Fair is because it takes place in a town called Sandwich, Illinois (And if you clicked on that link you now know that the Sandwich Fair is really the only thing worth mentioning about Sandwich, Illinois [at least according to wikipedia]).
The fair is kind of a big deal for everyone in that area. My friend from high school visited me recently and before he left, his parents said something about him missing the Sandwich fair (his Mom later sent him picture messages from the fair).
That got us talking and we realized how misleading the Sandwich Fair is if you don't know that there is a Sandwich, Illinois. The Sandwich Fair has no sandwiches of note. I really wish they played off their name more and had a sandwich tent or at least followed a sandwich theme. Is that patronizing? I just think my friend would have reconsidered his trip to California if he knew he was going to miss a fair with thousands of types of sandwiches. I, for one, would not have blamed him for rescheduling.
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