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EarlG

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3. Every time I read about the Great American State Fair now, I'm reminded of this...
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 10:26 AM
3 hrs ago


Children dressed up in Willy Wonka costumes and excited to enter what was advertised as a “full immersive experience…promising a day of pure imagination and wonder” were instead disappointed by a seemingly unprofessional event where they received no chocolate, leading outraged parents to demand refunds for their £35 ($44) tickets.

https://time.com/6836088/willy-wonka-event-scandal-glasgow-refunds-police/

...the only major difference being that the President of the United States wasn't laundering millions of dollars of bribe money through the Willy Wonka event.

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