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Article: By day 12, the fair is still fun, but some are ... Fairly pooped; As fairgoers of all stripes know, there are dozens of reasons to celebrate the Minnesota State Fair. But by the 12th long day, many of the fair's workers have had enough.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 4, 2006
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Byline: Paul Levy; Staff Writer
Carl Sherman is a member of the State Fair sanitation crew, working "the poop and puke patrol," removing unwanted surprises from the fairgrounds from 7 a.m. to beyond midnight. He's ready for the fair to end.
"We've got a running tally in the sanitation department about the messes we clean up, from animal poop to human poop," Sherman, 31, of Duluth, said last week while he shoveled a deposit left by a pair of horses just five feet from a grandstand entrance. "And when you have running tallies like that, you know it's time for the fair to be over.
"I love what I do, I love the people I work with and I love the ...