Weiner Dog Races!!!
I just saw a commercial for Oktoberfest in Berea. They are going to have Weiner dog races. Weiner dog Races!!! How cute! And really what could be better than drinking lots of beer and then watching a wienerdog race?
The only thing more odd than weinerdog race is that Oktober in September on Labor day weekend. I've noticed this since moving to Ohio. They do Oktober whenever they damnwell please. There is a church in Willoughby that does in in July.
That's just WRONG. It's not Julyfest. It's not September fest. It's Oktoberfest.
Work with me, people!
Am I being terribly German by thinking they should have it in October?
I must come clean. We had Weiner dogs when I was a kid. Great dogs. I have a soft spot for them.
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Actually, Oktoberfest typically happened in late September when I was in Germany. According to the German Wikipedia, it originally occured in mid-October, but, due to the tendency for it to get a lot cooler in those weeks, it's gotten moved forward some. Now it "traditionally" ends around the first Sunday in October. It also looks like they enjoy ending the festival on October 3rd, the day of German reunification.
Labor Day weekend, though, seems rather ridiculously early to me, I have to say. And, to paraphrase Python, July is right out! ;)