Word: topsfield
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Walsh said he will throw the Topsfield native No. 2 in the rotation...
Walsh said he will throw the Topsfield native No. 2 in the rotation...
Roommates Anh M. Nguyen '00 and Marah J. Hardt '00 will spend the weekend at the home of a friend in northern Massachusetts. There they plan to attend the Topsfield Fair, with picking apples and selecting pumpkins topping their list of holiday activities...
...Topsfield even retains an old carnival standby: Dunk the Clown. Hit a cantaloupe-sized target with a tennis ball from roughly 50 feet away, and watch the obnoxious clown tumble into a tub of murky water. Miss all five shots, and bear the merciless taunting of the clown. "You sissy!" he will say. "Did you play with dolls while all of your friends were out playing baseball?" Attempts to bean the clown directly in his cruel, cruel mouth are foiled by a protective net. He sneers, baring his teeth in a direct challenge. You cry and run away...
Perhaps the only downside to Topsfield is the questionable cuisine. While the burly man on your right screaming "get your giant Italian sausage right here" might get your motor running, he stops your appetite dead cold. The sight of various meats festering in their own juices is more than enough to send those with weak stomachs to the food stand sponsored by the local congregational church, where lighter fare such as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and corn on the cob can be had. On a brighter note, the cotton candy and fried dough rival the food at Six Flags...