The Rat Circus was the peak of the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire, which took place in Bonney Lake this past August. Apollo the rat astounded. The rats were better than the jousting, the cannons, and the fake Old English accents. They hit you with the accents in the parking lot. A fair-thee maiden in a neon orange vest succored our mechanized driving carriage into an allotted parking barn. Then, at the ticket counter, you swipeth your plastic computerized debit plank to gain entry unto the grounds.
I didn’t even need to go into the fair; I could have stayed at the ticket window all day and watched the guy swipe credit and debit cards in Old English. (When editing Renaissance Faire footage, the “speed up” function always gives it a certain pizzazz.)
