Midway Safari
For more than 10 years Ron and Bob have won stuffed animals for the MACC fund. The animals are raffled to raise money to fight childhood cancer. ...
   

Guess who has a skeeball game in his basement?
Wacky Wire Grandmaster
7th level at work.
Beer break .
Which of you jokers is buying?
I NEED to win that green dino!
Looks like another winner!
Nothing beats deep fried dragon.
Quarter-Toss is perfect to cultivate a therapeutic indifference to money.
Bank-a-Ball is a favorite of scientists everywhere.
Hit the front edge or inner lip just right and you're a winner.
Photoshop enhanced crew. (The camera man is included thanks to Photoshop.)
2 helpers. One gets a bum deal.
No seats available, I'm sure glad we brought these guys with us.
Winning the animals isn't nearly as difficult as carrying them.
Two 10 foot sharks!
We need a bigger van!
...and yet, he still complains about the one that got away!
Bwana Ron
The Pre-Van days
Believe me, nobody wants to carry a pig.
The pleasure of styrofoam fumes on the trip home.
The real fun begins.
The spoils of applied physics and a lucky hat
Droll caption needed.
A typical day's winnings minus 3 or 4 given to helpers
Dog Day. Ron cleaned out the putting booth by winning all these dogs.
I think these guys have bonded.
We discovered Spongebobs were the most popular prize of 2003.
Ron capped the year by winning this 6 foot monk at a county fair.
A truck to take the animals from the warehouse to Pasta Fest
This truck is full, Call for another.
The Pasta-Fest Raffle
Dad, the Spongebobs are over there!
So many prizes, so few raffle tickets.
 
No raffle tickets needed for the meatballs.
Most thought it was a fair raffle, but eye contact was never made with the crowd
The bear is cute but definitely a runner-up here.
She's convinced she just won the best of all possible prizes.
Rumors are that the new Shirley Temple movie will feature a tiger shark.
Big Eyes
Plush!
Not all the prizes are warm and cuddly
A happy winner unaware that legged snakes disappeared due to the Fall of Adam.
I AM using my legs Dad!
We still aren't sure if it's a deer or a donkey.
A stuffed snake really does complete any ensemble.
Time to phone home and tell mom to bring the van.
Behold the banana-headed monkey-headed guy!
Happier times. The subsequent custody battle spanned 4 years and 3 states.
A nice big clown smile and you'll feel much better.
How many clowns do you see in this picture?
Mike Jacobs and a good cup of coffee. Can it get any better than this?
A pair of jokers
The sausages mingle.
The Brat has been shunned.
Most clowns don't have opposable thumbs but they still can manage a smile.
Our secret plan was to win enough stuffed animals to win a trophy.
The mighty white hunters