Insert your own "heavy petting" joke here

Every once in a while I see something that absolutely convinces me that the world has gone mad:

The Texas State Fair has eliminated the petting zoo because of litigation concerns and skyrocketing insurance costs.

And yet the fried oreos don’t scare anybody.

Mike Orren is the Chief Product Officer of The Dallas Morning News; President of Belo Business Intelligence; husband to Crystal Orren; and a Mungarian at Munger Place Church in Dallas, TX. All opinions herein are mine alone.