The word “fair” can be an adjective (“reasonable” or “adequate”) and a noun (such as a county fair). “Confession: Whenever I read ‘at the hospital in fair condition’ I picture a man on a Ferris wheel holding a cone of cotton candy” was posted on Twitter by Florida Times-Union on March 3, 2011. “The man who fell from the Ferris wheel is in Fair condition” was posted on Twitter by Rick Aaron on August 9, 2013.
“The guy who fell off the ferris wheel is at the hospital.. He’s in fair condition” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on July 1, 2015. “My friend just fell off the Ferris wheel and hurt himself. He’s in fair condition” was posted on Reddit—3amjokes on November 25, 2019.
“FOR SALE: one Ferris wheel. Fair condition” was posted on Twitter by “hot pickle” on May 23, 2017.
Twitter
Florida Times-Union
@jaxdotcom
Confession: Whenever I read “at the hospital in fair condition” I picture a man on a Ferris wheel holding a cone of cotton candy
3:18 PM · Mar 3, 2011·TweetDeck
Twitter
Rick Aaron
@RickAaron
The man who fell from the Ferris wheel is in Fair condition. The boy who was kicked by a horse is stable but the movie reviewer is critical.
8:38 PM · Aug 9, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Grubersauce July 1, 2015
The guy who fell off the ferris wheel is at the hospital..
He’s in fair condition.
Twitter
rel3
@relthethird
The guy who fell off the ferris wheel is at the hospital..
He’s in fair condition.
1:38 AM · Jul 2, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
hot pickle
@markydoodoo
FOR SALE: one Ferris wheel. Fair condition.
9:45 AM · May 23, 2017·Twitter for iPad
Twitter
Dextrophobia
@dextrophobic
FOR SALE: one Ferris wheel. Fair condition.
1:22 PM · Aug 5, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/porichoygupto November 25, 2019
My friend just fell off the Ferris wheel and hurt himself.
He’s in fair condition.
COMMENTS
2XAL
That sounds like a wheely bad time
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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