Way out in Wheaton, a Chicago suburb known for its theological college and therefore high density of affluent Christians, past a shitload of "Study For Jesus" signs, you'll find Scott Smith's All Animal Expo, held bi-monthly at a local fairground. This is where thousands of animal-obsessed freaks gather to show off, trade, buy, and sell "exotic" animals, and mingle with kindred animal lovers. I went there recently with some friends and found that most of the other visitors and vendors are your typical overweight I-went-too-far-with-my-hobby-and-now-it's-a-lifestyle suburbanites who're way out in ho-ho land.
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