There are two kinds of people in the world.

Examples include boxers or briefs; overlapping or against-the-wall toilet paper rolls; and using your cell phone as a phone up against your ear and mouth OR as a walkie-talkie. I have a certain aversion to listening to people’s conversations, especially when it involves some aunts’ hemorrhoids.

But if you want to see the world in a microcosm, you really must visit the annual Kiwanis Coweta County Fair.

White, Black, Hispanic, Indian, Asian, alien, folks from Alabama – they are all there. Every size, color, weight, height. Jocks, cheerleaders, band members, nerds, divas, furries, and on and on. And every sexual orientation comes too.

And I love seeing such a diverse Coweta County. Each year, I work one of the gates collecting tickets and teacher/student passes. So I see everyone coming through. They’re all happy, friendly, and ready for a good time.

Except for the Bobs of the world. There are always a few Bobs, and well, some people just like to watch the world burn. Karens too.

Yet, there are really only two types of Fair people. Those who keep their tickets attached, and those who separate them into single tickets.

So, after a few years of research, here is how you know who separates and who keeps them together to maintain world order

A couple on a date, and she hands me both tickets attached. She bought them. She is not sure he is the right one either.

Older couple: he hands me two attached tickets. Pure chivalry.

Mom holding 10 tickets hands them to me and makes a circle motion with her hands, showing who’s in the inner sanctum. Not only did she buy the tickets; she runs that house.

Dads with teenagers: Every ticket is taken apart because he is just not in the mood to deal with their angst.

Young couples with babies in strollers: Always attached; their hands are already full with baby stuff.

High school couple on a date. Almost always torn because he does not want to appear overbearing. Me: are you on a date? Him: Yes. Me: Then you hand me both tickets, be a gentleman. Girl: slaps him, turns to me and goes, “thank you.”

High school couple on a date, Part 2: He hands me the attached tickets. Me: Nice move. Him: Yes sir, you taught me that last year at the Fair. His date smiles at him. That kid will go far.

And then there was the one dad who watched me thank a mom for handing me 10 attached tickets. He looked right at me, and then tore his four tickets apart and handed them to his wife and two kids with an evil smile.

“Karma is knowing your credit card is going to be declined at the ticket window, and you can’t buy tickets for the rides, and your kids are going to freak out in public,” I smiled in response.

On behalf of Newnan Kiwanis, thank you for coming to the Fair. Over the years, we have returned well over $5 million to the community through grants and scholarships.

We could not do it without your support. The Kiwanis International slogan is “Serving the Children of the World.”

Our local club takes that to heart, and every member will show up on the sole Tuesday of the Fair. We open it up early and more than 600 special-needs kids and adults, parents, and caregivers get free rein on the rides.

We do it because of the photo below. Again, thank you for making this happen.