Oh Stampede - so much good and so much trash. The Stampede brings out the excesses in people. Too much drinking, too many pancakes, not enough water or sleep.
The above are the reasons that everyone gives about why they're not "big into Stampede". But how many people really check out Stampede in it's entirity? All the Ag(riculture) stuff, those people who work all to breed the perfect sheep or the miniest donkey? It takes passion, deep rooted knowledge and a love of things Western to commit to that kind of project. And the Stampede is their time to shine - so let's give them a little glory, shall we?