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November 13, 2008

Twine Ball Wars: It's On

Nobody expects the CBS Evening News to be hilarious, but last night's tongue-in-cheek report on the ongoing war between three competing "largest ball of twine" makers who totally hate each other made me laugh out loud -- especially when the guy with the misshapen ball inspires controversy over what constitutes a "ball" of twine:

By the way, this is what the evening news is covering now. How long do you think they were sitting on this crucial story, just waiting for the election to end?

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i don't usually brag about my relatives but, frances is my second cousin and weird al wrote a song about him - "the biggest ball of twine in minnesota" a classic for sure.

Posted by: jennifer at 11/13/08 6:48 PM | Reply
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Elliot

There are a lot of things to brag about.

This is not one of those things.

Posted by: Elliot profile link at 11/13/08 7:47 PM | Reply
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Funtastik

the twine ball museum.
check, please.

Posted by: Funtastik profile link at 11/14/08 3:12 AM | Reply
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