Alaska is famous for the giant vegetables that grow here. Each year at the State Fair, the pumpkin weigh-off is a very big deal. The same with the cabbage weigh-off, but we'll just focus on the pumpkins for now.
A 1723 pound pumpkin (can you say HUGE?) was disqualified because of a tiny hole. I really don't get this. Why does a hole disqualify a pumpkin? This was not adequately explained for me. I guess pumpkin judging rules are quite severe.
The winning pumpkin was a mere 1287 pounds. Still pretty unreal looking. Not at all attractive in the traditional pumpkin sense. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.
This is a photo of a completely different pumpkin, which weighed only 859 pounds. I must have missed the bigger ones. How could I??
If this tale really captivates you, you can read the full story here.
A 1723 pound pumpkin (can you say HUGE?) was disqualified because of a tiny hole. I really don't get this. Why does a hole disqualify a pumpkin? This was not adequately explained for me. I guess pumpkin judging rules are quite severe.
The winning pumpkin was a mere 1287 pounds. Still pretty unreal looking. Not at all attractive in the traditional pumpkin sense. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.
This is a photo of a completely different pumpkin, which weighed only 859 pounds. I must have missed the bigger ones. How could I??
If this tale really captivates you, you can read the full story here.
6 comments:
That's a lot of pie!
We saw the story on the news too! Crazy huh?! Maybe they think the farmer/grower filled the giant beast with lead shot through the tiny hole -all 1,000 plus pounds?!
WOW! Disqualified for a tiny hole...I'll bet that grower was disappointed. I can't even image!
I saw a photo of the gigantic cabbage on cnn or msnbc. WOW.
What the heck do you do with such a huge pumpkin after its been judged? Can't be good to eat, is it?
Kristy
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Kristy -- I'm sure those huge pumpkins are NOT good for eating. Maybe they feed them to the pigs?
and then they end up as pork chops on a stick? Ahhhhh, the circle of life Simba.
:-)
Kristy
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