Re: Rumors...Rumors....Rumors.....

Hey I was just thinking about that saying....so true....and the scale tells
the tale...
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul M <pumpkin@orbitcanada.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: Rumors...Rumors....Rumors.....


> The bullshit stops when the tailgate drops
>
> George Webster wrote:
>
> > List,
> > Saturday is a big Weigh-Off day for many of us.
> > The clock is ticking down and rumors of "The Big One"
> > are starting to fly.  For some reason the rumor mill is a
> > lot more active than in years past.....here are
> > some examples of some rumors that I have heard the past week
> > via e-mail, telephone or word-of-mouth.....
> >
> > 1. There is a pumpkin in southern California that
> >    weighs over 1100 lbs.
> >
> > 2. There are at least 3 pumpkins in NY, PA and OH that
> >    are at least 1300 lbs.
> >
> > 3. Rock Rivard has 2 more in his patch bigger than
> >    his 1178.
> >
> > 4. In the Northwest there is one 1400 pounder and one
> >    1500 pounder.
> >
> > 5. Jerry Rose has so many big ones that Ohio National Guard
> >    is guarding his patch 24 hours a day.
> >
> > 6. Len Stellpflug has been culling all of the squash in his
> >    patch under 1200 lbs.
> >
> > 7. Jack LaRue has a pumpkin in his patch well over 1000 lbs. grown
> >    on a plant with only 3 leaves on it.
> >
> > 8. Every grower in Connecticut has at least one pumpkin with
> >    an OTT of 398 inches.
> >
> > 9. In Nevada, Scott Goodpasture has a plant thats over 8,000 sq.ft.
> >    and has so many large pumpkins on it that he will probably enter
> >    and win 18 weigh-offs in 12 different states.
> >
> > 10. And lastly.....I have heard a rumor that pumpkin growers never
> >     lie or exaggerate...... so all of the above must be true !  (>:
> >
> > Soon all the cards will be on the table.
> > Best of Luck to All at the Weigh-Offs.
> >
> > George
> >
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