Re: This worlds largest thing is crap....
As I sit here at 10:30 this evening looking at the post with the T.V. on in
the background I here of the worlds largest pumpkin it's Bill's pumpkin-
wrong-Bill knows it ,the media doing it.Like Rocky said we know better
Jerry Rose
----- Original Message -----
From: Lyle Rockwell <rocky.r@cyber-quest.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 10:10 PM
Subject: This worlds largest thing is crap....
> Every paper I open around the NY/PA area here has a picture of Bill
> Bobier and his Big Kahuna.. the winner from the WPC in Clarence at 986
> pounds.. While I marvel at this accomplishment, I am amazed , once
> again, at the WPC, the media, and the naiveness of the general public on
> who had the "Worlds Largest". The papers read that Bill Bobiers pumpkin
> was the Worlds largest in 99, and expressed his displeasure for not
> reaching the 1000 pound mark, something that it taped over... For that,
> I feel bad too.. We all want our pumpkins to register what the tapes
> say.. Then the article goes on to say that he would have liked to topple
> the "world record" of 1061 pounds, something set by the Zehrs in 1996 at
> the Waterman Festival.. Why does the media fail to recognize the GPC and
> thier accomplishments around these parts.. I have a good idea.. If you
> go to check out Ray's site, he still claims that the Zehr pumpkin is the
> World Record also..
> While the world fails to realize that the WPC (1061)Zehr pumpkin,
> officially is now 3rd to the GPC pumpkins of Gary Burke (1092) and
> Gerry Checkon (1131), we in this mailing list know better.. I guess we
> need to become media friendly with the GPC, and learn how to manipulate
> them to get the GPC recognized.. The Bobier pumpkin was a beautiful
> site, but worlds largest? It barely made the top five for 1999,
> Claiming 4th behind 3 GPC pumpkins, ONe a Pennslvania Giant Pumpkin
> Growers Association Member, and 2 Ottawa St Lawrence members..
> Lets get the story straight, please..
>
> --
> ***Rocky Rockwell***
>
> http://home.cyber-quest.com/rocky.r
>
> "Woodchuck - The Other White Meat"
>
>
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