Re: This worlds largest thing is crap....
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: This worlds largest thing is crap....
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 21:16:35 PDT
- List-Archive: <http://www.mallorn.com/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Well, I think we all knew the media was a bit on the scummy side
anyhow. But we should take our share of the blame. The media goes with the
info it gets. Maybe some of the ppl out here who have ties with the media
should have set the record straight. And I am sure they know who they are.
Greg
>From: "Kitty & Jerry Rose" <kitty@nls.net>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Re: This worlds largest thing is crap....
>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 22:39:57 -0400
>
>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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