If I wasn’t running a half marathon this Sunday, here’s a few events that would have been on my radar this November.
The World’s Biggest Liar Competition
In this contest in Cumbria, England, competitors have five minutes to tell the biggest lie they can. Too bad that last year’s contest (according to the contest’s official Web site) was canceled due to bad weather. Of course, that was probably just a lie.
This contest is held at the Chitlin’ Strut, a chitlin festival, in Salley, SC. Surprisingly enough, there’s no chitlin-eating contest there. Yet.
World Championship Punkin Chunkin
This contest in Delaware is exactly what it sounds like: the pumpkin that goes the farthest wins.
This will be an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of pirates in one location. The current record of 6,166 pirates is held by a band of scalawags from Hastings, England. This record shot will be held Saturday in nearby Greenville, NC. It will take place a few hours before the East Carolina-Navy football game. Wait. Actually, I might have to be a part of this…
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November 2, 2010 at 9:23 PM
John Palko
You should go. I can loan you my pirates costume. Unless I happen to be using it that day.
November 3, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Kendra
First, you should definitely do the pirate gathering because its awesome and we are going to be there.
Second, I stumbled upon a contest that seems right up your alley….
http://www.carolinacarolingcompetition.org/
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