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God I love these....hope no one missed yesterday's event...hehehe :twisted: Xoxoxox, JEN
Aug. 3 What: Miss Crustacean Pageant
Where: Ocean City, N.J.
Why We Love It: In Ocean City, a blinding smile and perfect posture take a back seat to compound eyes and polyp-encrusted shells, as hermit crabs -- in costume, no less -- put a salty spin on the standard pageant.
http://www.atlanticcitykids.com/news/miss_crustacean.htm
Aug. 4-6 What: World's Longest Yard Sale (aka Highway 127 Sale)
Where: Gadsden, Ala., to Covington, Ky.
Why We Love It: The 19th annual Highway 127 Sale spans 450 miles (and about 5,000 vendors) from Alabama to Kentucky. That's a lot of Jane Fonda exercise videos and Nelson CDs
http://www.127sale.com/
Aug. 5-7 What: Twins Days
Where: Twinsburg, Ohio
Why We Love It: Twinsburg gets its name from a pair of identical twins, a charming bit of lore that's celebrated each year when hordes of siblings (as many as 3,000) descend two-by-two on the town. Triplets, quadruplets and above also welcome.
http://www.twinsdays.org/
Aug. 6 What: Brat-Eating Contest
Where: Sheboygan, Wis.
Why We Love It: No relation to 'Brat Camp' -- we're talking bratwurst. New record in '05: 35 brats in 10 minutes. The goods are prepared on the world's longest grill. At 53,000 lbs. and 65 feet long, it's able to cook 2,500 brats per hour
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-14-2004/0002192266&EDATE=
Aug. 7 What: Lobster Crate Race
Where: Rockland, Maine
Why We Love It: Need to walk off the unholy amount of lobster you've ingested at Rockland's five-day Maine Lobster Festival? Try navigating a chain of partially submerged wooden lobster crates without falling into the drink. Current record: 3,007 crates
http://www.mainelobsterfestival.com/
Aug. 8-9 What: Elvis Auditions
Where: Las Vegas, of course
Why We Love It: It's not that there aren't enough Elvis impersonators, it's that there aren't enough good ones. As Elvis Week rages in Memphis, auditions hit 11 cities as far-flung as Munich and Moscow for a reality show set to crown the uber-Elvis.
http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20050606/LAM11506062005-1.html
Aug. 10 What: National Underwear Day rawrrrrrrrrr :twisted:
Where: New York City
Why We Love It: Undie peddlers FreshPair.com believe that unmentionables deserve to be mentioned a bit more. So for the third straight year, scantily-clad models will roam New York City, polling locals on their skivvy habits
http://www.freshpair.com/
Aug. 12-13 What: Armpit Beauty Pageant
Where: Battle Mountain, Nev.
Why We Love It: The Old Spice-backed Pit Festival, which attracts about 3,500 people, features sweat-centric events like bed races, an Old Spice deodorant toss and our favorite, the Armpit Beauty Pageant.
http://www.battlemountain.org/oldspicefest.html
Aug. 13 What: BugFest!
Where: Raleigh, N.C.
Why We Love It: We heart all the fest's events, from bee-bearding displays to the Roachingham 500 (both exactly what they sound like), but save room for Cafe Insecta, and dine on delights like ant-chiladas, banana worm nut bread and superworm cake
http://www.bugfest.org/
Aug. 20 What: Twine-a-Thon
Where: Cawker City, Kan.
Why We Love It: The world's largest ball of twine gets even larger each August when the Twine-a-Thon brings folks from all over to add string to the giant sphere. At last count, it was 40 feet around and 16,828 pounds -- 7,049,191 feet of twine in all.
http://www.beloitchamberofcommerce.com/newsletter.html
Aug. 26-27 What: Mashed Potato Wrestling <--my fav.
Where: Barnesville, Minn.
Why We Love It: This highlight of the Potato Days Fest starts with 500 pounds of taters and 300 gallons of water in a cement mixer. Wrestlers wade through the steamy spuds for the title of World Mashed Potato Wrestling Champ
http://www.potatodays.com/index.html
Aug. 3 What: Miss Crustacean Pageant
Where: Ocean City, N.J.
Why We Love It: In Ocean City, a blinding smile and perfect posture take a back seat to compound eyes and polyp-encrusted shells, as hermit crabs -- in costume, no less -- put a salty spin on the standard pageant.
http://www.atlanticcitykids.com/news/miss_crustacean.htm
Aug. 4-6 What: World's Longest Yard Sale (aka Highway 127 Sale)
Where: Gadsden, Ala., to Covington, Ky.
Why We Love It: The 19th annual Highway 127 Sale spans 450 miles (and about 5,000 vendors) from Alabama to Kentucky. That's a lot of Jane Fonda exercise videos and Nelson CDs
http://www.127sale.com/
Aug. 5-7 What: Twins Days
Where: Twinsburg, Ohio
Why We Love It: Twinsburg gets its name from a pair of identical twins, a charming bit of lore that's celebrated each year when hordes of siblings (as many as 3,000) descend two-by-two on the town. Triplets, quadruplets and above also welcome.
http://www.twinsdays.org/
Aug. 6 What: Brat-Eating Contest
Where: Sheboygan, Wis.
Why We Love It: No relation to 'Brat Camp' -- we're talking bratwurst. New record in '05: 35 brats in 10 minutes. The goods are prepared on the world's longest grill. At 53,000 lbs. and 65 feet long, it's able to cook 2,500 brats per hour
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-14-2004/0002192266&EDATE=
Aug. 7 What: Lobster Crate Race
Where: Rockland, Maine
Why We Love It: Need to walk off the unholy amount of lobster you've ingested at Rockland's five-day Maine Lobster Festival? Try navigating a chain of partially submerged wooden lobster crates without falling into the drink. Current record: 3,007 crates
http://www.mainelobsterfestival.com/
Aug. 8-9 What: Elvis Auditions
Where: Las Vegas, of course
Why We Love It: It's not that there aren't enough Elvis impersonators, it's that there aren't enough good ones. As Elvis Week rages in Memphis, auditions hit 11 cities as far-flung as Munich and Moscow for a reality show set to crown the uber-Elvis.
http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20050606/LAM11506062005-1.html
Aug. 10 What: National Underwear Day rawrrrrrrrrr :twisted:
Where: New York City
Why We Love It: Undie peddlers FreshPair.com believe that unmentionables deserve to be mentioned a bit more. So for the third straight year, scantily-clad models will roam New York City, polling locals on their skivvy habits
http://www.freshpair.com/
Aug. 12-13 What: Armpit Beauty Pageant
Where: Battle Mountain, Nev.
Why We Love It: The Old Spice-backed Pit Festival, which attracts about 3,500 people, features sweat-centric events like bed races, an Old Spice deodorant toss and our favorite, the Armpit Beauty Pageant.
http://www.battlemountain.org/oldspicefest.html
Aug. 13 What: BugFest!
Where: Raleigh, N.C.
Why We Love It: We heart all the fest's events, from bee-bearding displays to the Roachingham 500 (both exactly what they sound like), but save room for Cafe Insecta, and dine on delights like ant-chiladas, banana worm nut bread and superworm cake
http://www.bugfest.org/
Aug. 20 What: Twine-a-Thon
Where: Cawker City, Kan.
Why We Love It: The world's largest ball of twine gets even larger each August when the Twine-a-Thon brings folks from all over to add string to the giant sphere. At last count, it was 40 feet around and 16,828 pounds -- 7,049,191 feet of twine in all.
http://www.beloitchamberofcommerce.com/newsletter.html
Aug. 26-27 What: Mashed Potato Wrestling <--my fav.
Where: Barnesville, Minn.
Why We Love It: This highlight of the Potato Days Fest starts with 500 pounds of taters and 300 gallons of water in a cement mixer. Wrestlers wade through the steamy spuds for the title of World Mashed Potato Wrestling Champ
http://www.potatodays.com/index.html
