nPostednon January 11, 2014
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Okay,nyou’ve kept that fruitcake your aunt Marge gave you long enough. It’snnow as hard as the Hope Diamond. Nobody’s going to eat it. You cannthrow it away today!
Okay,nyou’ve kept that fruitcake your aunt Marge gave you long enough. It’snnow as hard as the Hope Diamond. Nobody’s going to eat it. You cannthrow it away today!n
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Ifnyou live in Manitou Springs, Colorado, you’re in luck! You can tossnyour fruitcake in style, and maybe win a prize for doing so!nEverybody who participates in the annual Fruitcake Toss brings theirnown fruitcakes (which are inspected; they must be made of ediblenmaterials only, such as flour and water, and they must includenglaceed fruits). Those fortunate enough not to have received anfruitcake during the holiday season may rent one. ( ! ) n
Ifnyou live in Manitou Springs, Colorado, you’re in luck! You can tossnyour fruitcake in style, and maybe win a prize for doing so!nEverybody who participates in the annual Fruitcake Toss brings theirnown fruitcakes (which are inspected; they must be made of ediblenmaterials only, such as flour and water, and they must includenglaceed fruits). Those fortunate enough not to have received anfruitcake during the holiday season may rent one. ( ! ) nn
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nTherenare several events, such as Fruitcake Hurling (the medal winner isnthe one whose fruitcake ends up the furthest distance from thenhurling line—unlike Olympic events, it’s not the first touch on thenground that counts, but rather the cake’s final resting place), Catchnthe Fruitcake (a team event in which four fruitcakes are tossed by andevice to a team of three catchers; the team that catches the mostnwins), and Accuracy with Targets (targets are rings that are 75, 125,nand 175 feet away from the throwing line; the goal is to get yournfruitcake into or at least near to each target.
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| That looks like some pretty heavy-duty machinery to toss a fruitcake! |
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nThe devices used in the Catch game are, apparently, created by each team. So there is a lot of prep time—you have to build a catapult!
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nMaybensome of you don’t live in Manitou Springs, CO. But you can organizenyour own Fruitcake Toss competition!
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n(Bynthe way, this holiday is celebrated either the first or secondnweekend of January. Some communities held their tossing events lastnweekend—despite the cold!) n
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nAlsonon this date:
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nAnniversary of the Grand Canyon becoming a National Monument
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nAnniversarynof the discovery of francium
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nBirthdaynof the “Father of Wildlife Management”
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nPlannahead!
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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