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Man Who Raised $55K for Potato Salad on Kickstarter Throws Party
NBC-LA ^ | 9-29-14 | AP story

Posted on 09/30/2014 6:48:40 AM PDT by smokingfrog

An Ohio man who raised $55,000 in a joking crowdfunding appeal to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad threw a huge public party Saturday that promised "peace, love and potato salad."

PotatoStock 2014 was held in downtown Columbus and featured bands, food trucks, beer vendors and, yes, plenty of potato salad. With more than 3,000 pounds of potatoes, the charity-minded party was open to people of all ages.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: crowdfunding; potatosalad
Amazing the things people will donate money to.
1 posted on 09/30/2014 6:48:40 AM PDT by smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog

And once again Southpark nails it.


2 posted on 09/30/2014 7:01:11 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (He sounds good.Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: smokingfrog

Some might argue Americans have too much money.


3 posted on 09/30/2014 7:04:52 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: smokingfrog

Was it Amish or German Potato Salad? Heh.


4 posted on 09/30/2014 7:42:13 AM PDT by Carriage Hill ( Some days you're the windshield, and some days you're the bug.)
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To: carriage_hill

Polish


5 posted on 09/30/2014 7:45:11 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: carriage_hill

I love potato salad, German or otherwise.


6 posted on 09/30/2014 7:47:07 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: smokingfrog

Mmmmmmmmmmmm, sounds good!


7 posted on 09/30/2014 7:49:24 AM PDT by Carriage Hill ( Some days you're the windshield, and some days you're the bug.)
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To: trisham

Ditto; haven’t found a bad one yet!


8 posted on 09/30/2014 7:50:44 AM PDT by Carriage Hill ( Some days you're the windshield, and some days you're the bug.)
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To: smokingfrog

Next up: Potato Pancakes!..........


9 posted on 09/30/2014 7:51:57 AM PDT by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: smokingfrog

I’d pay for penelopesire’s tater salad.


10 posted on 09/30/2014 7:52:24 AM PDT by mylife
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To: PGR88

He could have made even more money if it had been Latkes..........


11 posted on 09/30/2014 7:53:06 AM PDT by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Red Badger

That is what I had yesterday with kielbasa and green onion in it. Yum!


12 posted on 09/30/2014 7:53:50 AM PDT by mylife
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To: carriage_hill

13 posted on 09/30/2014 8:00:05 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: smokingfrog

Democrats wink.


14 posted on 09/30/2014 8:15:46 AM PDT by Vaduz
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