Mount Sterling prepares for testicle festival

St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | 6/16/05 | Rick Pierce

[byset]

Euphemisms abound for the, uh, delicacy that will be the focus of a festival Saturday in Mount Sterling, Ill., about 90 miles north of St. Louis.

Kevin Huston, who owns the Sportsman's Club bar, which is hosting the festival, has heard 'em all: cowboy caviar, swinging beef, mountain oysters, lamb fries. But folks in Mount Sterling (population 2,077) don't mince words, so the festival is known simply as the Sportsman's Club Testicle Festival.

"They're not really like chicken or a beef steak," Huston says. "They're in a class of their own."

The festival, which will feature beef, pork, lamb and turkey testicles, even has a motto: "Come one, come all, let's have a ball." ...

[evets]

BYOB

[AzaleaCity5691]

It's not a part of life that should be advertised in public.

Selling it on a snuff film is one thing, because kids can't buy snuff films (they still get a hold of them, but not because they bought it at Wal-Mart), the same with the old theatres they used to have in the 70s

But a town festival, going out of it's way to celebrate the joy of cojones, it's a bit much.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

"Or they used to be. "

I guess you did not try that new pickup line?

[Jokelahoma]

If I'm not happy with the service, I wonder if I can get this stuff in take-out? You know, like as in "I don't like it, so I'll take my ball and go home"?

[blackie]

"Sportsman's Club Testicle Festival"

Sounds like a fun game. :)

[jocko12]

Bill Frist rent a couple of charter buses and send all GOP Senators to go to this event they might learn something.

[blackie]

Can ya get 'em honey glazed??

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

"Can ya get 'em honey glazed??"

If you like to rub honey on your balls, go for it baby!!!

[blackie]

Be careful ~ now. ;)

[Quilla]

Actually, fried up just right and they are delicious. Years ago I lived on a cattle ranch and assisted in the annual harvest that took place every New Year's day. We'd cut 10 gallons worth. (As an aside, bulls do scream.) Roy Clark of Hee Haw fame flew into town every year for half the booty. Truly, they are considerably better than everything you listed with the possible exception of escargot.

[byset]

They eat fried testicles in snuff films?

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

You should know by now that I am not careful, and that I say the things others are afraid to.

BTW isn't honey a little too sticky?

[GoldCountryRedneck]

Swing by for some gonad grub ...

[AzaleaCity5691]

Testicles are something that should not be discussed in mixed company, certainly shouldn't have a festival designed around the sole purpose of eating testicles, and then to top it off, putting ball jokes in the advertising

There is a time and a place for testicle discussions, and a community sponsored festival ain't one of them

[Corin Stormhands]

Oh...don't even pretend you don't know why I pinged you over here...

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[blackie]

I know that and congratulations for going where others fear to go.

I don't know, I haven't eaten honey since I was a kid.

I was thinking of those KFC adds about honey glazed boneless buffalo wings or was it nuggets? :)

[Dashing Dasher]

No successes... yet...

Although a lot of curious FReepers on Monday Morning!


;-)

[Dashing Dasher]

Blackie said Nuggets on a Gonad Thread....


giggle...

[najida]

Yep,

They're something that half the world has and the other half is glad they don't.