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Mich. Family Filled With Champion Spitters (Family a lock in long loogie lobs)
Yahoo news ^ | Mon Jul 4, | no byline

Posted on 07/04/2005 4:28:48 PM PDT by Cowman

EAU CLAIRE, Mich. - Brian "Young Gun" Krause knows what it's like to out-spit dad. But now he's got to watch out for his own sons. For years, the Krause family has dominated the International Cherry Spitting Championship in southwestern Michigan, and this year Cole Krause became the youngest in a long line of cherry pit spitting champions.

The 3-year-old took first place in the 32nd annual competition Saturday, winning the 5 and younger category. He spit a distance of 12 feet, 4 inches.

His dad, 27, the reigning champ in the overall adult division, spit 53 feet, 4 inches, about 40 feet less than his world-record 93 feet 6 1/2-inch spit from 2003, the organization said.

Second place went to Brian Krause's father, Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause, 51, who spit 50 feet, 11 inches. He has 12 international championships under his belt.

The Krause streak also continued in the women's category with Marlene Krause, 42, spitting 38 feet, 7 inches. She married Rick Krause during the pit-spitting festival nine years ago. Another son of Brian Krause's, 8-year-old Braden, won the age 6-8 division with a 26 feet, 6-inch spit


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: cerrypitspitting; familytradition; goodgenes; monopoly
It's not right for one family to dominate this sport. I think we should do something to level the field such as making them spit 15 feet behind the other spitters. (PC off)
1 posted on 07/04/2005 4:28:50 PM PDT by Cowman
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To: Cowman

We're all so proud of them here in Michigan.


2 posted on 07/04/2005 4:38:59 PM PDT by cripplecreek (I zot trolls for fun and profit.)
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To: Cowman

Maybe the marksmanship element should be added to the distance spitting... And while one's at it, why not add a competition in blowing one's nose as well (how much, how far, how close to the target)?


3 posted on 07/04/2005 4:41:23 PM PDT by GSlob
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To: cripplecreek
We're all so proud of them here in Michigan.

Well, Michigan is within spitting distance of Wisconsin.

4 posted on 07/04/2005 4:42:03 PM PDT by Cowman (Just when you hit the bottom of the stupid hole you notice the guy next to you is digging)
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To: cripplecreek

Spitting cherry seeds, how plebian! These folks in Beaver, Oklahoma know how to have a dignified contest.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/OKBEAchip.html


5 posted on 07/04/2005 4:45:15 PM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: Cowman

There's a tobacco-spittin contest in Pelahatchie, MS. I believe they can spit farther.


6 posted on 07/04/2005 4:46:41 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: petitfour

Can't beat punkin chunkin.

http://www.punkinchunkin.com/


7 posted on 07/04/2005 4:51:16 PM PDT by cripplecreek (I zot trolls for fun and profit.)
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To: cripplecreek
Can't beat punkin chunkin.

Reminds me of the Monster Garage that made some kind of catapult that could throw a pumpkin about 1/4 of a mile.

8 posted on 07/04/2005 4:58:41 PM PDT by Cowman (Just when you hit the bottom of the stupid hole you notice the guy next to you is digging)
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To: Cowman

I really am proud of this Michigan chunkin team. The two time world champion 2nd amendment gun.


http://www.secondamendmentgun.us/


9 posted on 07/04/2005 5:04:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (I zot trolls for fun and profit.)
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To: Cowman
Punkin damage. Image Hosted by ImageShack.usImage Hosted by ImageShack.us
10 posted on 07/04/2005 5:08:51 PM PDT by cripplecreek (I zot trolls for fun and profit.)
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To: cripplecreek
Wow! I'm betting there wasn't a candle in that punkin'
11 posted on 07/04/2005 5:11:04 PM PDT by Cowman (Just when you hit the bottom of the stupid hole you notice the guy next to you is digging)
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Reminds me of the Monster Garage that made some kind of catapult that could throw a pumpkin about 1/4 of a mile

Just as a side note, Is Monster Garage stealing ideas from Red Green? I mean they have made a boat out of a car, a fire truck out of a Lincoln, and a Zamboni out of a Chevy. Red Green did all that ten years ago.

12 posted on 07/04/2005 5:29:24 PM PDT by Gordon Pym
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