P-tooooo-weeeeee

[VAdoublegunner]

Nope, I'm not talkin' about you boys who like a chaw or some of that redneck snuff stuff ... this here's some real spittin' !!

Cricket Spittin'

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) - When it comes to spitting a cricket for distance, the central Wisconsin talent seems concentrated in one Marshfield family. Brian Johnsrud spat a thawed cricket 22 feet, 8 inches at the Central Wisconsin State Fair on Saturday. Minutes later, his son Jared shot his cricket 10 feet, 5 inches to win the 9-to-11 age division.

Brian Johnsrud said the key is to pick the biggest cricket and put it upside down on your tongue. He also said you have to take the deep breath before putting the cricket in your mouth, so you don't swallow the critter.

Daniel Word, 7, won the competition among 5- to 8-year-olds. After spitting his cricket 9 feet, 11 inches, he said it wasn't easy.

The event drew enough interest that organizers say they'll make it an annual affair.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090908/D9AJB2EG2.html

 

[red14]

I'll leave that to others. I heard that crickets are close relatives to roaches. Yes, I know it's protein, but I'll pass just the same.

 

[TNDixieGirl]

 

[s&wchad]

 

[truckemup97]

Upside down on your tongue. Head first or the other way around? Just wondering in case I ever find myself in a cricket spitting contest in Wisconsin.

 

[Engineer1911]

Don't blame me -- I left Wisconsin in January 1979 following college graduation. There wasn't much going on in Marshfield then and it doesn't appear to have gotten any busier. Guess they still don't have cable TV.

 

[Centenniel]

Well, I for one ain't eating or spitting a cricket. Surely those folks can find SOMETHING else to do.

 

[s&wchad]

Surely those folks can find SOMETHING else to do.

 

[jkc]

Wouldn't you think, given that it's Wisconsin, that this sort of competition ought to involve cows, rather than crickets? Maybe they have some sort of competition involving cows that they don't let non-residents know about...??? Who knew that the internal ballistics of spit crickets had been studied to refinement? This may be why Sipowicz left Wisconsin, too.

 

[HayesGreener]

Cricket Cruelty

Wait till PETA gets ahold of this!