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The other day I was at our local Lowes getting some micro sprinklers for my patch. I needed a tap to thread them into the PVC and asked for help. The clerk asked me what I was using them for. I told him they were for my pumpkin patch. He goes ohhh, are you trying for a big one with a smile on his face. I told him yes, that I grew a 696 last year and wanted to break my record. He then proceded to tell me that he grew one last year that weighed 1850 lbs. I had to ask him to repeat that to me to make sure i was hearing this right. I said wow that is a world record weight. That he beat Jutras 1689. He said the world record is over 2100 lbs and that he wanted to break it. I asked him if he had it weighed anywhere and told me that he took 1st place at the Winsor fair and then at Fryburg Fair with it. He told me the seeds were from someone he knew and thats all he would tell me. I tried not to call him a liar, but it was too funny to hear this knowing what I know about this hobby. I asked his name so I could see if he even entered a pumpkin anywhere, and of course his name didn't show up anywhere. I know everyone in this hobby or atleast know of them up here in Maine. I wonder how many other people he has told this same story.

Just wanted to share this with everyone. Thought it was a funny story. Has anyone else had a similar experiance?

I should have gotten some of his secects on how to grow a big one. That could have really been funny. Next time i go back I will have to ask him.

5/29/2009 1:33:13 PM

ExtremeVegetables.com

The current Windsor Fair record is: 613 lbs.

"7. Beating Current Fair Record of 613 lbs. $500."

http://www.windsorfair.com/PUMPKIN.htm

5/29/2009 1:44:46 PM

Maine

Last year Winsor Fair was;
Bill Clark 843 lbs
Ed Pierpont 711 lbs
Al Berard 659 lbs

They all broke the fair record.

5/29/2009 2:10:38 PM

Bemidji Minnesota

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_compulsive_lying_disease_called_and_how_do_you_find_out_if_you_have_it

sad really.

5/29/2009 3:05:05 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

I think he used to sell cars...

5/29/2009 3:08:02 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

...come to think of it, where are all those out-of-work car salesmen going?

5/29/2009 3:09:09 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Sorry, bad joke if you are an honest former car salesperson.

5/29/2009 3:09:54 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

It was a bad joke, but to get back to the point. I don't understand what he gains by that. I lived for a short time with a fella in Gunbarrel Co who bloviated all the time. When he got to the story of being on Al Unser Jr's pit crew I had to move out.

5/29/2009 3:18:57 PM

[email protected]

Maybe he's related to Jill from NJ.

5/29/2009 3:36:07 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Yeah, all six of you honest former car sales-people... OK! I'll STOP! ;-)

5/29/2009 4:25:53 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

didn't we have this same thing back about 15 years ago the rocky pacelli world record pumpkin?

5/29/2009 4:35:41 PM

Windham Maine

Joe was that the no. windham lowes? If so I saw that pumpkin on display! It was made of cardboard and painted orange it said 1850 lbs. on written with a sharpie!lol

5/30/2009 5:19:18 AM

Rhode Island

we had a ten pound tomato grown by a ri grower last year. he said he ate it in a sandwich. possibly you were talking to him?

5/30/2009 7:43:19 AM

Cochecton, NY

That's alot of tomatoe for one sandwich! Was the guys name Dagwood?

5/30/2009 8:45:14 AM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

That must be some sandwich Pap!

5/30/2009 8:45:20 AM

Waquoit Mass

kinda like jon lovitz on sat nite live lol hamr

5/30/2009 9:03:25 AM

bliss,n.y.- heart of Wyoming County

Heard of a 400 pound cabbage.. but it got slawtered(lol) on the way to the scales...

6/1/2009 9:45:15 AM