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John McPherson makes us howl at his adroit mix of everyday settings and extraordinary events. John’s offbeat, oddball characters turn up in familiar places, but their actions are always hilarious and unexpected.
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Tin Can Twidget said, 5 months ago
I hope that afterward they are re-cycled.
margueritem
said, 5 months ago
Looks like fun!
Tom Trek said, 5 months ago
I think you have to stick the tip to get a legal throw.
win said, 5 months ago
Treemendous (sic)!
cdward said, 5 months ago
Don’t you have to hold it by the base with both hands and toss upward? I saw it at the Scottish games.
Saskfan said, 5 months ago
@cdward
No, that would be a caber, and they make a Christmas tree look like a wee toothpick.
battle of plattsburgh said, 5 months ago
What a needles thing to do.
Poollady said, 5 months ago
Most of the needles have already fallen off by now anyway
Digital Frog
said, 5 months ago
doesn’t look like they can throw them very fir.
LafInLarry
said, 5 months ago
Came in to make sure the caber toss was mentioned…
But I will say it took me three times reading that tag on the right to realize it wasn’t SWISS instead of SIMMS.
Mneedle said, 5 months ago
@Tin Can Twidget
Yes….They are piled up and left to rot.
Terri Brittingham said, 5 months ago
They actually have an event like this in Bethlehem, PA.
Popeyes4arm said, 5 months ago
a very Noble event
2catsintheyard said, 5 months ago
@LafInLarry
Me too! I thought that was a funny way to spell SWISS.