Originally posted by crab bait:<br /> it's goin' on now folks .. punkin' chunkin'.. <br /><br />it started in 86 ,, couple guys sittin' around ellsworth's blacksmith's shop .. layin' bets on who could chunk a pumkin the farest..<br /><br />it wasn't much of a contest ,that year, but it 'snowballed' into an ENORMOUS event..<br /><br />i seen it in 89,90,91.. an last year.. boy is it sumthin'..!! but it's waaay to crowded ,now..<br /><br />there's different events an age groups.. people come from across the country with their 'contraptions' to hurl an orange gord the farthest..<br /><br />but the main event,, are the 'air cannons'.. which looks like something outta USSR's red square pararde.. <br />these cannons are just that huge.. <br /><br />anyways it's a blast.. alotta states are now havin' contest.. but if'n you want to be 'king daddy chunker',, you gotta come to sussex county to prove it..<br /> <br /> punkin chunkin