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Australian farmer grows record 743 kg pumpkin
2015-03-11
[NEWS.XINHUANET] An Australian farmer has set a new national record for the heaviest pumpkin in Australia and New Zealand.

Dale Oliver's winning pumpkin weighed at 743 kg during the Summerland Pumpkin Competition held in northern New South Wales ( NSW).

Oliver has been the nation's top pumpkin grower for many years and in 2013 broke his 575 kg record with a 619 kg pumpkin.

He told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Monday that his record breaking Atlantic Giant pumpkin only took 75 to 80 days to grow.

However,
Switzerland makes more than cheese...
Oliver needs to grow them bigger in order to make a world record.

The Guinness World Record for heaviest pumpkin at 1,054 kg (2, 323 pounds) belongs to Switzerland
...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell...
grower Beni Meier.

And he said American farmers were even growing bigger ones.

"Nowadays all them guys over in America, actually all around the world, keep sourcing the biggest genetics and they just seem to be getting bigger, bigger and bigger," Oliver said.

"Back when they had them at 1,500 pounds they were wondering if they'd get to 2,000, now they're looking to break 2,500 pounds ( about 1,134 kilograms)."
Posted by:Fred

#12  Gawd, I hate it when folks objectify women... or mock the mentally or physically challenged... or thwart the insane ambitions of homicidal geriatric midgets... but what the hey.

It's the travelling circus of Dork and Dwarf:
See Willy, the Bent Innuendomorph!
Step right up! Cast your eyes
On the huge thighs and lies
Of the crooked-ass Venus of Hillendorf!
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2015-03-11 22:20  

#11  Well alrighty then - Pumpkin Pies + Pumpkin Impenadas all around + to go, please!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-03-11 20:48  

#10  Other heavy orange things:

Posted by: Snakes Omilet5717   2015-03-11 17:44  

#9   = 1,638.03 lbs.
Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp52169   2015-03-11 17:19  

#8  Orange you glad that your new pet cucurbit
Has a thick skin? But still, don't disturb it!
Sure, you like pumpkin pie,
But let sleeping gourds lie,
Lest the sound of your shrieking perturb it.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2015-03-11 14:19  

#7  Go to your room, GORT.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-03-11 12:46  

#6  Four wheels... some mice... he's in the chauffeur business.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2015-03-11 11:14  

#5  But I understand the poor guy got divorced.

Had a wife but couldn't keep her.
Posted by: Fred   2015-03-11 11:08  

#4  It's the GREAT PUMPKIN!
Posted by: Linus Van Pelt   2015-03-11 10:47  

#3  Now THAT is a pumpkin !
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-03-11 09:22  

#2  Sounds like Mr. Oliver squashed the compitition.

Posted by: GORT   2015-03-11 09:20  

#1  
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2015-03-11 09:12  

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