Posted
on January 11, 2014
Okay,
you've kept that fruitcake your aunt Marge gave you long enough. It's
now as hard as the Hope Diamond. Nobody's going to eat it. You can
throw it away today!
If
you live in Manitou Springs, Colorado, you're in luck! You can toss
your fruitcake in style, and maybe win a prize for doing so!
Everybody who participates in the annual Fruitcake Toss brings their
own fruitcakes (which are inspected; they must be made of edible
materials only, such as flour and water, and they must include
glaceed fruits). Those fortunate enough not to have received a
fruitcake during the holiday season may rent one. ( ! )
There
are several events, such as Fruitcake Hurling (the medal winner is
the one whose fruitcake ends up the furthest distance from the
hurling line—unlike Olympic events, it's not the first touch on the
ground that counts, but rather the cake's final resting place), Catch
the Fruitcake (a team event in which four fruitcakes are tossed by a
device to a team of three catchers; the team that catches the most
wins), and Accuracy with Targets (targets are rings that are 75, 125,
and 175 feet away from the throwing line; the goal is to get your
fruitcake into or at least near to each target.
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| That looks like some pretty heavy-duty machinery to toss a fruitcake! |
The devices used in the Catch game are, apparently, created by each team. So there is a lot of prep time—you have to build a catapult!
Maybe
some of you don't live in Manitou Springs, CO. But you can organize
your own Fruitcake Toss competition!
(By
the way, this holiday is celebrated either the first or second
weekend of January. Some communities held their tossing events last
weekend—despite the cold!)
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