15 Apr 2005
Man to Defend Cow Chip Throwing Title

Well, it wasn't for the World Championship or anything, but in 1973 or 74 I witnessed the Governor of Texas (Briscoe, if I recall correctly) engage in such a contest at a festival in San Antonio. I remember practically dying of laughter as I heard him address the crowd describing how to select the correct piece of dried bovine dung:

Ya gotta get'em when they're just right. If ya get'em when they're too wet, they stick to your hand, and if ya get'em too dry, they break when they fly!

I thought that this was the perfect sport for politicians - the get lots of professional practice, after all!

AP - Fire Chief James Pratt returns Saturday to defend his title as champion of the World Champion Cow Chip Throwing Contest. People from across the country and from some foreign countries will be on hand for the 36th annual competition.

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