DAILY DIRT: New medal entry in the Great Plate Debate has a Star Wars feel

November 2, 2024 | By Steve Eighinger Muddy River News Minister of Culture and Doctor of Love

Daily Dirt for Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024

Has anyone seen Phat Phat Brooks? You’ll understand in a minute … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,102 of The Daily Dirt.

1.This week’s Great Plate Debate finds a new bronze medalist on the podium.

JEDI has earned a spot on the medal stand for best personalized license plates spotted across West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri. JEDI forced 2 FARR to leave the premises.

By the way, send all Star Wars and Luke Skywalker comments to either Bob Gough or David Adam at Muddy River News world headquarters. (PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Don’t send the comments to David. Why not? BECAUSE HE HAS NEVER SEEN A STAR WARS MOVIE! Seriously, WTF? JRG)

We’re now in the final two months of 2024 competition, and can GOD 911 hang on for the gold medal at year’s end?

The current medal stand:

Gold Medal: GOD 911.
Silver medal: XLMAMA.
Bronze medal: JEDI.

Top spottings over the past week include:

PAPA
FOR HIM 5
BRAKES
HF NAKED 1
WE DO
RUNNER
PEELN 4
ROLL 1

2. Did you know (Part 173)

That Illinois produces the most pumpkins in the United States.

That M&Ms is Americans’ favorite candy, according to a recent poll in which roughly 30 percent of all U.S. candy eaters picked M&Ms as No. 1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups had been No. 1 in 2023.

That Americans spent more than $10 billion this year on Halloween, including candy, costumes and other items associated with All Hallows’ Eve.

That candy corn was originally called “Chicken Feed”. (PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Should have been called “Chicken Shit”. Candy corn is disgusting. JRG)

That the largest pumpkin on record called Minnesota home, weighing in at 2,749 pounds in 2023. It was grown by a horticulture teacher.

3. I fully realize we are in the heart of college football season, but it’s never too early to discuss hoops, too. That said, here are a few of the best names you’ll find this season in college basketball:

Solo Ball, UConn
Legend Geeter, Eastern Michigan
Tony Toney, UAB
Jizzle James, Cincinnati
Always Wright, Rhode Island
Tennessee Rainwater, Utah Tech
Gob Gob, UMKC
Phat Phat Brooks, Michigan
Po’Boigh King, North Carolina Central
Townsend Tripple, BYU
Churchill Bounds, Wagner
Supreme Cook, Oregon
Cli’Ron Hornbeak, Kent State

Steve Thought O’ The Day – Here’s kind of an interesting piece of trivia for you. The next time you are trying to stump a buddy, ask this question: What four players were NBA teammates of both Michael Jordan and LeBron James? If he or she gets even two of the four correct, buy ’em a Mountain Dew. The four players were Brendan Haywood, Scott Williams, Jerry Stackhouse and Larry Hughes.