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Comments :: Giant Pickle Ready for Mt. Olive New Year's Celebration

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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL THIS IS TOO MUCH! NO WONDER PEOPLE UP NORTH MAKE FUN OF US WHEN WE ARE DOING STUPID STUFF LIKE THIS......................A GIANT PICKLE..........COME ON BOYS.....WE HAD BETTER LEAVE IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE, OR COME UP WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE RESPECTABLE.

Does this mean that Durham should drop a giant gun at midnight? Although, it would seem too much like a regular night of gunshots once the noise from the fireworks started.

Too Funny!!!

i guess if you make enough money you can drop anything you want.

Make your jokes - Mount Olive is one of the most wonderful business-rich environments. As someone mentioned earlier, Mount Olive College, Mount Olive Pickle, Andy's Cheesesteaks & Cheeseburgers (GREAT food), IMpulseNC (they make trolley cars) and for now, corporate headquarters to Butterball, LLC which is the largest turkey processing plant in the world all call Mount Olive home. By the way, it's not in the town limits, it's about 15 minutes outside of town. Plus, they have the NC Pickle Festival every year (end of April/first of May please attend!) as well as one of the best Christmas parades I've ever been to.

Andy's Cheesesteaks is the ultimate American dream. The owner, Kenny Moore, started out in the Berkeley Mall in Goldsboro with only $10,000 and a dream. Now, look at him. He's started his own foundation to help sick children. He donates, quite largely I might add, to the Make A Wish Foundation. Obviously, somebody enjoys the food. I know I do!

I saw one bigger than that in the adult toy store.

Actually, the irony of the Peter Piper comment is that its actually a brand name of pickles and a competitor of Mount Olive Pickles on store shelves. For many years, Cates Pickles of Faison was a competitor just down the road from Mount Olive. Those in eastern NC probably 30 and up might remember seeing their pink (yes, pink) tractor-trailer trucks on the highway. Mount Olive's trucks were green and Cates' trucks were pink. Dean Foods bought out Cates some years ago and the Peter Piper brand is a Dean Food's pickle. So long story short, no I don't think Peter Piper was invited.

Does this mean that Durham should drop a giant gun at midnight? Although, it would seem too much like a regular night of gunshots once the noise from the fireworks started.

GATechfan.....now that's funny.

Ah yes, the 'possum drop..... It will not be the new year without the 'possum drop.

My giant pickle is ready year 'round.

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