Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and adults with a need to see fruit fly -- competed in the Pumpkin Chucking Contest at Boyden Farms in Cambridge. "Just for the fun of seeing something hurl," said Dave Jordan, one of the participating chuckers.
Hand-made trebuchets launch the gourds. The greater the distance, the louder the applause.
Apparently no shortage of pumpkins just up the road a ways on Route 104. Read the rest of the story and watch the video if you wish by clicking on the following link:
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