I have heard of some novel ways to raise money….but this one is just sick!
The AP ran a story recently that was an eye opener……and gave me feelings of sympathy for some bulls.
The fundraising idea may seem a little nuts, but Oakdale‘s annual Testicle Festival is always a big hit. On Monday, volunteers with the town’s Rotary Club plan to fry up 400 pounds of the private parts of bulls and serve them to diners who pay $50 apiece for the sit-down meal.
The event, whose proceeds also benefit the Oakland Cowboy Museum, has drawn an average of 450 people and last year raised $28,000.
It’s common practice on cattle ranches for young male bovines to be castrated into steers, which after the initial loss, eventually makes them more docile and easier to handle. Fans of the delicacy, also referred to as “mountain oysters,” come from around the state.
According to Rotarians, everyone who buys a ticket is guaranteed to “have a ball.”
450 people are sucking down “nuts” but at least it is for a good cause……huh?
Hi Chuq, and again, please forgive me for disappearing! I may be disappearing AGAIN later this week…! Things have been really hectic. I moved, and then I had three out of town visitors stay with me, a week at a time, back-to-back. And now I’m leaving town at the end of the week! Still have work to do, too. So what’s up with you?
Really funny post. I know plenty of folks who’d love to suck some nuts, but I wouldn’t pay for it.
Hi Jenny…..it worries me when a friend goes silent…I have a friend in Lebanon that I have not heard from since the Israel war 2 yrs ago…..I get worried….not much has been happening….I have been asked to write for a site: http://www.eyesonobama.com/ on wednesdays…..we will see how that works out….lol…take care and please bve careful
Thanks for your well wishes, Chuq!
Great that you’ve been invited to write for that site–but I can’t keep up with your current blog as it is…!
Once I’m back in town next week, I should have some stability in my life again… 😉
Hi Jenny…thanx for the pats and see what can happen when you have no life….LOL
My friend Lily was part of the protests for a change in the government about 2 yrs ago and I am afraid she might have been a casualty, but after the last war the infrastructure sucks so all I can do is wait and hope.
P.S. Oh, and I hope that you do get to hear from your friend in Lebanon… I can see why you’d be concerned with everything that’s been happening in that part of the world… I do hope that all is well…