stick talk

So....I was listening to the radio this morning and overheard a dispute about a very important monument.....someone had discussed the home of the world's largest hockey stick: duncan, bc.....someone else had called in to dispute the claim because the town of eleveth in minnesota also claimed to have the world's largest hockey stick.

How did they rectify this pressing issue? The radio personality phoned city hall in eleveth.....a representative agreed to discuss this politically charged issue LIVE!

Let's look at the facts:

Exhibit A:
"The Cowichan Community Centre, in Duncan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, boasts the largest hockey stick and puck in the world. Built in 1985, the 205-foot hockey stick is built from Douglas Fir wooden beams reinforced with steel, and weighs in at a staggering 61,000 pounds (28,118 kgs). The World's Largest Hockey Stick & Puck was originally commissioned by the Government of Canada as part of the Expo '86 World's Fair Exposition in Vancouver."

Exhibit B:
"World's Largest Hockey StickMeasuring 107 feet and weighing over three tons, this Christian Brothers hockey stick is complete with a giant rubber puck. Located in downtown Eveleth on Main Street - Grant Avenue... The stick was renovated and was completed in the summer of 2002."


The representative from eleveth city hall, in response to the falseness of their claim of having the world's largest hockey stick stated "we believe we have the world's largest hockey stick in america"......the world's largest hockey stick in america? then the radio personality asked the simple question: which is larger, 205 or 107? the city hall rep would not respond....finally she said tentatively: "1.....0......7........." to which the radio gal stated "is the smaller....yes......107 is smaller than 205"..........

this all seems so ridiculous to me......who cares? if you want to have a weird tourist-attracting monument.....then make it bigger than the others that already exist (it was finished in 2002 versus the duncan one that was built in 1985) or name it correctly (like "america's largest hockey stick").......wouldn't that be a lot easier than trying to explain how 107 is bigger than 205.......