Derleth:
Those are common enough that my mom’s hometown (Clinton, Montana) has an annual Testicle Festival where the local delicacy is sold and, reputedly, eaten.
It would be better if they called it the Testival Festicle.
Clinton, Montana. I guess, not far from Frog Dick, South Dakota, where they have the annual Sheep Castration Celebration, last week of July? [Nod to Bob Martin].
Derleth
February 18, 2019, 8:20am
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Sadly, the Clinton, Montana Testicle Festival is no more :
It’s known as ‘the craziest, most unpredictable festival’ in Montana-- Testicle Festival.
After 35 years, the Testy Fest is no more.
Matt Powers, who is the owner of Rock Creek Lodge where the festival has been held for the past 35 years, said on Monday that the festival is canceled “due to social media, lawsuits, and general liability concerns.”
Starting in 1982, the 5-day festival became famous for its drinking, nudity, and Testicle eating competitions, hense the slogan seen on signs along Interstate 90, “Having a ball,” at the Testicle Festival.
Newsweek has more information
The rowdy festival’s closure after 35 years in action was first reported by the Missoulian on Monday. According to the newspaper, a drop in attendance and several high profile incidents led to the decision.
Matt Powers, who owns the Rock Creek Lodge where the festival takes place, told the paper that increasing social media use was an issue for some longtime patrons who wanted to “disconnect” and not have to see their actions publicized in social media posts.
The festival is also facing a lawsuit after two people were killed when a patron grabbed the steering wheel of a shuttle back to town at last year’s event, flipping the vehicle.
Along with drink-driving related incidents, the festival has also been the scene of a number of stabbings.
Speaking to local station KTMF, Powers said that he planned to go into the medical marijuana business, saying he thought it would be “safer.”
Chronos
February 18, 2019, 2:11pm
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Huh, isn’t Newsweek an American magazine? I thought that the phrase “drink-driving” was a Britishism.
DPRK
February 18, 2019, 2:18pm
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Newsweek is American, but one consequence of globalization of media is that many words and phrases once marked as regionalisms have spread wide.
Product should’ve been named Dude Berries .
A fierce competition, no doubt.
You mock, but it’s up against Evil Kneival Days, a Maggot festival, and two different Fiber Festivals! Festivals in Montana 2019-2020 | Montana Festivals | Everfest