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Man tosses knob 21.8m (71ft)
Via the BBC
More than 5,000 people have attended a "knob throwing" competition in Dorset.
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The longest throw was by Dave Morrison, who tossed his knob 21.8m (71ft).
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He said: "We used to throw knobs occasionally as a child because they're the size of a golf ball, so the whole thing gelled from there.
"Most of the contest is taken in good heart and there is no food wastage. Everything that is left over - even the broken bits on the ground - goes to feed local chickens.
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The longest throw was by Dave Morrison, who tossed his knob 21.8m (71ft).
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He said: "We used to throw knobs occasionally as a child because they're the size of a golf ball, so the whole thing gelled from there.
"Most of the contest is taken in good heart and there is no food wastage. Everything that is left over - even the broken bits on the ground - goes to feed local chickens.
Oh, a Dorset Knob is a locally made spherical biscuit (cookie)
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