{"id":1578,"date":"2014-07-12T09:49:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T09:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2017-06-12T09:52:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T09:52:20","slug":"our-next-watermelon-prize-the-watermelon-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/our-next-watermelon-prize-the-watermelon-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR NEXT WATERMELON PRIZE: THE WATERMELON FAN!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4658 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pic11.jpg\" alt=\"pic\" width=\"259\" height=\"479\" \/>I went camping this past weekend, and the weather was actually pretty nice. A little warm \u2013 maybe even what you\u2019d call \u201chot\u201d \u2013 which is why I was glad my wife convinced me to pack an extra cooler full of drinks and watermelon. You didn\u2019t think I\u2019d go camping without watermelon, did you?<\/p>\n<p>I fell in the creek while I was fishing, which helped me stay relatively cool (even if I looked decidedly <em>uncool <\/em>while I was flailing around in the water), but I could have used this week\u2019s watermelon prize, too.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a battery-powered, hand-held fan shaped like a little watermelon guy (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cute-Adorable-Battery-Operated-Fruit-Style\/dp\/B007XK7XQO\/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1402582254&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=watermelon+fan\">available on Amazon.com<\/a>). The fan is perfect for a trip to the ballpark, campsite, or wherever you might need a little breeze to cool you down. Said one Amazon reviewer: \u201cI was very surprised at how much air it puts out. [\u2026] I found it good enough to cool me down when I\u2019m having a hot flash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll give it away to one commenter chosen at random from all the comments left on the blog this month. Good luck\u2026and, if you go fishing any time in the near future, don\u2019t forget to wear a life jacket.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget to enter your best watermelon carving in our 2014 Watermelon Carving Contest! The deadline for entries is August 4. There are $2,000 in prizes and the first 25 entrants will receive a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dexas-Watermelon-Cutting-Serving-12-Inch\/dp\/B0073J5XI0\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1402599431&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=dexas+watermelon+board\">Dexas watermelon cutting board<\/a>. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2014\/06\/let-the-carving-begin-the-2014-watermelon-carving-contest-is-here\/\">contest kickoff blog entry<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/watermelon-carving-contest\/\">official contest web page<\/a> for categories, entry requirements and more details.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went camping this past weekend, and the weather was actually pretty nice. A little warm \u2013 maybe even what you\u2019d call \u201chot\u201d \u2013 which is why I was glad my wife convinced me to pack an extra cooler full of drinks and watermelon. You didn\u2019t think I\u2019d go camping without watermelon, did you? 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