{"id":265,"date":"2010-03-08T10:22:19","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T10:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=265"},"modified":"2017-06-08T10:23:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T10:23:12","slug":"new-years-resolution-update-spittin-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2010\/03\/new-years-resolution-update-spittin-mad\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW YEAR\u2019S RESOLUTION UPDATE: SPITTIN\u2019 MAD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-599\" title=\"pyranmid watermelon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/pyranmid-watermelon.jpg\" alt=\"pyranmid watermelon\" width=\"158\" height=\"170\" \/>As part of my New Year\u2019s resolutions for 2010, I promised myself that I\u2019d enter a watermelon seed spitting contest this year and I intend to keep that promise, even if means hosting a neighborhood contest in my backyard this summer (though I\u2019d prefer to enter a more formal contest).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve scoured the internet for seed spitting contests in my area (south central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Maryland) and have found nothing too promising. I\u2019ve found contests that used to be held in my neck of the woods, but no evidence that they still are. Oh well, the search continues. In the meantime, I\u2019ll study the video below in which seed spitters discuss their techniques.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OTDDP-gkpWA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of my New Year\u2019s resolutions for 2010, I promised myself that I\u2019d enter a watermelon seed spitting contest this year and I intend to keep that promise, even if means hosting a neighborhood contest in my backyard this summer (though I\u2019d prefer to enter a more formal contest). 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