Mullet Tossing Contest

Each spring in the Gulf Coast Panhandle 
Seafood lovers attend a festival
Honoring the dark meat, oily mullet
That leaps into air shaped like a gullet
But the oddest part of this tradition
Is the mullet tossing competition
Both he-men and ladies take to the beach
To see how far their mullet toss will reach
So if you're beachcombing and see fish fly
Now you have insight to the reason why
A waste of fish? Yes, but fun’s had by all
And winners dance first at the mullet ball

When smoked, the mullet tastes best served with fries
But it’s cool to watch when it’s tossed and flies

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 6/16/2010 7:38:00 PM
Smile ~ "You Have Mail Dear Lady!":) ~
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Date: 6/15/2010 3:07:00 PM
Hi Carolyn, just 'trawling' through your portfolio & the title of this one caught my eye. LOL, what a strange tradition. Totally enjoyed your poem ~ Sharon :)
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Date: 5/9/2010 10:24:00 AM
Congratulations on your win, Carolyn! Your poem is a culinary tradition worth-keeping. I am a sea-food lover and mullets served with fries are an excellent treat! Best wishes and smile! Have a wonderful, Happy Mother's day! Love and hugs, Andrew.
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Date: 5/4/2010 11:39:00 PM
Your just racking them up my dear..it must be something your eating..smile. Still want to toss a mullet with you ..congrats. BG
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Date: 5/3/2010 12:44:00 PM
congrats on second place in sonnet me interesting contest there
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Date: 5/3/2010 10:45:00 AM
Congratulations on your second win, Carolyn! It's such a humorous and fun Sonnet! I can see why this competation draws lots of people to the beach! I'd love to see it! Thanks for sharing yoor poem and may you have many more wins! Love and admirtaion, Andrew.
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Date: 5/3/2010 9:35:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Brian's "Sonnet Me" contest Carolyn. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/2/2010 5:03:00 AM
Congratulations on your second place win, Carolyn. I thought your poem was fun and very well written. I watched the video. Was that you in the pink bikini? (Kidding!?!) I wondered at first why you didn't include the 2008 U-tube account of the Mullet Tossing Contest. It was a great display of tossing techniques, too. A perfect celebration explanation. Perfect for the soup...that is until the last toss. I didn't know they made thongs for men...Hum! LOL Great write! Love, Dane Ann
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Date: 5/1/2010 8:01:00 PM
Congrats Carolyn. keep throwing them mullets...Margaret
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Date: 5/1/2010 10:04:00 AM
very nice congrats on your win faleshia
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Date: 5/1/2010 7:26:00 AM
Delightful poem, Carolyn....and the video was great!! Made me laugh! Congratulations on your win!! Love, Carrie
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Date: 5/1/2010 4:49:00 AM
Congrats Carolyn on your 2nd place win in Brian's contest about home towns... a terrific piece and neat info on the antics of Florida living... enjoy your special victory as your poetry portfolio grows my friend..luv from the "Sweetheart"
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Date: 5/1/2010 12:57:00 AM
Congrats on your success in my contest Carolyn.Rgds Brian.My latest contest'BROKEN MONOKU' is now open.
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Date: 4/29/2010 9:02:00 AM
Ha hahahaha. so florida!
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Date: 4/25/2010 5:43:00 PM
I have passed through that area many times but did not know there was a Mullet tossing contest so close-by!... Gotta' check out those videos! (The second-to-last line has suddenly made me quite hungry too!) Another fine write as usual from you, Carolyn - Tim
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Date: 4/21/2010 7:12:00 PM
what a great way to take this challenge to heart. My problem is that I do not have any fondness for my little city, and I would prefer to write of my home state Iowa, but it would be too general since we didn't have cool little things like this mullet toss you describe! I hope I can think of something to enter! LUv,andrea
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Date: 4/21/2010 5:08:00 PM
sounds like fun!!
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Date: 4/21/2010 4:02:00 PM
If you and Barbara are going Mullet tossing, i want to be there to cook them for you. Strange tradition, but hey! were humans >> James
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Date: 4/21/2010 9:16:00 AM
Hey Carolyn, Although I'm familiar with all genres of music, I'm not familiar with Simon and Garfinkel's..and don't have access to a computer so I couldn't submit an entry..however will enter your next contest..and why are you or were you down? It takes a few days to send poems, messages via postal mail..so I'm always late... keep your pretty head up. ...Luv, Jimmy
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Date: 4/21/2010 7:58:00 AM
I wish you a day of love, sunshine and inspiration beyond your wildest dreams Carolyn. Thank you for sharing your poetry today and I wish you the best in the contest as always.. Love, Carol
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Date: 4/21/2010 5:51:00 AM
I enjoyed the poem. Thanks for the information note
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Date: 4/21/2010 12:25:00 AM
Thank you for supporting my contest Caroln.Rgds Brian and thanks for the valued honour bestowed on my poem.
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Date: 4/21/2010 12:08:00 AM
Great informative write Carolyn, yet, do they serve barf bags there at the contest, cause I'd need one seeing poor lil' souls being tossed around like that ! no pun intended love ! james
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Date: 4/20/2010 11:49:00 PM
Im getting a laugh out of this..lets you and I go and toss fish around LNC..BG
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Date: 4/20/2010 10:28:00 PM
Oh I'm glad you said fish. I had no idea what a mullet was like. Good luck with the contest and thank you for your encouragement. Skagit Valley is a beautiful area and I didn't even get around to the surrounding mountains in my poem. Love, Joyce
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