The ideal Pork Queen Should be six feet tall, hairy and fat.

F.J.
"Don Salad" > wrote in message
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> * It's no picnic being the Pork Queen these days. Once a hot commodity
> * at supermarket promotions nationwide, Iowa's Pork Queen is in danger
> * of losing her throne, because of a shrinking budget, waning interest
> * among young women and the long decline of the family farm.
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> * Decades ago, most farm states had a full court of agricultural
> * royalty that included queens of honey, sweet potatoes, lamb,
> * cherries and melons. These farmers' daughters perched on
> * convertibles in well-attended summer parades and peddled fruit and
> * meat at state fairs.
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> "Melon Queen" is also funny.
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> * She says she hopes she won't be the last Pork Queen. One night, she
> * says, "some little girl came up to me and said 'I can't wait to be
> * Iowa Pork Queen.' "
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> Just like in the Fairy Tale!
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http://online.wsj.com/article_email/...b6uHm4,00.html
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> Thanks,
> Don
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