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03-06-2003, 11:20 AM
I'm not making this up...
http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/internet/03/05/offbeat.big.cheeto/story.cheeto.cnn.jpg
It's believed to be the largest Chee-to in the world. The cheesy glob of fried cornmeal that Navy Petty Officer Mike Evans found last week in a bag of the snacks is about the size of a small lemon and weighs in at about half an ounce.
Evans, 41, a fervent user of online auctions, posted his find on eBay. He never expected the flurry of attention that followed.
Radio stations from around the country interviewed Evans, a Gulf War veteran stationed in Pearl Harbor who patiently explained that he bought the bag of Chee-tos for his 3-year-old son. Giant Chee-to T-shirts and Chee-to puppet auctions sprung up online. Ebay users bid up the Chee-to into the millions of dollars.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/03/05/offbeat.big.cheeto/index.html
[ March 06, 2003, 11:30 AM: Message edited by: DJ 138 ]
http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/internet/03/05/offbeat.big.cheeto/story.cheeto.cnn.jpg
It's believed to be the largest Chee-to in the world. The cheesy glob of fried cornmeal that Navy Petty Officer Mike Evans found last week in a bag of the snacks is about the size of a small lemon and weighs in at about half an ounce.
Evans, 41, a fervent user of online auctions, posted his find on eBay. He never expected the flurry of attention that followed.
Radio stations from around the country interviewed Evans, a Gulf War veteran stationed in Pearl Harbor who patiently explained that he bought the bag of Chee-tos for his 3-year-old son. Giant Chee-to T-shirts and Chee-to puppet auctions sprung up online. Ebay users bid up the Chee-to into the millions of dollars.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/03/05/offbeat.big.cheeto/index.html
[ March 06, 2003, 11:30 AM: Message edited by: DJ 138 ]