Man Finds God - Stops Drinking Beer - Starts Making Giant Ball Of Twine

[matcom]

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For James Frank Kotera - also known as "JFK," or the "world's most famous dump man" - success and happiness are measured in increments of twine and service to his community. Kotera lives near Lake Nebagamon in Douglas County, about 30 miles from Superior. He also runs the Town of Highland dump.

Kotera claims to have accumulated the world's largest ball of twine after being touched by God back in 1979. He says he was told to quit drinking beer and turn his life around, he says. About that same time Kotera heard of some people making a giant ball of twine, and he decided he could make a better one.

With leftover twine from a neighbor's farm, he pursued his vision and began to work two to four hours a day on the ball of twine that would come to be called the "Mr. JFK Twine Ball." Now, 27 years and more than 19,000 pounds later, the ball stands in his backyard, about as tall as a person and twice as long.

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[_testify_]

1. Is this any different than hoarding cats?

I don't think it is.

[Squeech]

2. At least

he doesn't have to spend his entire social security check on Purina Twine Chow.

[_testify_]

3. Good point.

It is harmless in comparison, but the behavior is the same.

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. Here's The Twine Man and his Big Ball of String (pics)

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/WILKNtwine.html

[matcom]

5. he QUIT drinking beer?

rrrrriiiiiigggggghhhhhhhhhtttttt :rofl:

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. Sober....maybe....

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. Right...and he's the smartest dump man...

"I'M THE GREATEST LIVING SMARTEST DUMP MAN YOU EVER SAW and HIGHLAND PEOPLE COME TO THE WORLD'S ONLY NUMBER ONE DUMP IN GOD'S GREEN EARTH AROUND THE WORLD and I AM JUST SO THANKFUL GOD MADE ME THIS WAY. AND EVERYONE IN HIGHLAND IS SO THANKFUL OF ME FOR SAVING MONEY AND DUMPSTERS. JUST THINK ABOUT THIS MAN."

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. He may have quit beer but I think he moved onto whiskey.

[mockmonkey]

9. He HAS turned his life around

and around and around and around.......

[yellowcanine]

10. Big deal. Make a ball like that out of boogers and you would have

something that no one else could do.