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Sharp pencils for hard times
It’s just such a nice little object. It’s reassuringly weighty while still light enough to carry everyday. It has one job: it ...
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Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
MINNEAPOLIS — More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall ...
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Every year, folks travel from far and wide watch this giant pencil get sharpened | CBC Radio
More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.
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20-foot-tall pencil gets its annual sharpening - The Spokesman-Review
A&E; 20-foot-tall pencil gets its annual sharpening June 4, 2025 Updated Wed., June 4, 2025 at 6:14 p.m. Hundreds of people gathered in June 2024 to watch the third annual sharpening of the LOTI ...
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20-foot-tall pencil on Lake of the Isles lawn will get its annual sharpening - Star Tribune
When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is 20 feet tall and gets an annual public sharpening that draws crowds of more than 1,000 people. The giant pencil, known ...
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20-foot-tall pencil gets its annual sharpening - The Seattle Times
When is a pencil not just a pencil? When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is 20 feet tall and gets an annual public sharpening.