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What 'world's biggest' have you seen? (Original Post) Ptah 17 hrs ago OP
World largest pistachio, at Pistachioland in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Enter stage left 17 hrs ago #1
How large was it? Ptah 17 hrs ago #2
A 30 ft tall statue of a pistachio. Sorry, I don't know how to post pictures, Enter stage left 17 hrs ago #4
That's astounding! Ptah 16 hrs ago #5
I got a behind the scenes tour of... GReedDiamond 17 hrs ago #3
Was there an explanation as to why it was in a presidential library? Ptah 16 hrs ago #6
I was told that anything presented... GReedDiamond 16 hrs ago #7
Does biggest failed President count? Bobstandard 16 hrs ago #8
He has to count to five as part of his quarterly annual cognitive tests. Orrex 8 hrs ago #9
As a matter of fact... Orrex 8 hrs ago #10
Large enough to contain a tempest. Ptah 6 hrs ago #16
This message was self-deleted by its author True Dough 7 hrs ago #11
I was going to post the same thing, True Niagara 7 hrs ago #12
No need to lock the thread True Dough 7 hrs ago #13
Copy that, True Niagara 7 hrs ago #14
My husband wouldn't have wanted me to brag on him Marthe48 6 hrs ago #15
well played! Orrex 5 hrs ago #17

Enter stage left

(4,652 posts)
1. World largest pistachio, at Pistachioland in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:14 PM
17 hrs ago

Yummy pistachios, and decent wines.

Enter stage left

(4,652 posts)
4. A 30 ft tall statue of a pistachio. Sorry, I don't know how to post pictures,
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:24 PM
17 hrs ago

But if you Google "Pistachioland" you'll see the giant nut.

GReedDiamond

(5,559 posts)
3. I got a behind the scenes tour of...
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:21 PM
17 hrs ago

...the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley maybe 30 years ago.

The library director was a Democrat, fwiw.

He took me into a very large storage area, closed off to the general public, which was lined with rows of very large floor to ceiling metal shelves.

The shelves were loaded with all sorts of things that had been gifted to Ronnie during his reign of error.

One item was the "world's largest" ball of twine, maybe 6 to 8 feet in diameter.

That was the most memorable thing I saw there.


GReedDiamond

(5,559 posts)
7. I was told that anything presented...
Sun May 31, 2026, 12:05 AM
16 hrs ago

...to Reagan, or any President, had to be, by law, documented and stored in their prez library.

That included the giant ball of twine.

I did see several very elaborately decorated, hand-tooled leather horse saddles that had been presented to Saint Ronnie, which he could not actually use, at least after he had left office.

No prez could personally keep anything gifted them during their term(s) of office. All such gifts belonged to the People of the U.S. and were not the personal property of any prez.

I'm sure that will be another established protocol that preznit Donnie dipshit violates if he ever has the chance.

Response to Ptah (Original post)

Niagara

(12,213 posts)
12. I was going to post the same thing, True
Sun May 31, 2026, 08:53 AM
7 hrs ago

But I didn't want Ptah's thread to be locked so I didn't say a thing until you did.

True Dough

(27,423 posts)
13. No need to lock the thread
Sun May 31, 2026, 08:56 AM
7 hrs ago

I'll take the "hide" if someone is so offended. It's worth it!

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