Funny Stuff From Dave Barry

Dream Vacation Itinerary

"You're going to Alexandria, Indiana, to see the World's Largest Ball of Paint. That's right: Alexandria is one of those rare places blessed with TWO major attractions, like Paris, France, which has both the Eiffel Tower and the Coliseum; and Brentwood, Tennessee, which has Dolly Parton. Because it turns out that Alexandria is the home of a painting contractor named Michael Carmichael who, since 1977, has been applying coats of paint - sometimes ten coats a day - to a baseball. Why did he do this? For exactly the same reason that Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel: He had plenty of paint."