Corning, Sport of the (Potato) Gods

Corning (also known as "tick-tacking" or "racking") means throwing hard kernels of corn at houses to make this loud irritating clinking (or as they say in Philipsburg, "tick-tack") noise on aluminum siding. It was such an institution in our hometown of Palmerton, PA, that we were shocked and appalled to discover that, of all the students at Colgate University, only Dan (from Philipsburg, NJ) had ever heard of this noble Halloween tradition. In the interests of furthering the knowledge of the All-seeing Vegetable, we would like to take a survey. E-mail eemeet_meeker@hotmail.com and tell us your hometown and whether people there go corning. And if they don't, spread the word about the mighty sport. Your local corn farmers will thank you.

We have been told that in some areas, "corning" consists of throwing candy corn at people. That is an unholy perversion in the eyes of The Potato. But if it's fun, go ahead and do it. We have also heard taht some people throw Korn CDs at others. This is not OK, as that would require somebody at some time purchasing a Korn CD. The Potato cannot endorse this kind of irresponsibility.

An article about the potential effects of corning done wrong appeared in the Police blotter of the 21 October Times News (Lehighton, PA). Please, people, take the corn off the cob before you throw it.

Here's the list (so far) of places with and without knowledge of corning through an oral tradition (as opposed to having seen it on the Potato God Worship Center).

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Towns WITH corning:

Towns WITHOUT corning:

Fort Madison, IA West Burlington, IA Boise, ID Normal, IL O'Fallon, IL Riverton, IL Dugger, IN Evansville, IN Peru, IN Alpha, NJ Milford, NJ Philipsburg, NJ East Palestine, OH Massillon, OH Mason, OH Mt. Healthy, OH Sidney, OH Adamstown, PA Allentown, PA Apollo, PA Bethlehem, PA Blairsville, PA Butler, PA Catasaqua, PA Connellsville, PA Connoquenessing, PA Coopersburg, PA Danville, PA Denver, PA DuBois, PA Easton, PA Ebensburg, PA Elizabeth, PA Emmaus, PA Freeport, PA Greensburg, PA Hellertown, PA Indiana, PA Latrobe, PA Lewistown, PA Lower Saucon, PA McConnellsburg, PA McMurray, PA Mill Hall, PA Monongahela, PA Mt. Pleasant, PA Myerstown, PA Natrona Heights, PA Nazareth, PA New Bethlehem, PA Oklahoma Borough, PA Palmerton, PA Punxsutawney, PA Reamstown, PA Ruffsdale, PA Sarver, PA Saxonburg, PA Schoeneck, PA Scottdale, PA Tionesta, PA Uniontown , PA Walnutport, PA Washington Twp., PA Williamsport, PA Windber, PA Youngsville, PA Youngwood, PA Pound, VA

Huntsville, AL Mesa, AZ Yuma, AZ Phoenix, AZ Los Gatos, CA Murrieta, CA Newport Beach, CA Oxnard, CA San Diego, CA San Luis Obispo, CA San Marcos, CA Ventura, CA West Hills, CA Mack, CO Glastonbury, CT Ocoee, FL Orlando, FL Pensacola, FL Tampa, FL Titusville, FL Spirit Lake, IA Chicago, IL Decatur, IL Flora, IL Kenilworth, IL Robinson, IL Wilmette, IL Benton, KY Murray, KY Baton Rouge, LA Castor, LA Shreveport, LA Boston, MA South Natick, MA Wilbraham, MA Woburn, MA Gaithersburg, MD Rockland, MD Rockland, ME Alma, MI Ann Arbor, MI Farmington, MI Grand Blanc, MI Grosse Isle, MI Hamtramck, MI New Lothrop, MI Northville, MI St. Louis, MO Bostic, NC Caroleen, NC Charlotte, NC Chimbley Rock, NC Clifside, NC Ellembero, NC Forest City, NC Harris, NC Lake Lure, NC Lexington, NC Mooresborb, NC Raleigh, NC Rutherford, NC Spindale, NC Sunshine, NC Thomasville, NC Candia, NH Dumont, NJ Jersey City, NJ Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Rumson, NJ Westfield, NJ Henderson, NV Amsterdam, NY Binghamton, NY Blue Mountain Lake, NY Bridgeport, NY Carmel, NY Fredonia, NY Hamilton, NY Malverne, NY Manlius, NY Medford, NY Mineola, NY New York City, NY Niagara Falls, NY Queens, NY Roosevelt Island, NY Syosset, NY Valley Stream, NY Van Etten, NY Vestal, NY Walton, NY Westhamptom Beach, NY Mentor, OH Medford, OR Amherst, PA Audubon, PA Broomall, PA Hamburg, PA Hatfield, PA Lansdale, PA Middletown, PA Norristown, PA Pittsburgh, PA Wexford, PA Blacksburg, SC Jefferson City, TN Manvel, TX Pasadena, TX Plano, TX Spring, TX Wichita Falls, TX Richmond, VA Sterling, VA Bainbridge Island, WA Bellevue, WA Mount Horeb, WI Edmonton, AB, Canada Regina, SK, Canada

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