T+L: Wackiest New Year's Eve Ball Drops

[LL_Moderator_ks]

Was anyone present at any of these wacky ball drops?

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[thepiranha]

Nope, but I'd love to see twelve watermelons hurtling from the sky and smashing on the ground in Vincennes, IN.

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In Philadelphia, one of the local news stations dropped a big soft pretzel shaped like "2012" from the top of the building into the mouth of the newscaster - it was pretty funny. They always try and do something Philly related - last year they dropped a cheese steak wrapped in christmas lights from the building.