Quick Tips: Things Not to do in Polk County

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Quick Tips: Things Not to do in Polk County

Posted by Josh Hallett on May 22, 2007 at 09:06 PM

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With the recent 'Rubber Robbers' story making national news, here is what the rest of the world now knows about Polk County. (Remember the following items received national media exposure)

Things Not to do in Polk County

- Steal a single package of condoms
- Smoke crack and then nude-wrestle alligators
- Call your employees jelly bellies
- Chat online with underage children

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Comments

Good list, but you left off the most notorious one.. This one has seen worldwide media coverage... It is a little old, but was a big story nontheless... Here's the link to the snopes writeup on it... The guy that got his thing caught in the pool at the scottish inn in lakeland...

http://www.snopes.com/risque/penile/pool.htm

Posted by: br1ckhouse | May 24, 2007 07:25 PM

Ah, Brickhouse...that is one of my favorite Lakeland stories!

Posted by: Lorrie | December 11, 2007 06:00 PM

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