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Weird Indiana: We're Not So Different

By Michael Packer

Topic: Hoosier Oddities

Posted: Wed, Dec 5, 2007

Listening to internet radio does interesting things to you. First of all, it makes you realize the passion and dedication that many people outside of the mainstream have for their craft. Take Ghostly Talk for instance. I stumbled upon this show in October and I'm hooked. It turns out this gang is from Michigan and takes ghost hunting trips to Indy - neato!

But it was also through this radio program that I learned about Weird Indiana. Written by a slew of folks, including Troy Taylor (Weird Illinois, Weird Virginai, Ghosts of the Praire, etc), the book catalogs the myriad of oddities around the state. But what caught me was the mention of... The World's Biggest Ball of Paint! Exciting...

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1. Dec 6, 07 02:00 PM | Norm said:

I've driven by the World's Biggest Ball of Paint a number of times, but I've never stopped. It's on the west side of town ... just south of the old landfill.

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