The Standing Broom of Prattville

The Prattville Standing Broom is an old story from 2009, but I think it deserves a place on WU.

Especially since it's inspired an entire subgenre of broom-standing-on-their-own videos on youtube. Here's just one, picked at random:

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 18, 2012
Category: Stupidity | Interior Decorating

Comments

The story seems to have swept the Montgomery area thanks to balanced reporting by an upstanding reporter.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/18/12 at 10:33 AM

Yep, here we are three years later and this story has not been brushed aside.I wonder if their shop is still running after getting a good start with all the publicity this garnered.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/19/12 at 11:17 AM

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