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If Mr. James wasn't a happily married man, I'll bet he'd love saying this to women in bars.

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God's success: Joliet resident says his 57-inch zucchini is a miracle

By Janet Lundquist, Joliet Herald-News

JOLIET — Salim James believes God performed a miracle in his garden this summer. In fact, he's sure of it.

This summer, James' backyard garden produced a 57-inch zucchini, which measures four inches longer than the world's longest zucchini listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, which was measured in October 2002.

"This is not my success, this is God's success," said James, 66, of Joliet.

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August 30, 2004 in Joliet, Photography | Permalink

Comments

Now, if I were to believe in a god, it would be the kind of god that is interested in growing really long zucchini's. I mean, maybe that's why there are wars and such. God's too busy gardening.

Posted by: Julie at Aug 31, 2004 1:17:20 PM

"Man, I'm really bored today. What fun things can I do? I know! I'll make a really big zucchini! 55 inches, no, 57 inches!"

Posted by: Pete at Sep 1, 2004 8:38:52 AM

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