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Hundreds gather in a Nebraska field for a pool-noodle brawl over the name Josh Jay Cannon, USA TODAY
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Hundreds of people flocked to a park in Nebraska on Saturday to engage in an intense pool-noodle brawl over the name Josh.
The winner? Four-year-old Joshua Vinson Jr., who was honored with a paper crown and hoisted in the air for all Joshes to see.
It all started a year ago when pandemic boredom set in and Josh Swain, a 22-year-old college student from Tucson, Arizona, messaged others who shared his name on social media and challenged them to a duel. The planning began.
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Hundreds of people flocked to a park in Nebraska on Saturday to engage in an intense pool-noodle brawl over the name Josh.
The winner? Four-year-old Joshua Vinson Jr., who was honored with a paper crown and hoisted in the air for all Joshes to see.
It all started a year ago when pandemic boredom set in and Josh Swain, a 22-year-old college student from Tucson, Arizona, messaged others who shared his name on social media and challenged them to a duel. The planning began.
Hundreds showed up Saturday at Air Park in Lincoln – a location chosen at random – to participate in the silliness.
Hundreds gather in a Nebraska field for a pool-noodle brawl over the name Josh Jay Cannon, USA TODAY
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Hundreds of people flocked to a park in Nebraska on Saturday to engage in an intense pool-noodle brawl over the name Josh.
The winner? Four-year-old Joshua Vinson Jr., who was honored with a paper crown and hoisted in the air for all Joshes to see.
It all started a year ago when pandemic boredom set in and Josh Swain, a 22-year-old college student from Tucson, Arizona, messaged others who shared his name on social media and challenged them to a duel. The planning began.
A year after a viral tweet, the glorious Josh Fight finally took place in Lincoln.Â
It all began on April 24, 2020, when Josh Swain, 22, created a group message on Facebook Messenger with 10 randomly selected people also named Josh Swain. Out of ultimate pandemic boredom, the Arizona college student called upon each Josh Swain to battle for their names in exactly one year at noon.
After selecting random coordinates, Swain challenged the group members to an epic fight where the losers must surrender their name. The original location landed in a field on the outskirts of Lincoln. After only receiving a few responses, Swain shared the photo on Twitter, where it now has over 63,000 likes and 22,000 retweets.