Football fans turn tailgating into an art

Friday, October 19, 2007 | 3:00 p.m. CDT
BY JACKIE BORCHARDT

COLUMBIA — “Woooo-eeee!” Murphy Tetley whistles, removing the lid from a large metal pot and peering inside.

It’s 3:30 p.m., and the turkey’s almost done. Tetley lets go of the leg, and the 11-pound bird plunges back into the hot peanut oil. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes — not on fine china with polished silverware but on paper plates while hungry tailgaters listen to college football on the radio ... Read more here ...

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