Sign Spinners Gathered In Las Vegas To Honor The Best
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
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Sign spinning is a tough job. The best attended the World Sign Spinning Championship in Las Vegas last week. Some twirled signs while removing jackets, or doing a handstand.
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. This is a tough job serving as a sign-spinner. You stand by the highway twirling a sign that promotes an event or a store. The best attended the world sign-spinning championship in Vegas last week. Some twirled signs while removing jackets or doing a handstand. One sign spinner says this has become a 12-year career. Another calls it an expression of how I feel. And David, stop twirling that microphone. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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