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Every year, the Department of Agriculture comes down to the legislature and holds what they bill as a "milk chugging contest." But the contestants used straws to slurp their milk, making the show more soda shop social than frat house showdown.

At any rate, the Senate team - Sens. Ed Jone, Don East and Andrew Brock - triumphed over their counterparts in the House, lead by Rep. Dewey Hill. Hill seemed to lose track of his place in the sipping order and had a delay in picking up his second container of milk, which cost his team valuable seconds.

Yes, there's actual legislating going on today, I think, maybe. But here are some pictures:

Brock anchored the Senate team.


Don East: man of determination.

Ed Jones gets off to a fast start.

Dewey Hill drinks in the scene.

Not only did Brock chug his two containers, he snagged a left-over carton that the House team didn't finish for his victory toast.