Awed throngs gather their headgear as the Toothpick Colossus of Duggins rises again, right there, across from the fire station.

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Who knew? Toothpick construction groupies are like the "cheeseheads" cheering the Green Bay Packers. It's a fetish of sorts -- you know, like tumescent TIF bonds to an economic development director's piece of mind.

Now to the feature:

Well, so much for the world's largest shuffleboard table.

Income inequality can wait ... this is "luxury" paradise.

For those who are completely baffled by the free association ...

Breakwater fire revisited: Exactly what are the potential dangers of "Toothpick Construction" techniques?