Ever wonder what it's like to build a giant St. Patrick's Day float? Imagine piles of lumber…a garage full of power tools…gallons and gallons of paint…and boys goofing around almost as much as they work.

Here's a look behind the scenes at float prep the other day.

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Somehow, in between the horsing around, they still manage to put together a pretty great float.