Wife carrying contests - how bizarre!

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Rose65

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My new phone brings me interesting snippets whenever I switch it on. I was startled to see images of this going on. I had to look it up and it's true! I wonder who thinks these things up.
It looks very undignified and bizarre and I cannot believe I never heard about it before. It does take place here in the UK.

It's a serious competition. I can see it could be quite dangerous too, lots of injuries could happen.

Have you ever see this?
 

This brings back memories to me of my childhood days when guys would have a wheelbarrow racing contest with their wife's or a substitute riding in the wheelbarrow. Those were so funny to watch racing with wheelbarrows and their mouths were running faster that the wheelbarrows at times.
 
I used to live in Paradise, CA, which is up in the Sierra Foothills near a town called Magalia, which was originally called Dogtown.

The largest gold nugget ever found in Calif (and the world) was discovered just outside of Dogtown. The 2 guys who found it put the over 50lb nugget onto the back of their pack animal, an ass named Jim, and hiked him up Carson Hill to Dogtown's assay office.

This hike took them several hours because they stopped off at a tavern and bought everyone a beer, but also the Carson Hill trail was steep and treacherous, and Jim (who wasn't given a beer, btw) was a very stubborn ass.

Every year, to celebrate Gold Nugget Days, the people of Paradise and Magalia (Dogtown) compete to see who can drag their ass up the hill from Paradise to Magalia the fastest while carrying 50+ pounds of rocks on its back.

I know a guy whose ass has placed third for the past 6 years in a row. He finally retired his old ass this year.
 
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Murrmurr said:
I used to live in Paradise, CA, which is up in the Sierra Foothills near a town called Magalia, which was originally called Dogtown.

The largest gold nugget ever found in Calif (and the world) was discovered just outside of Dogtown. The 2 guys who found it put the over 50lb nugget onto the back of their pack animal, an ass named Jim, and hiked him up Carson Hill to Dogtown's assay office.

This hike took them several hours because they stopped off at a tavern and bought everyone a beer, but also the Carson Hill trail was steep and treacherous, and Jim (who wasn't given a beer, btw) was a very stubborn ass.

Every year, to celebrate Gold Nugget Days, the people of Paradise and Magalia (Dogtown) compete to see who can drag their ass up the hill from Paradise to Magalia the fastest while carrying 50+ pounds of rocks on its back.

I know a guy whose ass has placed third for the past 6 years in a row. He finally retired his ass this year.
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Not that I'm comparing wives with ....

I'm just saying, this kind of stuff is all in good fun. And it IS fun.

Gold Nugget Days, with the uphill race and the parade and the mobile hoosegow (anyone who didn't grow a mustache could be arrested) and the amateur talent show ...it's all great family entertainment.
 
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