The wife Carrying Championships

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The wife Carrying Championships:

Truly what dreams are made of.

I’ve have actually watched one of these events; they can be really entertaining. Competitors take it very seriously, & see it just like any other sport. The competition is fierce!

It’s said to have started in Finland, but is now international. This sport also has a set of international rules, so in time I can only assume it will become an Olympic Sport!

During the one time that I watched this event, I could only wonder if some of the competitors I saw took some inspiration from the Kama Sutra?

One of the rules is that, “The wife to be carried may be your own, or the neighbour's.”

It’s probably advisable to discuss this with the neighbours husband first. Just saying, as you can’t be too careful when engaging in events that involve a neighbour’s wife. Otherwise things start to get a bit complicated…apparently.

 

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jujube said:
And then there are the Shrove Tuesday pancake-flipping races when ladies run through Olney flipping pancakes. I'm not sure exactly how and why it started, but I believe it's still a thang.
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Yes it’s still done all over the country, but the competitors aren’t always women, men do it to. And I would imagine the 32 other gender types as well. Or is it 31 & a half? I can’t keep up with that type of thing.

Children of all ages also do it.

In our modern-day safety first culture, some organisers stipulate that competerters have to wear hi-visibility vests. Just in case no-one notices a group of people running down a road flipping a pancake from a frying pan. I suppose some people aren’t has observant as others.

Some people come from all over the world to the UK to partake in it, because they are as 'daft' as we are.

Some organiser rules stipulate that the pancake must be tossed a specific number of times.

 

Magna-Carta said:
The wife Carrying Championships:

Truly what dreams are made of.

I’ve have actually watched one of these events; they can be really entertaining. Competitors take it very seriously, & see it just like any other sport. The competition is fierce!

It’s said to have started in Finland, but is now international. This sport also has a set of international rules, so in time I can only assume it will become an Olympic Sport!

During the one time that I watched this event, I could only wonder if some of the competitors I saw took some inspiration from the Kama Sutra?

One of the rules is that, “The wife to be carried may be your own, or the neighbour's.”

It’s probably advisable to discuss this with the neighbours husband first. Just saying, as you can’t be too careful when engaging in events that involve a neighbour’s wife. Otherwise things start to get a bit complicated…apparently.

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surely the simple way to win is to have the skinniest wife... :LOL:
 
jujube said:
And how could we forget the downhill cheese-chasing championship?
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We can never forget the downhill cheese-chasing championship! A yearly event -- a lot of training goes into it.

I used to do those types of extreme sports, but I had to give most of them up due to an injury I sustained during the quarter finals of the "International Naked Hedgehog Juggling" competition. I couldn’t walk properly for a month. Even now there are some positions I’m not able to sit down in.

 
jujube said:
My personal favorite spectator sport: Ferret Legging.

Apparently it's waning in popularity these days, though.
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I belive the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has condemned the practice of ferret legging

EDIT: or at least I thought so. Just checked on the interwed & can't find anything in relation to the RSPCA & Ferret Legging
 
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Shalimar said:
I just looked it up. I had never heard of such a thing. Cruel, barbaric.
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It seems to involve tying the legs of the trousers to the man’s ankles so the ferret can’t get out. I can’t help wondering what it would be like if I placed some trousers over my head with the waist closed off around my neck, and with the legs tied off. At what point might I feel I don’t have enough oxygen?

I might go outside like that to see what reaction I get.
 
The World Bog Snorkelling Championship, first held in 1985, takes place annually, at the dense Waen Rhydd peat bog, near Llanwrtyd Wells in mid Wales.
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Participants negotiate 120 yards of pitch-black, freezing cold, smelly water armed with a pair of flippers and a snorkel for survival. Wetsuits are permitted but the extremely foolhardy wear just a swimsuit or fancy dress.

The annual World Tin Bath Championship was started in 1971. It takes place in Castletown Harbour with nearly a hundred competitors and thousands of spectators. Being the only race of its kind, the event draws eager tin bath racers from across the world into the cold harbour waters.
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The winner is the first to finish the course or the one who covers the furthest distance without sinking.

Tossing The Caber:
One of the most iconic images from the Highland Games, the aim of the competition is simply to toss the caber so that it turns end over end.
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The caber is usually made from a Larch tree and is typically 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds.
Ideally it should fall directly away from the tosser in the "12 o'clock" position.

If you want to go for something less energetic then Welly Wanging is a must for you.
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Sometimes called the ‘welly toss’ or ‘welly throw, the principle of the game is very simple, all competitors have to do is wang (Yorkshire for throw) a Wellington boot as far as possible within the boundary lines. Competitors can throw their welly over-arm or underarm and from a standing or running start.

The rules are firm including no tampering with your wellies, especially by adding lubricants and polish. The standard welly is a green, size 9, non steel toe-cap but competitors can choose the left or right boot.

Just a point on The Wife Carrying Championships. Nowadays same gender marriages are permitted, what then, defines a wife?
 
Capt Lightning said:
Yes and no.. In Finland, the prize was the wife's weight in beer

I doubt if the ferret comes to any harm.....:eek: But for the more sensitive, there's always "worm charming" or "Air guitar" playing" - where the prize is a real guitar!
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Don't forget snail racing. Not exactly known as the ultimate spectator sport, but it seems popular all the same.
 
In Canada during the 60's, nursing and medical students conducted hospital bed races. The bed had to be a standard issue hospital type with wheels, and at least one person had to be in or on it. Distances were determined by the head of department, and the races were usually held on a Saturday morning. It was quite the thing for a few years, with some races having upwards of ten entries from various Universities or nursing schools. JImB.
 
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