I’m amazed at a report from England of dare-devil kayakers plummeting down a dam spillway in Wales. There is no coastguard on this enchanting shoreline. There is no mobile telephone signal and no emergency telephone box either. What would be the point? There are no other human beings for miles. Even if there were, and… Continue reading They must be tired of life!
Tag: Sport
A human slinky
This is amazing! It’s a video clip of a half-time display at a basketball match held at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. I’ve never seen anything like it! Congratulations to the performance artist. It’s good to see something really original for a change. Peter
I get dizzy watching this!
OK, now this is extreme swinging! EDITED TO ADD, AT 8 A.M., TUESDAY MORNING, 11/18/08: I posted this last night. Checking Sitemeter this morning, I noticed a rather substantial uptick in visitors. Upon investigating, many of them got here as the result of an Internet search on the word ‘swinging’. My use of the phrase… Continue reading I get dizzy watching this!
OK, this one’s a little unusual!
I’m still trying to figure out the attraction of participating in the annual race for men at a New Zealand venue. Gutsy contestants at the Shepherd’s Shemozzle in Hunterville, New Zealand, had to run 50 metres with a bull’s testicle in their mouth. The bizarre challenge was only part of the endurance competition, in which… Continue reading OK, this one’s a little unusual!
Light blogging tonight . . .
. . . after a long day of counseling, preceded (as mentioned yesterday) by two ‘come-to-Jesus meetings’ (in the US Marine Corps sense of that phrase) to deal with a couple of gossiping idiots. I don’t think they like me very much any more, but I hope they’ve got the message! Anyway, for your entertainment,… Continue reading Light blogging tonight . . .
Do you shout ‘Fore!’ while using it?
I’m giggling at a new invention that should appeal to golfers. Ever had to go while playing golf? Can’t hold it for all 18 holes? A New York-born urologist came up with a solution to golfers’ bothered bladders – a faux club that fits in a golf bag, but is really a mobile urinal. “I… Continue reading Do you shout ‘Fore!’ while using it?
The Vendée Globe race is under way
Today, 30 of the world’s finest, most lavishly equipped and most expensive sailing yachts set off from France on the Vendée Globe single-handed non-stop around-the-world race. Yes, that’s right: single-handed and non-stop! The yachts will sail South down the Atlantic, then turn left – sorry, I mean ‘to port’ – to catch the Roaring Forties,… Continue reading The Vendée Globe race is under way
World’s worst boxer?
From the Daily Mail in England: The world’s worst boxer has finally thrown in the towel after 256 defeats. Peter Buckley, 39, has lost more fights than any other boxer and says that his next, number 300, will be his last. ‘I’ve had my eye on the 300 mark for a while, and it’s a… Continue reading World’s worst boxer?
Not your average hockey game!
Oh, dear . . . It seems that a certain Jan Huokko was a defensive player for the AIK ice hockey team, based in Stockholm, Sweden. He apparently left the team, and now plays for one of their rivals, the Leksand hockey club. It also appears that Mr. Huokko recorded (on his cellphone’s camera) a… Continue reading Not your average hockey game!
New North American champions are crowned . . .
. . . in wife-carrying! The 9th annual North American Wife Carrying Championship took place on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Sunday River in Maine. A total of 43 teams signed up for the event. According to the official rules: Teams are comprised of a male and female competitor, however the female does not need… Continue reading New North American champions are crowned . . .