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WORLD RECORD NEWS:   It took 29 years but the world record in worm charming has finally be surpassed.  Mr Smith and daughter, Miss Smith, collected an astonishing 567 worms in just 30 minutes. As a former competitor, simply collecting that number of worms, without charming, is itself a feat of greatness.  Congratulations to the Smiths

 


Elsewhere...

 

World Wife Carrying Championships

 

Location: Sonkajärvi, Finland

Date: Friday - Saturday 3rd and 4th July

Website: http://www.sonkajarvi.fi/

 

Do you know your Estonian from your Fireman's lift?

Have you seen how big your wife looks recently. Still feel confident?  Luckily for you, entries for 2009 are closed. 'Phewww' i hear you all exclaim.

 

The course is over 250 metres and includes three obstacles (not including your wife).  The prize includes the winning wife's weight in beer, which offers the men a teasing conundrum.  More beer and less chance of winning or less beer and more chance???   

 

There is also a team event where three men take turns to carry somebody's wife (for the Americans i guess), and a 100m wife carrying sprint with a water obstacle.  There is also a wife carrying karaoke contest, a cheerleaders contest and a wife carrying dance, Sadly, there is no wife swapping on the agenda before the race!!! 

 

BRING BACK CONGER CUDDLING

 

Every July for 40 years, the Dorset town of Lyme Regis hosted probably the oddest game of skittles in the world.  Nine humans stood at one end on a plinth, whilst the opposing team swung a dead Conger Eel towards them.  But a few years ago, an animal activist (wrongly in our opinion) complained, on grounds of cruelty (the eel was already dead, or were they referring to the humans?), and the event is no more…that means no money for the RNLI charity and no fun for us. 

 

We’re bidding to get the event restarted.  If they refuse, then I’ll start a petition to close down all fish and chip shops on similar grounds of cruelty.  If anything, a battered fish suffers more pain than a swinging dead eel.

 

Go mad on Twitter, Facebook…let’s build up some momentum.  Life’s too boring as it is without some killjoy making it even more dull.  Are you with us? Whatever will they ban next…Dog Tossing?

 

What's coming up...

 

Tything Barn 'Bare if you Dare' 5km run

 

Location: Tything Barn, Pembrokeshire

Date:  Sunday 5th July.  11am start

Website: http://www.tb5k.moonfruit.com/

 

 

My biggest challenge yet.  If i can't win a running race with my clothes on...maybe i have a better chance completely starkers.  Yes, thats me in serious training mode accompanied by a handy pink blob as i prepare for the UK's only organised nude run, without the aid of alcohol.  Or is this simply further proof that i am turning stark raving mad?   If you come along, bare in mind and body that the venue is a naturist camp.  


 

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World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Championships

 

Location: Dirty bog, middle of a field, Llanwrtyd Wells, middle of Wales 

Date:  Saturday 4th July. Starts about 11am

Website: http://www.green-events.co.uk

 

If mountain biking wasn't tough enough it just got a whole load tougher. Sense of humour is very much a pre-requiste for competitors who are kitted out in a mask and snorkel before taking possession of a specially designed bike with water filled tyres and weights. 'Am i supposed to cycle this or sink it?' Entrants must 'attempt' to manoeurve safely down a ramp into a six foot deep bog (many entrants fail this first task), cycle to the end (many drop their bike here) and then endeavour to get back to the start before they drown (many give up).  Spectating is twice the fun, but none of the misery! 

  

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