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Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:28:02 GMT
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On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:56:02 -0600, Joe Average
<joeaverage@average.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:22:49 +0000, ::darkshadows:: wrote:
>
>> Top Ten Obscure Sports in the World
>> Posted on July 18, 2006.
>>
>> Marbles.jpg
>>
>> Hey, was there a big soccer game or something, recently?
>>
>> I don't know. I couldn't get into it...the whole World Cup thing. A guy
>> totally trashing his career with a headbutt, and having fifty parody
>> videos on YouTube...that I can get into, but the actual game puts me to
>> sleep faster than a State of the Union address. And it's not like I'm
>> not into sports. I watched the Wimbledon final that same day, watched
>> the Mickelson meltdown at the Open, cheered for the Heat and yelled
>> "who?" when the Knicks made their first round pick, and I'm counting the
>> days until NFL pre-season. Still, it only takes ten minutes of soccer
>> before I'm screaming "somebody fucking score" at the TV. Then again,
>> about ten bajillion people think otherwise.
>>
>> So this got me thinking...What other sports are there that thousands
>> (maybe tens or hundreds of thousands) of people follow, that I'm
>> basically unaware of? We all know the networks are thinking the same
>> thing. As more channels pop up, and the target audiences get more
>> segmented, programmers turn to more obscure events that have built-in
>> followings. ABC's doing it with the the National Spelling Bee, proving
>> you're never too young to be exploited. ESPN's bettting on dominoes for
>> the Latin audience, and was that juggling I caught on ESPN2 last
>> weekend? (That one actually drove me outdoors) So I wondered, what other
>> sports are there that I don't know about but could possibly bet on
>> because I have I have a bit of a problem? Let's take a look...
>>
>> 10) World Highland games
>> CaberTossing.jpg
>> These are the festivals held in Scotland that celebrate Celtic culture.
>> Events like the Sheaf toss where you throw a bundle of straw, the stone
>> put where you throw a rock, and the caber toss where you throw a tree. I
>> think landscaping was evented here. Just a guess, but I think sometime
>> in the 70's human growth hormone was thrown into the mix, and the World
>> Strongest Man competition was invented. The tree thing isn't too
>> suggestive, is it? Reminds me of my summers at camp thumping eagle.(Hi
>> Mr. Oglethorpe)
>>
>>
>> 9) Professional Putt-Putt Tour
>> PuttPutt.jpg
>> The players would probably frown on my calling it putt-putt. They call
>> it the Professional Putter's Association. Kinda like asking a girl if
>> she wants to go for a ride on your hog, and pointing to a moped. Then
>> again, the site says they're playing for thousands of dollars, so maybe
>> I should shut the fuck up and start walking toward the windmill. You
>> think putters' wives are as hot a golfers' wives?
>>
>>
>> 8) Surf Lifesaving
>> Surf.jpg
>> Combining the grace and beauty of watersports with the thrill of cardiac
>> arrest. Two things I can tell about Surf Lifesaving from the entire
>> fifteen minutes of research I've dedicated to the subject. It appears to
>> be big in Australia, and you have to be really good-looking to
>> participate. But wasn't it a hottie that drove me to walk into the water
>> in the first place? They say 2007 is the year of the surf lifesaver. If
>> it gets any hotter Ohio can have it's own team.
>>
>>
>> 7) American Cribbage Congress
>> Cribbage.jpg
>> Looks like Congress, don't it?
>>
>> The American Cribbage Congress takes the meaning of the word athlete,
>> and stretches it so out of context it's own etymological mother wouldn't
>> recognize it. Lightning-quick reflexes, Lavish tounament prizes provided
>> by the fine folks at Hickory Farms, gaming halls thick with the smell of
>> Vicks vap-o-rub, and still this is ten times as much action as you'll
>> find in my apartment on any given weekend. The final person to peg out
>> gets worldwide recognition and a year's supply of beta blockers to
>> ensure constant blood flow. Good luck players!
>>
>>
>> 6) Dog Sledding, Dog Racing and Dog Tossing DoggieToss.jpg
>> So here's how this happened. I found an image of an Antactic cribbage
>> club (seriously) while doing the cribbage research. That reminded me of
>> dog sledding. But then I thought, what about dog racing (a sport I have
>> actually witnessed in person on several occasions...see previous
>> gambling problem comment). Then just for the fuck of it, I googled "dog
>> tossing", and found this photo. So basically, #5 is all dog-related
>> sporting activities. And what did we learn in the process...the Internet
>> is a wondrous and magical thing.
>>
>>
>> We interrupt this list to pay tribute to the newest obscure sport on the
>> scene, combining tense competition, excessive drinking and the carny's
>> sense of sports ethics...BrewSkee-Ball.
>>
>> skeeball1.jpgSkeeball2.jpgskeeball3.jpg
>>
>>
>> 5) World Footbag Association
>> Hackysack.jpg
>> Man, hackeysack's changed since I played. What's with the net? And
>> where's the keg? Now it's called the World Footbag Association, and it
>> doesn't seem to be affiliated with the Grateful Dead or Bob Marley.
>> According to the site, there are over 80,000 registered players, and 20
>> - 30 major tournaments around the world. But I'll bet they don't even
>> have tobacco sponsors. No one's got any sense of tradition anymore.
>>
>>
>> 4) Rock Paper Scissors League
>> RockPaper.jpg
>> This is a sport started on a dare...right? The U. S. Association of Rock
>> Paper Scissors. That's right, I said U.S. Association...damn proud. And
>> of course, the lovely girls of the RPS. What do you think? Which
>> network's gonna snatch this one up? Spike? GSN? Oxygen? You know if it's
>> big, Oprah's gonna get a taste...stay tuned.
>>
>>
>> 3) World Adult Kickball Association
>> kickball.jpg
>> Isaac Newton discovered three laws of motion. 1) For every action there
>> is an equal and opposite reaction. 2) Objects in motion remain in motion
>> unless external force is applied. And 3) If the object in motion is a
>> kickball, and you are the external force kicking it, the amount of sex
>> enjoyed by the external force will diminish in proportion to the amount
>> of games played...it's science, look it up. This is a sport begging for
>> Johnny Walker or Baccardi to take it to another level, but I definitely
>> don't see the x-games calling. Look at him ladies...like a gazelle.
>>
>>
>> 2) Unicycle Hockey World Championships Unicycle.jpg
>> I think there's also a mime's bowling tour, but I need to do some more
>> research. I shouldn't judge. What else are you gonna do with your
>> unicycle that doesn't involve getting beaten up? And they've definitely
>> got the balance thing down. Good for quick exits when you tell people
>> you're in a unicycle hockey league and you need to chase after your
>> self-esteem. This would've been #1 until I found out about...
>>
>>
>> 1) The Extreme Ironing World Championships ironing.jpg
>> For those times when she orders you to get the ironing done, but if you
>> stay in the house any longer you may take a bath with the
>> toaster...welcome to Extreme Ironing.
>>
>> You see what marriage does to perfectly normal guys? There are like,
>> ALOT of sites dedicated to this, um sport. It's got a wikipedia page.
>> It's got it's own bureau (to put the ironed shirts in, no doubt)
>> According to the official website, it's the latest danger sport that
>> combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the
>> satisfaction of a well pressed shirt...and the world is officially out
>> of things to do.
>>
>> There you have it. Extreme Ironing...the most obscure sport in the
>> world. And if the extreme home makeover thing doesn't pan out for ABC,
>> look for it as a lead-in to Desperate Housewives in the fall.
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