Monday, 15 June 2009
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Carry Your Wife to the Finish Line, Win Her Weight in Beer
Since 1992, Sonkajarvi, Finland has been hosting a Wife Carrying World Contest on July 4. The contest is exactly what its title implies. It's a wife carrying contest! Win and receive your wife's weight in beer and of course the title for World Wife Carrying Champion...
The idea is to carry your wife across a course partially made of grass, sand, and gravel. And if you think that is rough, try going through dry and water obstacles threatening to make you drop your wife. Aside from dropping and hurting your wife and having her yell at you for days, you are also penalized 15 seconds for everytime you drop her!
Don't worry, for the men who don't have wives or the husbands who have wives who wish to not compete, you may carry anyone else's wife, your friend, or neighbor. She has to be at least 17 years of age and weigh 49 kilos.
If you don't win the race, have no worries. You can win most entertaining couple or couple with the best costume.
Whatever the rules may be, it seems that the most important rule is to have fun. Sounds like an awesome event to me. Maybe my husband and I will take a trip to Finland one to join in this event. You can find more about this event at their official website here.
What do you think? Would you partipate in a contest like this? Who would your partner be?
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I'd totally do it. I have no idea how many pounds are in a kilo though :(
Look at the way those men carry the ladies.
Now that puts a new twist to the phrase "Bottoms Up".
@Covergirl_For_Sanity_Fair@xanga - Thats about 108 pounds........
bleck. I can't do it because I'm too light, lol. This reminds me of the times where my boyfriend would carry me around- about a mile. I don't know how it would work there. My friend lives in Finland, and she's getting married soon- I'll have to tell her to join that :)
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Being a parent is tough these days. You have to worry a lot of
financial needs like food, clothing, shelter and education. So to those who are
able to raise a family, I’m proud of you. Anyways, not all times, it is tough,
well having an accomplished son or daughter is also good. And you says that
parents cant have fun? Look at this people having fun. Goodluck to all of you.
It alright to be childish sometimes and have fun.
this is amazingly hilarious, haha
HAHA! Wow! Oh yeah, if you ever participate in that event, please make sure to have someone videotape the event. I can already imagine how hilarious it's going to be. ;)
Damn. If it was chocolate, I'd go for it.
Never mind that I don't have a wife. XD
HAHAHA!! That is GREAT.
I don't have a wife either. :(
I don't think my wife would let me carry her. The last time I carried her in a race, I ended up dropping her on the sidewalk...
@dannyb0y@xanga - my hip was bruised and my palms were bleeding!
What a revoltingly sexist event! I mean why can't I carry my husband for beer!
That is the only way to be truly fair! Us muscle-bound ladies do enjoy our lager as well.
Let's hear it for the girls!
This sounds absolutely brilliant. What a fun event to take part in. I wouldn't even care if I won, just taking part would be so funny. In fact, you probably wouldn't want to win, all that free beer would make you pile on the pounds and perhaps make you not so light for next years race! I think I should get my town to do something like this. Just have to make sure I've got some knee and elbow pads and perhaps a gum shield!