Just when I thought the British couldn’t get any more amusing I discover yet another gem of originality wrapped up in health & safety paranoia. I learnt there was such a thing as a ‘Wife Carrying Championship’ held in Dorking, England during March of this year. Right off the bat I have 2 points to make: 1. What is becoming of the dignified world of competitive sport? 2. Can we truly be surprised by anything people from a town called “Dorking” do? Now it seems the British have tossed aside their ‘conservative’ image and thrown all caution to the wind (I use the word ‘caution’ here in the sense of ‘all things logical’). And I quote from their website... “Males or females carry a 'wife' (who must be at least 18 and can be male or female, and does not need to be the carrier's wife). All those carried must wear a helmet. All entrants win delicious Pilgrim Brewery ale - the winners win the wife's weight in beer! All entrants will start off at the same time, and the first ...
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