Sports
Weekend Hobos
In this 1991 article, the AP described "weekend hobos" as practitioners of a sport that was "catching on among business people and other professionals." I'm curious if that's still true. Are there a lot of people out there who take off their jacket and ties at end-of-work on Friday, and spend the weekend hopping trains?
Posted By: Alex - Sun Sep 29, 2013 -
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Category: Sports
Unicycle Football in Slow Motion
How do all these guys not have broken legs? I didn't really believe people could play football on unicycles, but now there are nine teams competing in Texas. How do you even throw a football while on a unicycle being chased by other uni-cyclists?Great slow motion action with great music!!
Here's a link to a USA Today story about Unicycle Football:
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/08/unicycle-football-is-real-and-it-is-spectacular/
What's the next sport? Make up your own and submit in comments!
Posted By: gdanea - Fri Aug 30, 2013 -
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Category: Sports
How to cheat at the soapbox derby
According to the rules of the All-American Soap Box Derby, the racing cars had to run by gravity alone. But in 1973, suspicion fell on the winner of the Derby, 14-year-old Jimmy Gronen, when officials noticed that his car mysteriously "surged forward" at the start. Inspection uncovered a powerful electromagnet installed in the nose of his car. A switch behind the headrest activated the electromagnet, attracting it to the metal rod used to hold back the car at the starting line, giving it an initial boost of speed. The cheating scandal shocked the nation. An Ohio prosecutor said, "It's like seeing apple pie, motherhood and the American flag grinding to a halt." [via dailycamera.com]
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 30, 2013 -
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Category: Sports, 1970s, Cars
Blindfolded Boxing
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 25, 2013 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Sports, Martial Arts, 1940s, Europe
Baseball Joke Book
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Are there really enough good baseball jokes to fill even a small book? Maybe if you eliminate the requirement of "good." I see some contemporary compilations for sale at Amazon, etc. And then we have this site.
"A young lady arrived at her first ballgame during the 5th inning. "The score is 0 to 0," she heard a nearby fan say. "Oh, good," she cooed to her boyfriend, "then we haven't missed a thing."
The source for the illo.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 25, 2013 -
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Category: Humor, Sports, Books, 1950s
Life in America: 1961
A semi-random slice across the weirdness of history. The first of an occasional series.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 03, 2013 -
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Category: Customs, Food, Sports, Advertising, 1960s
England’s Annual Shin-kicking Competition
The Wikipedia explanation.
The 2013 contest happens this weekend.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 30, 2013 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Sports, Europe, Feet, Pain, Self-inflicted and Otherwise, Screams, Grunts and Other Exclamations
Fishing for Humans
This would be the PETA-approved version of fishing. From the Wilmington Sunday Morning Star - Jan 6, 1929.
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 25, 2013 -
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Category: Sports, 1920s
Waterskiing Baby
Yesterday I posted about a baby who could walk when he was only 5 days old. But could he waterski? This 7-month-old baby can! [via wetpaint.com]
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 08, 2013 -
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Category: Babies, Sports, Video
Cockroach Racing
Cockroach racetracks were just one of the products sold by the International Mutoscope Reel Company. But the sales just weren't enough to save the company from bankruptcy in 1949.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 08, 2013 -
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Category: Sports
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