Sports
Drip-Dry Bullfighters
The invention of the drip-dry matador suit, announced in February 1973, was certainly an important moment in the history of fashion. [The Day (Feb 24 1973), Evening Independing (Mar 27, 1973)]
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 02, 2012 -
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Category: Fashion, Sports, 1970s
Senior Citizen on a Bottle
I have no idea who this guy is, but his performance is impressive for his age. The youtube info only says that he's a performer in Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt. The video was uploaded in December 2006.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 31, 2012 -
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Category: Elderly and Seniors, Entertainment, Sports, Urban Life
Chicken Poop Bingo
The rules are that players bet on a 54-number grid. Then they wait for a chicken to poop somewhere on the grid. So it sounds more like Chicken Poop Roulette, than Bingo, since you don't wait to get a bingo. According to the Wall Street Journal, the game was invented in a New Orleans bar during the 1980s. There's also a version that involves cow poop.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Oct 29, 2012 -
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Category: Sports, Excrement, Gambling, Casinos, Lotteries and Other Games of Chance
Horseless Horse Shows
The latest phenomenon sweeping the world of equestrian competitions is the Horseless Horse Show. They're just like regular horse shows, with riders going around a course completing jumps, but without any horses involved. Participants, whose ages range from 3 to adult, take the shows pretty seriously. They train hard for them. A judge of one of the shows says, "We judge them just like horses." [wsj.com]
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 21, 2012 -
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Category: Sports
Sit Down and Dance!
Warning! These video clips might want to make you boogie in your chair. The best parts are at the beginning, before the instructor decides to park herself in front of the camera.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 27, 2012 -
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Category: Elderly and Seniors, Exercise and Fitness, Sports
Bowling, the Sport of Kings
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 04, 2012 -
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Category: Sports, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s
London 2012 Olympic Mascots: Threat or Menace?
Creepy or cute? Your opinion solicited.
Naturally, their creator is for them.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 27, 2012 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Sports, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust
The 10-year-old Powerlifter
Naomi Kutin can squat 215 pounds, and she's a ten-year-old girl who weighs 99 pounds. Impressive. I wonder what odds the bookmakers would give on her being a record-setting powerlifter when she's an adult?
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 12, 2012 -
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Category: Exercise and Fitness, Sports, Children
Your baby can swim
Train your kid to be the next Michael Phelps. Start teaching them to swim as soon as they're born. This book will show you how.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 23, 2012 -
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Category: Exercise and Fitness, Sports, Swimming, Snorkeling, and Diving
The Kenmore High Cheerleading Chant
Here's the latest image gone viral. I spotted it on reddit.com, but you can also find it on any number of blogs or facebook posts. My first thought -- I'm pretty sure this is Chuck's work! So posting it here to give some credit where credit is due.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 11, 2012 -
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Category: Racism, School, Sports, Can’t Possibly Be True
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