Swiss wrestling
Check out this link about La Lutte Suisse… Swiss Wrestling. 200,000 people attended the weekend sporting event which is also called Lutte à la culotte (which means, and I am not making this up, wrestling in your underwear).
This is a national sport, believe it or not. And if you win the championship, they give you a cow.
There is a second event which involves throwing a really heavy rock as far as you can. The record is just over 4 meters (over 13 feet). That should give you an idea of how heavy the rock really is. BTW, this really heavy rock is not the original really heavy rock that was used in competition over the centuries. The original stone was kidnapped by separatists (terrorists) and has never been recovered.
However, I am pleased to tell you, no underwear has ever been kidnapped. Go figure.
August 28th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
How far did you go in the tournament?
August 28th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Europe is weird.
August 28th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Are you sure about the underwear never having been kidnapped? Maybe there is a very biased press over there and they just aren’t giving you all the facts!! Are you going to post a picture of your new cow?
August 29th, 2007 at 1:47 am
Swiss guys are tough.
September 1st, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Brady, you should try out next year.