[OT - Humor] World Wife Carrying Championship

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Jeanne Hedge - 07 Jul 2005 01:29 GMT

ESPN, the US-based all-sports tv network, has sent Jim Caple (one of
their web-page columnists) to Europe to see various famous "sporting"
events (Wimbledon, Running of the Bulls, etc - he calls it his "Lost
In Translation Tour of Europe" <g>). His latest stop? Sonkajarvi,
Finland for the World Wife Carrying Championship.

He and his wife actually competed in the event (hey, the guy's a
humorist!), and links to his 2-part story are below. It really is an
amusing read, and it sounds as if they had a wonderful time in
Finland.

Part 1 - "Get Off My Back, Honey"
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/europe/050705

Part 2 - "The Amazing Race"
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/europe/050706

Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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Kreisleriana - 07 Jul 2005 01:32 GMT

>ESPN, the US-based all-sports tv network, has sent Jim Caple (one of
>their web-page columnists) to Europe to see various famous "sporting"
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>amusing read, and it sounds as if they had a wonderful time in
>Finland.

Yes! I heard about this some years ago. Reminded me of that old
computer game, "Cavemen Ugh-Lympics" ;)

Theresa
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Charleen Welton - 07 Jul 2005 01:51 GMT

Thanks Jeanne, that was good! Charleen

> ESPN, the US-based all-sports tv network, has sent Jim Caple (one of
> their web-page columnists) to Europe to see various famous "sporting"
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