Monday, July 06, 2009

The Greatest Upset In Sports History

For only the second time in the history of the sport, a country other than Estonia won the world wife carrying competition. Over the weekend a couple from Finland beat out challengers from all over the world to take home top prize. What is the top prize you ask? Your wife's weight in beer. Since all wives have to weigh a minimum of 49kg, that is a lot of beer.

Although the time was not a world record, the Finnish husband said in an interview after the race that is the toughest thing he has ever accomplished in his life. Ummm. OK.

13 comments:

empyrios said...

this is a litle OT, but since Estonia came up...

has anyone ever seen the documentary "The Singing Revolution"?

it was one of the coolest docs i'd ever seen and it made me want to go to Estonia immediately and just hug everyone and sing and drink beer. they seem like awesome people.

if you haven't seen it, i highly recommend it. you will have goosebumps even afterwards....

mooshki said...

Okay, Enty, time to marry wife #7. With beer as the motivation, I know you can win this for the US!!!

Vanessa said...

that guy had it easier compared to the others since his wife was considerable smaller than the other wives.

I wonder how they trained for this....it would be funny to watch this in public.

Babs said...

Enty, you crack me up! Nowhere else would I get to read about a "Wife Carrying" competition!

Kimberley said...

Do you think Santa was there as a participant or just a spectator?

figgy said...

Although 49 kg is only 108 lbs.

And yes, I had to use on online converter to figure that out. *sigh*

Julie said...

lol i am 49 kg on the dot.
i think my husband (if he weren't recoverying), would DEFNITELY be fattening me up for such a competition. Instead of fattening himself up :\ (well, Lyricas one hell of a drug, he's gained at least 75 pounds on it)

jax said...

"the Finnish husband said in an interview after the race that is the toughest thing he has ever accomplished in his life"

...before his wife beat him over the head with her purse.

Pookie said...

teehee! yay estonia for creative competitions!

ardleighstreet said...

I always wondered how this began.
Do you think it started as:
" My wife may be fat but I bet I could beat you in a foot race carrying our wives on our back for their weight in beer."

bionic bunny! said...

lol @ jax!
if the mister had to carry me, he'd sure as hell want more than beer!!

stiffkittens said...

Lol ardleigh!

Screw the men, i would not like to be the woman in this scenario.

Jerry said...

As an American, I find this report has so much more gravitas when done with a British accent.

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