Bathtub racing- a sometime annual event from Nanaimo to Vancouver, B.C., with outboard motors.
Rubber duck racing- in the Cowichan River.
Staring contest- a sibling rivalry event in childhood.
Fake sword fighting- Didn't you ever watch Zorro on TV and imitate his moves?
The beer racing involves one beer after each lap of a quarter mile track so is far more efficient.
It is good to have creative sports- how would they have ever discovered Olympic rhythmic gymnastics or breakdancing without worldwide creativity?
I once possibly offended some Australian friends by separating such things as "Camp-follower games" as opposed to the traditional Greek events which were of martial merit . You can generally tell if they have scoring systems rather than results determined by "higher, faster, stronger".
I have observed:
Bathtub racing- a sometime annual event from Nanaimo to Vancouver, B.C., with outboard motors.
Rubber duck racing- in the Cowichan River.
Staring contest- a sibling rivalry event in childhood.
Fake sword fighting- Didn't you ever watch Zorro on TV and imitate his moves?
The beer racing involves one beer after each lap of a quarter mile track so is far more efficient.
It is good to have creative sports- how would they have ever discovered Olympic rhythmic gymnastics or breakdancing without worldwide creativity?
I once possibly offended some Australian friends by separating such things as "Camp-follower games" as opposed to the traditional Greek events which were of martial merit . You can generally tell if they have scoring systems rather than results determined by "higher, faster, stronger".
Nanaimo eh? Cowichan Valley eh? What can I say! No, the Nanaimo bar is not the high point of the culinary art, no matter what some folks may say.
Staring contest - I guess I would be a liar if I said that I had never done that.
Fake sword fighting? Well, I spent a lifetime learning how to hit people with sticks. Weird is it not?
Not sure about the beer bit; I prefer chocolate milk and running is hard on the joints.
I do have a brother who is a naturalized Ozzie citizen.
I remember "higher, faster, stronger" as being a catchphrase a few decades back.
The human life cycle:
We are born
Shit happens
We die.
The shit happens bit can get interesting. I suppose even ferret legging could help fill than part in. ;-)
Oh, I do own property in Nanaimo and Duncan is a nice little town with a nice little river.