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Old 15th July 2017, 22:10
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Isle of Man Race. (not TT)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...f-man-40568444

I really think this should be in the Olympics. A brave and manly sport.
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Old 16th July 2017, 00:21
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Another contender for the Olympics, you'd get a medal for just being in it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shrovetide_Football
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Old 16th July 2017, 10:26
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We lived in Ottery St Mary for a bit, the tar barrel run on Bonfire Night filled me with admiration. Anyone who is prepared to pick up and run with a burning barrel, past their thatched house with eaves down to about six feet from the centre of the road, whilst being assaulted by other drunks, is a man after my own heart, even if the backs of his fingers are all crispy.

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There's the cheese rollers in Gloucestershire somewhere .....
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