SKEE PATROL: I was listening to an old Hang Up and Listen podcast this morning when they discussed a contest in which I believe we would have done well -- based on the air hockey documentary Way of the Puck, they solicited titles for other potential documentaries on obscure sports and competitions, suggesting Going Rouge: A History of Canadian Football, Five Dice One Cup (yahtzee), and Back-Log (caber tossing) among the titles.
We can do better. ...And I'm Okay: the 2011 Lumberjack World Championships, perhaps? Curd Freak: The American Cheesemaking Championships?
I know we already have Whip It, among others, but I'd watch a roller derby movie called "Bitch on Wheels."
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Faster Pussycat, Knit, Purl for speed knitting competitions. Yes, they exist.
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Alternate title: Needles on Fire
The Horde of the Rings for a doc depicting the wedding dress sale at Filene's Basement.
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ReplyDeleteCan You Stomach This? for haggis-eating contests.
She Ain't Heavy, She's My Wife -- for the wife carrying championships
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Pole Position -- World Pole-Dancing competition
Uncommon Cents , for penny-pitching
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Hell on Peels - the fiery world of competitive pizza-making
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Top of the Squops -- for competitive Tiddlywinks, of course.
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(And I would watch that over and over - I used to love those segments on That's Incredible and other shows.)
Bower of Blood -- Euchre World Championships.
There Can Be Only One - Solitaire
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Ghosts in the Machine--Pac Man
There Can Be Only One - Russian roulette
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Hey HAY Hey -- Hay bale throwing contest
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King of the Whirled -- Dizzy bat races (all-male division)
It's Not a Tuna! -- Deep sea fishing
King of the Nil - Spades
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I Am On Rock: The USA Rock Climbing Championships...Stone Summit, GA July 15
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