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Wife-Carrying contest

The prize for the winner? His wife's weight in beer!
bitpusher
9:06:28 AM
7/23/03

I would not get to far in this course. If I could, I would get a lot of beer.
Wounded Knee
9:10:36 AM
7/23/03

Apparently there is a minimum weight for the wife. I think my wife is over the minimum, but not by much.
bitpusher
9:14:08 AM
7/23/03

What an idiot!!! He is wearing his woman backwards!!!







Hmmmmm...I coulda won a keg of Guinness...
Father Goose
12:24:32 PM
7/23/03

I'm gonna tell Mother Goose on you!
bitpusher
12:25:22 PM
7/23/03

Shhhhh, I'm supposed to be sleepin'...
Father Goose
12:29:23 PM
7/23/03

lol....
bitpusher
12:29:45 PM
7/23/03

Is it your wife's weight in beer, or every pound equals 1 beer?
Wounded Knee
12:31:24 PM
7/23/03

Well, if the beer is a pint, it's going to be pretty close to a pound anyway...
bitpusher
12:32:23 PM
7/23/03

In this case, I'm not worth very many brewskies. LOL!
newgirl
12:33:30 PM
7/23/03

There's a minimum weight, newgie!

You have to carry extra weight if your wife is under it. Of course, the winner this year was carrying the minimum weight.
bitpusher
12:35:37 PM
7/23/03

What a weenie...
Father Goose
12:38:59 PM
7/23/03

So, I don't see what the min. weight is, what is it?
newgirl
12:42:49 PM
7/23/03

I think it's 100 pounds, but I'm not for sure. It's implied; they said that winner was carrying his wife plus 10 pounds of sand because she was under the minimum weight. Apparently young Estonian chicks run small.
bitpusher
12:45:11 PM
7/23/03

I see. I think it sounds hilarious.
newgirl
12:50:13 PM
7/23/03

Did you read the article? It's based on some historical event. It's held in Finland, but the Estonians have been winning for the last few years because they have perfected "the Estonian carry", where in the wife is carried upside-down and behind the husband, with her thighs gripping his head.

Sounds like good clean fun to me.
bitpusher
12:54:07 PM
7/23/03

Yeah, I read it. That part about their carrying style cracks me up. I'd feel like such an arse, but the beer would be cool! LOL!
newgirl
12:58:10 PM
7/23/03

I think my wife would be good for about 57 liters of beer. Not too shabby...
bitpusher
1:00:22 PM
7/23/03

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