Wednesday, October 10, 2007

I Could Totally See Homer and Marge Entering This Contest - The Prize? Your Wife's Weight in Beer


NEWRY, Maine -- Keith Cardoza and Julia Stoner of Boston, Mass. posted the second fastest preliminary time and topped their original effort in the final heat to become 2007 North American Wife Carrying Champions (NAWCC) against the largest field in the event’s history. They take home a trophy, Julia’s weight in Bud Light beer, and five times her weight in cash, which totaled $675. They have now qualified for the world championship, which is held in Finland in July.

The carry is the competitors’ choice, though most use the “Estonian” carry, where the “wife” holds her husband around the waist and tightens her legs around his neck, thereby freeing the husband’s hands. (HUH?!)

Click here for the whole story and why wouldn't you want to?

Here's another wife carrying competition in Finland. Allegedly, the competition arose from barbarians who tested possible recruits to their ranks by forcing them to carry heavy sacks while performing other tasks (hacking and chopping tasks, I assume). The sacks were implemented because it was not uncommon to steal women from neighboring villages. Ah, the good old days.

(I found the first part of this juicy morsel over at Best Week Ever.)

4 comments:

neil said...

They won lite beer? That can't be right!!!

TBM said...

I can see Homer and Marge doing this too!

Leon said...

wife carrying competition huh..
haha..

that IS odd indeed.. specially getting your wife's weight in beer..

well.. i'm at work, and i got to get to work.. hehe

:) see you around

Laurie said...

Neil - I have to agree with you there. What were they thinking?

Just a Plane Ride Away - I can't believe they haven't dedicated a whole episode to it. :)

Leon - Back to work!