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this was done by ESPN, so there are some referenes to american sports, but I hope you can find this just as funny!!

The Top 10 Things Overheard at this weekend's World Wife Carrying Championship


10. "Is it against the rules to use pine tar?"


9. "Get back in the sauna and don't leave until you sweat off another five pounds."


8. "I just traded you and 500 Euro for an Estonian."


7. "No, you can't have second helpings."


6. "I'll turn you into a gelding if I catch you staring at her again."


5. "And coming around the final turn, it's TakeOutTheGarbage by a nose with WhatWereYouDoingOutSoLate? coming up on the outside."


4. "The race has been over for half an hour, honey. Can I put you down now?"


3. "Weren't the Estonians named in the BALCO hearings?"


2. "No spurs! No spurs!"


And the No. 1 Thing Overheard at this weekend's World Wife Carrying Championship:


1. "If I win, I'm hoping to get put out to stud."

It seems they made a good show. Hilarious remarks... I wish to enter that competition someday.

put out for stud...

asa wrote:It seems they made a good show. Hilarious remarks... I wish to enter that competition someday.

ESPN actually covered the 2005 running, and I happened to be in Helsinki waiting to get into the maiden gigs when this was going on!!!

here are the links to the articles on ESPN's website.


http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... ope/050705
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... ope/050706