tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post7819358372607874415..comments2024-03-12T12:35:37.484+00:00Comments on Finnish from Afar Blog: Weird Finnish SportsTelefinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-50795773312963413132013-12-24T14:57:31.314+00:002013-12-24T14:57:31.314+00:00I vote for Finns being eccentric, too. Because eve...I vote for Finns being eccentric, too. Because every Finn I know (myself included) is eccentric in their own way. We joke about it in our family a bit. If someone tells me that I'm crazy, or that someone in my family is crazy, I usually just tell them: "It's genetic."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-80457406947598273442012-08-10T15:55:57.438+01:002012-08-10T15:55:57.438+01:00And they call us rednecks for stuff like this in t...And they call us rednecks for stuff like this in the U.S. lol Wife Carry is popular in Maine, also. Sunday River has a championship annually.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900202945826199128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-56341262408479607862012-07-24T11:32:27.887+01:002012-07-24T11:32:27.887+01:00Well, I am arguing at the start of this blog that ...Well, I am arguing at the start of this blog that mosquito swatting is more of an activity or pastime than a sport. Besides, I mentioned this in the previous post, on the subject of mosquitoes (<a href="http://telefinn.blogspot.com/2012/07/finnish-mosquitoes-suck.html" rel="nofollow">http://telefinn.blogspot.com/2012/07/finnish-mosquitoes-suck.html</a>Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-5475158231899336822012-07-22T23:41:35.668+01:002012-07-22T23:41:35.668+01:00Speaking of insects you forgot the annual and tota...Speaking of insects you forgot the annual and totally peta-friendly mosquito killing contest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-10456328582033301762012-07-12T23:18:43.044+01:002012-07-12T23:18:43.044+01:00The snowmobile water skipping isn't a Finnish ...The snowmobile water skipping isn't a Finnish invention at all. I remember reading someplace that it would have been invented by canadian hunters, having to cross open while travelling on ice...<br /><br />"The Grantsburg, Wisconsin first annual World Championship Snowmobile Watercross was held in July 1977 and it has been held annual on the third week of July since.[4] The first race was simply held to see who could make it the 300 feet (91 m) from the island on Memory Lake to the shore.[2] Most didn't, but the winner did go about 500 ft (150 m). In the years following, racers became more skilled and the machines more powerful. Today they race both drags and ovals with an eight-lap championship run. Over 100 racers compete in the various classes. The Classes range from the beginners' Stock Drags to the top Pro-Open Ovals Class. Competitive watercross is run by two main circuits. The IWA (International Watercross Association) operates mainly in the Midwest, while the EWA (Eastern Watercross Association) operates in the Northeastern States. [3]<br /><br />In most cases, participants in watercross strip their snowmobiles of all non-essential parts—including the seat—in order to save weight."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-23799367374002128432012-07-11T16:43:49.826+01:002012-07-11T16:43:49.826+01:00LOOOOOLLLL!!! :-DLOOOOOLLLL!!! :-DAmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-62628553956568335122012-07-10T16:36:31.151+01:002012-07-10T16:36:31.151+01:00We have that in the UK also! I thought Finns favou...We have that in the UK also! I thought Finns favoured outside sports, where they can commune with nature and get bitten by insects...Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-35861145889018243322012-07-10T16:35:09.628+01:002012-07-10T16:35:09.628+01:00I have to say I am rather proud of "I know, i...I have to say I am rather proud of "I know, it's only log-roll, but I like it"...Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-66901368797333016892012-07-10T16:24:09.703+01:002012-07-10T16:24:09.703+01:00HA HA HA HA HA...I LOVE that log-rolling champions...HA HA HA HA HA...I LOVE that log-rolling championship. Never heard about that, though. Anyway, I vote on their being eccentric. :-D :-D :-DAmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-86376806777270743632012-07-10T12:54:27.882+01:002012-07-10T12:54:27.882+01:00Boot throwing > mobile throwing !Boot throwing > mobile throwing !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-20377873026471097912012-07-10T07:26:50.413+01:002012-07-10T07:26:50.413+01:00They also apparently are pretty big on chess-boxin...They also apparently are pretty big on chess-boxing in Finland.Aminoreply@blogger.com