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TIDBITS® HAS FUN WITHWEIRD PASTIMES

by T.A. Tafoya

With our limitless imaginations, humans have come up with all sorts of interesting activities in an effort to stave off boredom. Tidbits takes a look at a few of the wackiest

pastimes.

• Chess Boxing requires both brains and brawn. This Dutch event combines a game of chess played in between rounds of boxing. Two individuals go at it for up to 11 rounds. The game starts with a four-minute chess round followed by two minutes of boxing. The World Chess Boxing Organization’s motto is: “Fighting is done in the ring, and wars are waged on the board.” The match can be won through domination in either activity or some combination of a knockout, checkmate and exceeding the time limit on speed chess or by a judges’ decision.

• Ever thought of chasing cheese? In a battle of pursuit, people risk life and limb to chase an eight-pound Double Gloucester cheese down a very steep hill in the annual Cheese-Rolling Festival at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire. There are five races, and the first person to make it to the bottom still on their feet wins the

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WEIRD PASTIMES (continued):

• Can you talk afterwards? The World Stinging Nettle Challenge is held at The Bottle Inn in Marshwood, Dorset, U.K., every year as part of a charity beer festival. Competitors come from all over the world to see how many nettle leaves they can eat off two stalks in an hour’s time. The bare stalks are measured, and the winner is the one with the greatest accumulated length. It takes skill and endurance to chew and swallow the leaves and not blister the tongue.

• You shouldn’t be asleep for this one! Bed Racing is a sport enjoyed by the people of North Yorkshire Town in the United Kingdom who hold the annual Knaresborough Bed Race. Competitors race beds in teams of six, plus one on the bed. The bed has to run on four wheels and must also float. The race is 1 mile (3 km) long with five up-hill climbs leading to a final challenge of crossing a river.

• Ferret Legging is a male-only competition that started in Yorkshire, England, and is now held at the Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival in Richmond, Virginia. Men compete with one another by trapping two live ferrets in their pants. The pants must be tied at the ankle and secured at the waist with a belt to prevent the ferrets from escaping. The animals cannot be sedated and must have a full set of teeth. No filing or blunting of teeth is allowed. After the ferrets are secure in the trousers, the competitors stand in front of the judges. The winner is the man who can last the longest. There are two important additional rules to Ferret Legging: The ferrets must have free access from one leg of the trousers to the other, and no underwear can be worn! The current record stands at 5.5 hours.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Family and friends rally around as you confront an unexpected challenge. Some plans will have to be changed until all the fuss and fluster settle down.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your cre-ative gifts find new outlets for expression this week. Someone (a Libra, perhaps) has ideas that you might find surprisingly ap-pealing. Pay attention.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’ll soon be able to restart those delayed travel plans. A financial matter you thought was closed could suddenly reopen. Be pre-pared to take swift, decisive action.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A romantic relationship takes an unexpected turn. You might be confused about how to react. It’s best not to be rushed into a deci-sion that you’re not ready to make.LEO (July 23 to August 22) Don’t let your pride stand in the way of resolving an emotionally painful situation. This is a good time to deal with it and let the heal-ing finally begin.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A workplace problem that you’ve been handling so well suddenly spins out of control. Don’t panic. You can rely on your good sense to help you restore order.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Wearing rose-colored glasses won’t solve a thorny personal situation. You need to take a hard look at what’s happening and then act according to the facts.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Weigh all your options carefully before making any decisions you’ve been putting off. Then go ahead and plan a weekend of family fun.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Decem-ber 21) While personal and financial situ-ations continue to improve, some setbacks might occur. But they’re only temporary, so hang in there.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Family matters dominate the week. Health problems raise concern but soon prove to be less serious than you had feared. Things start easing up by the week-end.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Most situations are calmer now, both at home and on the job. But there’s still a chance that a co-worker will set off an-other round of unpleasantness.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) There’s no need to fish for compliments from an admirer who can’t say enough nice things about you. The upcoming holiday bodes well for family gatherings.BORN THIS WEEK: You love to compete, both on a personal and a sporting level, and you hate to settle for anything less than excellence.

1. LITERATURE: “Ten Days That Shook the World” is an account of what event in history?2: FASHION: What is an ascot?3. LANGUAGE: Where might a lunule be found on the human body?4. ASTRONOMY: When did Edmond Halley de-termine that a comet (which was later named after him) became visible to observers on Earth every 75 years or so?5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of Cyprus?6. HISTORY: Where did the Glorious Revolution of 1688 take place? 7. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What did George Washing-ton do for a living as a young man? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: On which conti-nent did the peanut originate?9. ANATOMY: To what system of the human body does the gall bladder belong?10. ARCHITECTURE: Who designed St. Paul’s Cathedral of London?

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Q: I have a 1983 RCA Selectavision Video Disc Player in the original box and 15 of the movie discs. What are the player and discs worth, and where can I sell them? -- Linda, Menomonie, Wisc.A: The RCA Selectavision Video system is technol-ogy that didn’t quite achieve traction with consum-ers. Think 8-track tapes. Generally, the discs sell for about $10 each. The players, especially ones with the original container, are worth more. To find out more about the RCA Selectavision players, discs and the people who collect them, check out www.cedmagic.com/selectavision.html.***Q: I have about 30 M.I. Hummel figurines, which I began purchasing during the 1950s. I would like to pass this collection along to my family, but would like to know the appraised value of each. Can you help me? -- Otto, Peoria, Ariz.A: The easiest (and cheapest) way to determine the value of your Hummel figurines is to purchase a good price guide. My favorite is “M.I. Hummel Figurines, Plates, Miniatures, and More” by Robert L. Miller (Portfolio Press, $24.95). I found a copy on Amazon for $26. This excellent guide features the latest prices referencing thousands of items. Even though I have seen other guides, this one accurately reflects the cur-rent marketplace.

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WEIRD PASTIMES (continued):• Witcham in Cambridgeshire, England,

hosts an annual Pea Shooting contest where the competition is fierce! Contestants shoot a pea 12 feet (3.64 m) through a 12-inch (30.48 cm) tube towards a 12-inch (30.48 cm) target. Pea shooting recently moved into the 21st century with laser-guided shooters.

• Wife Carrying started in Finland and is now played all over the world. In this race, male competitors run a 278-yard (253.5-m) track with two dry obstacles and one water obstacle while carrying their wife on their back. The fastest time wins. The wife must weigh at least 108 pounds (49 kilograms) and may be carried piggyback, fireman’s carry or Estonian style, where the wife hangs upside-down with her legs around the husband’s shoulders, holding onto his waist. The prize is the wife’s weight in beer.

• A conker is a nut of the horse chestnut tree. During The World Conker Championships, conkers are threaded onto pieces of knotted string to prevent them from coming off. The aim of the game is to smash your opponent’s conker. Who goes first is decided by a coin toss, and the loser of the toss holds up a hand with the dangling conker on the end of its string. The other player then attempts to hit the dangling conker as hard as he can with his own conker by swinging it over-arm. If he hits it, he gets another go. If he misses or hits the opponent’s knuckles, the play switches, and the receiver gets a crack at his opponent. This continues until one of the conkers is so damaged that it falls off the string.

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I just read your article about how people feel about their pets. I am one of the pet lovers who believes that they are part of our family. My hus-band and I have two teenage daughters and a 14-year-old deaf and blind border collie named Logan. I am Mom to Logan, my hus-band is Dad and our daughters are “Sissy” to her. We got her through a rescue league when she was about a year old.I am a big supporter of shelters and helped form Justice for Dogs with Amy Touchette in Wolcott, Vt. I’m happy to see that the trend is going in the right direction about how to treat animals. Many people have told me over the years that when they die, they want to come back as my dog. If you had

all day, I could give you the list of reasons why. Thank you. -- Toni M., Hardwick, Vt.

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I read your column and have to put my say in, as I absolutely adore animals. They are great friends and are always there when people may not be. We had a cat about four years ago that had kittens and always killed the litters -- until one day I got angry and saved the last kitten. As “Socks” grew attached he treated me as a mother, and to this day I feel he is my baby boy, even though I am just 18. I go so far as to give him a little birthday each November. -- Sign me, Socks’ Mom in Illinois

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WEIRD PASTIMES (continued):• Big crowds regularly attend the Great

Christmas Pudding Race held in London’s Covent Garden’s West Piazza. It is a relay event where teams in fancy dress negotiate a challenging 164-yard (150-meter) obstacle course while carefully balancing a dish of Christmas pudding on a tray. The race supports cancer research in the U.K.

• The ancient sport of shin-kicking is part of the annual Cotswold Olimpicks. The goal of shin-kicking is to kick your opponent as hard as you can in the shins. Each time your opponent falls to the ground you earn a point. The winner is the person with the highest score in the best of three rounds. Competitors are encouraged to pad their legs with as much straw as possible.

• The World Toe Wrestling Competition started in 1976, and it has made it to the big time in the adult sporting world. Competitors face each other toe-to-toe across a “toedium,” where they lock their big toes together and try to force their opponent’s foot to the ground. Organizers of the sport applied for its inclusion in the Olympic Games, but it was not accepted.

• Extreme Ironing is a dare-devilish sport that combines the dangerous and exciting with the dull and mundane. Participants call themselves “ironists.” They take their ironing board, iron and some wrinkled clothes to extreme places and set to work. Individuals and teams participate in world competitions to set new records for ironing clothes underwater, hanging off cliffs, on top of moving vehicles, even near the top of Mount Everest. Photographs are taken for proof.

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• Nick Vujicic was born with no arms and no legs, only one little foot with two fused toes. When they saw their newborn baby for the first time, his parents were stunned and in disbelief. They were not prepared for the moment, as prenatal ultrasounds detected nothing unusual. Doctors could see the fetus was a boy but didn’t detect any missing limbs.

• Vujicic’s parents struggled with idea of raising such a severely handicapped child. How could they care for him properly? What kind of life would this child have? Could he ever grow up to care for himself, go to school or live independently? The doubts and worries filled their heads. After much grieving and soul searching, they moved forward, and instead of dwelling on their circumstances, they set out to raise their child to be as normal as he could be.

• As Vujicic grew from an infant to a toddler, he learned to roll his trunk across the floor to get around. He would roll to a wall and using his forehead would walk himself up the wall to an upright position, bracing himself with his little foot.

• Doctors performed a simple surgery to separate his two toes so that he might be able to use them more like fingers. He later learned to use those two little toes to operate a custom-built electronic wheelchair, a computer and even a cell phone.

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1. Who was the last third baseman before Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria in 2008 to win the A.L. Rookie of the Year Award?2. Name the 1950s N.L. player who, for three consecutive seasons, had at

least 40 home runs and had fewer strikeouts than homers each year. 3. When was the last time before 2010 (Sam Bradford) that an Oklahoma Sooner was the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft?4. How many times has Shaquille O’Neal led the NBA in field-goal percentage for a season? 5. In 2010, Chris Kelly became the third Ottawa Senator to score all three of his team’s goals in a victory. Name either of the other two to do it. 6. Who was the last driver before Kyle Busch in 2011 to start on the pole and lead all the laps in winning a NASCAR Nationwide Series race?7. Who was the last Spanish men’s tennis cham-pion of the U.S. Open before Rafael Nadal in 2010?

WITHOUT LIMITS (continued):• Once he reached school age, he began

to notice he was much different than other kids. His family was instrumental in helping him overcome these emotional challenges. They never let him feel sorry for himself and never coddled him. He went to mainstream schools, and although it was almost unbearable at times, he found the strength to persevere through humor and the ability to poke fun at himself.

• Vujicic has grown up to be not only self-sufficient with a career, but happy and full of a joyful purpose. While still in school, he was invited to speak to student groups, church groups and other teen organizations, which led him into his career as an internationally successful motivational speaker. He is also the author of an inspiring book titled “Life Without Limits.”

• His message of hope encourages others to stay focused on their dreams. “For every disability you have, you are blessed with more than enough abilities to overcome your challenges,” he says. And he should know! He encourages others by showing them how he learned to accept what he could not control and focused instead on what he could.

• “You can wish; you can dream; you can hope, but you must also act upon those wishes, those dreams and those hopes. You have to stretch beyond where you are to reach where you want to be,” says Vujicic.

• He came to realize that he didn’t have to be normal. “I just had to be me,” he says. “At first, I was not willing to confront that what was really wrong with me wasn’t my body, it was the limits I put on myself and my limited vision of the possibilities for my life.” Vujicic found the confidence to build a rewarding and productive life without limits.

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¥ On June 26, 1892, Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is born. Her novel “The Good Earth” (1930), describing peasant life in China, became an international bestseller and was translated into 30 languages. Buck wrote 80 novels and books.

¥ On June 25, 1915, the German press pub-lishes an official statement from the country’s war command addressing the German use of poison gas at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres two months earlier. The Germans had fired more than 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions in April, claiming the French had first used gas in August 1914.

¥ On June 23, 1927, The Sioux County Pio-neer newspaper of North Dakota reports that President Calvin Coolidge will be “adopted” into a Sioux tribe at Fort Yates on the border of North Dakota. At the Sioux ceremony, photographers captured Coolidge, in suit and tie, as he was given a grand ceremonial feathered headdress.

¥ On June 22, 1944, President Franklin Roos-evelt’s administration creates the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the G.I. Bill. The bill gave returning service-men access to unemployment compensation, low-interest home and business loans, and -- most importantly -- funding for education.

¥ On June 24, 1953, Jacqueline Bouvier and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy of pub-licly announce their engagement. Kennedy gave her a 2.88-carat diamond-and-emerald ring. Kennedy went on to become the 35th president and Jackie became one of the most popular first ladies ever to grace the White House.

¥ On June 21, 1964, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are killed by a Ku Klux Klan lynch mob near Meridian, Miss. The three young civil-rights workers were helping to register black voters in Mississippi, thus inspiring the ire of the local Klan.

¥ On June 20, 1975, director Steven Spiel-berg’s thriller “Jaws” debuts in theaters. A $700,000 marketing campaign preceded the film’s release, helping it to earn some $7 million in its opening weekend alone. The mechanical shark’s name was “Bruce.”

THE HISTORY OF SPORTSSports most likely extend back as far as

humans have been in existence. We are active and competitive beings, and through competition, we have developed many of our most basic skills. Through the history of sports and the changes to the rules of games, we can see how society has changed its beliefs over the years. The winner of the game is no longer the last man alive but the one with the most points or best time. Tidbits looks back at sports from centuries ago to modern day.

• In Ancient Greece, athletic competitions were held during religious festivals in every Greek city. Swimming and fishing were regular sporting events, as was javelin throwing, high jumping, boxing and wrestling. Ancient Persia is where polo and jousting are said to have originated.

• The Olympic Games began in Olympia in 776 BC in honor of Zeus. People came from all over Greece to take part in them. Wars were stopped to allow everyone to participate, except women. They were not even allowed to watch. If they did and were caught, they were executed by being thrown off a cliff. Originally the Olympic games only included a single sprinting event.

• During the Roman Empire, the first gladiators fought for sport (sometimes to the death), in 264 BC. Romans also competed in chariot and horse racing. They held foot races, wrestling matches and played a form of handball. Less physical games included gambling with dice and board games.

• In the Middle Ages, knights competed in jousting tournaments. The main sport of the upper class was hunting deer and wild boar.

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Hooray It’s SummerWhat a wonderful time of year it is. The trees and grass come back to life in wonderful shades of green. Other plants, bushes and flowers fill our world with beautiful colors and pleasing scents. It’s a time of back yard cook outs, pool and block parties when friends, family and neighbors get together to share old stories and enjoy good times.

It’s also the best time of year for treasure hunting no matter what your definition of “treasure” might be. To some of us that might be finding that antique or hard to come by “out of produc-tion” item at a garage sale. Others it might be that special taste you can only get from vegetables on the table tonight that were fresh picked this morning. For some it might be that meeting of a local artist or craftsman that creates items that can never be duplicated by mass production in some other part of the world. Yes it’s the time of year for garage sales, farmers markets, art and street fairs.

It’s no great secret, we are huge proponents of small indepen-dent businesses and therefore we do love summer. Summer is great for the local economy. It’s the one time of year where the small local businesses actually have a small upper hand on the big corporate giants. It’s that time of year where it just natu-rally happens that more of the money we spend stays and recycles through our community.

Summer “unofficially” starts with Memorial Day and we would be seriously amiss here if we did not take this opportunity to thank not only all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice but all of those who have served in the Armed Forces. They all fought so that we can continue to enjoy our summers with all the freedoms that we have, so please join us in thanking them whenever the opportunity pres-ents itself.

We here at Tidbits of Longmont hope you all have a wonderful summer by going out and enjoy-ing all the activities mentioned above.

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¥ It was American author Paul Auster who made the following sage observation: “Only the good doubt their own goodness, which is what makes them good in the first place. The bad know they are good, but the good know nothing. They spend their lives forgiving others, but they can’t forgive themselves.”

¥ If summer where you are is starting to heat up, just be grateful you don’t live in western Australia. There, the average temperature is 96 degrees F. -- all year long.

¥ Those who study such things claim that the sup-posed pirate tradition of walking the plank is a myth. Whenever pirates wanted to get rid of something -- or somebody -- they just tossed the offender overboard without ceremony.

¥ When a baby is born it has more than 300 bones in its body, but due to bone fusion, adults end up with only 206 bones.

¥ The next time you’re planning a European vaca-tion, make time to visit the coast of the Nether-lands, where you can stay in one of the world’s most unusual hotels. Along the banks of the Wadden Sea you’ll find Harlingen Harbour Crane, an actual der-rick that was once used to haul timber. These days it holds aloft luxurious sleeping quarters designed for only one party at a time. If you need a change of scenery, just head to the control room to swing the crane around until you find a view that strikes your fancy. ¥ You may be surprised to learn that there is a grow-ing interest in the new sport known as chess boxing. It’s a hybrid sport in which competitors alternate 4-minute rounds of speed chess with 2-minute rounds of boxing. Since 2008, there have been 10 international competitions in London alone.***Thought for the Day: “It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.” -- Jonathan Swift

Answers1. Toronto’s Eric Hinske, in 2002.2. Cincinnati’s Ted Klusze-wski, 1953-55.3. It was 1980 (Billy Sims).4. Ten times, the last in the 2008-09 season. 5. Bob Kudelski (1993) and Jason Spezza (2008).6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., in 2003.7. Manuel Orantes, in 1975.

Answers1. Russian Revolution2. Scarf or wide tie used as formal neckwear3. The crescent-shaped white mark at the base of the fingernail or toenail4. 17055. Nicosia6. England 7. Surveyor 8. South America 9. Digestive 10. Sir Christopher Wren

HISTORY OF SPORTS (continued):

• A very rough form of football called “mob football” was invented during the Middle Ages and played between neighboring villages. The ball was an inflated pig’s bladder and any means could be used to move the ball to a goal, as long as it didn’t lead to murder or manslaughter. The game of golf was developed in Scotland in the 15th century.

• A billiard game became popular in 16th-century France. The game was played with two balls that were struck with the edge of what resembled a hockey stick on a table made of wood covered in a green woolen cloth with felt sides. The game of curling became well established by the 16th century in Scotland and the Netherlands.

• King Charles II made yachting a popular sport in the 17th century, and a game of “Nine Pins,” much like today’s bowling, was played as an indoor and outdoor sport.

• In the 18th century, horse racing became a professional sport, and the Jockey Club was formed in Britain in 1727.

• During the 19th century, sports became more organized with leagues and rules. The London Football Association devised the rules of football in 1863. In 1867, John Graham Chambers wrote a list of rules for boxing. And today’s baseball, believed to have evolved from earlier forms of the game, became an organized sport in 1845.

• In the 20th century, motorized sports became popular, and the first Grand Prix was held in 1906. The first Le Mans 24-hour race was held in 1923.

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