Strange sports in Scotland

[JohnBearcat]

In Kelty,Fife each year they have Trophys and people come from as far as south of England to enter the Coal Carrying contest entrants have to place a hundredweight of Coal on their shoulders and run a race at same time,they have race for both men and women,
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In Perthshire they have contests of someone standing on a barrel and throwing a rubber boot,a distance the entrants have 3 go's at it and best is picked,
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Throwing a 56 pound weight by your small finger a distance
this is actually another well known strength sport in north and central Scotland,
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What other strange sports have you seen in Scotland,

[druid1616]

I don't know much about it
but i know that people stand in the road an gamble about who can get a ball through someones legs whos a great distance away an more then not the dude standing there with his legs open gets hit in the nuts.
nice huh

[Mistress]

Originally posted by JohnBearcat
In Perthshire they have contests of someone standing on a barrel and throwing a rubber boot,a distance the entrants have 3 go's at it and best is picked,
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What other strange sports have you seen in Scotland,

[i]lol..Sorry but this is funny...

What is the point? I mean, I get it and all for distance.. but "a rubber boot?".. lmao.. sheeeshhh.. lol

Only strange Scottish sports I've seen was at the Scottish Games held here in the States.. and to be honest.. any man who can toss a great big giant poll.. lol.. has my vote!.. lol.. I don't know the correct name for it.. but they flip these polls.. wooden polls that is.. some are longer then others.. and I would guess that is the upgrade to the next level.. lol.. the poll gets longer

lmao

[Talon]

Originally posted by Mistress
any man who can toss a great big giant poll.. lol.. has my vote!.. lol.. I don't know the correct name for it.. but they flip these polls.. wooden polls that is.. some are longer then others.. and I would guess that is the upgrade to the next level.. lol.. the poll gets longer

It is called a Caber honey...

The Event is called the Caber Toss

[Mistress]

Originally posted by Talon

It is called a Caber honey...

The Event is called the Caber Toss

[i]duhhhhhhhhhh.. lol.. OMG I should have known that .. lol.. Darnit.. lol..

So.. is this a big event at all the Games???

and sheeshh.. it is an amazing event to watch.. lol.. I also think that other one..lol.. ermmm.. sheeshh forgot the name as well.. but the toss like this heavy BALL? lol.. or something.. they spin an spin.. and their Kilts are going round and round.. hee hee.. most, if not all of the men at the games that I've been to have had tight biker shorts under their kilts.. .. so.. lol.. Just the wee wooosh of the kilt going round and round.. lmao..

[Talon]

Originally posted by Mistress
duhhhhhhhhhh.. lol.. OMG I should have known that .. lol.. Darnit.. lol..

So.. is this a big event at all the Games???

and sheeshh.. it is an amazing event to watch.. lol.. I also think that other one..lol.. ermmm.. sheeshh forgot the name as well.. but the toss like this heavy BALL? lol.. or something.. they spin an spin.. and their Kilts are going round and round.. hee hee.. most, if not all of the men at the games that I've been to have had tight biker shorts under their kilts.. .. so.. lol.. Just the wee wooosh of the kilt going round and round.. lmao..

aye its at all the Highland Games I would imagine...though I have not been to them all so I am not the authority on that......and as far as I can tell they are held all round the world..so I am sure it all varies from place to place...


and the heavy ball is called the Shot Put

[Mistress]

[i]lol

Thanks Hon.... so we have those two.. lol.. the pool thingy and the ball.. lol.. the Rubber Boot.. lol..

So what others are there that you (being Scottish) would say is Strange that has not already been said? lol

And to be honest with everyone here.. lol.. Who is to say that anything is strange? who decides that? lol.. But I for one do say the Rubber Boot thingy is odd..