Saturday’s Preakness was a nail-biter, with Curlin beating Street Sense by a nose. We admit that we whooped and hollered and jumped up and down, but all the same, we can’t help but wonder how an event in which people ride livestock in circles has attained such prestige.
So today we’d like to call your attention to some thrilling, yet underappreciated athletic activities:
Cheese rolling. An event in England in which people of dubious sanity chase a 7-pound cheese down a steep hill. The winner gets to keep the cheese, which is sure to be a consolation while they’re recovering from that concussion and broken ankle. To see it for yourself, roll on over to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm7eIfcZKVA
Chessboxing. A game combining brain and brawn in which opponents alternate rounds of chess and boxing. Matches can be decided by checkmate or knockout, though one involving Mike Tyson might end in his biting off the king’s head.
Underwater hockey. Much like ice hockey, only it’s played on the bottom of a pool by people with snorkels, short sticks, few spectators and a lot more teeth.
Why visit the happiest place on Earth when you can walk on the dark side? “Crime bus” tours of Southern California let visitors take in old murder scenes. However, the company will not be held liable if nightmares keep you up for a week afterward.
— Katie Mayer, Herald staff
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