JACK NICHOLSON WAS COURTSIDE
World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship attracts record crowd
(Thanks to Matt Filar, Jonathan Carl, DavCat and Horace LaBadie)
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June 15, 2009
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are then measured and the winner, after an hour of combat, is the one with the greatest accumulated length
I knew it was all about length. She kept telling me "no", but I knew she was lying.
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | June 15, 2009 at 12:01 PM
so that's where everyone was! i thought it was kinda quiet this weekend.
Posted by: queensbee | June 15, 2009 at 12:02 PM
It's like angel hair pasta, but with excrutiating burning and no sauce.
Posted by: Punkin | June 15, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Arrrrg Chris you beat me to it!
Posted by: DaninIA | June 15, 2009 at 12:11 PM
"When I was at university we had a nude stinging nettle rolling competition and it was the best thing ever"
whatever happened to keggers?...
Posted by: russellmc | June 15, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Beer! And everything comes out green for a few days. What more could you ask of any competition?
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | June 15, 2009 at 12:22 PM
KEY QUOTE: "And so they had a competition. They're both dead now."
Posted by: frodolives | June 15, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Second key quote:
"They taste totally foul, and everything comes out bright green for a few days afterwards."
Posted by: oneblankspace | June 15, 2009 at 01:19 PM
The winner was quoted as saying, "ARRRGH! Grrbln tkfusn mrawblin ngomishln fngrskn!"
Posted by: Allen at Division | June 15, 2009 at 01:26 PM
So....then size does matter, eh??
Posted by: Siouxie | June 15, 2009 at 01:53 PM
Smart competitors squash the leaves into tight little balls...
I think I speak for every guy blogger here when I say, that's infinitely better than the vice versa...
Posted by: frodolives | June 15, 2009 at 09:41 PM