Sadly, this pic reminded me of the final afternoon of my first marriage; leaving what was once my house. The muscles were not quite as well developed though.
come on guys get real! This is real sporting news! Contestants in local local roo riding spectacular and their charges!
OMG! And yet another fabulous sport I knew nothing about. Man, I can see it: Sunday afternoon, guys gathered 'round the big screen TV, drinking Aussie beer and having a shrimp on the barbie. Betting on which Rooboy gets thrown off first and Roo wrestling after that. I'd symbolically wear my Rooboy hat and Roo spurs on my new Rooboy boots!
@perrone1 its actually part of a Roo modern pentathlon Tony. The other sports include traditional boxing, kick boxing, body building, bear throttling and of course golf!
Wow, the Calgary Stampede here in Alberta has nothing on the Australian Roodeo Geoff. The various sporting categories look exciting, except for bear throttling, which is nor only unsportsmanlike but just plain roode. I will admit that I am jealous of Tony Perrone rolling up to the event in his Holden UTE, drinking pails of Fosters in the beer garden, wearing his new Rooboy attire, singing "I'm an old Roohand...from the Rio Grande" and showing off his six-shooter with its cylinder that, like the toilet flushes in Oz, spins in the opposite direction. The man is a tough act to compete with I daresay.
All fascinating stuff. There is no end to man’s ingenuity in inventing esoteric sports.
One of my favourite Australian sports involves pairs of trained wombats racing to the top of an electricity transmission tower. The wombats are fitted with miniature steel crampons for improved grip. Unfortunately this means that when the winner reaches the business end of the pylon there is a blinding flash followed by a dense cloud of acrid black smoke.
As a result, the photos of the winning contestants are not particularly appealing, unless you are one of those Australians who enjoy taking selfies beside the picnic barbie.
