Blog Guy, help settle an argument. What is the fastest-growing sport in the world?
That’s easy. Appliance Golf. You know, it’s a lot like regular golf, but players use sledgehammers instead of golf clubs, and they use washers, refrigerators and televisions instead of balls.
The game takes up much less space than normal golf, because of course you’re not going to move an 800-pound refrigerator very far, even with the biggest sledgehammer you can lift.
Wow, I had no idea! I think I’ll look for an Appliance Golf Course in my area! It sounds like a lot of fun.
Yes, it is. Unless you’re the caddy.
Related post: Not an all-purpose tool and Sledgehammer slideshow
Participants destroy appliances with sledgehammers during an anti-stress session or “Destruction Therapy” before fiestas in Castejon, Spain, June 21, 2008. REUTERS/ Vincent West
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Let’s try a different caption:
- Posted by Dee T“First, it was the TVs and the washing machines. They flew in on ships and landed in the night and started marching towards town. As Agent 986 took a sledgehammer to her devious opponents she felt good. The computers might be next, but they were no match for a sledgehammer. Let them come! she thought. We’ll be ready!”
I hope that when they smash them down to basic materials that they sort glass, metals, plastics etcetera and recycle them. If not then this is truly pointless and a waste of resources at every level.
- Posted by GeminateStrangely enough, my captcha/antispam word for this post is “life” That’s what these people need.
- Posted by PacoHoly mother of God. Appliance golf. No one in the world could possibly need any of this stuff, even though it’s extremely outdated and probably malfunctional?
- Posted by DouglasComputer golf would be much more fun, and appliances
- Posted by Richardseem to last longer. New Vistas in golf….
Life. Don’t talk to me about life. I’ve got this pain in all the diodes down my left side, and here comes some guy with a sledgehammer. Gawd, I’m so depressed.
- Posted by MobyD[…] http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/20 08/06/23/and-the-fastest-growing-stupid- sport-is/ […]
- Posted by Brett Muscio » Blog Archive » And the fastest growing stupid sport is….We did this in high school as a Power Team spoof called ‘Breaking sutff for Jesus.’ I hope their intentions are just as sound.
- Posted by Barf[…] # 该事发生在：西班牙北部城镇C astejon，2008年6月21。来源，以 是另两张图： […]
- Posted by 抡大锤运动 | 煎蛋It is a sad comment on the state of society when Luddism is firstly stripped of political meaning, and then remarketed as recreation…
- Posted by JoelAnd we thought the woman with the studded thong was running a ballistics risk!
- Posted by BandageNext thing you know they’ll be pissing and moaning about the toxic chemicals showing up in their groundwater. Gee, do you suppose they actually removed the refrigerant before smashing the refrigerators?! Assenine people with too much time on their hands.
- Posted by JohnHaving just had (in the past week) repairmen come out to fix my range, my dryer, my electrical systems, my boiler, and my cable, I fully support this trend.
Do you think they’d let me use a steamroller? Or a rocket launcher?
- Posted by CharleneIf these golfers are tied after 18 appliances, they can use my 2001 Pontiac Aztek in the playoff round.
- Posted by ZiggyI would rather like to do it with new products…. specially plasma TV and LCD in runnign condition… I would not mind to even spend some money on it
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- Posted by Blogadilla.com: The Tijuana of the Internet » Blog ArchiveDue to my frustrating 30+ years in the repair business, I’d caption the picture as:
“How appliances are actually manufactured”
Ufortunately, that’s not a joke.
- Posted by Disgusted Repairguy[…] Then again, we could always take up appliance golf. […]
- Posted by By George » Blog Archive » Synchronised avoidance