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The Finns apparently have a better handle on their priorities than their Danish neighbors. While the Danes are busy desert fitting their lawn equipment, the Finns are holding wife-carrying championships. You gotta love the spirit of an event where carrying a woman (any woman over 108 lbs will do – and she only has to be your “wife” for the day) through a 279 yard obstacle course could win you her weight in beer. Honest. And they say romance is dead.
Day: July 15, 2003
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It’s nice to know some things are universal. When Danish troops in Iraq complained about not having proper gear to deal with the sweltering conditions, their government promptly sent them a shipment of snowplows and lawnmowers. Honest. See for yourself.