Sheep Shearing as an Olympic Sport ?

britexpat
By britexpat

last week a New Zealander, Kerri-Jo Te Huia, became the first woman to shear more than 500 lambs in eight hours.

Now a farm lobby group in New Zealand – widely considered the spiritual home of sheep shearing, although Australia might disagree – wants such feats to be recognised more widely. It is calling for shearing to become an Olympic demonstration sport.

Apparently, the Welsh support the move. I think its a great idea. What other sports would you recommend for the olympics ???

By britexpat• 25 Jan 2012 19:54
britexpat

An interesting idea. Male threading and Female Waxing competition. May even outdo the Bitch Volleyball for spectator appeal :O)

By anonymous• 25 Jan 2012 19:08
anonymous

Threading and waxing soon to follow, but the end result would be counted as well this time.

By anonymous• 25 Jan 2012 18:39
anonymous

Milking a bull would be an exciting sport..

By boer• 25 Jan 2012 15:33
boer

would the second word not be "shagging"?

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 25 Jan 2012 14:49
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

osama where were you hiding so many days with such a brilliant idea

By osamabawab• 25 Jan 2012 14:42
osamabawab

milking cows maybe!

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 25 Jan 2012 14:29
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

include kabbadi !

By t_coffee_or_me• 25 Jan 2012 14:28
t_coffee_or_me

What next!

By Inthetin• 25 Jan 2012 14:27
Inthetin

Squash should be in the Olympics!

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