Chap Olympiad at the SF Tweed Ride

by RICK! on October 21, 2009 · 1 comment

guest post by RICK!

This month’s Tweed Ride concluded with a match of wits and brawn amongst ladies and Gents, the Chap Olympiad!

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Events included:

Umbrella Jousting!

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Cucumber Sandwich Toss!

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Mustache Tug-’o-War!

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3-Legged Pipe Smoking Relay!

Get on the Tweed mailing list to learn about the next one. Special thanks to Joseph Hren for conceiving and organizing the event. It was all quite silly.

photos by RICK!

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1 Joseph Hren October 21, 2009 at 3:37 pm

Well, I have to admit that I got the idea from the Chap Olympiad, which takes place every year in Jolly Old London. They were a real inspiration, those chaps. But I think we did it better.

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