Sports That Aren’t Sports Which Are Sport – TWB39

In this episode we give you something to talk about when you’re watching your favorite sporting event and someone says, you know throwing drawfs would be fun.

Shout Out to Ryan Wyatt who told my wife i (Jerry) am funny and y’know, I can’t disagree with him but I will. Ryan can be heard on the Secondshift podcast Episode 21. We can and will recommend this podcast to anyone interested in emergency services or are currently service our communities in a very valuable way.

Redneck Games

These folks, the organizers, actually had to change the name of these games from the olympics to games because the real olympic committee did not take kindly to them using the name in association with event like hubcap hurling, the mudpit belly flop, and armpit serenading.

Football-With-Three-Teams

Don’t know how this works but eff that, odd numbers suck. Let’s do four teams. Someone kicks off and everyone gets smashed. Always ending in a draw.

Fireball Soccer

Come on baby, light my fire. Set these balls on fire! Two words fire-kickball.

For a more comprehensive list of weird and unusual sports click this links: http://www.topendsports.com/sport/unusual/list.htm

Main Course: Movie Recommendations

Pawn Sacrifice

A Bobby Fischer story. Y’know the guy who was a genius at chess but struggled with keeping a grip on reality, yes, that guy.

American chess legend Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) and Soviet Grandmaster Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) enthrall the world with their intense battle of wills and strategy during the 1972 World Chess Championship.

Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596345/

In Search of Bobby Fischer

Two men are in search for the successor to Bobby Fischer who isn’t blood related.

[spp-timestamp time=”32:45″] – Over the Top

Alternative sport movie recommendation that is not our feature presentation: Over The Top starring Sylvester Stallone.

Arm wrestling has never been soooo exciting! Stallone just forearms his way through his competition to impress his estranged son.

[spp-timestamp time=”46:00″] – Dodgeball

One of Vince Vaughn’s best movies. He plays a gym owner who must compete in a national Dodgeball tournament to save his gym. But first he must find a team. Da-da-dummmmmmm.

[spp-timestamp time=”52:28″] – “I found that if you have a goal you might not reach it
but if you don’t have one, you will never disappoint”

[spp-timestamp time=”53:32.50″] – Jerry is a Disney princess. The purpose of a goal.

Flavor Text: We can sell blood and semen. What?, not together.

Alternative sport stories.