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(Lighthearted) alternative Olympic sports

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MrsMoastyToasty · 30/07/2024 22:10

I would compete in

Getting around the local ring road with all the traffic lights on green. Personal best is 6. (There are 15 sets)
Number of loads of washing dried on the line in one day. Personal best is 7.

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ErrolTheDragon · 05/08/2024 09:58

OnHisSweaterAlreadyMomsSpaghetti · 05/08/2024 01:01

Getting an angry toddler dressed when they don’t want too. Round two would be dressing an octopus and comparing the difficulty of the two

Watersports version - washing the hair of a resistant toddler. IME to complete this event requires a doubles team.

FadedRed · 08/08/2024 15:17

Parallel parking: different sized cars and parking spaces. No rear view cameras or audible warning systems allowed. Increasing difficulty/in daylight or dark, with distractions like other cars flashing headlights or sounding their horns.
Reversing into a parking spot: varied levels of difficulty, increasing through the rounds, like high jump/pole vault competitions do.

Izzynohopanda · 08/08/2024 15:51

FadedRed · 08/08/2024 15:17

Parallel parking: different sized cars and parking spaces. No rear view cameras or audible warning systems allowed. Increasing difficulty/in daylight or dark, with distractions like other cars flashing headlights or sounding their horns.
Reversing into a parking spot: varied levels of difficulty, increasing through the rounds, like high jump/pole vault competitions do.

My husband would get gold in this. I wouldn ‘t get through the first heat .

Scirocco · 08/08/2024 19:44

Carrying a tray of fresh-out-the-oven dinner through a maze of lego pieces. Barefoot.

MrsMoastyToasty · 10/08/2024 08:27

An endurance event- Staying Awake When You Should Be in Bed.

Points awarded for watching obscure home renovation programmes after midnight.
Choice of snacks.
Position on the sofa.
Use of pets as a cushion or blanket.

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