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Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added)
Jul 5^th, 2008 at 4:55am

If yes, then you want to attend this Finnish summer event one day with your partner: Wife Carrying World Championships!
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This event has been held at Timo's home town, Sonkajärvi, since 1992. Timo and his friends have been there, watching it, for several times. Few years' back when Timo's friend got married, participating at Wife Carrying World Championships was part of his batchelor party! This year Timo's best friend is in charge of the timing of the competition.

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Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried?
Reply #1 - Jul 5^th, 2008 at 12:14pm

Timo asked me to add these pictures. He took them back in 2003, when his friends Toni and Ville participated. Toni carried his then fiance (they are now married and this race was part of Toni's batchelor party) and Ville carried his other friend's little sister.

Wife carrying going on
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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added) Reply #2 - Jul 5^th, 2008 at 3:20pm Any points for dragging a spouse, rather than carrying one? Just askin'. Best, George
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Jonny Ex Member	Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added) Reply #3 - Jul 5^th, 2008 at 3:33pm George wrote on Jul 5^th, 2008 at 3:20pm: Any points for dragging a spouse, rather than carrying one? Just askin'. LMAO....G-man! I have a question: Do I get extra points for carrying twice my own weight!.........LMMFAO!!!!!
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Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added)
Reply #4 - Jul 6^th, 2008 at 7:42am

Well, George, when you look at the pictures from this year's competition, the contestants are almost dragging their wives... It looks uncomfortable indeed!

Here's a pic of the winning couple in action:
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This year, again, the winners came from Estonia.

And Jonny, I believe that the secret to success in this competition is to carry quite light partner - you need to be fast to win! I don't think they will give extra points, but they do give a time penalty, if you will fall and drop your partner.

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kevmd CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Who needs a hypothalamus anyway? Posts: 524 x0\|philadelphia\|USA\|\|0\|0\|PA,Pennsylvania Gender:	Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added) Reply #5 - Jul 6^th, 2008 at 5:55pm Our local news actually did a small story on this event I think last year. Pretty funny stuff.
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sandie99 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Wish it, dream it, do it - inspite the pain! Posts: 11975 Finland Gender:	Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added) Reply #6 - Jul 7^th, 2008 at 3:56am I read that this event made it to the news internationally. Back in here, it's always at the end of the news broadcast as it's light and entertaining. This year, it was said that Wife Carrying World Championships is important, because it's an event in which "sports meets entertainment". Sanna
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kevmd CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Who needs a hypothalamus anyway? Posts: 524 x0\|philadelphia\|USA\|\|0\|0\|PA,Pennsylvania Gender:	Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added) Reply #7 - Jul 7^th, 2008 at 11:00pm just saw it 5 minutes ago on the local news
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Em CH.com Alumnus Offline I wanna go... Posts: 830 St Peter Port, Guernsey. Gender:	Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added) Reply #8 - Jul 8^th, 2008 at 6:30am So Sanna, When is Timo carrying you??? Em x
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sandie99 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Wish it, dream it, do it - inspite the pain! Posts: 11975 Finland Gender:	Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added) Reply #9 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 2:55am Emily, have you seen how the "wives" are carried there days? Looks very uncomfortable to me! Note to self: when Timo's friends are arranging plans during early July, do not go along... Sanna
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sandie99 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Wish it, dream it, do it - inspite the pain! Posts: 11975 Finland Gender:	Re: Ladies, do you want to be carried? (Pics added) Reply #10 - Jul 9^th, 2008 at 3:54am Here's a video about it: Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or Enjoy! Sanna
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