The wind-breaking competition. *rolls eyes*

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Metaphors be with you!

That's not "my" competition!
I've acted as masseur and strapper for the Wagga Wagga team and drove the bus for the Riverina Hotshots when they got into the State finals one year but I've never been a big noise in the sport.
I'll be in Brisbane for the interstate match next week (NSW vs. Queensland: this year's slogan is "State Vs. State; Mate vs. Mate; Date vs. Date" - pretty catchy eh?).
They're unveiling a statue to the legendary Mikey "gutbuster" McDougal who died 3 years ago, doing what he loved doing best during the international against Norway (yes, the notorious 'pickled herring' series of 2003!) and I'll be taking some photos for the Wagga Wagga Whisper, the local club's newsletter.
The Guiness Book of Records will be there for the attempt on the record for the largest "mass break" (currently 457 people and two dogs) on Saturday morning.

You definitely need this:
[improbable.com]

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<illuminated lighbulb dings above head>

Oh, that competition... I thought you meant the 'Kill Martin' competition. Makes more sense now.

<note to self: avoid Brisbane next Saturday, air pollution forecast = very high>

The attempt on the world record "mass break" is Saturday week (not this Sat), down at Southbank. I'd also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the sponsorship of Tandy Electronics. Without their support, we wouldn't be able to individually 'wire' each participant with the personal sphincterphones demanded by the Guiness people to avoid cheating (such as in the recent Gdansk attempt where it is suggested that more than half of the participants were simply blowing raspberries at Taki's yacht).

We're hoping for more dogs this time also, so that everyone gets the chance to participate in the traditional "finger of blame" ritual at the conclusion. Smoking and any naked flames will be prohibited within a 1km radius (to avoid the, now illegal, "flinger of flame" ritual).

The collective effort will also be electronically and instantaneously amplified and beamed towards the moons of Uranus in a message of peace and goodwill to any and all galactic life forms capable of tuning in. A little bit of ozone layer is a paltry price to pay, don't you think, for peace in our time.

Well that would certainly stop people smoking (well, in the traditional way, anyway). Can't help thinking it would be very tempting just to chuck in lighted match...

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> A little bit of ozone layer
> is a paltry price to pay, don't you think, for
> peace in our time.

Recent accounts show that the damage caused by your last efforts are beginning to heal, so it looks like it's time to give it a go again.



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Peace???? And what is it with the diplomatic turbulences between Poland and Germany about an alleged "industrial accident" at Gdansk that polluted the southern Baltic coast? (and just any fart can set off diplomatic turbulences between them these days)

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Be glad you don't have a dog with the same delusions, SM!