And There Was Me Thinking Only Brits Were Eccentric.

[mawnansmiff]

This is so funny I watched it three times.

Guinness World Record: Man rides 38 miles in giant pumpkin - BBC News

He says "I've never been in a pumpkin before...", no, nor should I imagine has anyone else.

Hats off to the fellow...he well deserved his world record.

Regards,

Jay.

 

[hugodrax]

Thanks for the smile! The lack of true eccentricity is a loss to be mourned. There simply aren't enough charming oddballs anymore.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Thanks for the smile! The lack of true eccentricity is a loss to be mourned. There simply aren't enough charming oddballs anymore.

Fear not....how about the World Gravy Wrestling Championship?

Sound oddball enough for you?

World Gravy Wrestling Championships returns after two-year break - BBC News

Regards,

Jay.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Was Cinderella the previous record holder?

 

[kcghost]

This guy is crazier than a march hare. My hats off to him!!

 

[brian64]

He grew the 846lb (384kg) pumpkin in his garden with the aim to beat the 25.5 mile record, set in 2018.

I bet the last guy never would have dreamed his giant pumpkin 25 mile ride record would only stand for 4 years.

 

[bullet08]

Com'on! What about limp chips, jellied eels, spotted dicks.. Those are about as good as rowing a pumpkin down a river.

 

[georged]

Not ONLY Brits, but you still set a pretty high bar:

 

[sablebrush52]

This is so funny I watched it three times.

Guinness World Record: Man rides 38 miles in giant pumpkin - BBC News

He says "I've never been in a pumpkin before...", no, nor should I imagine has anyone else.

Hats off to the fellow...he well deserved his world record.

Regards,

Jay.

The difference between Britain and the US is that you refer to them as eccentrics and we refer to them as nuts.

 

[brian64]

Not ONLY Brits, but you still set a pretty high bar:

Makes every Monty Python skit seem sane and mundane.

 

[mso489]

Uh-oh. Why does this pumpkin rafting record setting make perfect sense to me?

The Brits don't have the only eccentrics, but they have a very extreme and high flown variety. I believe some members of the House of Lords actually wear monocles, and wear them in all seriousness, with paisley bowties.

 

[shanez]

Applicable to the whole world but especially this site:

 

[Bengel]

 

[OzPiper]

"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" just about sums it up

 

[Bengel]

Sorry, had to

 

[hugodrax]

Fear not....how about the World Gravy Wrestling Championship?

Sound oddball enough for you?

World Gravy Wrestling Championships returns after two-year break - BBC News

Regards,

Jay.

Well, yes. But I'm talking about the braces-with-a-belt, wearing a fishing vest for convenience, monocle-wearing sort of feller. The guy who didn't so much do eccentric things so much as live eccentrically.

 

[OzPiper]

Hang on, the BBC article says he did it on the Missouri River.
He's a Yank !
I obviously misread the title

 

[hugodrax]

Oh, trust me. There are American eccentrics, too. Ever been to Humansville?

 

[OzPiper]

Oh, trust me. There are American eccentrics, too. Ever been to Humansville?

Now setting a Guinness Book of Records sailing (anywhere) on a raft made of Lees Pipes would be a sight to behold.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I'd much rather watch cheese wheels racing down a hill than even hearing about any sort of eating contest. Hot dogs, esp.! Gag me with a spoon! Barf me out!*

* From the quirky song "Valley Girl" by Moon-(roof?) Zappa. Done in pure valley girl accent/parlance of the 70's.