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<b>L O W L A N D S - L - 19 July 2010 - Volume 02</b></p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: <span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Paul Finlow-Bates</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:wolf_thunder51@yahoo.co.uk">wolf_thunder51@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span><br>
Subject: <img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ron/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" width="1" border="0" height="1"><span class="gi">Re: LL-L "Sports"
2010.07.18 (03) [EN]</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="http://uk.mc264.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">sassisch@yahoo.com</span></a>><br>
Subject: Sports</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;">Paul, you wrote: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: gray;">As long as the games include that pole-vaulty thing that the
Frisians do. </span></p>
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Indeed. Of course this Frisian-based <i>firljeppen</i> would be a requirement
and a great opportunity for thoroughly humiliating the Highlanders, especially
the Alpine ones with their mandatory <i>lederhosen</i> and the Scottish ones
with their mandatory kilts (and we all know that they <i>never</i> wear
anything underneath). Hilarity will abound, and the Lowlands
will be triumphant.<br>
<br>
They might try and counter this by mandating Celtic Football, but I’m sure
there are enough Lowlands Scots that can help us out there, while I’m sure the
Highies won’t be adapt in Frisian handball (<i>keatsen</i>, Dutch <i>kaatsen</i>,
similar to <i>jeu de pelote</i> in Belgium).<br>
<br>
And there is Frisian-based <i>klootschieten</i> ~ <i>klootscheten</i> a.k.a. <i>boosseln</i>,
which is popular in the Northeastern Netherlands and Northwestern
Germany. It requires flat terrain on which balls are “shot” over
long distances. Since we have the terrain, we have a definite leg up. Much
would depend on with whom the Irish will side, since they have a similar sport:
road bowling (<i>ból an bhóthair</i>). (I have a feeling they'd side with the
Catholic-dominated Highies and stay away from the Scots and English, though.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;">Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: navy;">Seattle</span><span style="color: navy;">, USA</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy;"> <br style="">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then there's the worlds
fastest non-motorised sports, sand-yachting and ice-yachting (if you don't
count sky-diving and extreme downhill skiing I suppose). Both are North Sea coast specialities, though the ice version
might get increasingly hard to do in future.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reckon the Uppies might have
the edge in the 300m abseil.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Paul</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Derby</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">England</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
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