LL-L "Sports" 2010.07.18 (03) [EN]

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From:  Paul Finlow-Bates <wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk>

Subject: LL-L "Vexillology" 2010.07.17 (03) [EN]



From: Hellinckx Luc
<luc.hellinckx at gmail.com<http://uk.mc264.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=luc.hellinckx@gmail.com>>


Subject: LL-L "Vexillology"



Beste Paul,


You wrote:

Like Ron said, let's challenge the Highlands...no more Highland games, just
one big competition: Lowlands vs. Highlands

UK both has Low and Highlands, so does the Benelux, Germany, Poland and
Scandinavia. First we have two huge international teams, each of them
consisting of players of either the Lowlands or the Highlands. First round
we try to select which team is stronger, Low or High. Second round, we make
a further selection, the winning team of the first round is split up between
the five countries, in order to decide which country finally wins. Let's
just call it "The Games" and sell the idea for big bucks to the media ;=)

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium

 As long as the games include that pole-vaulty thing that the Frisians do. I
saw it on a program about unusual sports once. They traditionally use
vaulting poles to cross the drainage dykes up there, and they've turned it
into a summer sport. Looks like a great sport, and the Lowlanders would have
a competitive edge. Another one from around that area was sail-barge racing.
You don't want to get anything caught in the way when they bump.



Of course, the Uphill Mob would want to introduce mountain running and rock
climbing wouldn't they?



Paul

(Who actually goes as far uphill as he can whenever he gets the chance)



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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Sports

 Paul, you wrote:

As long as the games include that pole-vaulty thing that the Frisians do.


Indeed. Of course this Frisian-based *firljeppen* would be a requirement and
a great opportunity for thoroughly humiliating the Highlanders, especially
the Alpine ones with their mandatory *lederhosen* and the Scottish ones with
their mandatory kilts (and we all know that they *never* wear anything
underneath). Hilarity will abound, and the Lowlands will be triumphant.

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 (*keatsen*, Dutch *kaatsen*,
similar to *jeu de pelote* in Belgium).

And there is Frisian-based *klootschieten* ~ *klootscheten* a.k.a. *boosseln
*, 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 (*ból an bhóthair*). (I have a feeling they'd side with the
Catholic-dominated Highies and stay away from the Scots and English,
though.)

 Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

Seattle, USA



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