Thumbs, Toes, Toilets, & Balls

We here at TTTB have never been big fans of ironing our clothes. Now that we know about extreme ironing, though, things might be different for us. Extreme ironing is the act of taking your clothes, an iron, and an ironing board to extreme places and giving them a good press. What counts as extreme places? How about mountain tops, underwater, or in the sky while skydiving. There are no limits to extreme ironing just like there are no limits to the places we will go to find to most obscure sports around the world.

Get ready to get your hands dirty as this week I sat down with Matthew Howard and Emma Masaitis to discuss Worm Charming. Starting as a method for retrieving worms from the soil for fishing, in the 1980s worming charming evolved into a competitive sport as well. The techniques for this artform are endless and the worms in the soil. The World Worm Charming Championships - YouTube The Ancient Art of Worm Charming - MSU & 4H Marine Worms Are The $7.5 Billion Industry You Haven't Heard Of Cover photo: Graham Shaw

Happy Halloween! Have you ever been in a boat and thought to yourself "this needs to be more agricultural"? If so, somehow, you're not alone. Join myself and Duncan Johns as we carve deep into the world of Giant Pumpkin Kayaking, explore the dark reasons why the Windsor Pumpkin Regatta in Nova Scotia was cancelled in 2018, and brainstorm ideas for our own giant pumpkin fleet. This is an 800 lbs episode you won't want to miss. Windsor Pumpkin Regatta news clip Nova Scotia pumpkin regatta cancelled indefinitely due to lack of water in Lake Pisiquid | CBC News Pumpkin Man Knows How to Grow Smiles - The New York Times Windsor, N.S., looking to host new giant pumpkin event in 2024 | SaltWire.

Have you ever gotten so angry at someone you were beyond punching? Do we have a solution for you. Angrily ask them to take their shoes and socks off, interlock your toes together, and battle them for all the glory in toe wrestling. Similar to arm wrestling but smellier and sweatier, toe wrestling is another favorite British pastime that started in a pub. Head over and follow us on Instagram and TikTok @tttbpod to see the video from this one, you won't want to miss it. Watch the pros compete

Red Bull Flugtag is like if you dared your really smart but underachieving friend and his 4 other unemployed engineer buddies to build a human powered flying machine and see how far it could fly. Teams of five work tirelessly to build a human powered flying machine and push it off a 30 foot drop over water in Red Bull Flugtag in order to win the respect of everyone around the world. There is no cash reward, there is no trophy, just the pride of knowing your machine flew for at least one millisecond and the hope of possibly beating the world record distance set by the Chicken Whisperers. Join me with this week's guest, Lauren Pallas, as we discuss this wonderful wacky sport and all of its glory. Red Bull Flugtag Cincinatti Rules Chicken Whisperers World Record Best Costumes Compilation Steve Elkins Birdman International 2009 100m Flight Cover Photo - John Spade

The Finnish have had a lot of good ideas including the dish rack, the heart rate monitor, Angry Birds, and even the first internet browser. These things are absolutely garbage compared to the invention of Earth's most important obscure sport: Wife Carrying. Brave women dare to climb onto the backs of their husbands in order to win their wieght in beer. Yes, that's correct. The fastest time wins the wife's weight in beer. Join myself, George Gaston, and my old friend Jace Frank as we discuss the rules and history of Wife Carrying. New episodes every Wednesday at 7:00 AM EST. Wife Carrying in North America The Video Jace and I Watched Another Great Video

Is The Cooper's Hill Cheese Roll Britian's most extreme sport? That's for you to decide. I sat down with Eden Schiano this week to discuss what some people will do to win a free round of Double Gloucester Cheese. They'll chase it down an 18% grade hill in a fully out of control tumble. Bones will be broken, fun will be had, and cheese will be cut at this gravity-obeying obscure sport. Cooper's Hill Cheese Roll Official Website We Are The Champions | Official Trailer | Netflix Thrills and spills as Cheese Rolling 2023 leads to MULTIPLE injuries in Gloucestershire, UK Cover photo - Getty Images

In our first episode of Thumbs, Toes, Toilets, & Balls George Gaston and Professor Jeff Halliday sit down and discuss the rules, history, and cultural significance of Chess Boxing. Pointcrow vs DisguisedToast - Mogul Chessboxing Main Event - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3AEKvsaYBE&t=320s WCBO Website - https://wcbochessboxing.org/ WCBO Rulebook - https://wcbochessboxing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WCBO-Rules-Final-Book.pdf