Category: Fun
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Congressman Yoder apologizes for skinny dip in the Sea of Galilee
Oh the humanity, U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas apologized to his constituents Sunday night after a published report revealed the freshman lawmaker swam nude in the Sea of Galilee during a private fact-finding trip to the Mideast last August. Giggle, read more here on The Kansas City Star and see for instance ABC News…
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CC photo #235: Extreme rower Livar Nysted giving free rides to kids on a tiny viking ship
Funny and most adorable sight in KlaksvÃk, last Saturday, Faroese rowing legend Livar Nysted giving free rides to kids on a small Faroese rowing boat that he refitted to resemble a viking ship. Silly hat and all, still this guy was part of the 4-man-crew that in 2010 set the still standing transatlantic rowing world…
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Behold the Olympico theme song
Matt Mulholland performing the most awesome theme song of Kiwi comedy show Olympico. Unfortunately their videos are regionally restricted, but if their episodes are only half as funny … :-)
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A pod of dolphins visit Diana Nyad
Still swimming from Cuba to the US, now less than 60 miles from Key West, Diana Nyad had some dolphins visiting.
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CC photo #234: That feeling
The joy of jumping into an industrial harbor, two young sea swimmers almost ready for their dip into the dark and cold waters of KlaksvÃk, Saturday, extremely salty with a splash of oil, bottom nowhere in sight.
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Georgian girl to swim across the Dardanelles with hands and feet tied
A 17-year-old Georgian girl plans to swim across the Dardanelles with her hands and feet tied on August 30, the ten-year anniversary of Henry Kuprashvili carrying out the feat in 2002, setting a Guinness record. Read dfwatch.net (and thanks Dato!) Here’s a video from when Henri Kuprashvili swam across in 2002
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A Beluga With a Fine Taste in Art
“While visiting the Mystic Aquarium (with artist-pal Tony DiTerlizzi and family) I stopped to show a 10 year-old beluga whale, named Juno, my sketchbook.” Via Nothing to do with Arbroath
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