• click here to return to the homepage •
Home > Categories > Books > Sporting > World's Wierdest Sports review
Are you sick of the same old games? Are you tired of that silly round ball, that patch of muddy grass or that boring old rulebook?
Explore the limitless world of sport and put some -zing- back in your weekend!
We've tracked down the world's wierdest sports, from the fascinating to the downright bizarre... from traditional games played for centuries, to newfangled creations that are just catching on.
Whether it's wrestling with a greased cocnut, fishing for squirrils or playing rugby underwater, this book proves that people will do anything in the name of sport.
Taste - Baking with Flavour
Best-Ever Cakes and Slices
Boy vs Beast - Battle of the Mutants
EJ12 Girl Hero: 7: Making Waves
Klutz - Draw the Marvel Heroes
Nic's Cookbook
The Hobbit
Scrap #2 Oh My Dog!
Chronicle of the Fallers 1 - The Abyss Beyond Dreams
Dear Mum, I Love You
Dirty Bertie - Rats
Kiwi Corkers: The Ugly Hatchling
The Bad SeedProduct reviews...
Members are welcome to post a review. You will need to log in to post yours.
Review by: tucker (Karl)
Dated: 20th of August, 2007
I had to laugh at some of the things people call 'sport'... from stacking themselves up in a tower up to 10-storeys high (Castell), to grabbing each other by the shoulders and kicking each other's legs into submission (the aptly-named 'Shin Kicking'), from the Eton Wall Game, which last had an official goal scored back in 1909, to Parkour, which is basically non-stop obstacle running... recently made famous in the opening scenes of the latest james Bond move, "Casino Royale".
There's even a really funny one... Competitive Extreme Ironing! Yup... that's right. The rules are simple... you must use a regulation ironingboard, the garment being ironed must be at least the size of a tea-towel, and the iron must be switched on and hot. The "Champion of the Universe" was crowned in 2006 when he leapt out of a plane at 7625m, ironed a shirt, the trousers he was wearing when he jumped, a pair of wrestling tights, and his parachute (which he re-packed in mid-air) before landing safely a mere *5 minutes* after he left the plane! -shakes head in disbelief-
Overall... though this is not exactly a reference book, it's one heck of a funny coffee-table book... it will spark much comment, debate and hilarity when browsed through casually over coffee.
Random listing from 'Books'...
Te Rerehua and Sam know that nothing in nature is identical, not the eels, not the stones on the beach. Not even the twin stars of Matariki, Waiti and Waita. One looks after fresh water and lakes, the other salt water - the ocean.
When they notice Waiti is looking dim one night, Grandma and Poua enlist the children's help with planting around the edges of the lake to keep it healthy. But at night, those sneaky Patupaiarehe come ... more...
All trademarks, images and copyrights on this site are owned by their respective companies.
KIWIreviews is an independent entity, part of the Knock Out News Group. This is a free public forum presenting user opinions on selected products, and as such the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinion of kiwireviews.nz and are protected under New Zealand law by the "Honest Opinion" clause of the Defamation Act of 1992. KIWIreviews accepts no liability for statements made on this site, on the premise that they have been submitted as the true and honest opinions of the individual posters. In most cases, prices and dates stated are approximate and should be considered as only guidelines.
"Forgive your enemies but never forget their names."
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
