32 Southern Olympics events we’d want to see
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics are officially underway, and we are suddenly deeply invested in sports — like badminton and rhythmic gymnastics — we forgot even existed prior to July 23. We can’t help it; we love the thrill of the competition.
That’s why we decided to ask our followers on the It’s a Southern Thing ... page what events would exist only in the Southern Olympics:
Walkin’ barefoot across the sand in the summer.
Tree rope swing into a river.
Boiled egg peeling for deviled eggs.
Biscuit and gravy eating competition.
Synchronized front porch rocking chair rockin’.
Watermelon seed spitting contest.
Lightning bug catching
Climbing a greased pole
Duct tape improvisation
Cast iron skillet seasoning
Mosquito swatting
Guessing what’s in the butter container
Lawnmower riding races
Carrying every grocery bag at one time
Garden weeding in the sweltering summer heat
Homecoming mum making
Speed monogramming
Switch cutting
Driving through Atlanta traffic
ATV pulling wife riding a mattress through the mud race
Making grits from scratch
Snipe hunting
rolling in a semi-tire
Blizzard of ‘93 tall tale telling
Mullet toss
Chili cook-off
Catfish noodling
Bump starting old pick-ups that have dead battery
Turkey calling
Cathead biscuit making
Four way stop politeness competition
The hold my beer freestyle event
https://www.southernthing.com/southern-olympics-events-2654279659.html?rebelltitem=32#rebelltitem32
More entertaining than the synchronized under water basket weaving in Tokyo!
“And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.” Revelations 9:7