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Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo
Associated Press via Washington Post ^
| May 3, 2007
| BO-MI LIM
Posted on 03/03/2008 5:50:42 PM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
SEOUL, South Korea -- They came from all over the world, poles in hand, and feet ready to inch more than half a mile across a high wire strung over the Han River in a spine-tingling battle of balance, speed and high anxiety.
As part of its annual city festival, the South Korean capital staged Thursday what was billed as the world's first high-wire championship, drawing 18 contestants from nine countries for three days of supreme feats of concentration.
Each acrobat must navigate the 1.2-inch-thick wire that spans the river, with the top prize of $15,000 going to the person crossing it fastest.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerialists; freepun; han; korea; scifi
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This is not new, but the headline is great!
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I wouldn’t cross Han Solo. He’s got that hairy Chewbacca that he’ll sic on you.
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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posted on
03/03/2008 5:53:10 PM PST
by
krb
(If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla; martin_fierro; mikrofon
ready to inch more than half a mile across It must give one's Seoul a thrill to watch them Inchon.
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla; Charles Henrickson
They came from all over the world, poles in hand, and feet ready to inch more than half a mile across a high wire strung over the Han River in a spine-tingling battle of balance, speed and high anxiety.Pole. Go "Gee!"
To: Zuben Elgenubi
I wouldn’t either. Wookies are known to pull your arms out of their sockets if they lose.
To: krb
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posted on
03/03/2008 6:32:01 PM PST
by
eclecticEel
(oh well, Hunter 2012 anyone?)
To: Charles Henrickson; Lucius Cornelius Sulla; martin_fierro
To be attempted only by the Choson few...
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posted on
03/03/2008 6:34:10 PM PST
by
mikrofon
(Though it's not like making the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.)
To: Charles Henrickson
It must give one’s Seoul a thrill to watch them Inchon.
Oh Bravo, excellent!
You have just won all the Kimchee you can eat.
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posted on
03/03/2008 6:37:11 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla; EarthBound
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posted on
03/03/2008 6:38:39 PM PST
by
MacDorcha
(Arm yourself!)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
12
posted on
03/03/2008 6:40:07 PM PST
by
MacDorcha
(Arm yourself!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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posted on
03/03/2008 6:51:05 PM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
"Pwofessionals onwy!!! NO Wookies!!"
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posted on
03/03/2008 6:51:29 PM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(Any Monday you can walk away from is a good one)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Best headline since the ESPN Headline, “Nutt To Replace Dick With Johnson Against Cocks.”
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posted on
03/03/2008 6:56:58 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(11+7+15=3 Heismans)
To: Froufrou
To: Charles Henrickson
That guy is doing okay, even with the toilet paper stuck on his shoe. LOL
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posted on
03/03/2008 6:59:16 PM PST
by
fish hawk
(The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
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posted on
03/03/2008 7:00:15 PM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(Any Monday you can walk away from is a good one)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla; MacDorcha; Tanniker Smith; Rennes Templar; LexBaird; mikrofon; ...
Sorry for arriving late, I was reading a related Star Wars story, The Bridge of Hans Luis Rey.
Based on the pings I got, hans down we need a FnP over-the-river-string-ping.
Pun for All and All for Pun....
Funners & Punners
ping list PING! (see keyword FReePun)
If you want either on or off
this family-safe occasional ping list,
you must be out of your minds....
I don't ping the list to threads that are sacreligious or tacky or seem likely to become so.
(on or off requests, just FReepmail, enclosing a nominal $217.95 list processing fee).
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posted on
03/03/2008 7:13:13 PM PST
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: Charles Henrickson
May the Force be with him.
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posted on
03/03/2008 7:16:28 PM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
(The fence is "absolutely not the answer" - Gov. Rick Perry (R, TX))
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