June 13, 2003

US sending five-man team to sheep-shearing Olympics.: At the World Shearing Championship in Edinburgh, "(c)ompetitors must be able to shear six sheep in under five minutes. Judges look for speed and precision. The shearing device has to stay flat on the sheep during shearing, and the animals can't get cuts or blemishes." The Americans will have to battle not only their competitors but a 13-year championship history that consists almost exclusively of Aussies and Kiwis, except for two Scots, one Lesothoan and a South African. I wish them the baaaa-st of luck. (Hey, it's Friday, and I couldn't pass this one up.)

posted by worldcup2002 to other at 02:11 PM - 13 comments

It's an interesting read, wc2K2, but I only have one comment about it being posted: Ewe suck.

posted by wfrazerjr at 03:34 PM on June 13, 2003

Oh, that's baaaaa-d! That's baaaa-d! Just bleat it! Bleat it!

posted by worldcup2002 at 03:58 PM on June 13, 2003

This whole thing is just shear nonsense.

posted by grum@work at 05:23 PM on June 13, 2003

Wool you guys cut it offout!

posted by billsaysthis at 06:09 PM on June 13, 2003

I should have thought of the ram-ifications before I posted this.

posted by worldcup2002 at 08:28 PM on June 13, 2003

I feel rather sheepish that I don't have anymore puns to use for this article.

posted by grum@work at 09:41 PM on June 13, 2003

You people are dyed-in-the-wool morons if you think this is over! I'll be bahhhhhhhhhhhhk!

posted by wfrazerjr at 10:52 PM on June 13, 2003

These puns are veal-y bad.

posted by walrus at 03:56 AM on June 14, 2003

walrus: While you may prefer baby cows and veal, I'm a glutton for mutton.

posted by worldcup2002 at 11:12 AM on June 14, 2003

These are getting terrible. I'm going to take on the lam(b) and hoof it out of here. Chop chop!

posted by wfrazerjr at 03:25 PM on June 14, 2003

I herd that's a wise thing to do.

posted by worldcup2002 at 07:17 PM on June 14, 2003

btw, I said 13-yr championship history went I really meant 25-yr championship history. That constitutes somewhat of a baaaa-d error on my part, but I shear hope it doesn't present a baaaa-rrier to your enjoyment of this thread. Otherwise, it would unravel like a ball of yarn.

posted by worldcup2002 at 07:21 PM on June 14, 2003

*coughs up furball*

posted by billsaysthis at 10:09 PM on June 14, 2003

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