15 octubre 2009

"Shoefiti":Wiki gives the lowdown on shoe tossing

Just in:

"Shoe tossing has been observed in areas of the United States, Germany, France, Colombia, Canada, Czech Republic, Britain, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Finland, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Sweden, Romania, Guatemala and Venezuela"

"Since 2003 the sport has been practiced competitively in Eastern Europe. The 2004 World Championship Competition was won by Germany who is hosting the 2005 Competition at Döbeln. Teams were also expected from Sweden, Estonia and Russia. Boot throwing has been a popular sport in Finland since 1976 when the first Finnish Championships of boot throwing has been organized."

"A number of sinister explanations have been proposed as to why this is done....."

[must read to believe!]