Shot-Put..
For those of you who recall the "on Stage" QOTW a few weeks ago, you might remeber that i was a) not really a sporty kind of guy at school, b) was unpopular because of it and c) went to an über-posh center of education which excelled at sports.

As a kid i used to climb trees endlessly, as a young teenager I spent ages canoeing around the UK, and as I went through puberty, I became rather beefy.

I, for some un-godly reason was required to make some sort of sporting effort... and opted to go for the shot-put. The area in which it was done was the closest to the school by about 40 meters, the people who did it were all the cricket-jumper wearing rugby jocks, and It was a relatively quick and painless thing.

In true traditionm I went up last and lobbed the dmned thing as far as I could be bothered to. THUD.. I LOVE that sound. Mindful of the fact that I hadn't done the twirly thing, and that I certainly couldn't be accused of making a serious effort, I was rather pleased to have out-lobbed everyoen else by 30cm.

Shocked and bewildered, the rugby twats tried harder. I beat them again. That afternoon, I re-set the school record.

Not a great story really... but just a nice memory for me. Again, the Beta-male out performing the heard of testosterone filled Alphas. It's a good feeling.
( Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Sun 2 Apr 2006, 9:15, Reply)