Olympic Events For Around The Home

Synchronised Bubble Bath is one of the hottest sports in the 2000 Olympics

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• Marathon Couching - Who has the longest stamina to sit on a couch an watch talkshows without falling asleep or going nuts?
  Franz Peter Kratochvil [6 Jan 2003]
• Triathalon - Shower, eat and make the bus in the morning of course getting up 15 min before the bus gets here. First sibling to the bus wins.
  Davy Wyllie [6 Jan 2003]
• Equestrian substitute - Why not let the kids competite against each other racing around the house on the family's lovable pet Rover, for added fun give them tennis raquets for polo.
  Damon Stevenson [6 Jan 2003]
• Remote Control Relay - Turn the TV to Play School or The Teletubbies, when Dad is trying to watch the news/olympics, then grab the remote control and run, passing it to whoever you can, until the one Dad catches get's the beating. Can also be played using the last beer in the fridge (or even sherry bottle if you wish to test yourself against Mum).
  Ron [6 Jan 2003]
• Kitchen Gymnastics - Use the space between the kitchen bench and the kitchen counter as a substitute for the parallel bars. Swing as high as you can without having your hands slip off the counter. Bonus points for the dismount on to the sink.
  Moocho [6 Jan 2003]
• Marathon farting - Played by two or more, although the more, the (ahem) merrier. The one still tooting last is declared the winner. the winer can also be declared by default if all others are rendered unconcious by the stench.
  Gavinator [6 Jan 2003]
• Sudden Piffing - Targets could be anything from an open window to Grandma. The projectiles could be anything from a piece of popcorn to the TV. No structure. No rules. The way it should be.
  James Hazabeer [6 Jan 2003]
• Water-Balloon Duelling - Opponents start 2.0 meters apart, each holding a balloon containing 1.0 liters of water. At the whistle they toss the balloons to each other and then take a step back. The dry player wins. If played indoors the awards ceremony will be held after the around the block marathon.
  Dan Taylor [6 Jan 2003]
• Synchronised Commentary - An event performed in pairs where those watching compete against each other in commentating the current event. You need an impartial judge - usually Mum as she would probably just think you're all being terribly silly. In giving the score a high degree of difficulty must be given for adding obscure facts, 4 syllable words, and unheard of cliches, metaphors and similes. High marks must also be given for the way the competing pair work together in their commentating. Roy and H.G. and Bruce will be hard to top!!!
  Dan the Man [6 Jan 2003]
• Amateur Judo - Played in the lounge room. The aim of this is much like the original game only kicking, scratching, bitting and telling mum is allowed. The winner is the player who makes the other cry or the one who runs away leaving the other person to be found in a messy lounge room by mum. The prise is a choice of one of the following; the couch, TV, playstaion or a meal made by the losers. (Don't forget the loser always cleans up!!!)
  Jess and Mat Meldrum [6 Jan 2003]
• Pant Throw - Standing at a distace of 10m see who can get there pants into a laundry basket... Extra points for type of pants used...
  Gareth Lent [6 Jan 2003]
• Eight Hour Fridge Raid - Whoever can come closest to emptying the fridge in eight hours without puking or dying wins.
  Nathan Randall [6 Jan 2003]
• Hallway Skating - This is almost criminally missing from the event program. One of the simplest sports, yet with a high degree of skill to compete at 'friends house standard' The basic requirment for competition is shiny floor surface;(ie polished floorboards, cork,slate tiles) and a pair of socks. The event has three disiplines: Speed Skate( fastest down the hall and back); Cross country (through ajoining rooms ); and freestyle, which is a chance to show off your trick moves and spins. (Watch out for mums, vases and pot-pouri). Winner is the person who falls over least and has no holes in there socks.
  Tommy.G [6 Jan 2003]
• Toaster Diving - Competitors race to fish out a piece of toast that has become lodged in a toaster. Electrocution results in disqualification, bonus for intesting burns.
  Michael Connell [6 Jan 2003]
• Free-style Post Xmas Dash - Contestants all bolt when the time comes to dismantle x-mas decorations. The winner is the one who isn't caught
  Rob Paige [6 Jan 2003]
• 7:59 Gauntlet - Both competitors must run for the bus (ideally as it is pulling away from the bustop) while trying to stop the other competitor from reaching the bus. Throwing of schoolbags is allowed, but you loose points if you dont have your bag with you when you board the bus. Bonus points are awarded if you get the back seat and wave to the remaining competitors
  Kris Gapp [6 Jan 2003]
• 50m crawl - Competitors must drink a 40 oz bottle of anysort of liquer (must be over 35%. Then when one needs to releave themselves they must make it to the washroom without regurgitating on the floor! If there is any regurgitation it will then begin the Parental Pain contest!
  Phil McCrackin [6 Jan 2003]
• Long Distance Peeing - Competitors must pee from diffrent distances (5m, 10m 15m, etc.) Start at 5m and work your way back. Extra points awarded for actually hitting the bowl. The use of an erection for extra distance is considered cheating and will result in immediat disqualification!
  Drunk Punk [6 Jan 2003]
• Pass the cat - Reminisent of Rex Mossips pass the ball competition of years past. Competitors take turns at hurling the cat across the lounge room into the single lounge chair. Points awarded 10 for in the chair, 5 for hitting the arms, 3 points for glancing the back of the chair then into the wall, no points for the cat hitting the wall. Bonus points awarded for catching the cat in the early rounds (Its easy later in the game). After 5 rounds points are tallied up - loser has to pay vets bill if parents discover the cause of the cats injuries. Post event points given for the best creative story explaining the scratch marks on your arms.
  Rossco [6 Jan 2003]
• The Grand National - The old favourite - get bladdered with a few pals then race each other through your neighbours front gardens jumping all the fences between. The neighbours can get a sweepstake together too!
  Father Abraham [6 Jan 2003]
• Dog Racing - You and you sibling hop on the coffee table when your dog is wound up and it isn't looking jump down and run around the house and get back on the coffee table without being attacked. once you are on your siblig has to leave to run. extra points if your sibling is attacked.
  Samantha Rhiannon Smith [6 Jan 2003]
• Stairway Bob-Sledding - go down the stairs in a toboggan the one who makes it out with the least amount of injuries
  Junglepaul [6 Jan 2003]
• Rooftop slalom - Listen avidly to the weather forcast. When they say it will be frosty, or snowy, liberally douse your roof with water, making things very slippy. Fasion some ski's from a disused pallet, tie to feet securely with old leather belts, drink a bottle of vodka and settle back whilst the roof freezes. (-13 degrees would be perfect)put a nice jumpsuit on over a wooly jumper, obtain two sink plugers, attach to two broomstick handles. Get on roof. get some one to shout 'BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BOOOP!' and slide off the roof, trying to land in the coveted 'TELEMARK' position. points are earned if the competitor doesnt die. Bonus points for not bleeding on the grass.
  Joy [6 Jan 2003]
• Fruit-Fest - see how many of each fruit can fit into your mouth at one time....great to try with grapes, cherries, hey why not try a watermelon!
  Kaite F [6 Jan 2003]
• Sofa Endurance - The idea is simple, the competitors take their places upon a sofa, and the competitor who stays on the sofa for the longest time wins. Violence is not allowed, although bodily flatulance is positively encouraged. Bonus points for dischage of bodily waste materials while remaining on the sofa!!!
  Chris conway [10 Feb 2003]
• Lounge Zero-Gravity - The first competitor to make it all the way round the lounge without touching the floor with any body part is the winner. Violence is not just encouraged, it is essential! Bonus points for doing it nude!
  Chris conway [10 Feb 2003]
• Pinata Kung-Fu - Blindfold a random guest and stuff his/her duct-taped body with pounds of candy! Give 5 other guests a plastic baseball bat each. Just think of all the steam everyone will let off beating the hell out of "human pinata"; not to mention the winner that gets 58 Milky Way bars.
  scott quick [20 Oct 2003]
• Peanut catch - Players take it in turns to continually throw peanuts (or any other small edible object) in to the air and catch it in their mouth. Players get extra points for choking, without dying.
  Mel & Katie the weird english ppl [12 Mar 2004]
• Fluffy bunny - You have to put one marshmallow in your mouth and say 'fluffy bunny' and see how many marshmallows you can fit in your mouth without swallowing and without throwing up.
  Jessica L [29 Mar 2004]
• Laundry basket hurdles - Set up two rows of laundry baskets. On "GO!" have the competetors jump over all the baskets and the first one to the end wins.
  marina Atlantic [21 Jul 2004]
• 50m Frestyle - You have to fill up your bath and first person to get water all over the floor wins
  Ryan Bray [2 Aug 2004]
• Around the Block Sprint - Go to your neighbour's house, jump on their vicious pet, open the gate and RUN LIKE HELL.
  Rad &Pat Bratin [2 Aug 2004]
• White Bread Eating - The contestants (any number) each get two slices of plain white sandwich bread. At the start signal, each contestant must eat and swallow their bread without anything to drink. The first one done wins. Sounds easy? Try it!
  Dwane Anderson [3 Sep 2004]
• How about "Things to remember in th London Olympics"? Tai Kwan Don't 4x100m Egg & Spoon Relay 1500m Sack Race Sour Grapes 8x50m Bean Bag Race 4x50m with Water Wings Freestyle You're
  Tim Farndon [24 Aug 2008]
• London Olympics cont. 4x100m Sewing On A Button Relay Throw th Medicine Ball Catch th Medicine Ball 5000m Dressing Up Race Fastest Postman Out The Gate Race (dogs provided) Pick Up A Deck Chair, Run 100m, Set it up, Knot a Hanky, Take a Photo, Then Sit Down & Lick A Lolly Race Tiddely Winks Endurance Make A Paper Chain Race Conkers Welly Wanging Get As Many Earthworms As You Can
  Tim Farndon [24 Aug 2008]
• My Doggy - Have everybody sit/stand in a circle and put your doggy/cat in the middle. All at the same time, get everybody to persuade the doggy to come to him/her. No physical contact with the dog is required. Squeaky toys and snacks allowed. The player with the dog at the end is the winner.
  Ashley Moore [26 Aug 2008]

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