Frenchman retains SNAIL SPITTING world title

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040802/od_afp/france_snails_offbeat_040802150534&e=3

MOGUERIEC, France (AFP) - A French seaweed collector retained one of the world's lesser-known sporting titles at the weekend -- that of champion snail spitter, propelling the tiny creature a total of 9.38 meters (31 feet).



Alain Jourden, 43, beat back the challenge posed by 110 pretenders from 14 countries including Belgium, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden, but failed to surpass his own world distance record of 10.4 meters.

Jourden told AFP he had trained hard for a week before the competition, carrying out "several spits a day".

[GOPisEvil]

1. Seaweed collector and snail spitter.

Now there are two occupations I'd be proud to tell folks about.

[underpants]

3. LOOKOUT LADIES!!!

Man talk about an opening line.

[No2W2004]

2. That's as it should be

and all is well with the world.

[StClone]

4. I propose in the Snail Spitter's honor

A French Appreciation Day where we would sip French Wine, play accordion music, eat tasty French cheese and speak French. Oh, and spit snails all day long. This Friday? :-)