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57.5 Degrees of Pain Aug 2021 10:58pm, 8 Aug 2021 7,549 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain [No. I was reading about the US baseballer who just won silver in Japan after a short course speed skating silver in the last winter games. The rarity of the feat was commented on.]
Night-owl Aug 2021 11:06pm, 8 Aug 2021 37,586 posts	0 Night-owl en.m.wikipedia.org
Cheg Aug 2021 7:32am, 9 Aug 2021 3,250 posts	0 Cheg Thanks night owl
Dvorak Aug 2021 11:14pm, 9 Aug 2021 23,078 posts	0 Dvorak The Craggy Island Lovely Girls competition in Father Ted was based on an actual event, The Rose Of Tralee festival in County Kerry.
Fitz Aug 2021 8:28am, 10 Aug 2021 2,468 posts	0 Fitz [I have family from that part of the world, Dvorak. The RoT festival is still a thing, with young women from every county in Ireland and a fair contingent from overseas competing to be "crowned." Somewhat anachronistic, but at least there's no swimwear round in the contest. en.wikipedia.org ]
Nicholls595 Aug 2021 8:37am, 10 Aug 2021 25,447 posts	0 Nicholls595 Do they still have a King of Sheep too?
swittle Aug 2021 8:45am, 10 Aug 2021 78,314 posts	0 swittle ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEvUt2kUg0c
Homeless Kodo Aug 2021 8:53am, 10 Aug 2021 1,725 posts	0 Homeless Kodo The word stoic originates from the Ancient Greek stoa poikile. It means painted porch.
Dvorak Aug 2021 11:10am, 10 Aug 2021 23,079 posts	0 Dvorak (I was reading up about The Rose Of Tralee. Most watched thing annually on Irish TV.)
Serendippily Aug 2021 4:41pm, 10 Aug 2021 22,869 posts	0 Serendippily … And once won by Gabby Logan … who represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games as a rhythmic gymnast