Annals Of Inanity–Extreme Ironing: Oh, where to start? It might seem as if The Wetass Chronicles is interested exclusively in the sailing world these days. Well, I can’t help it if the sailors and rowers are doing all the cool stuff at the moment. However, in an effort to reassure you that The Wetass Chronicles has global reach and will discriminate against no sport on the basis of, well, stupidity, I bring you (thanks to a tip from TWC web designer Colin McNaught) EXTREME IRONING. What is it, you may well ask? Well, I can’t explain it any better than the Extreme Ironing Bureau, the web home of extreme ironers everywhere, which sums it up succinctly as: the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt. The most shocking aspect of this little fetish is that it appears to be THRIVING. You’ve got enthusiasts ironing on mountain tops, on beaches and in many of world’s nooks and crannies. The web site in fact is running a poll, which asks readers to vote on the ultimate Extreme Ironing (EI) site. Choice 1 is the Grand Canyon. Choice 5 is Everest. Choice 6 is “There’s no good location. EI sucks!” EI enthusiasts are particularly heated up (heh, heh) over the inclusion of EI in the 2004 Guinness Book of Records (though somewhat miffed that it has been placed in the “Bizarre Sports” section). Of course, The Wetass Chronicles’ favorite form of EI is Extreme Underwater Ironing. How EUI works is pretty self-evident, but if you have any questions, by all means link to the handy dandy Extreme Underwater Ironing guidelines. The Brits apparently have the depth record, but the Aussies are going for the “mass underwater ironing” record, and have put out a call for underwater ironers who would like to help (“All we need is a bunch of divers, with irons, ironing boards and a desire to do something rather insane….”). Over to you, Dave Barry……



An Underwater Ironer at Work: Whatever you do, never, never plug the iron in……..

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