Summary: <p>This week John and Geoff take a look at a user-submitted sport called “dwile flonking,” from the UK. Whether this is a serious sport or not is up to you to decide, but it does have a semi-storied history and even a country-wide ban. You can find the sport of the week right here every week, or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/that-one-sports-show/id1025828877?mt=2">subscribe on iTunes</a>.</p> <h2>What is Dwile Flonking?</h2> <p>If dizzy bat was just throwing a wet towel at cult members dancing in a circle around you</p> <h2><strong>Where/When did Dwile Flonking Begin?</strong></h2> <p>Began in the 1960s in the UK as a drinking game. The first iteration of the game is rumored to be a children’s game dating back to the 1500s. The game is primarily played by folks in the UK, as another game of “hey my town is better than yours.”</p> <h2><strong>How Is Dwile Flonking Played?</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two teams of 8-12 players dance around in a circle. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">One member from team 2 stands in the center of the circle with a stick (the driveller) that has a towel (dwile) resting on the end </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The flonker (in the middle of the circle) spins in the opposite direction of the circle and tries to fling the towel, which has been soaked in beer, into any opponents.</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If hit in the head, flonkers (team 2) get 3 points </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2 points in the body</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">1 point in the leg</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2 flonks a piece. Hitting with both awards and extra flonk</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">If nothing is hit in either flonk, the flonker must drink the entire chamber pot of beer that the rag was soaked in</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Must do so in the time it takes for the other team to pass the dwile all the way down the line with two hands</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Failure to do so gives the other team a point</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each team gets two go rounds </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the end of the game, teams add up sober people and deduct one point for each</span></li> </ul> <h2><strong>Dwile Flonking Terms to Know</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Girting – the spinning around part</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Swadger – one who completely misses a flonk</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gazunder – the chamber pot you drink the beer out of</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Snurd – one round</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jabonowl – the referee, generally selected by using the most dim-witted person</span></li> </ul> <h2><strong>Popularity</strong></h2> <p>It has much more of a cult following and even in the UK has lost most of its popularity.</p> <h2><strong>Fun Dwile Flonking Facts</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The World Championship was held this year at Dog Inn at Ludham in August </span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Flippin Pippin Flonkers remained undefeated for the 4th time since inaugural event in 2010</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>
