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There's an annual festival at the Losevo Rapids on the Vuoksa River, about 80 kilometers northwest of St. Petersburg in Russia. The eighth annual Bubble Baba Challenge was held on August 28. The slogan of the event is
“A Rubber Babe is More Than Just A Vehicle”
The contestants compete "in a three-minute wet and wild ride on inflatable women from sex shops."
(Alexander Belenky / The St. Petersburg Times)
In the last couple of years, there has also been a separate race for women, where the floating doll can be replaced by another equivalent sized animal or a floating penis.
According to the St. Petersburg Times article
There are no strict health restrictions for participation in the the competition, although a specially accredited doctor, however, makes all competitors pass an obligatory alcohol test.
This year there were 450 participants riding aptly named "vehicles" such as “Ladies’ Pleaser" and “Unstoppable Chick.”
From Sunday Stealing:" Today we ripped this meme not from a blogger but from you, our players and friends. We asked for original questions last week... The star players who submitted questions were: Hooting Anni, Niko, Wendy, Melanie, Ace, Bambie, Zoan, Dixie Chick, Lynette from A Blog in the Rough, The Gal, Katie, Hazel, Me, Mark from An Erie Tapestry, Mamo Ko, Cat., Noelle, Kwizgiver, Shakaku, Catch Her in the Wry, Brandt, Debster, Zh3en22, Americanising Desi and Kathy."
1. :::sniff, sniff::: Is the dog in the house?
Must be the litter box
2. What is the best piece of advice you've ever received?
DO IT NOW! It was printed on a memo pad at my dad's office when I was a kid. I liked the concept.
3. What's the worst experience you've ever had involving alcohol?
An entirely unprovoked incident of a drunk guy pouring a pitcher of beer on my chest back in college. And I wasn't in a wet t-shirt contest.
4. What's the worst thing you've ever done to another person?
Another college experience. I squeezed and twisted the crotch of some drunk guy after he had grabbed me between the legs as I walked by. I never had any remorse about doing that little quid pro quo.
5. Who do you think started the concept of memes?
Some guy who looked like this.
6. Give a song title or line that describes how you are feeling right now.
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.
7. What's your favorite search engine? Yahoo!, Google, Ask, Bing? or something else?
8. If Paul is the Cute One and John is the Smart One and George is the Quiet One and Ringo is the Funny One, which Beatle are you?
I'm the Lady One...
9. The democratic government decides that, not only do we have to share our money with people who choose not to work, we also have to share our children with those who do not want to ruin their bodies with being pregnant. Which child do you give up?
None. I'm emigrating.
10. When should you procrastinate - now or later?
See #2
Since it's the anniversary of the infamous 9/11 incident, and since my favorite local non-profit organization is in the process of publishing a calendar of our local firemen as a fund-raiser, here's a sample page from the calendar of one of our local heroes. We do grow good-looking heroes in our neck of the woods. The small pictures on the right are of a major fire in our downtown that destroyed our vintage movie theater.
No Tuesday Titillation this week. My daughter and her husband are here for about 36 hours from San Francisco, and I don't want to take even one minute away from them.
I haven't seen them in person since December, but thanks to Skype we can at least hug our computer monitors and pretend. But real visits are sooooooo much better than virtual ones!
What features don't you have that you would like on your cell?
teletransport
How many people can comfortably sleep in your bed?
about 6 if they lie cross-ways
What are you hoping happens by the end of 2010?
That I'm with friends drinking champagne
What was the last video you watched on YouTube?
I used to hate the accordian, but sometimes it can be a great instrument.
Would you ever agree to an open relationship with someone?
Never. I like relationships closed and especially behind closed doors.
Is there something that you could never give up?
liberty but trying to retain it keeps getting harder and harder
Would you, (or did you) prefer a small, intimate wedding reception, or a big-scale, over-the-top reception?
Mine cost $20, three minutes with a judge and then I went right back to work.
What’s bothering you right now?
a chigger bite on my hand that's driving me crazy
Do you hate anyone?
politicians among others. They're a bit like chigger bites.
What were you doing at 12 am last night?
resting my weary head
Was this summer a good one? How warm was it where you live?
Hot and steamy is great in a shower, in a film, or in a bedroom, but when it's 90 days of that kind of weather, it makes for a bad summer.
Is the last person you kissed before your current situation mad at you?
I can't even remember the last person I kissed before my "current situation" so I doubt it.
Can a man and woman be friends without having feelings for each other?
That's a stupid question; even enemies have feelings for each other.
Do you think long distance relationships work? If you’ve had one, tell us about it.
I have many long distance relationships - right Sixty, White Rabbit, Crockhead, Red Shoes, and Kirk? And that's just the guys.
Do you know why it’s called “Random Boredom“?
Because it's not deliberate
Do you think that it’s always the man’s responsibility to initiate sex?
Only if you're willing to wait.
Have you ever made love while you were in the same room with another couple?
No, but some have done it in front of me.
Tell us the best thing about your current or most recent S/O.
He is a gentleman and scholar in every sense of the word, and if you're not, check out this website: The Art of Manliness
Tell us the worst thing about your current or most recent S/O.
He hasn't been able to spend much time at home, but I'm not complaining because he's assisting his elderly father.
