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by **Dids co** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:29 pm

Didsco orienteering stories Part 3

Swedish O-ringen 1998 Gävle: The Battle of Britain!

This years O-ringen took place in Gävle, and all the foreigners ended up camped in the middle of a horse race course. It was a bit of a jobbie place with not much going on, and it rained all ****ing week. So me, Siggy and a few others spend most evenings drinking the 120 cans of beer we’d brought over from Finland. (Incidently, these 120 cans took up so much space in Siggys car there was no place over for poor old Anthony Squire, he had to take the train from Stockholm to Gävle!).
On one particular evening, half way through the week, it was time for us Brits to prove just how great, Great Britain really is. All week there’d been an on going competition between the Brits and the Americans about who could fly their flag the highest on the campsite. On this particular evening the Yanks had managed to climb up a 40m pylon, the highest structure around and fly their shitty flag. We didn’t like that, so we climbed up and stole it. Now of course those proud Americans didn’t like that, so the next night they stole our Union Jack! Now in my book stealing the Union Jack is a declaration of war, so next morning Operation Kick Yank Ass took place.
As we awoke we could see those cheeky Yank bastards, mostly 14 year olds, parading around with our flag, and taking the piss. Not a good idea. So all us lads decided it was time to do a smash and grab….. we all split up around the campsite ready to run at them from all angles, when it was time we invaded, and grabbed the flag.
Unfortunately those 14 year old boys and girls were a bit more keen to hang on to our flag than we thought, so what should have been a simple in and out operation turned into a 20 person brawl, punches and kicks flying everywhere. I’ve never seen so many little Americans cry. Eventually their over-weight coaches “rolled” up and managed to get the kids to safety. The mission was tougher than we thought, but we got the flag back, and we still had the American one, sweet!
In order for those Yanks to get the flag back they were gonna have to do something special, and they did. Later that evening, it was last night O-ringen time and thus time for heavy drinking. As it was pissing down we, all the foreigners, got together in a marquee tent for a pre-party. Of course the Americans were there begging for their flag back. So we decided it was time for a challenge – If one of their girls could drink a whole bottle of wine in one go without stopping they’d get the flag back, if they failed we’d burn it! Now I knew Americans were proud of their flag, but this was just true patriotism. To our total amazement one of their junior girls popped open a bottle of jobbie £3 quid wine and downed the whole thing straight off. Still one of the most amazing things Ive ever seen! Enough said the flag was returned.

As it happens I was at that racecourse in Gävle just last weekend, the first time since the O-ringen 1998. That Marquee is still standing, and the indentations on the roof created by Ben Dover’s attempt to be Spiderman are still clearly there to be seen!

More stories from Dids archives on Monday, have a good weekend.

by **Guest** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:32 pm

This is great!!

by **Guest** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:22 pm

Hear! Hear! Best thing on Nopesport

by **rob f** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:24 am

will it become a whole series, a saga.... Hopefully

by **bendover** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 3:06 pm

dids you are a goose.

by **Becks** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:35 pm

I find them a bit dull to be fair...sounds like the drunk old man rambling about his youth in the back of the pub. Best thing on nopesport my arse.

by **Guest** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 7:21 am

Becks wrote:I find them a bit dull to be fair...sounds like the drunk old man rambling about his youth in the back of the pub. Best thing on nopesport my arse.

yeah maybe, but its a hell of a lot more interesting than the rest of the crap you guys talk about on here. Its also in the Banter section cos thats exactly what it is, and i find it a hell of a lot more interesting than the topics like

Controversial debate time - get inside the mind of Peter B
Why the Germans are such good kissers

and the Nopesport medical advice

how long should a bump last

Get a Life

by **Dids** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:23 am

Becks > who the nope are you anyway? If my stories are 'dull' lets here some of your funny banter.....
Looking at some your shitty posts on this site you just aint funny girl and no nope all about orienteering, go and write your crap on one of ya kiddy chat sites instead. Ceee ya

by **Becks** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:23 am

Hmmm....who am I? I coach the Start Squad, am on a BOF committee, have come 13th at JEC before getting glandular fever, and am presently trying to get my orienteering back on track. The kiddee forum is well gone for me and the idea of you being at all interesting or funny also left me at about the age of 13.

Think you were just about with me in the Yorkshire Squad. Though your head may have been too far up your own backside to notice.

I don't claim to be funny. I just care a hell of a lot about this sport and want to have my say in where it goes from here.

by **pyrat** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:30 am

I also have no idea who you are becks.

Are you irish by any chance?

by **eddie** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:44 am

i am sure becks was dead last time i checked

by **Toni** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:48 am

I know that some people struggle with the idea that Ireland is not part of the UK but suggesting that is it part of Yorkshire is a new one for me! :wink: