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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 06:56 AM
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Mobile phone chucking to become Olympic sport?
Edited on Sun Jul-27-03 07:06 AM by Kellanved
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If you've ever been tempted to sling your old mobile, the Eastern Europeans are more than several steps ahead of you.

To be precise, they're 57 metres ahead of you. This is the current record in the phone throwing competitions that litter the sporting calendar in Eastern Europe and the Nordics.

Handset chucking will form a key part of celebrations of mobile telephony take placing place in four Ukrainian cities.

Early rounds see contestants throwing handsets provided by a sponsor, according to reports. The leading 10 contestants hold a throw-off with the same phone - a Samsung SGH-R200 - used to ensure fair play.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/31723.html
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 07:12 AM
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1. The Mullet Toss
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 07:24 AM
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2. Outstanding
There seems to be a "TOSS" for almost everything.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-27-03 07:41 AM
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3. The Cookie Toss?
A competition for projectile vomiters?
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