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Unintentional Hilarity: Next Up, Olympic Potato Sack Racing

Olympic wheelbarrow tournament.

Source: PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images

Wrestling, of course, yields the oddest photos -- besides of course, sabre fencing. Check out Andrea Minguzzi (Italy) walking Zoltan Fodor (Hungary, in a better clothing choice than their hideous opening ceremony outfits) around in a Greco-Roman wrestling match.

Later in the day, the egg and spoon race, and then go ahead and help yourself to bug juice and potato salad.

Barrie Hardymon

Tags: Olympics | Unintentional Hilarity | potato salad | wrestling

9:32 AM ET | 08-14-2008 | permalink

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Hideous?!? What are you talking about? I thought it was one of the best tributes to the climax of Bonnie & Clyde that I've ever seen. I hear next time around, the theme will be The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

Sent by andy carvin, npr | 2:33 PM ET | 08-14-2008

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