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She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Wife

Anne Murray tries to keep her face out of the muddy waters as she is carried by Sean Murray during the 2012 North American Wife Carrying Championship Saturday in Newry, Me. The duo placed tenth with a time of 1:07.46.The event features men carrying women on their backs while negotiating an obstacle course featuring hurdles, sand traps and a water hazard. The event is inspired from Finnish folklore, and the carrying method is up to the couple. (AP Photo/The Lewiston Sun-Journal, Amber Waterman)

Question: Are you & your significant other game enough to try something like this?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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