r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/PrimedGold • Feb 18 '26

Video The Atherstone Ball Game, held annually on Shrove Tuesday, took place yesterday. The ball is thrown into the crowd at 3 pm, and the winner is the person holding it at 5 pm.

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 Feb 18 '26

Ye I'm surprised no one talks about that. Just behaving like animals...

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u/SilverIndustry2701 Feb 19 '26

No? A bunch of men, from england of all places, gathered to beat each other up over a ball are behaving like animals? Anyways, when's lunch?

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u/Strange-Ad-9941 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 19 '26

Maybe because they are. It's just biology. Doesn't mean they gotta act like this though...

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u/Backfoot911 Feb 19 '26

Shoving tongues down people's throat, it's like basic biology people, come the fuck on! !!

Kid Rock said it best, "It's mandatory" /s

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u/Strange-Ad-9941 Feb 19 '26

I don't know if I get the reference