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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Lederhosen Pug—Whipcracking

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[a] Lederpug RF
                         What is the use of running when you are on the wrong road?
                                                                             —Bavarian Proverb

No worries, though—my name is Lederhosen Pug, and I know the way (知道).

And that way does not always lead through major sports. Indeed, every late-January and early-February, my Bavaria is home to one of the most distinctive competitions you have never seen.
[b] Practice RF

It's called Aperschnalzen, and it is an elaborate form of rhythmic whipping that my Bavarian pug ancestors say would help drive the remnants of winter away. I asked Grandma Pug about this, and she said that her grandpa used to be a top-whipper (and presumably beckoned springtime, year-after-year). Take a look.

Aperschnalzen (Whipcracking).

Gotta go. I need to work on my technique (only six months before the competitions begin).

Whipcracking Pug.
[c] Performance RF
[Originally posted on July 19, 2014]

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