{"id":174,"date":"2006-10-05T04:25:19","date_gmt":"2006-10-05T08:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/10\/05\/eel-bowling\/"},"modified":"2010-11-22T00:24:45","modified_gmt":"2010-11-22T05:24:45","slug":"eel-bowling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/10\/05\/eel-bowling\/","title":{"rendered":"Eel Bowling?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><strong>Odd Sport Canceled:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old traditional festival of eel-\u00e2\u20ac\u0153bowling\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the fishing village of Lyme Regis, England, was canceled in July after complaints from an animal rights activist that it was disrespectful to eels.In the ritual, teams of anglers stand on platforms and swing a giant (but dead) conger eel, attached to the ceiling, to see who will be the last person standing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Said a spokesman for the charitable event, which raises money for lifeboat crews, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a dead conger, for Pete\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sake. 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