The Irish do pretty well with insane games. I've seen hurling/hurley. For those not familiar, you get a bunch of bog warriors, divide them into two teams, give them sticks, and send them out onto the field. When the referee throws a little ball onto the playing field, the men get to chop at each other with their sticks until (quite by accident) the ball goes through an upright at either end. When this happens, there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth--apparently so that the wives and the clergy will think the ball had something meaningful to do with the hacking, slashing, smashing, and bashing on the field. Eventually, one side is declared the winner, and everyone who is still capable of going to the pub does so.
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