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World’s/Britain’s Strongest Man

JUST LIKE the LORD MAYOR’S SHOW, one of those dreary, ’70s-originating annual televised events that somehow forgot to stop happening around 1983. Various fat bastards put on bodybelts and grunt while pulling trucks up hills or carrying barrels over a fence as a bored crowd look in the other direction. World contest always dominated by huge Swedes, but Britain’s champion was, is and always will be the redoubtable GEOFF CAPES.

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2 Comments

  1. Tom Ronson

    May 8, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    As if Boxing Day wasn’t depressing enough.

  2. Richardpd

    December 31, 2023 at 9:50 pm

    Still going on Channel 5, a bit slicker run than the days when the BBC had the rights & John Craven was commentating, but losing some of the charm.

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