There are many versions of the game, and I was just using the phonetic spelling of the most local version here in southern Thailand.

Ha ha I have ridden a unicycle juggling flaming clubs -definately wasn't naked at the time though

I have ridden a long board naked, never a unicycle, naked or otherwise. I love it that women surf, my daughter does and 2 of my friends are female world long board champions, have known many over the years.

@Rugglesby long skateboard

No waves here in Montana.

Whoa! You definitely sound like a kindred spirit to ME..I put myself into constant peril for wildlife and bird photos, oblivious to weather, snakes, cliffs, dangerous animals, etc, obsessively following my passion. Besides birds and wildlife, I also photograph scenery, flowers, and insects, so I get that part, for sure.

@birdingnut thanks Well, I'm a scientist and I also try to rationalise risk and, although it is obviously a heightened risk to walk on a life-firing range (when the army aren't using it!), I also remind myself that many other people (including the army) use this terrain and I have never heard of anyone being injured there. I know of one case where criminal idiots broke in and drove about until they blew their car up on a live unexploded bomb (they survived) but we walk very carefully and work as a group to spot & avoid dangerous objects.

Also, the area is a beautiful region of open grassland and hedges, unspoiled by the modern world and agricultural "improvements". It is home to many veyr rare species that have just been marginalised as agricultural practices changed huge swathes of our countryside from small flower-rich meadows to huge arable monocultures. I've attached a photo to show the kind of place we walk - no paths, no signs, just grass and flowers as far as the eye can see.

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@ChrisR Looks like a heavenly birding place as well. I actually did routinely go birding on the Thai military practice grounds near Saraburi, Thailand, because it was in a beautiful desert area with many species of rare Thai birds. I often thought about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I never was.

@birdingnut We get permission from the army - we actually go in with a few "red card" holders who have the permission and they can take 5 guests. We still have to phone the army range control though as we go in and when we have come out - otherwise they send in the helicopters to find us! The Plain doesn't have many trees but it is very good for birds that like wide open areas like Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) and some of the Harrier species (Circus sp.). It is also the site where they have reintroduced Great Bustard (Otis tarda).

@ChrisR The Thai aren't that organized. The soldiers even let me cut through their restricted military bases on my motorbike, but wouldn't let me take photos if I tried it within sight of anyone. They use such vast areas of land, though, that I could ride almost all the way home from work using the military base back roads. Because there was no hunting allowed, birds were less wary.

@ChrisR Whoa! mentioning those birds is like throwing a bucket of chum into the sea behind a boat, and ringing a bell to summon sharks. I've never even seen a Great Bustard! I'm just greedy, though, since I see new, previously unseen species almost every week here in Thailand. Sometimes, several a day.

@birdingnut I've actually never seen the Great Bustards either - they are huge birds but very elusive and I think they were let go on a different part of the Plain. It's a huge area too - the biggest military practice range in the UK (150 square miles). Never seen a Stone Curlew too but they are incredibly hard to see and they have special observation areas where you can go and stand and you have the best chance of seeing them - but it's still hard. Harriers are rare and I think I saw one once but very far off. Anyway, I usually have a net ion my hand and my eyes on the ground or on flower heads, looking for nectaring flies

I think in the US Curling is kind of an odd sport

@btroje I think Curling is Canadian

@BitFlipper don't tell people in North Dakota that