World Kudu Dung Spitting Championships

Kudu Dung Spitting

Article by: © Michael J. Rosen 2012

"There Are Many Ways to Spit the Pellet, Although All of Them, of Course, Involve Putting a Piece of Dung in Your Mouth."

- Project Galactic Guide

"Dung" is something of a euphemism for the absolute last thing a person would ever consider popping into his or her mouth. Perhaps the word lowers the threshold of revulsion. Perhaps it lowers inhibition. Perhaps it doesn't.

Nonetheless, at the World Kudu Dung Spitting Championships competitors fearlessly spit kudu feces. ("Feces" is a slightly less euphemistic euphemism, while "kudu" is a euphonious name for a type of African antelope.)

Still, according to one blogger with first-hand experience, "even the most die-hard of competitors is unwilling to put a fresh pellet in his mouth, as this is just plain disgusting." Rather, he says, the dung "must be firm, not crumbly, otherwise the pellet could break up in the mouth, resulting in a bad aftertaste, and the ridicule of the other competitors."

The origins of kudu dung spitting, also known as Bokdrol Spoeg, are humiliating to humans on many levels. The kudu, a notoriously difficult animal to hunt, was infamous for leaving a trail of its dung pellets while managing to elude hunters. In response, hunters began using the pellets in spitting competitions to "retaliate" at their prey. (Readers: If you are interested in gaining revenge on someone, please note that putting his or her shit-euphemism deliberately withheld-in your mouth and spitting it out is entirely ineffective.)

So if polite words don't get you participating, and if vengeance isn't motivating, you'll want to try what the competitors use: Mampoer, good ol' South African moonshine.

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