Can you handle it? It’s possibly the most extreme thing you will have come across. In fact, so extremely extreme that I’ve just got to say extreme again in this sentence. It’s mental, it’s dangerous, it’s life-threateningly thrilling.
It’s….
EXTREME IRONING
From the website:
The sport that is ‘extreme ironing’ is an outdoor activity that combines the danger and excitement of an ‘extreme’ sport with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt. It involves taking an iron and board (if possible) to remote locations and ironing a few items of laundry. This can involve ironing on a mountainside, preferably on a difficult climb, or taking an iron skiing, snowboarding or canoeing.
Here’s a sample pic:
You would have thought that “Extreme ironing” (to include the appropriate stupidly dangerous element to warrant being called “extreme”) would be clothes being ironed, whilst people were wearing them …
Coming soon …
Extreme Hoovering
Extreme Dusting
Extreme Laundry
Extreme Toilet Cleaning
Extreme Dishwashing
Extreme Knitting
Extreme Weeding (I think you get the picture!!!)
When I read your last line, I thought you’d said “Extreme Wedding”. I was going to say, I really hope not! 😉
You’re not having an extreme wedding then, Phill? Not the cliched old church thing, surely!
Well, we were considering getting married whilst skydiving, but then we thought, “erm… no.” So, yes, just a boring old church service unfortunately!
(Hey there! Got here through the link you posted on the maxbarry site.)
Whee! Extreme ironing! That ironing board looks like a tiny little alien spaceship. Bzoom!
Extreme Knitting would be knitting while riding in a roller coaster. 🙂
extreme knitting… Hmmm, I’ll have to try that some day!