Over the years there have been some pretty memorable events that have occurred at Dukefest, as well as hellava lot of memory loss. Here are a handful of happenings that certainly spring to mind:
Kendall punches a horse:
Yep, Eddie trying to prove he is a man who is not afraid to don welly boots and straw hat got bitten by a horse whilst trying to feed it. Eddies response - punch it in the head. Classic.
Dave gets hit by a firework:
Never have I seen a man more close to tears through shear pain in the groin area, and for good reason. A stray firework lit by Duke Minor shoots into the house burning a path through Dave's jeans and boxer shorts, stopped abrubtly by his crown jewels. Ouch.
Nige shatters a garden chair:
Six in the morning after about 18 hours of alcohol consumption, Nige decides it's time to place a plastic garden chair beneath the terrace, before leaping on it from 15 feet up. Plastic strewn across the garden and Nige ends up with a massive gouge up his arm - perfect result. (It's on video somewhere too, must find it)
England beat the Aussies in the Ashes:
The perfect morning after as we all nurse out hangovers whilst chilling out by the pool watching the Ashes on tv. An England win instigated another round of boozing, oh dear.
15-a-side Footy then Rugby:
Possibly not the best idea to play this many people on a small lawn, made worse by the failing light and the huge logs for goal posts. Then some bright spark decides to pick up the ball and run with it. Next thing we know we all think we're Jonah Lomu until we're smashed to the floor by 5 simultaneous tackles. Injury was inevitable as Sven found his arm in a sling soon after.
Mini-car racing:
BJ the giraffe driving the tiniest peddle car possible through the obstacle course that is the inside of the house, propelled along at sprint speed by several volunteer pushers. I think at least one table leg was swiftly splintered along with a couple of chairs.
A few others:
- Eddie Mansfield gets shot by a .22 air rifle.
- Eddie Mansfield then gets rolled off a quad-bike into a field of stinging nettles.
- Alex T gets run over by the quad-bike. One of the more serious injuries resulting in three fractures of the ankle. Not good.
- Rolly gets his eyebrows removed from a fire-breathing incident.
- Alex T eats a moth and then a stink beatle.
