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Originally Posted by sexobon
I read that he kicked the person in the shin. Perhaps it was a case of Olimpick fever! |
In his autobiography, John Muir describes a similar game he played as a child in Scotland. The boys would face off toe to toe and grasp each other's left forearm then using their free hand they would beat one another on the shins until one cried uncle.
He claims this, and other deprivations gave him the mental fortitude to withstand the difficulties he encountered during his travels.