Ice Fishing Freaks
Because we are having an extremely mild winter here in the Northeast U.S. we tend to forget that some parts of the world are "as cold as a well digger's balls*" this time of year. One such spot is Lithuana.
What do many Lithuanians do during the winter? Put a bunch of maggots in their mouth, grab a bottle of vodka, and go ice fishing--according to The Sunday Times.
In March 2004, a two-square- kilometre slab of ice broke away from the Lithuanian coast and floated off into the Curonian Lagoon, carrying about 200 people who were happily fishing. When a helicopter arrived to rescue them, they shooed it away. Some had to be "rescued by force", as a local newspaper put it.
Dude, that is a serious love for ice fishing, or maybe a sure sign of way too much vodka.
More details on the how, where, and why of Lithunian ice fishing here.
* We would love to give attribution to the Boston cabbie who coined the term "as cold as a well digger's balls", however we don't know his name, nor his cab number.
Thanks for the tip Andrew!
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