Sport of the Week – Dwile Flonking

Sport of the Week – Dwile Flonking - with John Hartley and Geoff Peterfy 0:00 11:19

This week John and Geoff take a look at a user-submitted sport called “dwile flonking,” from the UK. Whether this is a serious sport or not is up to you to decide, but it does have a semi-storied history and even a country-wide ban. You can find the sport of the week right here every week, or subscribe on iTunes.

What is Dwile Flonking?

If dizzy bat was just throwing a wet towel at cult members dancing in a circle around you

Where/When did Dwile Flonking Begin?

Began in the 1960s in the UK as a drinking game. The first iteration of the game is rumored to be a children’s game dating back to the 1500s. The game is primarily played by folks in the UK, as another game of “hey my town is better than yours.”

How Is Dwile Flonking Played?

Two teams of 8-12 players dance around in a circle.

One member from team 2 stands in the center of the circle with a stick (the driveller) that has a towel (dwile) resting on the end

The flonker (in the middle of the circle) spins in the opposite direction of the circle and tries to fling the towel, which has been soaked in beer, into any opponents. If hit in the head, flonkers (team 2) get 3 points 2 points in the body 1 point in the leg 2 flonks a piece. Hitting with both awards and extra flonk If nothing is hit in either flonk, the flonker must drink the entire chamber pot of beer that the rag was soaked in Must do so in the time it takes for the other team to pass the dwile all the way down the line with two hands Failure to do so gives the other team a point

Each team gets two go rounds

At the end of the game, teams add up sober people and deduct one point for each

Dwile Flonking Terms to Know

Girting – the spinning around part

Swadger – one who completely misses a flonk

Gazunder – the chamber pot you drink the beer out of

Snurd – one round

Jabonowl – the referee, generally selected by using the most dim-witted person

Popularity

It has much more of a cult following and even in the UK has lost most of its popularity.

Fun Dwile Flonking Facts

The World Championship was held this year at Dog Inn at Ludham in August Flippin Pippin Flonkers remained undefeated for the 4th time since inaugural event in 2010 No other teams showed up

The sport was banned in 2010 by Norfolk District council for violating health and safety laws Came months after Norfolk had introduced a sweeping drinking games ban 20,000 pound fine for breaking



Official Dwile Flonking Song

Here we’em be together

Now here we1em be boys, now here we1em be,

With our Dwiles and our Drivellers, Dwile Flonkers are we.

Now you know how to play boys, so hear what I say,

Grab a hold of that Driveller and shout “Dwiles Away”

Chorus: 0 Drivel-i, drivel-i, drivel-i-aye