Melbourne Cup race for humans

@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
November 8, 2023 4:08am CST
I’ve written about the Melbourne Cup luncheon we went to. There was a prize for the best hat and many ladies wore ‘fascinators’ which is such a great word for the bits of froth and lace that some of the ladies wore. You can see some of the headgear in the photo. After the race had been fun and we’d had our meal, it was time for a few games. One was a ‘race’ where six people had a hobby horse each with fly swats for whips. Two big foam rubber dice were rolled. One gave the number of the ‘horse’ and the second gave the number of paving squares it was to move forward. It was a simple game but both participants and onlookers had a lot of laughs during the ‘race’.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174495)
• United States
8 Nov 23
I'm sure the contestants as well as the audience had a good time.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174495)
• United States
8 Nov 23
@JudyEv Nobody in the photo you used looks old...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
@DaddyEvil Most would be in their late 60s I guess with a couple of 70-year-olds.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 23
It was a good chance to let our hair down and goof off, even if we're all getting on in years.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
8 Nov 23
Those ladies look cute. I am sure you had fun, a very simple game, but nice.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
That's true that it was a simple game. No-one felt intimidated by it.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
9 Nov 23
@JudyEv Those are the best and most amusing games.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
@LadyDuck If people can join in and know they won't look to be a fool, then everyone enjoys it.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Nov 23
Sounds like you all had a lot of fun, I love that photo,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
Most entered into the spirit of the game and were using their 'whips' whenever they had to move forward.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Nov 23
That sounds like fun. I'm glad everyone had a good time. I love seeing the hats people wear.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Nov 23
@JudyEv Yes, they do.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Nov 23
I was surprised how cheap these fascinators were. Although cheap, they still looked very nice.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
9 Nov 23
Sounds like a lot of fun. Looks like the Kentucky Derby with all the fascinators. I'm glad you had a good time. Hope you and Vince have a fabulous day.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
Thanks for the good wishes.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
9 Nov 23
@JudyEv You're very welcome.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
8 Nov 23
I guess that's Vince and you ( black attire) in the picture. It's fun to participate in such kinds of games. Winning or loosing doesn't matter, you enjoy and laugh throughout Some really nice headgears in the picture
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 23
No, we're not in the photo although Vince took the photo. There were some really pretty hats among the ladies.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
11 Nov 23
@JudyEv Oh! I see. Wrong guess The hats are really interesting.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117238)
• El Paso, Texas
8 Nov 23
That sounds like fun. I'll bet many were laughing really hard.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
It was fun for the participants and just as much fun for the spectators.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
8 Nov 23
That is simply lovely Judy
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
It was a simple game but lots of fun.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135789)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Nov 23
That does sound like fun
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
It was a most enjoyable day overall.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14789)
• Ireland
8 Nov 23
@judyev Fascinators baffle me. Why ladies, why??! I saw one at a wedding and was about to tell the lady attached to it that she had something caught in her hair. My wife knows me quite well and was able to intervene in time to avoid embarrassment.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
One of our specialty stores here had a great variety of fascinators in various styles and lots of different colours, and they were very reasonably priced. Hats can be incredibly expensive sometimes. I'm glad your wife stopped you making a fool of yourself.
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
8 Nov 23
Shades of hobby horse show jumping!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Nov 23
I saw some clips of that just the other day. It's all very well but I was amazed that there were spectators.