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What have I gotten myself into this time?

Jul 24, 2008
By Josh Koehn





		Josh Koehn

As if writing column after column about losing an NCAA office pool to a group of ladies who had never watched a single basketball game in their lives wasn't embarrassing enough, I've decided to go double-or-nothing and show that I'm not scared of a good-natured challenge.

Only this time, I am a heavy, heavy underdog.

You know the feeling when you've just agreed to do something, and then it hits you that there's an incredibly good chance you're going to be made a fool of in front of a large group of people? If not, you're either lucky or smart. If you're me, though, it's practically the first thing on your daily to-do list.

I've agreed to take part in a "Beat the Queen" competition at this weekend's Garlic Festival, squaring-off with 2006 Garlic Queen Sheena Torres. I'll go through a three-part gauntlet in which I could win, will more likely lose and most likely will lose badly.

The challenge will begin Sunday at 5 p.m. at the rock-climbing wall on the park side. After seeing who can scale the facade the fastest, we'll move over to see who can braid garlic quicker. Then it'll be a good, old-fashioned flame-off to see who can work up a taller skillet full of fire. I gave my challenger a call Thursday to see what I was up against, and for good reason The Queen was confident.

"I've got about 10 flame-ups under my belt," Torres said, noting that a Garlic Queen is knowledgeable on just about everything that happens at the festival.

"You should wear a long-sleeve shirt, too," she said. "I'd hate for you to walk away a loser and have all your arm hair gone."

What have I done?

Josh Koehn
Josh Koehn is the sports editor for the Gilroy Dispatch. He can be reached at (408) 842-1694 or at jkoehn@svnewspapers.com.

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