Rhodeo

Rhodeo: noun. The rhodeo (which fittingly originated in Pennsylvania, which is right next to New York, which is right next to Connecticut, which is right next to Rhode Island) is a game of uncertain etymology. The game consists of jumping on the back of a Rhodesian ridgeback and spanking it with the palm of one's hand for as long as possible until the ridgeback shakes its rider off. Despite the sentiments of the authors of this blog, the rhodeo has been criticised more often for the unfairness of its rules than for the blatant animal abuse it entails. This is because only one Rhodesian ridgeback is used for the entire competition and thus wears out completely by the time the third contestant mounts it. This is why the highest level of the podium for the winners is extremely wide so as to house everyone who went after the second contestant, with the first and second contestants usually ranking second and third, irrespectively.