The Fresno Fuzzy Socks and the Chattahoochee Crocs

No-one knows precisely when the rivalry began; thirty-two the legend goes; eighteen or nineteen? It's not clear, nor can it be confirmed. Apart from once in fifty-nine For reasons lost in time; The Fresno Fuzzy Socks And The Chattahoochee Crocs Have squared off in heated competition every year. The rules; written on a napkin from the Rutabaga New Cafe, and framed by Fred the Frame are simple: Meet once a year on Labor Day A team of five (ladies now allowed) Last years winner host, at their expense; the loser chooses the new challenge, with no repeats allowed. Once volleyball, dodgeball, baseball And almost anything else you can do with a ball, bat, feet, head, and arms Had been exhausted; The challenges became, let's say; somewhat bizarre. In the heat of twenty-nineteen Snowball fighting was, surprisingly won by home team, Crocs. The Fuzzy Socks not anticipating The commandeering of Carluccio's Ice truck for the event - nothing in the rules! The following year the 'Socks won blindfolded pitch and putt but by default; when Anna May Knocked out Birdie Blaire - sliced ball! Sycnchonised swimming in seventy-three That was a hoot and nearly came to blows. A new rule was added, sorry, not mentioned earlier: No competitions that require a judgment call! More work for Fred the Frame. The events were friendly; usually! Oh, there was the cheating scandal when Crocs; accused of entering a ringer; Big Red Jock McTavish in the toothpick tossing challenge had to provide ID and quickly. Thank you, Photoshop and Kinkos. Worm charming in sixty-three went to the Fuzzy Socks Who won again in sixty-four; Toe wrestling, and sixty-five for Cellphone tossing - bad call. The Crocs finally broke their winning streak, when Aldon Ardy; who won Cherry pit spitting, became a local hero and invented Aldons pitless cherry pies! Embarrassments for both abound; the Crocs lost Rolling in the Grits and Fuzzy Socks the raisin flicking. Yet still, they meet each and every year passing the challenge on to kids and grandkids too The Fresno Fuzzy Socks and The Chatahoochie Crocs. fuzzy socks and crocs Poetry Contest; honorable mention. Sponsored by: Francine Roberts Date wrote: 15-June-2021