The World Gurning Championship, held at Egremont Crab Fair since at least 1852, dates back to the fair’s founding in 1267 by royal charter. Competitors pull grotesque faces through a horse collar, possibly evolving from mocking village idiots or sour crab apple reactions. The longest-running gurning contest, it features men’s, women’s, and junior categories, with Tommy Mattinson holding a record 19 wins. | Historyinmemes
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The World Gurning Championship, held at Egremont Crab Fair since at least 1852, dates back to the fair’s founding in 1267 by royal charter. Competitors pull grotesque faces through a horse collar, possibly evolving from mocking village idiots or sour crab apple reactions. The longest-running gurning contest, it features men’s, women’s, and junior categories, with Tommy Mattinson holding a record 19 wins. | Historyinmemes
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This gurning championship has been held at The Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria, UK for over 150 years! 🤯 | Guinness World Records
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This gurning championship has been held at The Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria, UK for over 150 years! 🤯 | Guinness World Records
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𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 on Instagram: "Step into the quirky world of the World Gurning Championships, a highlight of the historic Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria, England. Dating back to 1267, the Crab Fair is among the oldest fairs globally, originally established when the Lord of Egremont distributed crab apples to townsfolk. Gurning, the art of pulling the most grotesque face, is the fair's most anticipated event. Participants frame their faces through a horse collar, known as "gurnin' through a
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Multimillionaire Tim Gurner has been forced to apologise after he called tradies lazy and suggested unemployment needed to be much higher. It's not the first time he has courted controversy. In 2017, he told 60 Minutes young people needed to stop whining about not being able to afford a house and should instead start saving and stop wasting their money on $40 avocado toast. Watch the full story on Youtube: https://youtu.be/eeyCQwdbP2k | 60 Minutes Australia
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Gurner Group founder Tim Gurner tells the Financial Review Property Summit workers have become "arrogant" since COVID and "We've got to kill that attitude." https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/albanese-dodges-on-qatar-defends-qantas-stance-20230912-p5e3vb?post=p557gn | Financial Review
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