Dear Myke Hi Mike, (the proper way to spell your name, unless you're a girl) love the concept but have sustained serious back strain during my first attempt at tossing a zebra. I was lucky to find a Zebra here in the Okanagan. I happened upon your site last week and was mildly amused and somewhat sceptical. However, while shopping in the Orchard Park Mall here in Kelowna I perceived in the crowd ahead of me an extremely large full grown Zebra wandering aimlessly through the crowd. I thought "Yes" my chance to actually try the sport out. I quickly threw off my tweed sports jacket with the leather elbow patches and the matching tweed cap. With one tremendous bounding leap I was on her. Using the patented "step over toe hold" learned in the hallowed halls of Cowichan Secondary School in my youth, I managed to bring my prized Zebra victim down hard. Hooking my thumbs in its large flaring nostrils, I managed to snap its neck back and bringing it up on my shoulders. With Zebra hooves flailing wildly, I tossed it, legs akimbo, directly into the computer accessories dept of the mall Radio Shack. The applause was thunderous, a group of Australian tourists began a team chant, and an East Indian gentleman with an overly large turban gave me a high five. It was only upon reclaiming my tweed jacket with matching cap, that it was brought to my attention that what I had thought to be a Zebra, was actually the lady manger of the mall Wal-Mart who had sneaked out for a quick coffee break. Mall security was called and I was quickly handcuffed, beaten, kicked, and received a quick hard jab to the throat by the Zebra/Wal-Mart manager. I actually received my backstrain while being forced into the back seat of the police car (did you know there are no door handles for the back doors). So to sum up, I have been banned from the mall for one year, I have to attend animal abuse counselling for one year, and am barred from ever shopping at Wal-Mart for life. The upside of the experience though is that I am now playing left defence for the Austrailian Dwarf tossing team and I look damn good in a Turban. I was wondering if this experience would qualify me as a member of your Zebra Tossing club, I mean really, how many people have my Zebra tossing experience.

Respectfully yours

Gerry Sellars

Vice President Australian Dwarf Tossing Team