Being flogged, run over, and chased by a renegade snipe, tripping over your snipe bag, panic attacks, hyperventilation, and the threat of getting lost in the dark woods. Frog Giggin . Now, to address the issue of Southerners being brave or stupid, I'd have to say that Southerners are in love. We have a love for speed, a love for witnessing crashes where the driver walks away, a love for watching our favorite driver take the checkered flag, a love for drinking a cold beer in the 140 sun at Talladega, a love for competition, and heck, a love for immortality. Love can make you do stupid and brave things, but the bottom line is that love will make you happy.
Officials go to great lengths to make participation in sports as safe as possible.
Helmets, harnesses, restraints, mouth guards, cups, straps, and many other devices are used, in addition to on going research to protect the players. No sports player has the sole intention of putting his life on the line for a moment of glory, he's just looking to compete in something he loves doing. Whether it's the need for speed, the thrill of the strike, the excitement of bringing home a 12-pointer, the satisfaction of a goal, the elation of getting a birdie, the hype for the snipe, or the pride of spearing a great big daddy frog, the participant just wants to do what he loves. And having those boisterous braggin' rights ain't so bad either. All sports have risks, but no sport is as risky as calling a Southerner stupid.