The Fat Cyclist

I read that this morning (UK time) a really good read & nice to see that he seems happy.

Yes. I was expecting a matta from the shimpan maybe even after the bout. That was barely sumo let alone ozeki sumo.

Better than a day with no sumo though. Also I noticed quite a few people not bothering with masks. As others have said it will be interesting to see how that goes during the basho

Serves me right for not posting often. Congratulations!

Thats exactly my reading of it. If he goes on & keeps losing there will be talk of intai but if he goes kyujo now there will be much less damaging to him. Especially given the recent history of Yokozuna kyujo.

I've had that too. I found a source of some really good arancini that had pine nuts in them & it was all good until I got a horrible taste in my mouth that made me think there was something badly wrong with my teeth. Someone mentioned that pine nuts could cause that & the taste went away when I stopped eating them. It was really unpleasant Back on topic. There doesnt seem to be that much chatter pre this basho, although I realise this is often the case with the events outside of Tokyo.

If you follow the link I think the bag is best of a fun group of items.

Found this on Sora News today. https://soranews24.com/2022/01/26/sumo-salt-shaker-steals-the-show-in-new-range-of-japanese-wrestler-goods/

Thanks for that. I had gone looking for a recent photo of him & come up empty. He does look healthy & happy.

Me too. In fact your post is how I found out that it doesnt start this weekend

Wakatakakaka . . . . . . I cant even say that after a runup :)

We need an "Ouch" reaction :)

Noooooo!!! There goes my pick for the yusho!

I just watched that because of your comment. Ouch!!!

Not at all surprised. I think they should have cancelled but I didn't think they would dare.