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A brief history of . . .
"The 7th Annual John Lidbetter All-Weather Open International STONESKIMMING
Competition"
The art of stoneskimming is said to go back as far as Moses.
Legend has it, in fact, that he was so disgusted with the eleventh commandment that he
actually broke it off and skimmed it across the 'Sea of Galilee' recording a massive 37 skips, allegedly!
The crowd were apparently so shocked and impressed by the speed and power of his attempt that the details of the actual commandment have been forgotten to this day.
As you are no doubt aware, few firm details are available for the following millennia - though Caeser himself has been reported to have the occasional 'one off the wrist' and, despite the time taken up with his concubines, Genghis Khan was reputedly a monster tosser. The Chinese marveled at his action, developed despite the scarcity of lakes in his homeland in the Steppes.
Although history does not record the 'ins and outs' of the Art with any degree of accord, or indeed accuracy, we have received reports of a number of famous people throughout history who have been noted to be skilled in the art of 'skimming'; Duchamp, Ghandi, Churchill and Rommel were all renowned during the first half of the 20th century, and their exploits inspired Picasso, Dali, and countless others to expand the repertoire of legal forms of expression . 'The backhander', for example, was until recently believed to have originated with Nixon, but recent research has uncovered rumors of an earlier demonstration at the 1953 Lake Lewisville Allstate Gold Medal Skimming Stakes in Texas by rank outsider Mr. B. Dobbs.
It is this lack of facts that has inspired Sir John to launch the 'Annual all-weather open International STONESKIMMING competition'. An annual event to re-kindle popular support for this vibrant art. He is also actively encouraging co-authorship opportunities in his forthcoming book entitled "Skipping the Stone Fantastic - an Authoritative History of the Art of Stone Skimming".
Interested parties should contact Sir John,
in email format, at sir.j.lidbetter@stoneskimming.co.uk
