>> BBC Cumbria: World Gurning Championships Galleries >> Egremont Crab Fair – Gurning’s official event.
A gurn is a distorted facial expression, which typically involves projecting the lower jaw as far forward and up as possible, and covering the upper lip with the lower lip.
This year’s gurning championships took place over the weekend at The Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria. BBC Cumbria were there throughout, and have posted an alarming number of photo galleries on their site. It’s not always pretty, but it’s always a revelation to those of us unversed in the ways of the gurner. The Crab Fair’s official site provides an interesting history of the event from 1267 to the present day, explaining the gurning championships and other Cumbrian sports like scaling the greasy pole.
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