Why dozens of people named Josh battled it out with pool noodles
The rather spontaneous event, which took place in a field in Lincoln, Neb., attracted about 50 people with the first name Josh who were ready to fight for the right to their name.
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Posted: Apr 26, 2021 5:13 PM ET | Last Updated: April 27
Dozens of people with the name Josh duked it out with pool noodle to find out who is the rightful owner of the name Josh via a battle royale in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via Associated Press)
By Julia Bertino
May 7, 2021
(Undated) Wine making company Josh Cellars is donating thousands of dollars to Omaha s Children s Hospital and Medical Center following a viral challenge that brought over 1,000 people named Josh to Lincoln.
The Josh Cellars company says after seeing the success of the #JoshFight they wanted to celebrate “Joshes” around the country. The Josh Fight, which took place in Lincoln two weeks ago, was created by an Arizona man named Josh Swain. During the pandemic, Swain messaged other Josh Swains on Facebook, challenging them to a battle of the Joshes. Swain said it started as a joke, but the internet embraced it leading him to create a battle royale. A random location was chosen, a park in Lincoln, and a year later over 1,000 people named Josh came together to battle each other with pool noodles to see which Josh would reign supreme.
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If you’ve been following current events these days, you will be aware of the so-called Josh Battle or Josh Fight. No, it’s not a gruesome battle that took place in times of yore whereby a noble warlord called Joshua faced the enemy army alone in battle or whatever.
It’s actually a jokey fight that originated on the internet between nine Joshes a year ago. One Josh sent out a request for battle to the other eight Joshes, so here we are: this actually happened.