Poohsticks

Poohsticks is a sport first mentioned in The House at Pooh Corner, a Winnie the Pooh book by A. A. Milne. It is a simple sport which may be played on any bridge over running water. Each player drops a stick on the upstream side of a bridge and the one whose stick first appears on the downstream side is the winner. The annual World Poohsticks Championships have been held at Day s Lock on the River Thames in the UK, since 1984.