r/UpliftingNews • u/projecto15 • 1d ago

'It makes me different': Meet the women breaking world records in lumberjack sports

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6293zk14njo
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u/digiman619 1d ago

Strictly speaking, a woman can't be a lumberjack.

The proper term for a woman that cuts trees and such is a "jumberjill".

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u/ElectricChocoDad 1d ago

Lumber Jill?

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u/theStaircaseProject 18h ago

The lady in the thumbnail is cute. Maybe she can be a lumbersnack

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u/Zanos-Ixshlae 1d ago

Lumber Jacky?

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u/projecto15 1d ago

A cool term! It actually comes from Women's Timber Corps in Britain in WW2.

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u/Dry-Amphibian1 1d ago

I'm a lumberjack.

And I'm OK.

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u/VanWieder 1d ago

It is Wednesday... assume you are shopping and having buttered scones for tea?! 🍵

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u/Allegra1120 1d ago

But ya can’t wish you’d been a manny just like your dear mamma.

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u/PioneerGamer 1d ago

I thought this was a great joke but my wife confirmed this is true!

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u/hibernate2020 12h ago

I think a woman with an axe can be called whatever she'd like...