Sumo
About Sumo
Sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet.
On the show — 10 mentions total
There is one move in Sumo, one technique called Henke — it's the way that the winner of the Sumo Championships in 2016 won it. The Henke is when your rival hurtles towards you super fast to take you down and then you just step to the side like you're in a cartoon and your rival goes plummeting out of the ring.
from 232: No Such Thing As A Seven Foot Bond, 2018-08-31 at 00:03:48 · read transcript
Other times Sumo came up
So she said, why are you doing that? He's your neighbor. He said, it's very important. It's my duty. You must never forget your duty or your fundoshi. Your fundoshi is like the pants that Sumo wrestlers wear. Very old-fashioned kind of pants, like a loincloth thing. That's cool. So she said, that's a weird saying. He's like, yeah, it's an old saying. He's this really somber, and she's filming, he's this very serious, very dry, doesn't really say anything, old guy.
422: No Such Thing as The Long Kiss Good Brie, 2022-04-15 · listen
Yeah, and he became known he was so good, he became known as Knight of the Whistle. I like to think they maybe called him Sir Bastard after that. The Knight of the Whistle is true. Do you want to hear something about the UK Sumo scene? Yes, please. This is from the UK Sumo website and it's also sad. At present, the sport of sumo in the UK has a very limited following.
No Such Thing As Jesus's Magic Wand, 2015-05-15 · listen
Right. Yeah, people didn't really rate him very much and they thought we're just going to make this up about him as far as I know he didn't poo in the phone. What was the nappy situation back then? Great question. Sumo hadn't been invented. What were they wearing cloth, I guess? You would just wear cloth. I think a lot of kids would just go without.
No Such Thing As Quantum Baseball, 2025-08-28 · listen
So has consumed a ton of sumo information. He says, sumo wrestlers have to take taxis and ride bikes everywhere. This is because there are so many sumo-related car accidents that the Sumo Federation has banned them. They're banned because they're terrible at driving. The problem is that when one sumo wrestler in a car hits another one, they then just will keep driving until they've driven the other one off the road.
598: No Such Thing As Quantum Baseball, 2025-08-28 · listen
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232: No Such Thing As A Seven Foot Bond put 2 places on the map.
- Sydney Opera House · Australia
Coordinates: 35.6967, 139.7933