I was telling wonderful Sumiko from IEO that in the US we usually put some sort of deterrent in the middle of two tug-o-war groups, as to sweeten the victory and sour the defeat. I asked if we could put something awful like mud, or nato (ugh!) in the middle so that the losers were covered in wonderful stankiness.
I couldn't have scripted a more appropriate response if I had tried...
"(Gasp!) Oh no, Mo-san! This is MWU, we are ladies!"
Oh yeah, I'm in Japan. I forgot.