Hundreds show up in Nebraska to fight over the name ’Josh’

Spectators not named Josh record the battle from the safety of the sidelines as the Josh’s battled in an open green space in Air Park on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. (Picture credit: AP)

Hundreds showed up at Air Park in Lincoln _ a location chosen at random _ to participate in the silliness.

The festivities started with a “gruelling and righteous battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors” between the Josh Swain from Arizona and another Josh Swain from Omaha. KLKN-TV reports that the Arizona student won that competition, allowing him to claim the title of the true Josh Swain.

Josh Swain, left, the originator of the joke, takes on another Josh as they decide the rightful owner of the name Josh via a game of rock, paper, scissors. (Picture credit: AP)

The pool noodle competition that followed was open to anyone with the first name of Josh. The victor of that competition was a 5-year-old, who was coronated with a Burger King crown.

Josh Swain, left, declares Lincoln native four-year-old Joshua Vinson Jr., right, the ultimate Josh after the Josh fight took place in an open green space at Air Park on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. (Picture credit: AP)

Swain, the organizer, said he is a little surprised about how the whole thing blew up. “I did not expect people to be as adamant about this as they are right now.”