GONADS/Sweet-Six.3-31-11.PuppyFeet

Posting:

MMOB
J. Elmo
PBo
Doobie Brother
Moniteur
Mike Brennan (FNG)
OBT
Hitman
Mazie (FNC)

The Thing:
6.42 miles from Christ Episcopal through uptown and back along Morehead

The Times:
Lead Pack (J Elmo, PBo and MMOB): 49:30
Peleton Breakway Group (Moniteur and FNG): 51:10
The Peleton (OBT and Doobie Brother): 51:43
Hitman: 54:00

Spreadsheets From The Gloom:

_ After reading about how MMOB brought his dog to QAG last weeked and then locked him in the car for the entire workout, Hitman decided to go one better by showing up with his year-old golden retriever Mazie and bringing her along for the Sweet Six. Hit was in his MonkeyFeet shoes and Mazie was unshod, but at least her tail was still wagging when they pulled in at the end of the run -- at which point MMOB opened the trunk of his 1992 Lexus, and out popped his dog (which explained the frantic, muffled barking we had all been hearing as we stood in the CEC parking lot).

_ 3xclaps to FNG Mike Brennan, a work colleague of Moniteur's.  I was initially suspicious when Moniteur said he was from Raleigh, as all the people I knew in Raleigh when I used to commute there for the AP from Charlotte looked down their nose at the Shining City on the Hill and kept snottily asking when I was going to move to the City of Oaks ("Um ... is never good for you? Because never works great for me.").  However, it being Opening Day of the baseball season and given that Mike was running in Red Sox-branded technical gear, I'm going to cut him a break -- at least he's on the right side of one Civil War.

_ It being Opening Day, another Civil War renews tonight at Chavez Ravine, where the hated Los Angeles Dodgers will face the Defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants in the first game that matters since the Giants Won The World Series last November 1st.  Tip of the cap to the start of baseball season and #BeatLA!

_ A Welcome Back Kotter to Doobie Brother (and triathloning companion of PBo) Matt McDonald.  Doobie has hit the RitchieRun with us in the past, but I think this may have been his first SweetSix.  He was kind enough to keep a post-marathon sluggish OBT company today.

_ Finally, not to pick on MMOB, but ... he sprinted out ahead of the pack like he was chasing the SmokeBooted wraiths of Angrus, Nino, Affirmation and MacDeuce, disappearing into the Gloom.  I mean, he was gone, brothers.  PBo and J Elmo are motoring down Morehead when all of a sudden, up from behind them comes ... MMOB.  Did he get lost? Did he add a detour down South Boulevard to the normal course?  Has he lapped them?  It takes about a mile to drag an explanation out of him, but it finally develops that he pulled a Magellan, deviating off course for a ScrodStop at the Dowd Y.  Apparently, though, that didn't clear his head as the next thing that comes out of his mouth is:

MMOB: Hey guys, you know, I've been thinking and I think we need to get the Qrusader and GONAD wives together.

Dredd, PBo: Um, OK ...

MMOB: I think they need to get together and talk about how we've changed and how the Qrusade has made a difference in our lives.

(Now, as many of you may have noticed by now, PBo is one of the nicest guys in existence.  Not a mean bone in his body and always looking for the silver lining in things.  As Dredd points out, he would have made a great German back in the late 1930s and early 1940s: Well, you know, camp can really be a lot of fun for people, can't it?  So it gives some insight into just how bad an idea this was that PBo immediately shot a hand up in the air.)

PBo: No. Not going to happen.

So there you have it.  Worst Qrusade idea since OBT tried to drag the gang to see "Love and Other Drugs" to kick off the Qrusade Movie Club.

_ Putting the APB out for: Zoot.  He made a hard commit yesterday but when his name was called this AM ... crickets.

Gamucci/Ramos--3/30/11--Samson's Hair

Aye, we planted (kinda) the wounded ShovelFlag in the Gloom and The Faithful gathered:

SixMike

P-Bo

Fargo

Davy

TangoDelta

Moniteur

Waco

Zoot

SuperDave

Hitman

Pfafftown

74 (FNG!)

Bird

MMOB

Silence

RoboCop

DarkWarrior

Mizer

Gris

TankMurdoch

Eutaw

Voice of Harold

THE Cougar

Uncle Jessie (FNG!)

1.0

Thang:

1.       Run to Trophy Circle

2.       SideStraddleHops until Uncle Jessie dismounted his Prius

3.       Run to the Brickyard and then walk to the EndZone (too many PAX for the Brickyard)

4.       Dirty McDeuce (Aye, it burned)

5.       Run to Ramos’ Office

6.       Six Minutes of Mary

7.       Run to the BackForty

8.       Lunge Walk

9.       Run across the Garfunkel

10.   RobertPlants (5X)

11.   Run to Ramos’ Office

12.   Pusherama  

NakedMan Moleskins:

1.       FNGs:

a)      74, the kid from Shelby, not a stranger to Q-Nation, but a first timer to the Gamucci—Tclaps

b)      Uncle Jessie, formerly CNC’s most eligible bachelor and the man who gave the Hitman a place to plant his MonkeyFeet during the business day, and a D1 (football, Rutgers) joined the Faithful for the first time—Tclaps

2.       Kotters:  Robocop, Fargo and Eutaw—Welcome Back Brothers

3.       WarBaby:  Fargo—33 (hate you)

4.       WarDaddy:  TankMurdoch—47 (and looking every day of it—do NOT judge this book by its cover Brothers)

5.       Today’s Chuck:  If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you.  If you can’t see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.

6.       Today’s Goofy:  There’s infinite excuses not to train today, so you’ll fine one if you look hard enough.  The trick is NOT looking. 

7.       Today’s Sweepertee:  Pearl Jam’s cover of Baba O’Reilly. 

8.       Uhhh . . . Dude!:  When called upon for the 12 count during the Nasty McDeuce, P-Bo (inexplicably Brothers) counted as fast as he could—he even skipped a number.  Uhhh . . . dude, the idea is to get a rest, you know. 

9.       Is It the Workout Cardigan?:  Gris could not state his Birth Control name, his Qrusade name or even his age.  He, just kinda sat there mumbling.  Is his Workout Cardigan like a Samson’s hair deal? 

10.   A Really Bad Bill Clinton Imitation:  For reasons known only to him, MMOB got a little teary-eyed trying to say his own Qrusade name.  he even bit his lip a little.  What the heck is that all about?

GONADS--2FT.3-29-11.Hurt

Aye, we constructively planted the ShovelFlag and The Faithful gathered in the gloom:

BoyMarlo

Pomfret (FNG)

ElmoFagg

K-Slide

Thang:

Wiggler:  3.32 miles; 27:48; 8:22/mile

Brisket:  4.27miles; 29:37; 6:56/mile

NakedMan Moleskin:

1.       FNG:  TClaps to Pomfret for braving the chilly gloom this AM.  In honor of his appearance, BoyMarlo broke out the Smokeboots.

2.       Today’s Chuck:  Chuck Norris has already been to Mars—that’s why there are no signs of life there.

3.       Sweepertee:  Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt (Nine Inch Nails).

4.       JellyFinger Olympics:  No sighting of Dr. JellyFinger this morning—which might explain Affirmation Jones’ unexcused absence.  Just postulating . . .

5.       All the same to him:  BoyMarlo thought Pomfret was Moniteur:  “guy named Henry with grey hair,” he said.  Yeah, but two different guys Marlo.  Are those the only two criteria you use to discern one man from the next:  first name and hair color?  Just asking . . . 

Qrusade/Nation--The Colonel Survives Bataan

Here's the rundown.

Very cool marathon.  Well organized, beautiful but rugged countryside, tough race, inspiring.  Had to get to the White Sands Missile Range at about 5am this morning.  At 6am, there was an opening ceremony featuring color guards, reading of names of attending survivors of the WWII BDM (not many left at this point - it was 69 years ago), tribute to Wounded Warriors running the race, and jet flyover, all as the sun rose over the New Mexico desert.  Race started at 7am.

The race was tough - not one to shoot for a PR (last year, the fastest time was about 3:30 or 3:40 by a couple of active duty Special Forces guys).  About a third of the race is on paved road, but most of that is uphill (there is a long, 6-7 mile hill that rises ~1,000 feet in elevation, between mile 7 and mile 13-14).  The rest is dirt road / trail through the backcountry of the Missile Range - some hard pack, some rocky/sandy, including a mile of "deep sand" at mile 20 or 21 (actually not as bad as I feared it would be).  The biggest factor that I wasn't expecting was the wind - averaged about 15 MPH with some gusts much higher than that.  Wind was in your face the entire time on the long hill.

I finished in just under 4:15 (est. chip-time; took me 15 mins to get to the start line), which I was really happy about given the terrain/conditions (my goal was 4:30 for this one, which would have put me in the top 10-15% last year).  

Only casualty was my two big toe nails - both were purple at the end of the race and are sure goners.  Could have been a lot worse - there were a lot of folks packed into the medic tents along the race route.

Highly recommend the race if you can get here - definitely should be on OBT's list if he is looking for a New Mexico race to complete his 50 state goal.

I'll be back in the QAG fold next weekend (driving the rest of the way across the country this week, back in CLT on Thursday night).

Thanks again to those of you who contributed to the fundraising.  I think my total will hit about $10,000.  Still taking donations if you haven't given yet!

Best,

The Colonel

Qrusade/AG-3-26-11.Zoot Update

“Mosey is Underrated”

Jog to bus lot

50x jumping jacks

30x mountain climbers

15x merkins

1min. luge

Jog to front door

25x baby crunch

20x plank side obliques (R&L)

15x wides

25x man-makers

Partners….

10x incline pushups

10x resist press

10x seal sit-ups

Jog to someone’s front yard on Rockbrook

2x – 10 burpees in 1 minute

1x 20 frogees

1 min. luge

5  burpees

10 frogees

Jog to corner

Sprint to top o da hill

Sprint to AG corner

Plank (elbows)

Jog to AG entrance

Peoples chair (1 min)

Other stuff (1 min)

Wide arms (THE Cougar led us)

This was a consolidation of both groups, but pretty close to consistency…getting Dredd’s group at 7:30 required some adjustment, as they were understandably smoked!

BTW – Prince in Greensboro rocked super hard!  I witnessed a man 5’4” move an audience of 18,000, while wearing a suit made of gold sequins…I was envious…is that bad?

Qrusade/Newnan--3/26/11.Cool Hand Luke

The Lactic Report , 3.26.11  - Communication Breakdown

SANDBAGS IV.    

Okay, the box score … 

Starting Line up:

J-Delta (4)

One-Lap (4)

Buck (4)

KX (3)

Doc (3)

Crank (2)

Cornbread (2)

ALOA (Auth. Leave of Absence)

Michigan – (Grapefruit League ball)   Tomahawk Chops to the Motor City faithful courtesy of Wayne “Chipper” Jones and the fresh young arm of Brandon Beachy.  [3.25, Atlanta Braves 5, Detroit Tigers 3].   You relo’d to the south for a reason…  

Sick Call:   Get better Herr Jarrell.   

AWOL:

Aggie, Smoke, Stick.  What we have here is a FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE.  Chk’d my email, landline, cell phone, Twitter and FB ….nada!   This is a major infraction of the most basic of Man Laws (and yes Aggie, that applies to you).  You will report to KX,  our Sergeant of Arms, next Sat for remedial training.

Purgatory:  ROTC.  Bro, I’m at a loss for words.  You communicated and I get it.  J. Geils said it best – “Love Stinks”.   Rock Steady.

Better Late than Never: 

1. KX to Buck, “what part of  7 a.m. sharp did you NOT get?”
2. Cornbread to J-Delta, “Man, you gotta get a better neighborhood.” 

The cool thing about being late is the group is gonna give you hell about it, but deep down, we’re really glad you made it.     

RING o’ FIRE:  Standard fare with one small twist, ... the rotating timber thruster.  Two valuable lessons learned today:  (1) You can never truly appreciate the labors of another man until you walk a mile in his shoes; and (2)  Not all timbers are created equal. 

Pull Up Benchmark:

Ladies, ladies, ladies.   The good news is there is a ton of room for improvement.  Next calibration is Week # 8.

The Gauntlet + The Face Melter:   Debuted ‘Bode Millers’ and ‘Lew Alcindors’.   KX offered an approving nod and comment.  If you missed week #4, don’t worry, … Bode and Lew will visit us again. 

Props for One Lap & Crank for the lowest overall time (9:20).  Noteworthy given One-Lap was blowing chunks of frozen pizza last night.  You’re a beast.

Mid week training.  Early morning runs (5:30ish) on Tues & Thurs in Summergrove; distance varies (4-7 miles).  Contact me or KX if you want to run.

Be sure to invite a friend for next week.  May our group grow in numbers and in strength.    

J-Delta

Qrusade/Campos-3-26-11.Rules of Gyration

Qrusaders,

Good crew on the Campos this a.m.  Seventeen by my count.

Surprisingly, the Outlaw Indomican Q (Campos TV Star) and Big Cat (Campos TV Mogul/Producer) and their crew (Shack, Silence and Trophy, included), didn't follow the "Do the exercises in order rule."  Shock!  I heard it exclaimed, "Too many rules!"

See attached for scores.

At the end, Qball said, too..."Hey, GuillaBOW, look...you shouldn't do two measured events back to back."  I said, "Hey, were you here, last week? No, so it's just one for you."  Qball:  "Oh, yeah...whatever.  Hey...Shut Up!"

El Nino...even though you're group, save JJ, didn't report scores...'preciate you putting it on Young Caleb, today.  Good send off for him...he leaves for Parris Island and Marine boot camp, in a few months.  Speaking of JJ...He email'd last night to say he liked the upcoming workout.  His scores prove, he did.  Heat Mizer...nice work...no way you come close to this, 1.5 years ago, when you first set foot on the Campos!

Learnings this day:  

1.  Need to add more to this workout...turned out to be only 50 minutes of work, roughly.

2.  Qball, baseball star of Campos TV says he's not a switch hitter?

3.  Neo called while we were at The Bou, to see how it went...over the phone, I intro'd him to our new FNG, Dan Singletary.

4.  LTD's son Scott has thrown 2 shut outs this year...and his team has thrown 7 straight...Eight is the state record!  LTD will let us know when Scott (One Hit No Hitter) is set to pitch again...so we can check it out.

5.  Neo, mentioned above...just had hernia surgery this past Tuesday and is on IR for 4-6 weeks.  Give the old boy a call.

6.  LTD-FNG will have his left hip replaced within the month.  The local Baptist church said in an official statement at this morning's Tent Gathering in China Grove, "And I Say-Ya...AAAAHHHH!  IF YOU DANCE...Suggestively contorting your body and lusciously swinging your hips, like Satan, Elvis, Dan Singletary and other reptiles...the Lawd will wilt away your ligaments and sinews with every GYRATION and you'll wind up bone on bone and pain upon pain.  This i sayeth unto thee, Son-nyah!!"

7.  I could have done more today.  Weak.

8.  See big cat's score card for a couple of anomaly scores...The Big Cat getting after it...nice work son!!

9.  Silence has a strong froggie score...and made sure to let us know this morning, who was the fastest up the stairs, las' week.

0.  If you haven't seen Campos TV...you should check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9PuOaB1BfQ

Alright...I cede the Conn (sp?) to Collection Plate Jones and Johnny Most...they are responsible for each workout in April...which doesn't mean they have to run each one.

Look...it's only an hour.

CCMF,

Apostle Gx

Qrusade/AG--3-26-11.Workout Cardigan

Aye, we planted the wounded ShovelFlag in the Gloom and The Faithful gathered:

SixMike

Pascal

P-Bo

Kit

THE Rook

Davy

Moniteur

Waco

Witchita Kid

Fetts

Zoot

SuperDave

Natty Light

WarDaddy

Antonio Table                                                                   

MMOB

Haywood

Dredd

SweeperBoy

Senor Chips

DarkWarrior

Irish Goodbye

SnapFade

Griswold

THE Cougar

Rock

Warthog

Ann & Hope

Fletch

Thang: 

            Bifurcation:  Group Zoot and Group Dredd

Group Zoot:  We’re currently lacking G2 on what happened in Group Zoot.  We think it was pretty tough because the Faithful seemed tuckered at changeover.  Somebody needs to post the G2 as a comment hereto, AYE.

Group Dredd:   We weaved a multiple DoubleApplesauce in with a Randorama, Plankerama, Mary and a Pusherama.  Basic stuff done to exhaustion.  Good reminder that The Fern is not necessary to get to TBQ. 

NakedMan Moleskin:

1.       FNG:  Natty Light.  Although not an FNG to the Qrusade/Nation (he appears [ahem] sporadically at other Q-sanctioned events), this AM was in fact N-Light’s first appearance on the QAG.  His inability to stay in cadence on, well . . . anything is proof both of his FNGness and his inexcusable failure to study and internalize the award winning video “How To Count.”  TClaps with an admonishment to get it together Brother.

2.       Kotters:  Fetts, SnapFade, Irish Goodbye (actually, he pulled an Irish Hello this AM by sneaking in out of the Gloom without saying a word—tricky . . . .)

3.       WarBaby:  Natty Light—26 (hate you).

4.       WarDaddy:  The WarDaddy himself—59 years young.  Tclaps to the ancient warrior Brothers.  It’s going to take a lot more than a Jacob’s Ladder to make this guy pull an Emotional LarryDrew. 

5.       Emotional Scaffolding:  Since BigBang we’ve known him as Smokin Joe.  But there’s always been that feeling of temporariness about that name.  Really, it’s only the “Joe” part that makes any sense.  But you cannot rush these things.  Generally, they have to reveal themselves, and patience is rewarded.  And today was that day.  The man FKA “Smokin Joe” showed us who he truly is by breaking out a Workout Cardigan.  It was a thing of beauty.  Not only in its vague resemblance to Starsky’s sweater, but its absolute perfection in defining who the man BENEATH the man really is.  Brothers, I give you Griswold, the gift that keeps on giving—the whole year through.  Aye.  TClaps Griswold.  Smokin’ Joe, RIP. 

6.       Today’s Chuck:  There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.  Just Chuckin’ . . .

7.       Today’s Anomaly:  MMOB brought a dog with him to the Gloom.  In response to Zoot’s query as to whether we have rules against dogs at the QAG, Dredd responded “see that’s the hard part about rules MoonPie.  You can’t make them before you know what crazy thing a guy is GOING to do that you might need to make a rule against.  It’s kind of a closing the door behind the cow thing.  If a man could anticipate crazy, he’d be a prophet not a rulemaker.”    Not quite satisfied with that response (sage as it was Brothers, sage as it was), Zoot queried MMOB directly as to what phase of the moon or necromantic rope-twist might have prompted  him to bring a dog to the QAG (note: it’s true that Apostle brings a “dog” to the Campos, but that “dog” is only slightly larger than a hamster, so . . . ), which prompted MMOB to say, “oh this poor guy stays cooped up in the house all day—it’s just not right.”   And he promptly turned around, and locked the dog in the trunk of his 92 Lexus for the duration of the workout.  Aye.  

MudX-3-25-11.Worrisome

Aye, we planted the ShovelFlag at the Campos Front Door for a MudX and the Faithful Gathered:

            SixMike

Zoot

JohnnyMost

DiddyBrixx

Mizer

Smoking Joe (FNG)

Dredd

The Rock

Thang:

                Hmmmmmm, this one is hard.  What the heck did we do out there for an hour?  We ran over to the litter box and hit a bear crawl.  We ran up and down those hills about five times.  We went over to Fantasy Island and hit that Thang.  We ran to the top of the pond and saw some PAX that would have gotten Silence agitated, but he was MIA.  We ran up to the monkey bars and hit that.  We did some MiniTool intervals and that hurt.  We came back down and did the NatureMuseum hill.  We did the monkey bars backwards a couple of times and then some FirstResponders across the litter box again.  Oh yeah, then we went back and did the stands and gutters cuz the sun was coming up. 

NakedMan Moleskin:

1.       FNG:  Smokin Joe snuck in out of the Gloom for an AlGore Nightmare and Tclapped in as an FNG to the MudX.  Course, SJ is a vet of the QAG and Gamucci, so it’s kind of hard to think of him as an FNG, but nonetheless, nonetheless . . .

2.       An Objection Belated:  Mizer objected to OwlBait’s shabby half-stroked performance of the SheHateMe.  Which is fine, which is fine.  It’s accountability Brothers.  As we have learned from The Apostle, short-stroking must be rooted out.  YesYes.  Only one problem:  Mizer’s objection came roughly 72 hours after OwlBait’s transgression.  When queried about the (ahem) time lapse, Mizer responded:  “I’m not that good at saying things, you know, like contemporaneously with the activities that the things I’m saying are, you know, relevant to.  Um, DST is good at that.”    Huh?

3.       Fallen Hero:  When the Faithful returned to the Front Gate they found (aghast) the ShovelFlag in the DownDog.  There appears to be a problem with the male end, that is beyond Dredd’s limited capability to repair.  May need some assistance here Brothers.

4.       Today’s Chuck:  Blood faints at the site of Chuck Norris.

5.       Brotherly Concern: 

Several members of Qrusade/Nation have contacted Dredd offline with genuine concern about OBT’s (ahem) dubious bag of excuses of late.  Last week, he claimed to have been taken hostage by Mexi-X and La Familia somewhere south of Homestead Florida.  Suspiciously (with no explanation as to why the Latino Rottweiler Head let him go) OBT returned from this “close call” in the tropics even more dermo-translucent than usual, incapable of accounting for his progeny (OBT.2.0, yes a disgrace Brothers) and having lost the ability to count.  Worrisome. 

This week, OBT claims to be laid up drunk and sorry in a La Quinta in San Diego.  Even though the town is crawling with members of the CNC Boutique Banking Community (ahem) (DarkWarrior has been see staggering around drunk in Coronado claiming he’s going to beat-him some “SEAL-Ass”), no one seems to have seen OBT,  who keeps “just missing” everybody after hounding them to meet him with DM’s, SMS, Tweets and e-mails for hours.  Worrisome.

Several Qrusaders have Posted possible scenarios to explain OBT’s disappearance, which run the gamut from fanciful to insulting (there’s rage out there Brothers, rage).  It pains Dredd to have to acknowledge as most likely a scenario Posted by an anonymous Qrusader (could be anybody really) who believes that OBT is currently strapped to a FartBoard in the Llama-stinking (pronounced with a Y Brothers) fruit cellar of Sister of Silence—waiting, wondering and worrying:  “what will become of me?  Will Silence be sporting a mono-color dermo-translucent OBT-coat in the somewhat near future?“  Worrisome.

 Posted by:  Dredd

GONADS/SweetSix-3-24-11.MonkeyFeet

Aye, we planted the ShovelFlag in the Gloom and the Faithful gathered:

Moniteur

Hitman

MMOB

J. Elmo Fagg

Tugster

FamousShoes (FNG!!)

Thang:

CitySix:  6.43 miles

48:07 duration

7:28/mile

NakedMan Moleskin:

1.       FNG:  New to the GONADS, but well known to Qrusade Nation, FamousShoes makes his inaugural appearance and puts the SmokeBoots on the Faithful.  It burned.  Tclaps to FamousShoes.  Keep it coming Brother.

2.       Kotters:  Aye Tugster!  Welcome back Brother.

3.       Gear Report:  Yup, he finally went and did it.  Hitman donned (get it) the MonkeyFeet for the SweetSix and cut 7 minutes (yup, 7) off his last SweetSix.  Tclaps for the man with the world’s swankest Hyundai.

4.       Today’s Chuck:  Chuck Norris once ran a marathon backwards—just to see what second place looked like.

5.       Definition of IS:  Hitman denied being a HotYoga enthusiast because he only goes to 100 degrees, not 115.  Oh, sorry Hitman, I guess you’re just doing WarmYoga.

6.       AngrusSix:   A new feature on the BackBlast—the celebration of GONADSian who finishes second to Angrus.  Today’s AngrusSix is MMOB, the magical athlete who never trains, practices or does anything by the book and yet does everything well.  He hit the Thang in 47:12, well out of the gloom-draped myopic MansonLamps of Elmo Fagg. 

7.       FlatEarther:  As most of the Faithful know from his multiple Posts on the MojoWire, OBT has been laid up drunk in a Motel 6 in San Diego for last two weeks SpreadSheeting  and avoiding his mom.  Inexplicably, he has not yet grasped the time difference (uh, three hours Brother, three hours) and keeps remarking how it’s “throwing him off.”  That would be odd standing alone, but when viewed from the context of the fact that  OBT actually grew up in Pelosi-frisco and only came east so that he could watch movies his mom put off limits (basically, anything funny, sports-related or celebratory of individual achievement—Rudy being an obvious triple-threat loser) you’d think the fact that THE EARTH IS ROUND would be something on OBT’s radar.  Just saying . . .

Posted By:  J. Elmo Fagg

Gamucci/Ramos--3/23/11.SheHateMe

Aye, in the Gloom was planted the ShovelFlag, and about that the Faithful gathered:

P-Bo

Davy (FNG!)

TangoDelta

Moniteur

Waco

Achtung Baby

Zoot

AntonioTable

Hitman

Pfafftown

MMOB

Dredd

Silence

Mizer

Eutaw (nickname change!)

The Cougar

Rock

Thang:

                Run to the Brickyard

                Side Straddle Hops (50X)

                Run to the End Zone

                SheHateMe (10 minutes—Aye!) (New Routine!)

                Run to Back Forty

                The Mary

                RobertPlants (2X)

                Run to Ramos

                Pusherama

                People’s Chair

NakedMan Moleskin:

1.       FNG:  Davy.  Aye, a Q/AG regular but an FNG to the Box of Pain that is the Gamucci—Tclaps.

2.       Kotters:  Zoot.  His back is still toast from an ill-advised Belto-hefter, but he rocked through the pain—Tclaps.

3.       Epsteins:  OBT (marathon);  WarDaddy (NYC); BoyMarlo (Money Money Money); SweeperBoy (BigRed in Mordor)

4.       New Routine:  From the SwirlingSnakes of Hitman comes SheHateMe, inspired by the Hungarian Pain Queen Zoosana.  This is how it works:  10 Lunges (20 movements)/10 Burps (Burpees without the pushup and the standing)/10 Pushups, no rest, as many sets as you can.  Today we did it for 10 minutes.  Dredd "lost" count of his sets (as soon as he realized he couldn’t keep up with TangoDelta, MMOB and Zoot).  It’ll make you wonder what you need The Fern for Brothers.  Tclaps to Hitman for the leadership.

5.       Today’s Chuck:  If Glee ever tries to sing the theme song to Walker Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris will roundhouse kick them into TV Land reruns.

6.       Emotional Kiosk:  The Rock is looking for 2 Pax to round out a MudRun team with him and Voice of Harold.  Contact the Rock directly . . . if you dare.

7.       Nickname Change:  The emergence of the stud within the man f/k/a Shak has inspired a nickname change to Eutaw (as in Johnny).