Gimme a Break wrote:
Grow up. It's called hyperbole.
Nobody has a serious plan to take a dead person's chip over the finish line.
Whatever. This lady would probably INTENTIONALLY die, just to get the faster time.
Gimme a Break wrote:
Grow up. It's called hyperbole.
Nobody has a serious plan to take a dead person's chip over the finish line.
Whatever. This lady would probably INTENTIONALLY die, just to get the faster time.
Gimme a Break wrote:
Grow up. It's called hyperbole.
Nobody has a serious plan to take a dead person's chip over the finish line.
I do think that someone should have politely informed the lady that it would be cheating if she were to take her friend's chip over the line. No need to be a dick about it to her. And from previous posts, it happens more often than you think. Sure, they were probably joking about it. But to inform her (probably an inexperienced runner) that many marathoners take such things very seriously and even hints of cheating are frowned upon would be doing her a favor. Plus, I agree with one of the previous posters that although her friend most probably won't drop dead on the course, it wouldn't be unusual for her to have some other problem that prevents her from finishing. So do they give in to temptation and carry her chip over the line?
If you're gonna play the game, know the rules. I'm sure if she were visiting another country and found out certain expressions she uses were considered rude, she would want to respect the culture. So give her a chance to respect the sport.
a. it's a joke and
b. it would not exactly get past the race director that the corpse at mile 17 could not have finished the race! it is a gesture of friendship, to honor the last request of her friend, dumbass!
jjjjjj wrote:
a. it's a joke and
b. it would not exactly get past the race director that the corpse at mile 17 could not have finished the race! it is a gesture of friendship, to honor the last request of her friend, dumbass!
So you'd be OK with someone joking that they might take a shot of EPO for their next marathon.
Dude, the poster who said to give her a chance to respect the sport hit the nail on the head.
I'm sure if she were visiting another country and found out certain expressions she uses were considered rude, she would want to respect the culture.
You mean respect like American's not dipping the flag in the Olympic ceremonies, undocumented Mexican's in the US driving the highways with no insurance, or perhaps the dirt in the middle East under Palestinian control that others want to over run. Maybe even visitors from the Gulf region planting explosivies in the London tube? Yes, we all respect other cultures.
Who cares you dolts. If it's just recreational level stuff, worry about your own times.
Self-Defense wrote:
Who cares you dolts. If it's just recreational level stuff, worry about your own times.
What a douche you are, my son.
I care. Any self-respecting cheater would fireman's carry the rotting corpse, chip, shoe, and all, across the line. People nowadays are always looking for the easy way to cheat.
Gimme a Break wrote:
Grow up. It's called hyperbole.
Nobody has a serious plan to take a dead person's chip over the finish line.
Exactly. You took the words right off my keyboard. Both statements are hyperbole. "Only death would keep me from finishing." "I'd take the chip across the line for her if she died in the marathon." It's equivalent to the hyperbolic statement "beg, steal, or borrow." People who say that are not thieves scheming how to rob someone.
Happily, neither of the ladies died that day. Per unofficial results, Marlene Dean finished in 5:24.06, but her friend Danita Crombach whipped her ass by over an hour, finishing in 4:15.49. Now if Marlene had only kicked the bucket, with Danita's help she would have found herself with a new PR. Silly woman, she had to live through it.
Self-Defense wrote:
Who cares you dolts. If it's just recreational level stuff, worry about your own times.
Agree. Who gives a crap.
noticer of rhetorical devices wrote:
Gimme a Break wrote:Grow up. It's called hyperbole.
Nobody has a serious plan to take a dead person's chip over the finish line.
Exactly. You took the words right off my keyboard. Both statements are hyperbole. "Only death would keep me from finishing." "I'd take the chip across the line for her if she died in the marathon." It's equivalent to the hyperbolic statement "beg, steal, or borrow." People who say that are not thieves scheming how to rob someone.
In fact, it's the epitome of hyperbole.