Massapequa turkey trot sends out facebook post telling hobby joggers to start in the back

....are only funny to...

Who was bullied? Who was singled out? Who was pushed into a corner? You have no idea what "bullying" is, and to call this "bullying" is an insult to those who have actually gone through it.

And I haven't had a drink in over 9 years.

Nope....it is bullying by words

I am correct here

Give who wrote the post the trophy for honesty and humor.

Give the complainers the ninth place farkers ribbon to put on their mantle.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Nope....it is bullying by words

I am correct here

I understand that verbal bullying is a thing. That isn't in dispute.

Furthermore, I will not concede in a point where I am holistically, part and parcel, correct.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Furthermore, I will not concede in a point where I am holistically, part and parcel, correct.

Get help, Ragen, you need it. This is not bullying, this is someone trying to help you

Humor at people's expense is not the prescription on Thanksgiving day. For a competitive event, my view differs. This is not that for the majority of participants. It is a holiday for family and friends. It should be friendly

SNEKP wrote:

Give who wrote the post the trophy for honesty and humor.

Give the complainers the ninth place farkers ribbon to put on their mantle.

Nope, I have posted here for over three years.

First, as Mike in San Diego

And now this.

As I sign some of my posts Mike,

I am Mike from San Marcos, CA.

I have said this in several other threads.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Humor at people's expense is not the prescription on Thanksgiving day.

For a competitive event, my view differs.

This is not that for the majority of participants.

It is a holiday for family and friends.

It should be friendly

SNEKP wrote:

Give who wrote the post the trophy for honesty and humor.

Give the complainers the ninth place farkers ribbon to put on their mantle.

It WAS friendly. And funny. Until you wet the bed.

I maintain that you have no idea what "bullying" is. Bullying is directed at someone. Nobody was singled out here. Nobody was called out at the start of the race. Nobody was even "shamed". Furthermore, I bet that some newcomers were glad to get their unasked question answered in a humorous way.

I know who you are. You are the person who screams that the Florida State Seminoles are ethnically insensitive and demands that the mascot be changed, without ever bothering to find out that the Seminole Nation LOVES the fact that FSU uses their name. You are the person who calls PETA on the owner who leaves their dog in the car for 4 minutes with the hazard lights flashing when it is 61ºF outside, without bothering to find out that the owner rescued the dog from a humane shelter.

NOBODY WANTS YOUR HELP. YOU ARE THE THE VOICE OF THE OPPRESSED. (There aren't even any "oppressed" in this case.) I honestly and genuinely fear for your children.

Hardloper wrote:

Safety issue wrote:

Wow, people are so offended by an obvious joke. If it wasn't, who cares?

Exactly, but keep in mind there's some fraction of the population that literally doesn't have a sense of humor

You're right. I just read the last two pages. Good grief.

...but I am still correct.

theJeff wrote:

Former TT Champion wrote:

Race director could have simply said.

Thanks to all runners supporting our event. Please leave the 30 feet behind the starting line for runners planning to finish under 21 minutes (or appropriate time cutoff for race size). Strollers, walkers and families running with young children should start to the back. All age-group awards are by chip time so start time will not affect age group results. Have a great race and stay safe.

Sarcasm, whether well intentioned or not ,rarely works with people outside your closest friends and family-

Happy Thanksgiving-

Could have. Yup. Could have contributed to the sterile, walking-on-eggshells society that the joyless takers of our society envision.

He chose to be awesome instead. Creative. Kudos to him.

Well said

You are incredibly lame and don’t actually help anyone on top of your lameness. ineffective and lame.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Fat, dress and speed shaming is not condescension?

Umm okay.

Nope. It's belittling.

But, again, still correct

Shameful way to talk about other people. Whoever wrote it should be reprimanded and sincere apology must come from this person.

Stoppit Smith wrote:

Nope, I have posted here for over three years.

First, as Mike in San Diego

And now this.

As I sign some of my posts Mike,

I am Mike from San Marcos, CA.

I have said this in several other threads.

That’s great. You’re an idiot. I know you desperately want to believe that you’re smart, but you are not. Lucky for you though we live in a time where idiots who hear something they don’t like just call it “fake news”. So feel free to ignore this truth and label it as you need to defend your fragile ego, but, make no mistake, you really are an idiot.