I know I never talk about it, but K1 swims. ::cue wild laughter & snorts:: She's about to start her 7th year on a competitive team, and it's as much a part of her as breathing and being a teenager. Follow me below the dingledoodlesquiggliedKosagnocchidividerthingie fold after a word from our sponsor...
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After all this time I think I've picked up a bit of the swimmer culture. Well, at least enough to find the following two videos funny. They're part of the genre of videos summarized as
Shit < insert group here > Says and the related Shit < insert group here > Never Says. K1 watched both, and gave me her top "oh yeah, THAT!" picks from each.
First up, Sh!t Swimmers Say:
- Cap me Putting on a cap can be a collaborative event.
- I have man shoulders OK, I don't get all of them. This is one.
- I added... I hate swimming. ... I got a best time!!... I love swimming! Improvement is measured in personal bests, to the hundredth of a second.
- Coach. Coach? Coach! COACH!!!
- Brrrrr, cold! I've been to a meet where the kids entered the water and came up screaming shivering. Outdoor pool.
I'd like to mention two that I thought she'd mention but didn't:
- I'm sooooooooo tired. Given most meets they're in the pool by 7:30am, this one's understandable
- Stop touching my feet! The signal to pass someone in a lane is tapping their foot.
Then there's Sh!t Swimmers Never Say:
- I'm gonna be the first in the pool!! They all seem to want to be last in.
- Ryan Lochte isn't even that hot... 'Nuff said.
- Yeah, I can hang out today! Only in the off-season, it seems.
- You don't need to repeat the set, I got it. I sit at practice and listen to the coach give instructions. I have no idea what the hell it means, and yet they all understand.
- I wish I was a distance swimmer. Although, I've heard more swimmers complain about the 200 Fly than the 1650 Free...
I asked K1 what she thought
should have been included but wasn't. She immediately said swimmers often say
The pool is too hot! Cold pools equal faster times.
So, in between discussions of the Illinois primary results, here's my question... what sort of Sh!t do members of the group of your choice either say, or not say? As a helpful conversation starter:
What sorts of sh!t do Republican candidates and Congresscritters say/not say?
The floor is yours!
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1) Oh God, by Lilith — 336
2) It's starting to feel like by Siri — 175
3) Their kind of "Christianity" didn't even exist by ontheleftcoast — 161
4) the gospels explicitly tell christians by wu ming — 137
5) "Probably sounded better in the original German" by dmhlt 66 — 132
6) Ah, the American Taliban. by Railfan — 131
7) Why can't they pray in public? by coquiero — 120
8) She shoots... by NYFM — 114
9) So .. will this have the "chilling fear effect" by mumtaznepal — 99
10) Paul Krugman called them a Revolutionary Force by GreenMother — 96
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14) Very important post and story. by TomP — 82
15) Because... that's an accurate assessment by VictorLaszlo — 76
16) Yes, Matthew 6.6... that's the new testament... by marzook — 76
17) Why must "difficult choice" be emphasized? by VetGrl — 73
18) "O is a Muslim" is R code for "O is a darkey" by Cartoon Peril — 73
19) He doesn't mean Christian. He means his particular by commonmass — 71
20) I think brimstone just fell on my roof... by jayden — 71
21) Can we make that video go viral, and entitle it, by mumtaznepal — 71
22) It's become government sanctioned by TomP — 70
23) Seasoned with a dose of 'American Exceptionalism' by DrTerwilliker — 69
24) Ah the Christians - by ArtemisBSG — 69
25) Indeed by Siri — 68
26) Oh good. I think I signed two petitions about this by Lorikeet — 66
27) For a second ... by JBL55 — 65
28) This one by joanneleon — 65
29) Wow. This is absolute insanity by BoiseBlue — 64
30) These are the only moms by gchaucer2 — 62
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