Banter 2021 Off-Topic Chat Thread - PART II

[Shell]

How long IS the marathon anyway, ive forgotten

 

[cats_09]

How long IS the marathon anyway, ive forgotten

I was originally 24.85 miles (40 kilometers), but seems it varied over the early years

In May 1921, it was formalised by the the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) as 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi) for the standard distance

 

[cats_09]

Seems this isn't fake or for a movie

 

[Spazz Cat]

F**k I love America

 

[winty]

This is an interesting read...

How the 1904 Marathon Became One of the Weirdest Olympic Events of All Time

Athletes drank poison, dodged traffic, stole peaches and even hitchhiked during the 24.85-mile race in St. Louis

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[Shell]

F**k I love America

Why

/oh cause of the above tweet nm

 

[Drunkcat]

Seems this isn't fake or for a movie

Just showing off her birthday present

 

[cats_09]

Current consensus seems to be India for bronze

 

[Shell]

Final BVB... serve off?.. due in half an hour. v

 

[Down at K Park]

Seems this isn't fake or for a movie

You’d need an ak to survive living in san fran. Crime, drug and homeless riddled hell hole.

 

[Shell]

about to beat for the

 

[cats_09]

You’d need an ak to survive living in san fran. Crime, drug and homeless riddled hell hole.

San Fran isn't that bad - like most major cities there's areas to avoid, but there's a lot of good things about that place and I've never had issues when I've been there

Even the homeless folk I've sat around and spoken with have been nice, and happy to have someone to chat with

 

[Shell]

Even the homeless folk I've sat around and spoken with have been nice, and happy to have someone to chat with

100%. Never had any issue with any homeless ppl in the States. And there were a lot of them in San Fran, which was sad.

 

[Shell]

In fact the first American I spoke to (not including airport staff) was in LA, a homeless guy- lovely bloke.

 

[cats_09]

100%. Never had any issue with any homeless ppl in the States. And there were a lot of them in San Fran, which was sad.

Same, can't think of too many issues regardless where I've been in the USA - a lot of the ones I've met just want people to treat them like people

I saw worse in Canada - out of everywhere I've been, Toronto is by far the worse in terms of things like homelessness and the visibility of homelessness

There it wasn't people sleeping in doorways or down alleys, they'd literally have double bed mattresses set up in the middle of sidewalks & in particular at intersections where pedestrians were crossing. I even remember one women laying stomach down and flat across the footpath, arms outstretched holding a McDonalds cup hoping people would give her money. There was very little room for people to walk around here

 

[Shell]

Random comment: Parenthood is the lamest show on TV. Period.

 

[Shell]

Ok back to the beach.

 

[Shell]

I got a feeling this is going to be a close af match.

 

[Shell]

Damn that was an amazing serve

 

[Shell]

Ah ****.

 

[Shell]

OUT

 

[winty]

I'm thousands of kilometres away, and even I could see that ball was out.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Random comment: Parenthood is the lamest show on TV. Period.

I loved that movie. Reckon I've seen it about 20 times.

 

[Shell]

I loved that movie. Reckon I've seen it about 20 times.

No the TV series.

Srsly- the most lamest of lame scripts and (white) characters and its just awful. Not to mention the actors speak over the top of each other.

 

[Shell]

America's just too good.