Weirdest thing you've ever seen on the ground during a run..?

littlem

posted: 11/20/2007 at 11:23 PM

Quote from xetark on 11/17/2007 at 10:22 PM:

one time i saw a weave - like fake hair - on the curb. it rained that night, and moved close to the sewer drain but didn't quite make it, so it was there for like a month after i first spotted it. it was pretty nasty, but became a game...every time it stormed, i'd run by the next day and it would be several inches closer to the sewer. its like i was rooting it on...no pun intended....

we like to call them tumbleweaves.

Bonkin

posted: 11/20/2007 at 11:53 PM

Quote from littlem on 11/20/2007 at 11:23 PM:

we like to call them tumbleweaves.

Tumbleweaves - I love it. I ran past an empty bottle of Patron while running tonight.

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rvelich

Another Passion

posted: 11/21/2007 at 1:38 PM

Ok, this isn't really weird or funny in and of itself, but yesterday morning I came across a discarded banana peel on the side of the road. As I ran by I looked down thinking to myself, "how cliche'", I can just hear the laughter as I tell my friends and family that the reason I am on crutches is because I slipped on a banana peel while out for a run! Big grin

Then, yesterday afternoon, on the drive down to Virginia, I hear from my oldest daughter that while in school earlier that day, she ACTUALLY slipped on a banana peel in the hall and fell to the floor! Roll eyes

Rick
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"I wanna go fast." Ricky Bobby
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JasonR

posted: 11/21/2007 at 1:58 PM

I run by a house that is for sale several times a week..... the agent is William Wallace. Makes me smile every time. http://www.williamwallace.ca JR

mikeymike

posted: 11/21/2007 at 2:00 PM

Today I ran past a flying monkey that was standing on the ground. It was disguised as a turkey but I was not fooled.

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 11/21/2007 at 3:26 PM

Quote from mikeymike on 11/21/2007 at 2:00 PM:

Today I ran past a flying monkey that was standing on the ground. It was disguised as a turkey but I was not fooled.

Shit...I just saw at least a dozen of those on the neighbor's lawn...I had no idea! Such devious bastards:

I think I'm gonna go lock the door, now....

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Mississippi

posted: 11/21/2007 at 3:30 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 11/21/2007 at 3:26 PM:

Shit...I just saw at least a dozen of those on the neighbor's lawn...I had no idea! Such devious bastards: I think I'm gonna go lock the door, now....

I see these at my aunt's house all the time. Wow, those things get around.

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 11/21/2007 at 3:35 PM

Next time I see wild turkeys on our lawn I'm going to yell at them "look, I know you're just flying monkeys in disguise--the jig is up!" I'm sure the neighbors won't question my sanity. Tongue

k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

rvelich

Another Passion

posted: 11/22/2007 at 12:18 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 11/21/2007 at 3:35 PM:

Next time I see wild turkeys on our lawn I'm going to yell at them "look, I know you're just flying monkeys in disguise--the jig is up!" I'm sure the neighbors won't question my sanity. k

Not a bit Zoomie. Wink

Rick
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." - Juma Ikangaa
"I wanna go fast." Ricky Bobby
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marathonmanleto

Marathonmanleto

posted: 11/22/2007 at 12:45 PM

This is kinda gross, but I must tell. One tempo run last summer I'm crankin away when I notice a squirrel up ahead in the road with his head down licking the street. As I approach he runs off. Running over the spot I look down to see a freshly deposited green lung oyster--ooohh. It took a minute until I realized what it was. NASTY!

trishierunner

esq.

posted: 11/22/2007 at 1:26 PM

Quote from Bonkin on 11/20/2007 at 11:53 PM:

Tumbleweaves - I love it. I ran past an empty bottle of Patron while running tonight.

unbeWEAVEable!

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Gig

posted: 11/22/2007 at 11:38 PM

I ran by a red Camarro in a driveway. It was getting peed on at the time.

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posted: 11/23/2007 at 10:03 AM

This isn't weird but it was funny and almost tragic at the same time. The other day I and another runner nearly collided into each other at an intersection. I was headed east on Exeter Street and he was headed west on Continental Avenue. We came within inches of each other, and both of us came to a screeching halt.

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 11/23/2007 at 10:06 AM

Quote from Gig on 11/22/2007 at 11:38 PM:

I ran by a red Camarro in a driveway. It was getting peed on at the time.

But...was it "bitchin'?" Big grin

BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO I ran over my neighbors BITCHIN CAMARAO, BITCHIN CAMARO Now it's in all the papers. My folks bought me a BITCHIN CAMARO with no insurance to match; So if you happen to run me down, please don't leave a scratch. I ran over some old lady one night at the county fair; And I didn't get arrested, because my dad's the mayor. BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO Doughnuts on your lawn BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO Tony Orlando and Dawn When I drive past the kids, they all spit and cuss, Because I've got a BITCHIN CAMARO and they have to ride the bus. So you'd better get out of my way, when I run through your yard; Because I've got a BITCHIN CAMARO; And an Exxon credit card. BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO Hey, man where ya headed? BITCHIN CAMARO, BITCHIN CAMARO I drive on unleaded. I swear...I have seen that car around here... Tongue

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

johnnypebs

posted: 11/23/2007 at 11:24 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 11/21/2007 at 3:35 PM:

Next time I see wild turkeys on our lawn I'm going to yell at them "look, I know you're just flying monkeys in disguise--the jig is up!" I'm sure the neighbors won't question my sanity. k

Probably not any more than they already do. Big grin

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