We Talk Friday
(WTF)
This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might be heavier - regardless of the content topic itself though, just have some fun engaging and discussing with whoever happens to put in the effort in the comments section below.
We Talk Friday Ep. 71: Smells Like
1. Poopy Pants
This week I wrote about the Hyrox dilemma where a competitor kept competing after defecating, spreading her joy all over the track and, still winning. In an update from that, she has now apologised and "regrets" doing continuing and has retroactively withdrawn from the competition. I get the apology and the regrets, but why withdraw? Now, someone else has technically won the event.
But that's a shitty way to win.
2. In the Buff
And speaking of winners - in an unexpected move, Warren Buffet has resigned as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. I know I know - he probably had a couple more good decades in him, but at 96 years of age, he has decided to spend more time being a present father to his three young children, Susan, Howard and Peter - aged 73, 71 and 68. They are going to play catch and make a road trip to Disneyland together.
3. Who's Trolling Now
Allegedly, this photo shot through the window of Airforce One shows Trump perusing plans to demolish the Kennedy Center, after a judge nixed it being changed to his name, or something or other. But have a good look at this photo.
I have so many questions...
So he gets on the plane and while it still sits on the runway, an aid hands him a billboard-sized picture with "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" in large red font, and a picture of what doesn't look like the Kennedy Center being pulled down by some yellow earthmovers.
Umm, What?!
Do all of the correspondence get handed to him in "Big Book" size? Or does he like everything to come in the same large check size golf tournament winners and spelling bee kids get?
The whole setup smells very much like, a recent Hyrox event.
Taraz
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She likely withdrew so she could put the whole sorry mess behind her. If her name were still listed as the winner, she'd forever be known as the winner who kept competing after defecating.
It's a ridiculous story. People sh-t themselves all the time during marathons. I remember watching Greta Waitz run in the NY Marathon with a roll of toilet paper because the stuff was oozing down her leg. It's a well known problem with distance runners. Don't know why this one is getting so much attention.
Really? I wasn't aware of that. I was a runner in my distant youth. It's no wonder I always stuck to sprinting:)
She well and truly left a mess behind her already.
She'll still be remembered for defecating anyway.
I think that is silly that she ended up apologizing and withdrawing. I guess some people can handle physical pressure better than mental one...
I'd be like, "I had to shit all over myself to win this, no way am I giving it up" lol.
Totally!
The apology to other competitors should have come immediately.
Or social
I get the apology, but the win was earned too hard of a way to give it up...
Puma, after being called poo-ma, dropping their sponsorship of her might bring her to her senses, though her presenting the situation as something complex that needs to be learned is wild when even a child knows not to poop in public.
And is shamed by it.
Meanwhile, she was even bragging about it at first
I am sure that trump would enjoy demolishing things. But I am not sure when was the last time he created something(shitty mess doesn't count...).
There was an article this past week that quoted him saying being nostalgic wasn't a winning strategy. I am sure millions of people would have like to have known that he was lying to them right out the door when he ran the first time. Make America Great Again, seems to imply you are nostalgic for the good old days of America.
How far back does one have to go to when it was great? What is "great America" ?
I'd think most think within a given time between their grandparents, parents, maybe even grandparents, and how they grew up. I'd doubt you could go much further back than that, I'd guess after worker reforms set in, up until foreign car imports, proceeding with a slow sucking sound forward of the manufacturing base leaving. Even if you didn't have the best job out there, you still made enough to live on comfortably, had medical, dental without a bunch of premiums and co pays and deductibles attached. My assumption would be most view it through a lens of that timeframe.
He has created some unnecessary tariffs to tax the US people more.
Trump is a master distractor, why he was so good at keeping his relationship with Epstein concealed to the extent he did in his first term. Either that or he's jealous that Putin's theater for the well connected was bombed right off the bat.
He was slimy his whole adult life. It is amazing that anyone supported him at all, ever. Even back before being elected there was the "grab them by the pussy" recordings and plenty of other things. Not releasing his tax records, talking about how hot his daughter is... and other aspects also. He is a disgusting human.
I get the apology and the regret, but withdrawing after the act feels odd to me. She competed. If there was a violation, the organisers should decide the consequence, not the athlete rewriting the result herself. Now someone else gets the win retrospectively.
And on Warren Buffett;
It's such a beautiful reminder that no matter how successful we become, time with the people we love is still priceless. At 96, perhaps the greatest investment Warren Buffett can make now isn’t in Berkshire Hathaway, but in memories with his family. And those “young children” ages 73, 71 and 68 really made me laugh.😄
There was no violation, as at the time, there was no rule about crapping while competing.
Could not be more certain 😂
:D
In the Buff was hillarious 😂
96 and still sharp, pretty impressive though.
yea.. POOPY POWER.. i would be proud. gotta luv that shi......
I read your post about the athlete crapping their pants and wondered why would someone continue in the tournament?
It's not like a life threatening situation where escape was the imperative.
Just weird in my opinion.
Great post! Really enjoyed reading these funny and interesting weekly topics. Thanks for sharing! 🚀
Totally looks fake to me. I think the bigger concern is him banning media from the Whitehouse. It's becoming even more of a circus each day.
Thanks