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Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« on: January 01, 2008, 01:33:57 PM » |
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I have never, ever come up with a valid reason for jumping into a frozen lake. http://www.startribune.com/local/12937196.html
Lake jump sets a world recordCall it a world record. The Active Life and Running Club (ALARC) established a world record today for the most people to jump into a frozen lake at one event at its annual "On It & In It Lake Minnetonka Ice Plunge" at the Bay View Event Center in Excelsior. They officially recorded 689 people diving into the water this morning........ ........Air temperature was about 6 degrees, and the water was right around freezing. Ice exceeding 7 inches in depth was removed recently to create the hole. |
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2008, 01:44:31 PM » |
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lol I've never done that either.  |
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Uisce Beatha
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2008, 01:51:53 PM » |
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I jumped into the Irish Sea on Boxing Day 1985. That's cold enough in the middle of August.
Got that out of my system and moved on with my life.
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2008, 01:54:43 PM » |
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I jumped into the Irish Sea on Boxing Day 1985. That's cold enough in the middle of August.
Got that out of my system and moved on with my life.
 How long did it take your "boys" to drop back into position?  I'm not saying I would never do it, just that I haven't come across a good reason yet. |
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
From Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
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Uisce Beatha
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2008, 02:02:30 PM » |
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Latest estimate is June 2012.
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2008, 02:03:11 PM » |
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Latest estimate is June 2012.
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women are like tornados. In the beginning there's a lot of sucking and blowing. In the end, the car's gone, the house is gone..
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2008, 02:03:44 PM » |
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I jumped into the Irish Sea on Boxing Day 1985. That's cold enough in the middle of August.
Got that out of my system and moved on with my life.
How long did it take your "boys" to drop back into position? I'm not saying I would never do it, just that I haven't come across a good reason yet. I think the "boys" would shrink into mini-tiny-nothing status for at least 48 hours. |
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2008, 02:24:57 PM » |
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"Shrinkage" isn't nearly descriptive enough.
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2008, 02:25:57 PM » |
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Not if my ass was on fire.
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2008, 02:29:37 PM » |
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Not if my ass was on fire.
Man your ass is going to be screaming by Saturday.
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Re: Seriously, most Minnesotans are sane
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2008, 02:39:18 PM » |
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Not if my ass was on fire.
That could be arrainged........................ I'm just sayin' |
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I don't play golf anymore. Well, maybe I do sort of. I quit keeping score, started drinkning beer and I started playing better.
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