Past Due Purgatory Post
QIC: @woodpecker
Date: 9/3/22
PAX: @Splash @mutton @ziggy stardust @BooBooBustAMove @boomerang @Bluto @Touch Me Not @PonyExpress @Undertow @woodpecker @Superfly @Giles (Joshua Ziesel) @D-Day @Green Acres
Apologies for the delay in getting this backblast out.
Saturday, Sept. 3rd began with a group of 14 PAX going through an awkward cadence of side-straddle hops followed by necessary stretching.
Multiple comments were about YHC carrying a backpack with gloves, speaker, and a notebook. All necessary accessories for a successful Q.
A short mosey to the Festivus Pole (aka Flag Pole) began the feats of strength. Combatants were formed into 3 groups: Team Costanza, Team Lyod Braun, and Team Van Buren Boys.
The general framework of each “station” consisted of 1 member of the group competing in an “individual” feat of strength while the remainder of team completed a separate task. The team could not finish until all members finished.
Tunes started with a Classic Rock playlist but it was weak, transitions were made to Lynard Skynard. Allegedly the personal favorite of Jerry Seinfeld (not really though).
Grievance 1:
Feat of Strength (F.o.S.): Del Boca Dips
Team Exercise: Dingo Ate Your Baby Bearpees
1 member from each team suffered through Dips…while their team members bear crawled for a count of 4, then another crawl for a count of 4 and then 2 burpees. YHC overshot the distance for this adventure…about 30 yards. Team members got up to 10 burpees while their F.o.S rep anxiously dipped their way into extreme pain while waiting for their team to cross back over the finish line.
Grievance 2:
Feat of Strength (F.o.S.): Poppie’s Kitchen Planks
Team Exercise: Leo’s Lunges + Mandelbaum Merkins
1 member held the classic plank position while the others did suicide lunge walks to the edge of each tennis courts. End of 1st court: do 5 merkins, return to base. Lunge walk to 2nd court: do 10 merkins, etc.
Grievance 3:
Feat of Strength (F.o.S.): Al Gore Architects
Team Exercise: Jackie Chiles Indian Crab Walks
The most entertaining of races. 1 pax held the Al Gore pose while their members made forward “movement” to the opposite end of the basketball court. Team members lined up in an Indian Sprint formation, the member at the end of the line crab walked to the front while the others completed LBCs. Quite entertaining to watch the PAX sprint to the finish line on this one. Strong effort presented by all.
Grievance 4:
Feat of Strength (F.o.S.): Assman Wall Sit
Team Exercise: Ribbon Walk
1 Team member suffered through a Wall Sit while team members carried a rock overhead for a distance of about 30 yards. Team members swapped their rock with their wall sitter until had participated in the misery.
Rocks were discarded and PAX made their way back to the Festivus pole…20 counts running forward, 20 counts running forward.
The remaining 10ish minutes were spent in a Mary (penguin crunches, box cutters, etc)
Prayer Requests…
-Mutton’s brother-in-law passed away
-Touch-Me-Not’s friend committed suicide
-Pony Express cousin’s husband killed in a car wreck
Announcements…
-Climb to Remember, Truist Field, 6am
Thank you for the opportunity to lead gentlemen. Till next time!
