How The Grinch Didn’t Steal Christmas

How The Grinch Didn’t Steal Christmas

QIC: Starfish

Date: 12/04/2021

PAX: Zuckerberg, Mongoose, Jumper Cable, Lemming, Splash, Spamalot, Green Acres (WD), Bulldog, Frostbite (WB), Wobegon, Winklevoss, Burlap, Boomerang, Seahorse, High Cotton, Superfly, Lace, Starfish (QIC)

American Airlines did its job for once and enabled YHC to get back to town last night in time to procure some cardboard and write out the plan for this morning’s holiday festivities at our favorite community invigorating workout held at an elementary school on Saturday aka #Purgatory.  17 other fine, mostly older, mostly distinguished gentlemen decided to partake.  @BAM executed the traditional holiday #Fartsnack and @Toto executed the traditional #OneTooManyBeers last night and @Butter is enjoying his national TV fame or we might have had over 20 total pax.

Adequately disclaimed and reminded to #ModifyAsNecessary, the pax launched into holiday falderal and frivolity and maybe, just maybe, got just a bit stronger this morning.

Warm-O-Rama

Press play.

SSH x25 IC

Hillbillies x20 IC

Running With Scissors x15 IC

Copperhead Squats x20 IC

Copperhead Merkins x10 IC

Arm Swirly Things, Forward x12 IC, hold it

Arm Swirly Things, Reverse x12 IC, hold it

Overhead Claps x12 IC, hold it

Seal Claps x12 IC, hold it

Moroccan Night Clubs x12 IC

Mosey to field.

The Thang, Part One:  The GRINCH

Getups of the Turkish Variety x5 OYO

Run to basketball court and back, plank for the six

Getups x5 OYO

Reverse Lunges x10 OYO (#BothSides #TreatedAsAMereSuggestionBySome)

Run to basketball court and back, plank for the six

Getups x5 OYO

Reverse Lunges x10 OYO

Imperial Walkers x15 OYO (#BothSides)

Run to basketball court and back, plank for the six

Getups x5 OYO

Reverse Lunges x10 OYO

Imperial Walkers x15 OYO

Nolan Ryans x20 OYO

Run to basketball court and back, plank for the six

Getups x5 OYO

Reverse Lunges x10 OYO

Imperial Walkers x15 OYO

Nolan Ryans x20 OYO

Crunches x25 OYO

Run to basketball court and back, plank for the six

Getups x5 OYO

Reverse Lunges x10 OYO

Imperial Walkers x15 OYO

Nolan Ryans x20 OYO

Crunches x25 OYO

Hand Release Merkins x30 OYO

Run to basketball court and back, plank for the six

Mosey to rockpile and pick out a @GreenAcres approved rock

The Thang, Part Two:  12 Days of Christmas in Purgatory

1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

5 Monkey Humpers!, 4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

6 Trailer Park Merkins, 5 Monkey Humpers!, 4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

7 Box Cutters, 6 Trailer Park Merkins, 5 Monkey Humpers!, 4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

8 Curls for the Girls, 7 Box Cutters, 6 Trailer Park Merkins, 5 Monkey Humpers!, 4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

9 Overhead Presses, 8 Curls for the Girls, 7 Box Cutters, 6 Trailer Park Merkins, 5 Monkey Humpers!, 4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

10 Skull Crushers, 9 Overhead Presses, 8 Curls for the Girls, 7 Box Cutters, 6 Trailer Park Merkins, 5 Monkey Humpers!, 4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

11 Bent Over Rows, 10 Skull Crushers, 9 Overhead Presses, 8 Curls for the Girls, 7 Box Cutters, 6 Trailer Park Merkins, 5 Monkey Humpers!, 4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Run a lap around the circle

12 Louganises, 11 Bent Over Rows, 10 Skull Crushers, 9 Overhead Presses, 8 Curls for the Girls, 7 Box Cutters, 6 Trailer Park Merkins, 5 Monkey Humpers!, 4 Carolina Dry Docks, 3 Low Dollies, 2 Sumo Squats, and 1 Rockee

Lassie run back to the flagpole

5 Minutes of Mary

Low Flutter x25 IC

Penguin Crunch x20 IC

Snow Angels x15 IC

Mutton Crunch, Right x10 IC

Mutton Crunch, Left x10 IC

1 Burpee OYO

COT/BOM:  YHC took us out

FIN.

NMM

A very experienced group this morning.  Average age = 49.44444 (#AlmostRespect), Median age = 48.5, Mode age = 46, Min age = 24 (#Attaboy), Max age = 66.  Nobody in their 30s.  @Frostbite saved @Zuck from being the #WarBaby.

1.90 miles and Garmin effect of 4.5 this morning.  (#Adequate and #Sufficient)

@TheSurlyOne loves #TurkishGetups

A whole lot of questionable form and corner cutting appeared to be going on on the western end of #TheGRINCH pax.  #ModifyAsNecessary?

Great to be with my seafaring #BrotherFromAnotherMother @Seahorse today….he’s got photographic proof and is probably turning us into the Nation’s #PowersThatBe as we speak.

@Bulldog was on time which threw YHC completely off….thinking we were getting a late start.

@Zuck was on time and announced his presence with authority.  #NiceShorts

@Lace left early to go run the MistletoeRun…we were just a warmup for him

@Boomerang left early to go get some head tattoos #CleanCanvas

@Burlap thought YHC spent way too much on his speaker.  At least more than the $8.99 he spent on his.  @Spamalot bet the over at $899.  #BothWrong

@HighCotton’s got the Q at #Mayhem this week.  #Cobains for already taking the #12DaysOfChristmas.  But it’s tradition, yo.

If you didn’t like it, blame @Lemming because he is the one that invited YHC.

@Spamalot was bummed that Bob and Doug Mackenzie didn’t make an appearance on the playlist. We got #REK instead.  Which pleased @Superfly and @Winklevoss greatly

Here’s the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1YI3DQpS2750ikGtDCDCBM?si=cb5a41aab0834406

• O Come All Ye Faithful (Weezer)
• Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town (Bruce Springsteen)
• Run Rudolph Run (Chuck Berry)
• Christmas Christmas (Cheap Trick)
• Christmas Lights (Yellowcard)
• Love The Holidays (Old 97s)
• All I Want For Christmas Is You (Quiet Company) (with royalties to #Mariah)
• Is This Christmas?  (The Wombats)
• Merry Christmas From The Family (Robert Earl Keen)
• Back Door Santa (The Black Crowes)
• Fairytale Of New York (The Pogues)
• I Believe In Miracles (Pearl Jam)
• Last Christmas (Jimmy Eat World)
• I Won’t Be Home For Christmas (blink-182)
• Santa Jenny 867-5309 (Tommy Tutone)
• Little Saint Nick (Best Coast)
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Bad Religion)
• Merry Christmas Baby (Otis Redding)

No neighbors complained.  We will have to try to do better next time.

It was an honor and privilege to lead you men this morning.

Your friend,

Starfish