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The Good, The Bad, The Grammatically Incorrect

I was going to just stick this in the comments of the Marathon Recap post, but it’s too good to risk getting lost.

A sign at the starting line alerting us to the video camera said, “Smile Your On Camera.” Forget poor planning—I might never do this marathon again because of this sign.

A guy named Pat Cagney had supporters throughout the race, including one carrying a sign that said, “Pat Cagney’s Nipples Don’t Bleed.”

A group of guys supporting some runners from Mexico carried several signs that said, “Your feets hurt cause you’re kicking ass.”

There were quite a few variations on “Channel Your Inner Kenyan,” which just seems like it has to be offensive, but I see things like that fairly frequently.

Not a sign but a song—around Mile 16 or 17, when the heat was getting brutal, a couple near me started singing “Our God is an Awesome God.” I appreciate the need to rely on a higher power when you are producing several pounds of sweat per half hour. But sadly, I actually know this song, so they totally and unfairly song-bombed me. Also, I was pissed that they actually had enough energy to sing.

Best sign ever:

Go, Kathryn, Go! Dick Cheney’s Behind You!

Posted 8 October 2007

Filed under: marathon, running by admin2

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  1. Comment by Kaj on 9 October 2007 7:38 am

    I know you missed our cheering section (and our signs), but Matt made one especially for you that said “RUN! ZOMBIES!”.

    I promise I’ll send you pictures. :)

  2. Comment by Jen J on 9 October 2007 5:45 pm

    …I am disturbed and intrigued by Pat Cagney.

  3. Comment by Serge on 10 October 2007 7:09 am

    Thanks for the song bomb….

    I will be singing “Awesome God” all day now.

    Totally not fair!

  4. Comment by Rob on 11 October 2007 2:55 pm

    “Channel Your Inner Kenyan” is absolutely t-shirt worthy…specifically a running shirt. That was one of my faves.

    One of the best that I saw was “Keep Going! F*%^ the heat!” Of course, special characters weren’t on the sign to confuse weary runners.

  5. Comment by cdashnaw on 14 October 2007 12:39 pm

    I’m blown away not only because you (a) ran a marathon, and (b) ran a marathon in the heat (which I define as anything over 65 degrees, but (c) maintained a wicked sense of humor and (d) noticed grammatical errors! You are a goddess!

  6. Comment by Lee on 5 December 2007 7:13 am

    I know Pat Cagney and his nipples DO bleed especially in that kind of heat…. I told him to grab some of those little dot badaids.

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