Lorne Sundby said:What still strikes me as hilarious about the marathon is the
suddenness
Quoted message said:with which otherwise normal and well adjusted people will scurry to
the
Quoted message said:side of the road and start peeing in public. Many make no effort to
hide
Quoted message said:behind anything and even the more prudish women who do have their
shorts
Quoted message said:pulled halfway down before they're hidden.
These are sensible people who probably wouldn't raise their voice in
public, but here they are whizzing away while hundreds of people
stream by.
Quoted message said:Adding to the oddity is that most of us don't care either. Runners
are
Quoted message said:funny.
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Lorne Sundby
Edmonton, Canada
(Come visit Aug 3-12, for the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.)