Backblast – The Minuteman at The Patriot – 07/17/2023

A few weeks ago I was trying to force myself to get up on a Monday and post. It started last week with a Q at Posh and this week was a Q at The Patriot.

It has been a while since I made my way up I-71 to meet the HIM that call this home…much has changed as the famous statue is gone and the walls for dips aren’t available. This in addition to some PAX showing up without coupons [despite the pre-blast] meant we called some audibles. But, we managed.

PAX:

  • Yankovic (R); Wildflower; Patty, Captain Crunchberry, Airplane, Craigslist, Kingsman, Single Source, Holy Roller (R), Brown Water, Swingset, Swag, Checkers, Snaggletooth, Pi, Ruby (R), Mannquin, Ferb (2.0), Valdez, Xerox, SQL, Big Bird and Jolly Rancher (Q)

COT:

For those that brought a coupon, we picked them up and made our way to the pavilion. Here’s where a few of the PAX showed up for parking given the limitations at the normal spot or they were late. We started with the usual Jolly Rancher fanfare, which includes SSH, Grass Grabbers, Toy Soldiers and Downward Dog + Runners Stretches.

Thang 1 – Triple Nickel:

I fartsacked on Fungi’s Q on Saturday, but he was bringing this back and I thought it’d be a good one for the HIM of The Patriot.

We moved to the bottom of Heartbreak Hill and did 5x merkins at the bottom and then moved to the pavilion at the top of the hill for 5x coupon thrusters. Then, back to the bottom to finish 1x rep. So, we did this 5x times [so, some hill repeats for those wanting to improve that]. This is what makes it a triple nickel…two exercises with 5x reps and rince and repeat it 5x [so, triple 5s]. Get it? Good.

Thang 2 – DORA:

Simple. Parter up with a PAX with a coupon. Complete 100 Weighted Coupon BBSUs, 200 Curls, 300 Merkins [for those completing Big Bird’s insane merkin challenge].

The merkins of course, sucked. Which is why I’m not doing the merkin challenge.

Mary:

Had a few minutes left. Knocked out some Gas Pumps and I realized Holy Roller was two PAX to my left…which meant I had a decision to make. I could tell Big Bird [the PAX in between] that he only had a few minutes, or I could go counter clockwise.

I opted for the former – but instead of taking the usual time, Big Bird completed 3x reps of Flutter Kicks in a feeble attempt to get Holy Roller to call manmakers. Fortunate for the PAX, time was called anyways after Big Bird as we had to work back to the flag.

COT:

Countarama, namearama, announcements and intentions. Lots of family and friends with terminal illnesses were brought up. We are all blessed in ways we don’t realize. Just remember that when you decide to fartsack next.

Humbled to lead – Jolly Rancher out!

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