Saturday, October 27, 2012

The Marines: Looking for a few good men

Tomorrow, in Washington, D.C., is the Marine Corps Marathon.

My reader Amy, while trying to figure out traffic routes, discovered this, uh, interesting map of the marathon's course:




I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP! The complete map, including the above, um, segment, can be seen here.

Thank you, Amy!
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24 comments:

  1. AmiOctober 27, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    Looks like the Smithsonian puts a dent in manhood?

    And anyone who runs this race is either cockeyed or has a lot of foresight.

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  2. OMDGOctober 27, 2012 at 8:05 PM

    Haha!!

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  3. MooseOctober 27, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    The few. The proud. The happy to see you.

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  4. bobbieOctober 27, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    A rising route...

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  5. CharlesOctober 27, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    Hmm, Doc, are you trying a Rorschach inkblot test on your readers?

    "I see nothing, nothing I tell you, nothing at all - just some red lines."

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  6. Nurse LillyOctober 27, 2012 at 11:37 PM

    I bet there's stiff competition.

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  7. Dvm.PatOctober 28, 2012 at 4:18 AM

    I always figured running a marathon was hard. This route will definitely teste.. er... test the runners, though!

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  8. Lizzie LVTOctober 28, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    "This is my rifle, this is my gun..."

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  9. AnonymousOctober 28, 2012 at 10:19 AM

    Maybe there is some, uh 'construction', er 'reconstruction' going on in the neighborhood?

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  10. AllisonOctober 28, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    Hahaha this is great! My best friend is running in this, I'm sending it to her immediately...

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  11. AnonymousOctober 28, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    I wonder if it was done on purpose.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 28, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    Members only?

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  13. Georgia BillOctober 28, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    My, my. That naughty L'Enfant!

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  14. Li'l AzathothOctober 28, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    Very appropriate, considering that the word "Capitol" has its origin in the Latin word for "head."

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  15. LainieOctober 28, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    Well...and if you click on the link for the map of the *whole* course, you will see that the two somewhat loop-ish areas south of there are also anatomically correct-ish. No need to stick with franks only if you can get the beans to go with it...

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  16. Mrs. HigrensOctober 28, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    Marines do tend to stand at attention!

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  17. BeadHappyOctober 28, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    As George Takei would say: Oh myyy!

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  18. Loren PechtelOctober 28, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    I find myself disagreeing with Lainie about the anatomy. What we have here is a guy with a giant member but not enough blood to run it--it's pointing down at about a 45 degree angle. Those bits below are legs.

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  19. PackerOctober 29, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    I was in with my wife on Saturday to visit daughter who lives in area. The entire plaza in front of her apartment building was wall to wall port a potties, street was closed , big tents and porta potties---she was not impressed.

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  20. PackerOctober 29, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    PS Best comment section ever, hard to beat.

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  21. staceyOctober 29, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    Speak softly and carry a big...

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  22. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    If you look at the whole map and tilt your head, it looks like a bucking horse.

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  23. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 1:59 PM

    The comments are the best, I tend to agree. My SIL wants to know if I need a moment...

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  24. AnonymousOctober 31, 2012 at 4:35 AM

    Marines are reknowned for keeping their brains in a safe place and being able to see it thru.

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So wadda you think?