I've never 'got'

Years ago I had a deal with an Aussie co-worker. We would go out for beers, and over many beers he would try and explain Aussie Rules to me while I would try and explain American football to him.

Messy but fun evening and I still don't understand Aussie Rules. /csb

It's Gaelic Football with an oval pitch and an oval ball. Gaelic Football is Hurling with a bouncy ball and without the sticks. HTH.

None of them involve a broom wagon, wooden boards or knobbly tyres so they’re all meaningless to me.

Should be called Aussie No-rules. You can do pretty much anything. Dismal excuse for a sport for guys who think Carlton Draught is good beer.

Bud light. Miller lite. Coors light.

We're not standing on the high ground either.

aussie roolz is worth it for the pointy refs who dress like 1970's butcher's assistants.

We used to watch Aussie rules but only with an Aussie to translate, it’s a good game to watch. I can’t retain the rules though

“And those guys dressed as butchers...who are they again?”

Mon' the Dockers! Matty Pavlich scores when he wants!

I never have the slightest idea what is going on, but any sport played with utmost violence by blokes whose clothes are several sizes too small and commentators who critique the fights has to be good.

If it was American rules, they would declare themselves as World Champions.

How 'hipster' became something to aspire to. 👾

People wearing full winter garb, hats, hoods up, jackets etc when it's sweltering.

I have a friend who does this. She is from Egypt.
Actually I've seen this a fair bit with African friends/family.

Usually nut jobs & OAPs where I'm from.
So it's like an endurance thing?

We get a similar thing in Queensland, winter daytime temp is around 21-23°c... Cue hats, scarves, coats, boots, etc... Meanwhile I'm wandering around in shorts, sandals and a t-shirt... 🤷‍♂️

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/23/death-valley-ultramarathon-drought-heat

My mate did Badwater years back - had to go full beekeeper in the heat of the day - his team would try to spray water on him but it evaporated into steam before reaching his face. Fucked his guts up majorly - runners are constantly off into the scrub with the shits, but there's nowhere to shelter. After the race, he was sitting on top of 6 towels in the van and the blood pouring out of his arse still stained the seats.

Why do they get the sh@ts?

Heat and exertion - the body gets extremely distressed and things come out one end or the other.

I've raced in extreme heat (42 degrees at IM China being the worst), and am not very good at it. My body doesn't like what it's being asked to do and doesn't want to deal with digestive functions, so it tells me I don't need any food or water. I've ended up on a drip 3 times at events before I sorted out my approach to nutrition (ignore your body, it's just trying to sabotage you so it can have a nice lie down in an ambulance).

After the race, he was sitting on top of 6 towels in the van and the blood pouring out of his arse still stained the seats

Where do I sign up?

Running has a well known tendency to get the bowels moving even in non-extreme conditions, so adding extreme conditions can be alimentarily explosive.

@HatBeard once tried to organise a "coffee run" - a run with stops at various coffee shops. Can't remember if it ever happened, but there was a broad consensus that the participants would need to wear nappies.

Saw this in Thailand, it was 25°c and locals were in ski wear

we did a few coffee runs without incident about 6 stops each.

we were more likely of getting a heart murmur than shitting ourselves. great times.

when doing marathons/ultras I'd usually pop an imodium after my morning ablutions so I could bash a few coffees before the race without worry.

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