In celebration of YHC’s 42nd birthday, today’s Q is made in homage to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the number 42. 6 PAX gathered at the shovel flag.
Arthur Dent wakes up. He goes through his normal morning routine:
SSH x 25
Windmills x 10
Imperial Walker x 10
Willie Mayes Hayes x 10
Arm Circles x 10
Harvesters x 10
Arthur looks outside and sees construction equipment getting ready to tear down his house to make room for a new interstate highway. He does the only thing he can think of:
Runs to the soccer field and lies down on the ground in front of the bulldozer and does 42 WWII sit-ups
His best friend, Ford Prefect comes to his rescue moments before the Earth is destroyed. They run two laps around the half field to get some towels and catch a ride with the Vogon fleet.
Vogons are one of the most unpleasant races in the Galaxy. Not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous.
In the spirit of bureaucracy, we all did a Merkin Pyramid up to 10, just because our Merkin-Pardon Paperwork was not filled out (The PAX were all asked if they had the paperwork, but none did. MLP offered a middle finger, but this was not and accepted substitute).
Finally, the Vogons, having captured Arthur and Ford, sentenced them to Low Plank Hold while reading Vogon poetry to them:
“Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee.
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts
With my blurglecruncheon, see if I don’t!”
Then Arthur and Ford were tossed out of the ship into space where they ran another lap around the soccer field holding their breath in the vastness of the empty void. (Breathing was actually allowed).
Then Arthur and Ford were rescued most improbably by Zaphod Beeblebrox in the spaceship The Heart of Gold featuring the Infinite Improbability Drive. During the next 10 minutes, the PAX bounced around the universe performing random exercises dictated by the two soccer balls with numbers and exercises written on them.
Exercises included (But not limited to):
SSH x 16
LBCs x 16
Burpees x 14 (Dealer’s Choice…thanks Slow Pitch)
10 count
SSH x 8
Burpees x 20
After flitting around the universe and eluding the Vogon fleet, our team finds themselves orbiting the mythical planet of Magrathea, only to find they are shot at by two nuclear missiles. The PAX ran another lap to avoid being blasted into space dust. The PAX press the Infinite Probability Drive turning the missles into a surprised Sperm Whale and an unsurprised pot of flowers.
Finally, on the surface of Magrathea, they met Slartiblastfast and Arthur and company took another lap and learned about the great computer Deep Thought. Deep Thought was asked to come up with the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and everything. After many millions of years, Deep Thought gave his answer: 42 Burpees.
Not satisfied with the answer and in search of the Ultimate Question to the Ultimate Answer, the planet of Magrathea, a planet making factory, created the Earth. To do this, the PAX did 10mManMaker Pushups. (Merkin, Right arm high, Merkin, Left arm high, jump)
Arthur was given the choice to sacrifice himself to rebuild Earth, but instead chased the mice away. PAX do 120 yard Mice Crawl (Basically a bear crawl but with squeak squeak noises).
The crew flew off to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe where abdominal exercises were served:
Flutter Kicks x 42
LBCs x 42
COT: A very nice prayer given by Slow Pitch
Moleskin:
Buy your Bull Shirt NOW! Don’t wait. Order closes on 3/2 to allow time for delivery.
The Bull is on 4/14 from 0700-1100 at West Point on the Eno. There will be a 3rd F project right off the bat followed by a 3 hour workout and a 2nd F event afterwards.