[Closed] I feel slightly guilty laughing at this

I LOL at the LOLers.

You clearly haven't a clue about what it's like to push yourself in an endurance event and I pity you.

You really don’t get this do you.?
My point about being outnumbered is very relevant. I’m trying to point out you are in a minority of one. I suspect you are in familiar territory.

Please don’t compare the Tom Simpson event with this, he died. Unless I missed something those two women didn’t.

Maybe its best we drop this one. You are obviously deluded.

I LOL at the LOLers.

I LOL at your LOL at the LOLers

I LOL at the LOLers.

You clearly haven't a clue about what it's like to push yourself in an endurance event and I pity you.

Cynical and epicure - I think you both need to refer to my post right at the top as I am sure everyone will agree they are tougher than us all put together.

But it was funny and I am sure they will have found it funny when watching it later too.

Can we all agree.
We shouldn’t really laugh but if we do its OK?

Specialknees comments are getting personal but I can sort of see where he’s coming from.

epicyclo
If it makes you feel good by not laughing so be it. Your Tom Simpson comparison is poor but Im sure you know what you are trying to say even if no one else does.

Nope not funny for me. I got lots of emotion but not funny, closer to tears than laughter.
This always brings a lump to my throat

barbus - Member
...We shouldn’t really laugh but if we do its OK?...

Those folks bodies had shut down to the extent that they had no control, and I doubt much rationality. Probably very close to the edge. Perhaps someone medically qualified might comment.

My point MF is that if you had a clue what that experience was like, laughter would not be your first reaction.

It would be your second, like mine 😀

I know what they are going through, having gone through almost that after 5 hours at the London Duathon (20k run 80k bike 10k run, so a bit like a 1/2 ironman). The result for me was stopping to strech out the cramp every 5 minutes on the final 10K run, it was excruciatingly painful. But ultimately what have I achieved, I beat my mate, ran and cycled as fast as I could for 5 hours in spandex eating snot in a sachet. To most people, my wife included it's insane, and she openly laughs at me...

I thought it was hilarious, and that was my first reaction

Some people give that much effort because they have to to stay alive.
I will save my 'real credit' for those more worthy in this world.

Personally I give more credit to people prepared to push themselves to the limit voluntarily, when your back's against the wall and you've got no choice but to fight that seems less worthy, at least to me.

And the funny walk was excellent!

Less Worthy ugh?

I think there may be a few thousand British troops would like to meet you.

It's a selfish desire to beat someone

I'm guessing, but I suspect it might be a selfish desire to beat themselves.

Perhaps that's why it's not a barrel of yuks for me. I've no issues with laughing at the foolish and will guffaw at 'epicfail' videos with the best of them, but when there's an overriding emotion going on then humour sometimes takes second place.

Wholeheartedly applaud djglover's comments though, 99 times out of a hundred that's where I'd be too. cynic-al likewise.

Amazing. I'm with Cougar on this. Although I did laugh a bit.

Some people give that much effort because they have to to stay alive.

I will save my 'real credit' for those more worthy in this world.

Do tell us your heirarchy of judging people, I bet it's really worth hearing.

Nah, not that funny - I wanted to find it funny, but there's so much funnier stuff out there that I didn't feel like wasting my laughs on it. I just didn't really react to it at all - maybe a little embarrassment for the two ladies, but there you go, if we all found the same thing funny, then there'd only be one comedian. Mind you, if that meant Al Murray was on the dole, that wouldn't be a bad thing either. 🙂

Amazing. I'm with Cougar on this

I'm not -that- hard to agree with, shirly?!

I think there may be a few thousand British troops would like to meet you.

Er, they're there voluntarily.

[i]You clearly haven't a clue about what it's like to push yourself in an endurance event and I pity you.[/i]

I've fallen off my bike unconscious from heat exhaustion in the past, and I found it funny.

Life's too short not to LOL. 😀 😀 😀

Doing a Helly Hansen adventure race in December, in the rain, at around 3 degrees, one of our team seized up with cramp near the end - to be honest, the other two of us massaging his legs and trying to beat some life back into them, while we effed and blinded at him must have looked hilarious to the other competitors - and it was funny to us, but just a while afterwards. 🙂

I think some folk need to chill out on here.

Admiring the tenacity of the 2 women to finish at all costs, and finding the manner of their running are not mutually exclusive, and can be felt together.

I'm not wholly sure I'm with myself.

My take on humour is simple. Either, everything is fair game, or nothing is. Any middle ground is prejudice or double standards.

I've previously argued, loudly and vociferously, in defence of black humour. In times of crisis I firmly, [i]aggressively [/i]believe that humour is a coping mechanism and I will defend that right whilst I've got breath in my body.

Just, I don't find this funny. *shrug*

I will defend that right whilst I've got breath in my body.

I don't feel that strongly about black humour.

Admiring the tenacity of the 2 women to finish at all costs, and finding the manner of their running [funny] are not mutually exclusive, and can be felt together.

... that's what I was trying (badly) to say. Ta.

Seen this so many times but 1:42 to 1:45 never fails to crack me up.

kept a straight face until 1:28sec when 'mummy long legs' walked into frame

😆

I just watched it with the sound off, as I've got sum banging choons on and what WAS funny, was when they both started 'dancing' in time to the beat 😆

Am I missing much with the commentary off?

I don't feel that strongly about black humour.

How about hyperbole?

deadlydarcy - Member

Nah, not that funny - I wanted to find it funny, but there's so much funnier stuff out there that I didn't feel like wasting my laughs on it

Ah, that's probably the problem here, most people don't have to carefully ration their limited supply of LOLs.

Nah, like I said Northwind, maybe I was trying too hard to find it funny - but it just wasn't, that's all. I don't have a problem with people finding it funny though.

I have no idea what Cougar is going on about though - he seems to be confussing himself 🙂

Btw Cougar, I thought of you this evening, when in Sainsburys and spotted some Tefal Jamie Oliver pans at half price 😀

Aw how sweet. You bought me one, of course?

I feel guilty now 😳

Tis like watching the Drunk Monkey Olympics for 1:25.

piss funny... proper belly laughing. Cheers for the link.

I pity you.

Your feeble mind cannot even begin to comprehend just how much I dont give a **** 😛

While I do doth my metaphorical cap to the women (s****ing at the same time), did anyone else notice the blokes casually running by as if they were popping down to local shop???

destroy you're body for a stupid race no one cares about, so cool

That's not it, at all.

I didn't laugh. A little bit frightening to see such physical extremes, an insight into a profound state of mind, powerful emotions and drive.. I wonder why they feel that way, and what it is about them that causes that level of commitment?

Didn't laugh, didn't like it. Too much empathy.

I've bonked a number of times. It's horrible at the time, truely one of life's nasty experiences. I remember near the end of one particularly cruel road ride I just couldn't pedal any more, stopped moving forwards and fell over onto the verge where I lay unmoving for about ten minutes still clipped in. I'd have eaten dog shit if I thought it would have given me enough energy to unclip. It hurts and you feel like death.

If someone would have videoed it though I'd be laughing now. No harm done.

Is it only me that sees it a bit coincidental both bonked in the same place in such a long race?
If it had been a mile longer neither would have finished.
Im not sure its 100%.

Im smell a rodent.

'Im smell a rodent'. Each to their own but there's surely better things to do.

Been there done that. Personally. That is, to have pushed myself to such extremes.

With regards to the clip, I was actually there. It wasn't funny.

i lol'd

and i forwarded it to my sister and cousin (she's getting into triathlon).

lol

Wow!! Amazing drive to finish!! Ia doubt many people will ever push them selves to that level and keep going!