Monday, June 06, 2005

Top Ten Cloves: Why Chicago Marathon Was 1-Mile Longer

10. Bill Frist was the race starter

9. Famous wind blew finish line the extra mile and nobody noticed

8. Michael Jordan had a big bet down nobody would notice extra distance

7. Measured the course with Polish Sausages

6. Was part of a voodoo-curse thing that is supposed to help the Cubs win the World Series this year

5. Secretly going for Guinness Book record - Most People Who Ran a 27.2-Mile Marathon

4. Runners thought running into city's famous wind was what made them extra tired

3. Organizers are Republicans; Pulled the "Nuclear Option" on the race

2. At the 26.2 Finish Line, runners told Paris Hilton at 27.2 Finish Line, giving our Carl's Jr. hamburgers

1. Tired of dying river green - looking to start a new, weird tradition

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