Comments on: Paul Ryan’s marathon lie: Great, here’s another politician who’s apparently not Kenyan

By: How I committed adorable voter fraud in South Carolina and it still didn’t matter much « Jeff Vrabel

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:28:54 +0000

[...] Paul Ryan’s Marathon Lie: Great, Here’s Another Political Who’s Apparently Not Ken… [...]

By: Georgie Girl

Georgie Girl — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:58:12 +0000

Hello, I just thought I’d let you know that I have nominated you for the One Lovely Blogger award. Check it out at:

girlslovebooks.wordpress.com

best of luck!

By: Jeff Vrabel

Jeff Vrabel — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:25:57 +0000

Well that’s awful nice of you, Chris. By way of thanks I’ll write it 150 more times

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:30:28 +0000

HI Jeff,
I thought this article was funny. So funny, in fact, that I have read it 200 or 300 times, at least. Or thereabouts.

By: Eye Dios Mio

Eye Dios Mio — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:44:15 +0000

I’ve seen a few. But usually they are seen in nightclubs wearing shiny shirts. Bewaaaare!

By: Jeff Vrabel

Jeff Vrabel — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:56:58 +0000

Thanks for reading, EDM. I’m sure you can find a trail shark or two in Miami, right?

By: Jeff Vrabel

Jeff Vrabel — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:54:38 +0000

Yes! Sometimes I very much like the Internet

By: Jeff Vrabel

Jeff Vrabel — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:53:15 +0000

Understood, Dan, but to be fair you’re in a line of work where running a marathon probably wouldn’t make a list of the 50 most impressive things you did this year. Besides, if you don’t know your time, say you don’t know your time, and definitely don’t report a really good one. I’m a huge Springsteen fan, seen him 20-some times, but if someone asked me how many concerts I’ve been to, I wouldn’t say, “I don’t remember, but somewhere around 300.” (<- This is my reference, as I have no other athletic achievements to speak of.)

By: Deanna Kindhart Welsch

Deanna Kindhart Welsch — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:30:32 +0000

http://www.paulryantimecalculator.com/

Did you see this??

By: Eye Dios Mio

Eye Dios Mio — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:51:47 +0000

I loved this. I chuckled at your shark killing run, good job.

I see both sides to this, in that my eyebrows went up regarding his marathon time as well, but I have so many friends who run marathons. I hear about it all the time – they are very intense.
It’s possible he was just guessing b/c he forgot his time from 20 years ago, but why not say, “I dont exactly recall.” That’s what I dont get. Dont just throw out a number if you dont remember something, just say “I dont remember.”
I also think it partly speaks to his character, in that he is quick to make a statement without researching it first because it suits him at the time. In my opinion, this whole thing just makes him seem like that jerkwad who brags about how much lifts, how far he swims or runs, and yet I always see him spending his time tweeting on his phone and not doing much else.
But hey, I’ve never run a marathon, so there ya go.
But if I did? I’d totally kill a shark, too.