The race has a language all its own and there are many things we say that only fellow Racers will ever truly understand. Some of our favorites:
Things Racers Say:
- Is this going to make me sick?
- I haven’t showered in a week!
- How do you use the squatty? (normal conversation piece)
- Take it to the lord.
- Can I borrow some of your peanut butter?
- Do you have anything I can wear?
- I need toilet paper (you get handed anything from Kleenex to napkins)
- Is your airdrop on?
- Where’s Tim?
- I need a coke!
- What are they gonna do? Send me home?
- Have you seen the setup sheet?
- What time is it?
- Can I use your charger?
- Can you airdrop the pictures from today?
- Is there Wi-Fi?
- Can I have the movies from your hard drive?
- Bougie!!!
- There’s definitely a vibe.
- Where are my chacos?
- I’m next for the bucket shower.
- Remind me to take my malaria meds!
- What did you say?
- It will be an opportunity for intentional time with your team.
- Where’s the bathroom? (WC, restroom, toilet, squatty, outhouse, jon, latrine, el bano)
- Is there an ATM?
- Does your card work?
- Do you have venmo?
- Does anyone have hand sanitizer?
- Do you want to use my oils?
- Check your team for lice!
- Pretty sure I have bed bugs.
- I sure miss______
- We haven’t had bread in three days!
- Dougs house! (said with a happy sigh)
- We need more hot sauce.
- Who is this? (said every time ANOTHER random person walks through the door)
- Look, white people!!!
- What is happening?!
- All the things.
Bonus quote, things that aren’t funny anymore: Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!!! (bed bugs are real folks and they do bite!)
Like I said real life conversations. For a few things we no longer blink at go to…
