18 PAX gathered today to give Thanks. As a bonus, we learned the origin
stories of many different aspects of our lives both in and out of F3. From
the voyage across the sea, making it to shore, greeting natives, picking
berries to eat and hunting wild game, we did it all and celebrated with
some games.
Exercises below are in CAPS and performed in cadence during the warmup.
Warmup:
The pilgrims made their way to America to escape persecution and government
control. As with sea travel in that day over that long of a distance,
their numbers dwindled alone with their food stores. Thankful to see LAND,
their spotter let out a LAND-HO. The natives were excited to see these new
travelers from the ocean, so from ashore, the natives made sure they were
seen by PILGRIM FLAGGERS.
All dingy launches were lost in a storm, so after anchor to get ashore,
PILGRIM SWIMMERS were necessary to get to the beach. The European way of
greeting was the BOW.
Famished, the pilgrims immediately went to PICK BERRIES with the natives.
A new way of efficient travel on land, the natives showed the pilgrims how
to INDIAN RUN to the hunting ground. Masked behind a hill, the pilgrims
learned how to sneak up on wild game and to hide themselves low to the
ground, but ready to pounce if needed. Half of the PAX were hunters and
the other half were wild turkeys and bears. Better not be caught by a bear
or you get eaten! With berries and meat now, it was time to celebrate with
an EGG COLLECTION. Natives loved games, so it was a relay race to see who
could get the most. Afterwards, the votes were counted. It was a tight
race.
In the spirit of celebration, the end was commemorated by some favorite
gams of THUMB WRESTLING and LINE WRESTLING, as well as a game of CLUCK
CLUCK GOBBLE, the precursor of what is known today as DUCK DUCK GOOSE.
Mosey back to the flag for COT.
What does Thanksgiving mean to you?
The predominant answer here was the F3 community and the fellow PAX, as
well as family and friends.
PAX: Drago, Lil Wolf, Junkyard Dawg, Get to the Chopper, Upstate,
Pennsyltucky, Atticus, Rocketman, FEMA, Bojack, Bocephus, Big Hurt, Tugga,
SlushFund, Barrel Chest, Chippa, Hotwire
Q: Daisy