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Open Ocean Race
Open Ocean Update, 11/6/03
November 6, 2003
Rob Hamill

Future Hundredaires

Who Wants to be a Hundredaire?

The call has gone out from the Holiday Shoppe Challenge rowers for a bit of mental stimulus. Jamie Fitzgerald, Waikato University student intellectual extraordinaire, told me they want to play 'Who Wants to be a Hundredaire? They want some interesting questions to be asked and they will have to option to phone a friend, 50/50, or ask the web site. If anyone has a good one please email me at rob@wave.co.nz. I will select the best and put them forward.

An example of the type of question that might be asked:
Why does the earths mass increase by two tons a day?
A. Because the yanks are getting fatter,
B. Because plants are growing from the sunlight energy,
C. Because of shooting stars,
D. Because of the amount of crap the opposition talk.

My apologies for not updating the web site in the last few days. There is a stack of stuff to tell so will get onto it as soon as possible.

Rob Hamill
5.11.03

You've ruined my life you b……s
In case you don't read what is being put on the 'send a message' to Kevin and Jamie, I thought I would add the odd one over the next few weeks for your interest. The first one is below pretty much says it all….

It's true, you've gone and ruined my life. Now, when my alarm goes off at 6am and I think to myself, s… I had to work late last night and didn't get to sleep until 2am, or I had to get up to feed the baby, or whatnot, so hell, I shouldn't go to the gym, I should just roll over and get some more shut-eye... no more. Now the guilt starts needling me. Kev and Jamie don't have that option. Kev and Jamie only get 2 hours of sleep. Get up you lazy bugger. And so I do. And now I need enormous amounts of coffee just to function normally. I spend half my time wired and half my time drowsy [sound familiar?] And it is all your fault.

John


Eyebrow Saved

The guys are rapidly approaching the half way mark in the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Challenge. Quarter of the way through the race Kevin commented, "It's sobering to think that after nearly two weeks at sea we still have a month to go." One alert web site reader commented, "That's quite understandable, there being no alcohol on board the boat."

Judging by their good progress thus far they should have less than three weeks to go.

However, their progress on other fronts hasn't been quite so flash, "Kevin made a shocka call today," said Jamie Fitzgerald on his Tech Rentals phone. "He was absolutely certain that milk chocolate was white." Kevin had argued that milk chocolate must be white otherwise why would they call it 'milk' chocolate. Finally a wager was called for, "I nearly suggested the loser should get an eyebrow shave,' said Jamie, "but I took pity on him. When I opened the chocolate to reveal it was brown Kevin's jaw dropped. It was hilarious. He then tried to suggest it must have gone off in the heat."

Don't be surprised if one or both the lads turn up eyebrowless in Barbados.

Rob Hamill
6.11.03

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