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southendmd:
--- Quote from: DavidinIndy on February 05, 2009, 06:00:25 pm ---There's a group here in town that jump into icy lakes during the winter and go swimming! :o
They call themselves "The Penguin Club" and most of them are men (in fact I think all of them are) and they range in age from about 18 to as old as the upper 70s! They sometimes appear on the news and it makes me shiver just watching them jump in that cold water! There is NO WAY I would ever do it. :P
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Hey David, we have them here, too. In fact, the oldest ice swimming club in the US is the "L Street Brownies" in South Boston. Also, mostly men, young to quite old, and they are famous for taking the plunge into Boston Harbor (or, "hahbah" as we say) on New Year's Day. L Street has a famous bath house in "Southie", but I have no idea why they're called Brownies.
Here's the bath house, built in 1931:
Taking the plunge:
injest:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on February 05, 2009, 06:49:42 pm ---see Jess? Even David knows the truth! ;D
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he knows NUTHIN!! Nuthin I tell you!!
David In Indy:
I'm watching Space Buddies! :D
God those puppies are so cute!
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: southendmd on February 05, 2009, 07:55:31 pm ---Hey David, we have them here, too. In fact, the oldest ice swimming club in the US is the "L Street Brownies" in South Boston. Also, mostly men, young to quite old, and they are famous for taking the plunge into Boston Harbor (or, "hahbah" as we say) on New Year's Day. L Street has a famous bath house in "Southie", but I have no idea why they're called Brownies.
Here's the bath house, built in 1931:
Taking the plunge:
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It sounds like some people are crazy no matter where they live! :-\
;)
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: DavidinIndy on February 06, 2009, 02:23:30 am ---
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LMAO! It looks like they've got cones on their heads.
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