Posted on 04/10/2025 4:02:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
It is to give the parents 30 minutes or so at the picnic before they have to go back to keeping an eye on the kids in the water.
Well, that all depends. If you have just eaten some crappy airline food, and find yourself in the Potomac, or any other body of water, I would recommend swimming.
Well I’d hate to any heavy aerobic activity after a large meal.
I never thought of that, but there’s probably some truth to it. Maybe it’s the same with parents telling their kids not to sit too close to the TV or it will ruin their eyes, when in fact, it was a ploy to keep their heads from blocking the TV screen.
45 minutes wait after a meal for activity allows more blood channeled to stomach resulting in better digestion.
I grew up thinking you had to wait two hours, and if you didn’t you’d instantly sink to the bottom.
I have no idea about swimming, but most sports teams eat about two hours before the game.
and to keep them away from the radiation.
The most terrifying one was when they told us not to play with the campfire and run around with sticks with red hot coals on the end. They told us it would make us wet the bed. Also when they told her not to be in the pool or it would turn purple.
Also lawn darts are perfectly safe. To catch.
Try telling your Army drill sergeant, “Hey man sorry I just ate I need to wait an hour before doing any more exercise.”
a somewhat unexpected source: the original Boy Scout manual from 1908, Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell.
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So, where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last saturday?
And where were all the sportsmen who always pulled you though?
They’re all resting down in Cornwall
Writing up their memoirs for a paperback edition
Of the Boy Scout manual
My parents lied to me!?? I need to call my therapist!!
You shouldn’t go to therapy until an hour after you eat.
Yes, and more than 30 minutes is better.
lmao... man you just gave me a total recall!! I’f you ever witnessed mine, especially how his hard cover exploded into pieces when he threw them at the floor, this scenario would definitely be priceless!!
Swimming after eating is OK?
What? Next they will be telling us masks are useless against respiratory disease, the one-way aisles in the supermarket were useless, the lockdowns were a waste of time and Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine would have saved countless lives.
Depends on how much you stuffed your face with.
btt!!
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