Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Nearly fell off my treadmill

Six months ago I joined a nice, modern gym near where I work. I discovered recently that the gym is also an unofficial hang out for local body builders, which explains why I've been seeing buff little, hairless dudes pumping iron and gazing at themselves in the mirror. The tallest of the crew is barely 5'7" with heels. He's a concentrated carton of a guy, as wide as he is tall, with a nerdy haircut and thick glasses. Like all of them, he's wears what looks like boys' briefs to work out in, but his actually look like Fruit of the Loom Underroos. Cartoon characters and everything. Paired with a skin-tight tank and wrestling boots. Who knew my membership included such awesome performance art?

4 comments:

susy said...

Oh my G that sounds amazing. I wish you could sneak a cell photo but that might get you banned, or worse. That's pretty much international conventional wisdom, don't take cell pix of anyone at the gym. Pity.

Sandra said...

I think you should get their permission first and then take their pictures. Tell them you are an American journalist/author etc. and have them do an all out pose down. Very sexy.

cherie said...

You can also tell them you'll use the pictures to find them nice American wives. (Just remind them about the huge gender imbalance in the population with all the emphasis on boys over there.)

Unknown said...

Totally off the subject, but I just wanted to say that this is my favorite entry so far. Not over the top, cleverly worded, nice visuals....I must compliment you on your English. I don't even notice your accent!