At my age, rain would just get me wet and maybe bring on a cold, but running would kill me. I’ll take the sofa, the coffee, and a good book. The TV would just have to fend for itself.
Expensive endurance sports are great for the character, saving us all from a life of iniquity and depravity. Even if that life is only in our imaginations, and only to rationalize the purchase of toys.
“Well,” we say as we fondle a new pair of shoes, “they’re about the same as a night at the bar, and I’m not doing that.” Of course, we go to bed at 8 and have no more idea how much a night at the bar costs than Rain Man had of how much a Hershey bar or a car cost. “Well,” we say as we throw a new tire next to the cash register, “that’s about as much as a carton of Marlboros,” as if we had ever been the slightest bit tempted to touch one cigarette, let alone price out a carton. “Well,” we say as we consider a destination race we figure must cost as much as an evening in a minor-league brothel on the outskirts of Winnemucca … actually, I don’t know anyone who’s proffered that equivalence, so I must be the first. How embarrassing.
asrialfeeple about 5 years ago
At least he won’t get wet socks.
Jeff0811 about 5 years ago
Of course there’s a lot to be said for the ‘Watch sports on TV while eating chips and drinking juice’ (on a diet) mindset.
Ceeg22 Premium Member about 5 years ago
At least it’s not snow
Geophyzz about 5 years ago
But in the summer, a ride in the rain is pure joy.
seismic-2 Premium Member about 5 years ago
And of course running indoors on a treadmill won’t do, because it doesn’t give you enough of a feeling of superiority to everyone else.
cervelo about 5 years ago
There are no contradictions here. I own a pro-tour bicycle, a television and a sofa.
sandpiper about 5 years ago
At my age, rain would just get me wet and maybe bring on a cold, but running would kill me. I’ll take the sofa, the coffee, and a good book. The TV would just have to fend for itself.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 5 years ago
Man, what does Frazz use to spike his hair so that it doesn’t get all matted down in the rain?
jvn about 5 years ago
So, what kind of “massage” are we talking here? No matter what kind, I’m sure it’ll have a happier ending than running in the cold rain.
mauser7 about 5 years ago
Or you could join a gym, and avoid hyperthermia and pneumonia.
Bilan about 5 years ago
The advantage of bicycling in the rain is better wipeouts.
PoodleGroomer about 5 years ago
Hot Jacuzzi time.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
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Expensive endurance sports are great for the character, saving us all from a life of iniquity and depravity. Even if that life is only in our imaginations, and only to rationalize the purchase of toys.
“Well,” we say as we fondle a new pair of shoes, “they’re about the same as a night at the bar, and I’m not doing that.” Of course, we go to bed at 8 and have no more idea how much a night at the bar costs than Rain Man had of how much a Hershey bar or a car cost. “Well,” we say as we throw a new tire next to the cash register, “that’s about as much as a carton of Marlboros,” as if we had ever been the slightest bit tempted to touch one cigarette, let alone price out a carton. “Well,” we say as we consider a destination race we figure must cost as much as an evening in a minor-league brothel on the outskirts of Winnemucca … actually, I don’t know anyone who’s proffered that equivalence, so I must be the first. How embarrassing.
That’s all. Move along. Nothing to see here.