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misc.fitness.weights -> Re: Kettlebell Class in Ridgewood, NJ, next week
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Author: JRHDate: 10:24 07-03-06
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On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 01:07:58 +1000, "David" <forgotwhy@yahoo.com.au>
wrote:
>
>"JRH" <chas@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:247r029opgtjbk2iepq1fgavkrdoh6rreo@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 00:15:55 +1000, "David"
<forgotwhy@yahoo.com.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"JRH" <chas@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>news:6ckq02t6toabbptll6tdnv3s716tb34v0a@4ax.com...
>>>> On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:06:55 +1000, "David"
<forgotwhy@yahoo.com.au>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"JRH" <chas@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:53hq021dckh82ao2pj9sq5tigkkts3cq0l@4ax.com...
>>>>>> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:51:49 -0700, Jason Earl
<jearl@xmission.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Lee Michaels"
<leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> writes:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Jason Earl" wrote
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't lift kettlebells. In fact, I have never
even *seen* a
>>>>>>>>> kettlebell in real life. However, this moron can
see that for your
>>>>>>>>> simplistic model to be true then a workout must
exist that is the
>>>>>>>>> "perfect" cardio workout and the
"perfect" strength workout for all
>>>>>>>>> people and for all goals.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Remember Jason, that David works in an industry where
every crap
>>>>>>>> peice of gym equipment is sold to accomplish tasks that
a full time
>>>>>>>> gym could not accomplish. Or NASA. Or a full time
coach.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I am not particularly concerned about what David does for a
living.
>>>>>>>All of us have prejudices about what kind of equipment is
most useful,
>>>>>>>what workouts are "best," etc. The fact that he
may or may not sell
>>>>>>>strength machines isn't particularly relevant. In fact, if
he is
>>>>>>>selling machines I should hope that he thinks that they are
worth
>>>>>>>purchasing. I don't mind salesmen, but I *do* have problems
with
>>>>>>>salesmen than know that their marketing spiel is complete
hogwash.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My problem with David's argument was that it was simplistic
to the
>>>>>>>point of being dishonest. Following his argument then a
single "best"
>>>>>>>way of working out must exist, and if that is the case then
he should
>>>>>>>argue *for* that method, and not simply against kettlebells.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Besides, his trolling pattern to to challenge anybody
who has any
>>>>>>>> knowledge or meaningful experiences to share. A trait
he shares
>>>>>>>> with Hudson.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>To be honest, I get most of the folks here confused with
each other.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Whereas Michaels is just "confused" permanently,
silly old bastard.
>>>>>
>>>>>Just a thought, the IOM award has not been awarded here in my
memory. I
>>>>>thought it could be dusted off and then it could be awarded to Lee
on a
>>>>>permanent basis i.e. he could 'own' the award. He could display it
>>>>>proudly
>>>>>on his mantelpiece with his other certificates - for instance his
>>>>>graduation
>>>>>from elementary school which he achieved while still a teenager!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A sort of lifetime achievement award for wandering about in a
>>>> permanent state of idiocy.
>>>>
>>>> It has my vote for he is certainly eminently qualified, although I
>>>> suspect it might be a close-run thing between him and TBR, who of
>>>> course could get equal recognition in the Deceased Class if Larry
>>>> catches up with him. At present TBR's tertiary Syphilis would have him
>>>> competing in the Diseased Class only.
>>>>
>>>> Do you think that Lee has retained sufficient of his grey cells to be
>>>> aware that he is about to be so honoured? Perhaps you would check up
>>>> with the matron at the Old People's Home where he is currently
>>>> vegetating, farting, drooling and filling his nappy (diaper).
>>>>
>>>> I think we go ahead and award him the IOM (Permanent Division) as it
>>>> is quite clear that Art couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for drawing this to my attention; it is very civic-minded of
>>>> you and the Group should be suitably grateful.
>>>
>>>I didn't consider TBR's tertialry syphilis which of course trumps Lee's
>>>pure
>>>idiocy. Only one solution - that is for them to permanently share the
>>>award.
>>>I think we need to contact the matron at the 'home' urgently so she can
>>>polish him up (as much as is possible!) as he needs to look his best for
>>>the
>>>award presentation.
>>>
>>
>> It is done.
>>
>> Lee Michaels and Bill Davidson (TBR) are hereby awarded the lifetime
>> achievement award for permanent idiocy, and other severe mental and
>
>*severe* should be highlighted
>
>> physical disabilities, and are created IOM (Permanent Division) First
>> Class.
>
>definitely "first class"!
>>
>> TBR's may still be awarded posthumously if Larry gets to the prick
>> first.
>
>Do you think Lee might object to sharing the award? He might feel that he
>deserves it exclusively? (I might tend to agree but fair is fair and TBR has
>certainly worked hard to achieve recognition) Do you think Art should be
>notified?
>
I think Art should be nominated for Associateship; he may not be
totally doolally but he is delightfully vague.
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Author: DavidDate: 10:50 07-03-06
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"JRH" <chas@aol.com> wrote in message
news:i69r029chkilq135doktia373h0ts9p6fc@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 01:07:58 +1000, "David" <forgotwhy@yahoo.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"JRH" <chas@aol.com> wrote in message
>>news:247r029opgtjbk2iepq1fgavkrdoh6rreo@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 00:15:55 +1000, "David"
<forgotwhy@yahoo.com.au>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"JRH" <chas@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:6ckq02t6toabbptll6tdnv3s716tb34v0a@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:06:55 +1000, "David"
<forgotwhy@yahoo.com.au>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"JRH" <chas@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:53hq021dckh82ao2pj9sq5tigkkts3cq0l@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:51:49 -0700, Jason Earl
<jearl@xmission.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"Lee Michaels"
<leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> writes:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Jason Earl" wrote
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't lift kettlebells. In fact, I have
never even *seen* a
>>>>>>>>>> kettlebell in real life. However, this moron
can see that for
>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>> simplistic model to be true then a workout must
exist that is the
>>>>>>>>>> "perfect" cardio workout and the
"perfect" strength workout for
>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>> people and for all goals.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Remember Jason, that David works in an industry
where every crap
>>>>>>>>> peice of gym equipment is sold to accomplish tasks
that a full
>>>>>>>>> time
>>>>>>>>> gym could not accomplish. Or NASA. Or a full time
coach.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I am not particularly concerned about what David does
for a living.
>>>>>>>>All of us have prejudices about what kind of equipment
is most
>>>>>>>>useful,
>>>>>>>>what workouts are "best," etc. The fact that
he may or may not sell
>>>>>>>>strength machines isn't particularly relevant. In fact,
if he is
>>>>>>>>selling machines I should hope that he thinks that they
are worth
>>>>>>>>purchasing. I don't mind salesmen, but I *do* have
problems with
>>>>>>>>salesmen than know that their marketing spiel is
complete hogwash.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>My problem with David's argument was that it was
simplistic to the
>>>>>>>>point of being dishonest. Following his argument then a
single
>>>>>>>>"best"
>>>>>>>>way of working out must exist, and if that is the case
then he
>>>>>>>>should
>>>>>>>>argue *for* that method, and not simply against
kettlebells.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Besides, his trolling pattern to to challenge
anybody who has any
>>>>>>>>> knowledge or meaningful experiences to share. A
trait he shares
>>>>>>>>> with Hudson.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>To be honest, I get most of the folks here confused with
each other.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Whereas Michaels is just "confused" permanently,
silly old bastard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Just a thought, the IOM award has not been awarded here in my
memory.
>>>>>>I
>>>>>>thought it could be dusted off and then it could be awarded to
Lee on
>>>>>>a
>>>>>>permanent basis i.e. he could 'own' the award. He could display
it
>>>>>>proudly
>>>>>>on his mantelpiece with his other certificates - for instance
his
>>>>>>graduation
>>>>>>from elementary school which he achieved while still a teenager!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A sort of lifetime achievement award for wandering about in a
>>>>> permanent state of idiocy.
>>>>>
>>>>> It has my vote for he is certainly eminently qualified, although I
>>>>> suspect it might be a close-run thing between him and TBR, who of
>>>>> course could get equal recognition in the Deceased Class if Larry
>>>>> catches up with him. At present TBR's tertiary Syphilis would have
him
>>>>> competing in the Diseased Class only.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you think that Lee has retained sufficient of his grey cells to
be
>>>>> aware that he is about to be so honoured? Perhaps you would check
up
>>>>> with the matron at the Old People's Home where he is currently
>>>>> vegetating, farting, drooling and filling his nappy (diaper).
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we go ahead and award him the IOM (Permanent Division) as
it
>>>>> is quite clear that Art couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for drawing this to my attention; it is very civic-minded
of
>>>>> you and the Group should be suitably grateful.
>>>>
>>>>I didn't consider TBR's tertialry syphilis which of course trumps Lee's
>>>>pure
>>>>idiocy. Only one solution - that is for them to permanently share the
>>>>award.
>>>>I think we need to contact the matron at the 'home' urgently so she can
>>>>polish him up (as much as is possible!) as he needs to look his best for
>>>>the
>>>>award presentation.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It is done.
>>>
>>> Lee Michaels and Bill Davidson (TBR) are hereby awarded the lifetime
>>> achievement award for permanent idiocy, and other severe mental and
>>
>>*severe* should be highlighted
>>
>>> physical disabilities, and are created IOM (Permanent Division) First
>>> Class.
>>
>>definitely "first class"!
>>>
>>> TBR's may still be awarded posthumously if Larry gets to the prick
>>> first.
>>
>>Do you think Lee might object to sharing the award? He might feel that he
>>deserves it exclusively? (I might tend to agree but fair is fair and TBR
>>has
>>certainly worked hard to achieve recognition) Do you think Art should be
>>notified?
>>
>
> I think Art should be nominated for Associateship; he may not be
> totally doolally but he is delightfully vague.
So let it be written
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