Chief of His Tribe
Some things have just one function that justifies their existence; an umbrella for instance. Scuba gear is another that comes to mind. Since most of us are weight lifters in one manner or another, we have all run into barbell collars. They have no other apparent use. Sure, you could use the ones pictured above at the dinner table to hold nice linen napkins, but I doubt any of us would actually do that. So are we in agreement that barbell collars have only one function?
Ah, yes, the lone dissenter. There’s always at least one. Read about the Chief of His Tribe in our OC Register fish wrap and first “scooped” by the local Daily Pilot newspaper. (And who says print media is dead)?
Hat tips go to Toby Taylor and Jim Morales for this gem. Since it occurred in my stomping grounds, it should be easy to find out what local gym this idiot belongs to.
My favorite comment comes from “thebig9e”r: “Interesting. I put a ring on my ex wife’s finger and she grew about 5 times her normal size too”. Ouch!
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Wasn’t a very big guy, was he?
In other news, I’m back to the gym and will report from time to time. British law on weights that gyms can carry is in yesterday’s post. The government is telling lifters how much weight they can have. Go figure.
Good to hear you are back in the the gym, James.