tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post6018036076501896930..comments2008-03-27T16:29:47.808-04:00Kenneth Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666275272819956774kwalsh212@yahoo.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-51383606635787872602008-03-27T16:29:00.000-04:002008-03-27T16:29:00.000-04:00YEAH! You tell us, Blooter!Kenneth Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666275272819956774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-15573943460308928012008-03-27T06:56:00.000-04:002008-03-27T06:56:00.000-04:00Urgh.<BR/><BR/>I don't know who's the bigger idiot. You or those who respond with "You're my hero!!!!!111".blooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435942804959617805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-27391981439104037482008-03-26T14:06:00.000-04:002008-03-26T14:06:00.000-04:00I'm absolutely dumbfounded by this story...and wondering how many people at the gym I annoy with my gum-chewing. I suffer from dry mouth and find it very difficult to exercise *without* chewing gym. (No, sipping water or Gatorade doesn't do it.) No one's ever said anything nor lunged at my treadmill. Several other guys chew gum - and crack it and pop bubbles - but I've never overheard any comments about it. My first thought was that you overreacted, but the vast majority of commenters agree with you, so I'll just make sure my chewing is under the radar.phed49http://www.blogger.com/profile/16038122930893840591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-72469072285994486132008-03-26T13:32:00.000-04:002008-03-26T13:32:00.000-04:00Why should you have asked him nicely? Because by stopping his machine and yelling at him, you became just as much of an asshole as he. You don't know what was in his mind, what he was going through that day.<BR/><BR/>"It just never ceases to amaze me how some people think the world revolves around them...and no one else matters."<BR/><BR/>Pot calling kettle black.kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-29080845026191109402008-03-26T12:32:00.000-04:002008-03-26T12:32:00.000-04:00Great post Kenneth! <BR/><BR/>At the Equinox here in Santa Monica there are "No Cell Phone" signs all over the gym. The other day a young woman next to me on the treadmill was yacking away about nothing on her cell phone. She was oblivious to the grunts and sighs from me and the guy on the other side of her. Finally, as the other guy gets off he gets her attention and points to the "No Cell Phone" sign which is posted right in front of her. She flips him off and tells him to mind his own business and then continues to chastize him to the other person on the phone.<BR/><BR/>There really is no excuse for such rudeness. I think your experience is indicative of a bigger problem with American society - entitlement. People believe they are entitled to do as they please. They also fail to be accountable for their actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-36017104710384772352008-03-26T11:26:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:26:00.000-04:00Did you ever know that you're my hero? There's a woman at my gym who pops her gum on the treadmill, too - I usually fantasize about throwing my dirty sweaty towel in her face, but now I have an Option B!Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-90633768020759976672008-03-26T11:12:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:12:00.000-04:00My question is, who chews gum and blows bubbles while RUNNING? Seems like he might inhale it!Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-55573591066618143612008-03-26T11:03:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:03:00.000-04:00If more people had an "Irish temper" like you and I apparently do, there might be a lot less stupid behavior in this world. The asshole deserved what he got, and more. Erin go bragh!MLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12977401540845563903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-6652075882276180002008-03-26T10:52:00.000-04:002008-03-26T10:52:00.000-04:00you know that sign in the locker room "NO CELL PHONES".well I go to Equinox...and to complain to the management that a person is at a meeting next to me on the phone, is an absolute waste of time...but that is a very temporary scenario cause I run out of there to the showers...and down here the locker room is so small that if someone is 2-3 rows over ,you're listening to that shit..but CUDOS to you Kenneth on calling out this asshole...AND chewing gum is the worse thing to do for your stomach...it churns up all the juices of your body thinking it's getting FOOD when it's not getting anything...so the acids start flowing etcpointer1952http://www.blogger.com/profile/11071995739436494514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-83236080420163487672008-03-26T10:09:00.000-04:002008-03-26T10:09:00.000-04:00My horrible gym story: At my gym which will remain nameless (rhymes with Dolly Parton!) some hot tranny mess is always on the stairmaster next to the bike I like to use. CONSTANTLY running her mouth non-stop, I mean literally... the girl NEVER has a thought come into her head that does not find voice. She's got a bevvy of gymbunnies to chat to all the time. And form?? Puh-lease! She's bent over at the waist on the stairmaster hanging over the handrail yak-yaking to folks who walk by, are on the next machine, across the room, don't know her at all -- anyone! (Has anyone plotted the vin diagram of MTF Transexualism and Narcissitic Personality Disorder??? Hmmmm.) <BR/><BR/>Anyhoo, I just turn up my Ipod and try to ignore her. Of course, this was unacceptable since this poor girl doesn't exist if not being noticed. What did she do? Well, I get a whiff of some of the cheapest cigar store vanilla fragrance I've evah smelled, and involuntarily retch. Then I realize she's covering her sweaty self in some cheap aroma therapy crap. If you try to block her visually and auditorally, bitch will get your attention olfactorily! Now THAT is a demand for attention that any narcissist can be proud of.<BR/><BR/>My solution, I hopped off the bike and headed across the gym to a treadmill. Result: I'm really enjoying a new elliptical phase of my cardio! And I got to use 'hot tranny mess' in a blog comment! Life is good....Bitter?? Who me?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-59029569077509226102008-03-26T09:00:00.000-04:002008-03-26T09:00:00.000-04:00I deal with inappropriate gum chewing on (almost) a daily basis. <BR/><BR/>My friend Nadia calls it "the Puerto Rican chew". It's a loud muffled pop as the bubbles burst inside your partially open mouth. <BR/><BR/>I have asked my co-workers to refrain from doing it but I have lost this battle. I just put on my headphones and turn up my music. <BR/><BR/>Any suggestions on how to make them stop? Obviously asking politely has not worked.Rodrigohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16793964594748613222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-52142864180978645492008-03-26T08:12:00.000-04:002008-03-26T08:12:00.000-04:00You're my hero and no you're not arrogant (as one of your readers stated). There are some things that kids do at church that can't be ignored and I dealt with it one day. I don't go to church to be irritated. If they don't learn a lesson at a young age, they'll end up being 50 yo chewing gum on a treadmill.<BR/><BR/>Here's what happened to me:<BR/><BR/>http://str8upwithatwist.blogspot.com/2007/10/everybody-run.htmlTimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731636833824369869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-42657291558179544312008-03-26T01:19:00.000-04:002008-03-26T01:19:00.000-04:00Oh yeah... Thanks for that inspiring story! I have a similar experiences, but not to the point of screaming "STOP THAT!!!" You got great, huge, big, shiny balls, man! Now I'll know what to do! (Don't care If I get banned!)David Cruz (daxdigital@gmail.com)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03781449782292266550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-81833118059858711482008-03-25T23:55:00.001-04:002008-03-25T23:55:00.001-04:00I feel your pain! It's amazing that some people don't demostrate any common courtesy at the gym!! I hate those you think its okay to come to the gym and chat on their cell phone! I don't want to hear your conversation! There is a older guy at my gym that taps his hands on the machines to the music his is listening. <BR/><BR/>Wish I had seen your drama unfold - to cheer you on!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-32451731299201427912008-03-25T23:55:00.000-04:002008-03-25T23:55:00.000-04:00HaHa...God, the Cell Block Tango! I love that number! But damn, two shotgun blasts to the head is quite a "warning." He had it comin', indeed.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work, Kenneth!Jakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-63784592169588316462008-03-25T23:39:00.000-04:002008-03-25T23:39:00.000-04:00>>high_rhapsody wrote: its like annoying kids at church, you dont yell at them. you simple ignore it.<<<BR/><BR/>But that's just it. It's NOT like annoying children at church. They're children and will learn to behave when they get older. This is a GROWN MAN who (of course) knows better but chooses to put himself above all others. <I>That's</I> arrogance, my friend.Kenneth Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666275272819956774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-6908808532013270182008-03-25T23:36:00.000-04:002008-03-25T23:36:00.000-04:00Kenneth,<BR/><BR/>Wow...I was sort of thinking about the inappropriate annoyance of gum chewing by one of my students on Monday in discussion section. My kid, though, was not audibly popping.<BR/><BR/>Your story made me think of the musical Chicago. Cell Block Tango, much? At least you didn't fire the two warning shots...Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17868389436876116903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-36017419657281220602008-03-25T23:11:00.000-04:002008-03-25T23:11:00.000-04:00no offense but yes its annoying what he did, but in same respect your pretty arrogant in what you did as well. plus did it need the asshole part. no it didnt. its like annoying kids at church, you dont yell at them. you simple ignore it. its not worth the effort and yes you might have felt good, but you probably also came across as crazy. it was gum..relax.High_Rhapsodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09848209754476331628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-10755451561836105242008-03-25T22:48:00.000-04:002008-03-25T22:48:00.000-04:00He looked stunned and didn't say anything. But I said it as I was leaving, so it was kind of hit and run.Kenneth Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666275272819956774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-56948648494576745202008-03-25T22:37:00.000-04:002008-03-25T22:37:00.000-04:00Please tell us how he responded.<BR/><BR/>I have a horrible temper. Everyone thinks I'm really meek and mild, but when you push me to the point where I am pissed off ... you better watch it.<BR/><BR/>This guy is an idiot, that is how you should have responded to him.dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-18159912839003295742008-03-25T21:27:00.000-04:002008-03-25T21:27:00.000-04:00So how did he respond?foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442892491318607466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-38223821258483875692008-03-25T20:56:00.000-04:002008-03-25T20:56:00.000-04:00you're my herojerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08119156456337908242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-55638436541282145702008-03-25T20:22:00.000-04:002008-03-25T20:22:00.000-04:00Sounds like something I would've written.Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14985551962784298632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-8518882443301695602008-03-25T20:02:00.000-04:002008-03-25T20:02:00.000-04:00I am TOTALLY with you! This, among many other daily challenges, drives me NUTZ!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333114.post-17508781226840303962008-03-25T19:31:00.001-04:002008-03-25T19:31:00.001-04:00YOU ARE MY HERO!!!<BR/><BR/>There are so many times that I want to smack people on the machines around me, but have never had the nerve to do anything other than the 'glare'.Catnoreply@blogger.com