What's mildly amusing you today?

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by wolf

I should not be allowed in the Tar-jay without a responsible adult.

Luckily I will be returning about $50 worth of the stuff I bought because it didn't fit.

So, like I'm in the female workout wear department. They have a lot of cute stuff, little racerback sports bras, little yoga pants, little Daisy Duke running shorts, emphasis on the little.

There was a staff member stocking and rehanging these cute little outfits. She was a very substantially sized young lady.

I asked her, "Excuse me, but do you have any workout wear for women who actually need it?"

She didn't say a word. She just shook her head, very slowly.

We both laughed in a very jolly manner.

I have to go check out the workout wear section at the Walmart. I think they are more likely to have my size.

My problem was that I decided to go around the whole store. Usually I just head straight for what I went for. And I kind of did. Unfortunately, there was an entire store in between the first thing I went for and the second.

I love this story.

Oh, and the "entire store" included the Hello Kitty duct tape, right?

Target gets me into trouble every time!

[skysidhe]

hehe thanks for the laugh clodfobble!

[casimendocina]

That's hilarious Clod. Awaiting the report of the CD guy's reply.

[skysidhe]

Yes, wolf your story was funny too but I read it second and so, I forgot after the chuckle fest I had over clods.

"The emphasis on the word little" is oh so true. I've thought the very same thing. They certainly look like a size 3. I pick one up and I imagine a trim toned tall athletic person, tanned and gorgeous and put the item down, thinking it's out of my league.

[infinite monkey]

I saw a woman in the Wally World with an outfit made of those very items, the 'little' ones. I was totally jealous until she turned around and I realized she wasn't a working-out, dedicated, 'my body is a temple' health fiend, she was a hillbilly crackhead.

But she looked GREAT from the back.

[Sundae]

I got my last swimming costume from the internet.
Having scoured three very hot sportswear shops with very badly organised sections, I decided I felt like too much of a freak and would rather take care of my needs anonymously.

[plthijinx]

Hello kitty duct tape?!? Really??? Either im just gullible or wow. Just wow.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by plthijinx

Hello kitty duct tape?!? Really??? Either im just gullible or wow. Just wow.

No really. I posted a picture in Products I Wholeheartedly Endorse

So, the ill-fitting items are safely back in the store, although I nearly had to get out the EMT shears to release myself from the "compression sports bra" that turned out to be two sizes smaller than what the tag said.

While I was in the mongo-plex returning stuff, I decided to check out a couple of other stores ... Dicks Sporting Goods also does not sell workout wear for people who actually need it, although I did get a very nice firestriker, backpacking chair, a spork, and some drybags.

I had to approach two Customer Associates in the BestBuy looking for an mp3 player whose name does not start with a lower case i.

They had two, they cost nearly as much as the iEquivalent, with less data storage, and so I walked out without getting anything. However, based on this experience, I may be getting closer to buying one of those iThings.

[casimendocina]

Originally Posted by Sundae

I got my last swimming costume from the internet.
Having scoured three very hot sportswear shops with very badly organised sections, I decided I felt like too much of a freak and would rather take care of my needs anonymously.

Do pools in the UK have shops attached with swimming costumes for normal people? I've found them to be much better than any other kind of shop that sells swimming costumes.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by casimendocina

Do pools in the UK have shops attached with swimming costumes for normal people? I've found them to be much better than any other kind of shop that sells swimming costumes.

I can't speak with any authority, having only been to one pool as an adult, but my personal experience is NO.
And the chances are, if they did, they would again only cater for the standard sizes, having limited space and looking for the maximum sales per retail area.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by casimendocina

That's hilarious Clod. Awaiting the report of the CD guy's reply.

He did reply this time, actually (doesn't usually.) He said:

Thanks for the update on your son. I appreciate it. Congrats on finding your calling. Very cool!

Keep up the good work. All the best to you both.

He's not a bad guy, just a dyed-in-the-wool PR personality. To be honest, I'm betting he'll out-chum me in the end.

[casimendocina]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

He did reply this time, actually (doesn't usually.) He said:

He's not a bad guy, just a dyed-in-the-wool PR personality. To be honest, I'm betting he'll out-chum me in the end.

You never know, a beautiful friendship could be born.

[monster]

Swimming costume discussions are mildly amusing me today.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by monster

Swimming costume discussions are mildly amusing me today.

'Cause all I can think is "you mean, like, Batman or something?"

I know it's just a difference in the words we use, but it makes me chuckle.

A lot like when someone comments on the professional football team's new 'costumes.' (And I mean American football, the big bulky guys in uniform, not the other kind where the little guys traipse around and they actually do wear cute little costumes.)

[monster]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

A lot like when someone comments on the professional football team's new 'costumes.' (And I mean American football, the big bulky guys in uniform, not the other kind where the little guys traipse around and they actually do wear cute little costumes.)

Brits would say Strip or Kit to mean a sports uniform. Uniforms are for schoolkids and soldiers and maybe nurses