I spoke to my boy E on the phone yesterday, and during our conversation he shared a really funny story about the place in South Carolina where he was doing his karate training. What made it even funnier to me, was because I had just finished reading one of my older entries about how I was so broke that I once tried to water down water. As you can see, I’m not the only cheap bastard thinking along these lines…
E came in to train one morning, and he could tell something was different about the gym. He could not put a finger on what it was, but he knew that something was not right. E then looked over where the water fountain used to be, and noticed that it was gone!
E turned to one of the other students and asked “What happened to the water fountain?”
The guy replied “They got rid of it.”
Next, E asked “So what happens if people get thirsty?”
The guy said “They’re selling water over there in the back.”
That was pretty much E’s last day in the class, and I don’t blame him! How is a gym…a place that MAKES YOU SWEAT…a place that makes you sweat IN HOT-ASS CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, gonna take away water fountains? That shouldn’t even be legal! What’s worse is the fact that the instructor is gonna make folks train for hours on end, then force them to pay for the water that they need for basic survival! It’s quite possible that someone could cheap themselves to death in that class! Or broke themselves to death, depending on how much cash they have on-hand!
E always brought his own water with him, but he said that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. That $5 or so the place tried to make off water sales ended up costing them an $80 a month membership. Let that be a lesson to you all: Stop being cheap when it comes to water!
Oh yeah, speaking of cheapskate water incidents, let’s not forget about this one, either!
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Remember when water used to come in only one flavor? WET! Sure prior to the mid-sixties there were two types of wet, but now it has just gotten out of control. Yesterday, I am watching my son enjoy himself in the front yard as he cools himself by running through the sprinkler. Great right? Not! He then runs his little punk ass inside to get some bottled water because he was thirsty. What is we gonna do?(Anonymous)
Is that from someone’s stand-up routine or something?
re: the pic — sweep the leg.