The picture comes from the Wikipedia article on treadmills, which I was reading because my son John had done a Facebook post linking to a Forbes article that displayed like this...
... and I thought it was a sad sign of the times that the idea of "relaxing and rejuvenating activities" was illustrated by a person running on a treadmill. A treadmill was once a very clear symbol of drudgery.
I was looking for a video clip from the movie about Oscar Wilde that showed him on the prison treadmill — this kind of treadmill....
... and I didn't find it, but searching for Oscar Wilde + treadmill got me to this:
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"Treadmill to Oblivion" (1954--Fred Allen)
I can appreciate a beautiful woman on a treadmill, thighs glistening, tightly-clad buttocks flexing rhythmically, pony-tail swaying back-and-forth.
And all of that to punish themselves for having that Starbucks mocha with low-fat milk.
I am Laslo.
I have to run on dreadmills when I travel and it's too dangerous to go outside - Bogota, Detroit, ...
-XC
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I shouldn't have had that mocha.
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I didn't need that mocha.
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I was doing so good until I had that mocha.
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I could've just drove by, but no, I was weak.
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I must punish the weakness.
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That guy is staring at my butt again.
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I work hard for this butt, I occasionally deserve a mocha.
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No, I don't. Don't lie to myself.
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My Life is full of lies.
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I'm going to grow old.
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I could've had an Americano, no cream.
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I knew that when I ordered the mocha.
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I knew better. I KNOW better.
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They hired a younger girl in the front office.
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The mocha was her fault. Bitch.
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I can't let her win. I'M the sexy one at the Office.
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I would kill for some Häagen-Dazs.
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I am Laslo.
The Wilde movie is here:
http://veehd.com/video/4575761_Wilde-1997
"One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing."
Looks like my stress test last month.
I run on a treadmill because it is easier on the knees and hips than real running and I can watch TV. I find running incredibly boring.
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tl;dr
I'm surprised no one mentioned Taylor Swift on the treadmill.
I thought the Taylor Swift one was pretty good.
Guys working out on the treadmill. OK, now its time to GO
Conan's Wheel
Carol said...
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tl;dr
239 words, half of which were an obvious rhythm thing.
Do you really read that slow?
I am Laslo.
Drudgery or not, treadmills work fine for some people, but I got myself back into shape by pushing a bolder up a hill, over and over again.
Girl with the Pony Tail on the Treadmill:
I don't get Donald Trump.
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I Hate Donald Trump.
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He only gets beautiful women because he is rich.
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That new Bitch in the Front Office would fuck him.
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She would ASS-Fuck him.
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For the Money.
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Rich People always think they can fuck someone in the ass because they have money.
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I don't get people who don't support Bernie.
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He's like who I wish my Father was, If my Father was Cool like That.
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Without all that Guilt and Pressure. I get it, Dad: you helped pay for my College. I get it, alright?
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If Bernie got rid of my college debts I could afford a new car.
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A NICE new car. Like a Volkswagen or maybe an Audi.
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If Bernie got rid of my college debts I could live a better life.
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I wouldn't have to have a room-mate.
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I Hate my room-mate.
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Fucking Bitch.
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If Bernie got rid of my college debts I could live a better life.
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I am Laslo.
Again. Laslo saves the thread.
If you hooked one o' them prison treadmills up to guillotine or an electric chair you could have a really efficient prison.
If there were only a pill that could do for you what a treadmill can. Headphones, spotify, or a book on tape. With so many choices now, I can't even watch TV anymore.
TV is just too slow, bandwidth too low in terms of ideas. Movies still manage it as long as you are really choosy.
Anybody else read the final "I am Laslo" in his posts as being just another thing the pony-tail girl thinks?
If it's a sad sign for you, then you're naive as to why people find the need to use them.
As a person who uses a treadmill I like them just fine. Forces one to maintain a pace, you can do hill training - some even have TV's. The people who invented books on tape, podcasts and other media that can be consumed while doing something else must have been treadmill users.
Purposeful Treadmilling:
Threshing Treadmill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNox6WOTUw
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