***holes Everywhere

[drscott]

The Golds on Market Street is one of the least contentious gyms I've ever been in, presumably because gay men are too busy checking each other out to throw territorial fits. I've been going there for four months and never encountered a real jerk. Until today!

It's 5 o'clock and I've finished my regular lifting, so I wait ten minutes for a treadmill to open up. Two people in front of me get one, then there's long, long wait. Meanwhile, two or three people are waiting behind me -- I'm the head of the line. I'm busy willing the zaftig lady in black to stop her 2 mph walk already, when three of the treadmills in a row die -- their users are puzzled and stand around for a few seconds trying to figure out what went wrong. Well, it happens I saw the same thing happen last week -- those three are on the same breaker.

When the frustrated users start coming my way, I tell them about that. Meanwhile, behind me someone says "are you going to move or what? there's one open!" I turn around -- it's a well-muscled but short Asian guy. I tell him the breaker's out and they aren't working. He says, "you don't have to shout!" I tell him I have to talk loudly or he won't understand me (I talk quietly normally and most people can't hear me.) He says, "well, don't get in my face..." Hmm, we're about to have a bar brawl. I brilliantly replied, "well, don't get in *my* face," and turned away.

I sincerely don't understand how anyone could interpret what I said as "getting in [their] face."

Comments

[friendofjack.livejournal.com]

Maybe short Asian dude was having a bad day and you just happened to be the one he unloaded on.

[citycraig.livejournal.com]

He's probably overcompensating for being so short (although I often find short guys hot... unless they're assholes). Maybe he had been working out for a while and was tranced out with body chemicals. Whatever his issue, I say F**K HIM. He needs to relax. :-)

[sunsmogseahorse.livejournal.com]

Ten bucks says it was meth.

[abqdan.livejournal.com]

A wonderful retort. The next exchange would have involved the relatives sizes of your fathers, no doubt!

Seriously, the guy's a jerk.

!!!!

[otterlover01.livejournal.com]

You came face to face with a guy that obviously has low self-esteem issues. He must have been even chewing his issues mentally when that happened. I've been the subject of those bad encounters too, they are awful and always leave a really bad taste. Oh well, it's in the past now. :o) Hugs, L.

Penis envy

[(Anonymous)]

The well-muscled but short Asian man obviously has such an extreme case of penis envy that he imagines men who merely project their voices to have larger units than he. He also overcompensates by making his body muscular, an obvious waste of time since he is a prick -- a tiny prick. Therefore, you in all your manly glory are an insurMOUNTable threat to him. He is to be pitied not only for not being as naturally hot and muscled as you, but also for his unfortunate endowment (or lack thereof). The next time you see him, be sure to squint searchingly at his shorts and then shrug to indicate you can't see even the slightest bulge.