Scrutinizing The Status Quo September 17, 2016
Posted by nrhatch in Humor, People.trackback
After our morning beach walk, we stopped at the outdoor showers to wash the sand off our feet.
As we turned to leave, a barefoot and bare-chested man in his mid-50’s approached the showers.
He turned on the water, stepped into the spray, and pulled out the waistband of his swim trunks, creating a gap between his bare belly and his trunks.
He peered into the chasm as the water made its descent, scrutinizing the situation to ensure that his quo was status:
“Everything OK down there?”
“Yup. Everything’s good.”
“Any shrinkage?”
“Some. But we’ll bounce back.”
“Great. Everyone present and accounted for?”
“Yup. All aboard.”
“Excellent.”
After taking stock of his nether regions, the man released the elastic waistband of his trunks, turned off the shower, and headed back to the beach.
Aah . . . that’s better!
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LOL! This reminded me of a Seinfeld episode. Did you ever see it, Nancy? It was classic…”Like a scared turtle.” Happy Saturday!
Yes! Elaine’s face as she says, “IT shrinks?” or I don’t know how you guys walk around with those things.”
I know! LOL! She was so great in that show.
Great script, characters, and cast . . . with perfect chemistry.
I remember that one too, Jill.
It was hilarious! That Elaine, she cracked me up. 🙂
Well, you can’t be too careful.
Exactly! It’s one thing to leave a plastic pail and shovel behind at the beach, but you don’t want the boys left stranded.
That’s right! 🙂
Odd?
Do women engage in similar behavior with their bikini bottoms? Of course not.
LOL!! I’ve been to several of my son’s Tough Mudder and Spartan races and have seen this scene played out at the open air showers numerous times!
With this dialogue in my head now, I’m going to have a hard time keeping a straight face.
Yes! This wasn’t the first time I’ve seen it . . . and it’s always the boys checking on the boys. Good luck with that straight face.
I’ve never heard that expression before “the boys checking on the boys”. I’ll have to remember that one 😀
Glad you enjoyed ~ I don’t think I’d heard it before. it just popped into my head when responding to you.
He’s just making sure everything’s okay in downtown Las Huevos.
That’s exactly what he seemed to be doing . . . I just gave voice to his inner dialogue.
“Yo, Huevos!”
“Hey, hey, muchaho.”
We see this frequently at Venice Beach! We look at each other and shake our head yes or no and see which of us is right about who is going to stretch the old waistband… 😀
Ha! We’re going to start to play that game here. What fun!
You never know what can happen in those waves.
Ha! . . . “Man overboard!”
You never know with all those fish around!
Gotta protect the team!
LOL! At least he has good communication skills with his shrinking buddy. 😀
Yes! Glad they are on speaking terms with one another. Cordial relationships are the best.
You sure have a way with words, Nancy. I’m with Joanne Sisco, it’s going to be hard keeping a straight face, next time I see this! 😉
The showers were not in use today when we walked by . . . and I still smiled.
haha, Seinfeld classic, love it! Thanks for putting the clip in here.
Seinfeld = one of the best sitcoms ever. Especially considering it was a show about “nothing.”
Exercise, surf, sand . . . and entertainment, too! LOL!
Going to the beach can be very entertaining. Just watching the tons of stuff that people schlepp back and forth is amusing.
When we walk, the only thing we carry is our flip flops. When we plan to “park it” in the sand, we bring 2 chairs, 2 towels, and a small cooler of water/snacks. But there are families on the beach who set up “tent cities” for a day at the beach ~ tent, chair, coolers, toys, radio, umbrellas, bags of snacks, etc. A massive undertaking.
Sounds like work to me, but the effort must be worth it for some people. Whatever makes them happy!
Exactly. They aren’t blocking my view.
Haaaa – maybe he thought it had been washed away by the last wave! Phew – still there in working order 😀
A very reassuring glance, I’m sure.
Funny shower habits
Seeing this cracked me up!
Delightful! Thanks for the smile.
Glad you got a kick out of it, Ally Bean.
He had some pet shellfish in there?
Let’s hope they weren’t crabs!
*snigger*
Like so many others, I, too, immediately thought of that particular Seinfeld episode. What a classic! Some people are so completely unselfconscious and little did he know that his actions were going to be captured for others to chuckle about later! 🙂
A more “serious” blogger would probably have snapped his photo to illustrate the post! But I try never to be more “serious” than need be. 😀