I was an athletic shoe tester!

[Aquajock]

Good morning, all! I just finished up an interesting little mini-experience: for the past two months I've been a product tester for a cross-trainer athletic shoe for a major shoe company. They sent me a pair of shoes they're developing with a code number and a log sheet and report to fill out, and I had to wear the shoes during my land workouts and record the amount of time spent, the mode, the flooring surface, and all comments about the comfort, fit, feel, what have you.

It was really interesting! I send in my final log and report today, AND the shoes (which have gotten pretty gnarly!) Plus, for two months I got free use of a pair of shoes that would probably cost a bill or more if I bought them retail.

I think I'm going to contact other shoe producers to see if they need anything similar, and THEN I'm going to contact major chocolate producers, and THEN I'm going to contact the Cheez-Its producers, and THEN I'm going to contact the Oreo Cookie producers, and THEN . . . ~~~somebody stop me!~~~

Annette Q. Aquajock

 

[JMFRANE]

Hi Annette,
You are so funny! That sounds really interesting about testing the shoes. Something I would love to do, or do you have to be an instructor?
Joanne

 

[mogambo]

Hey, Aquajock!

Can you maybe contact the Blubber-Lump producers, and get a corporate address, so I can send them a mail-bomb??

 

[Aquajock]

RE: Hey, Mogambo!

What in God's name is a Blubber-Lump?

Annette Q. Aquajock

 

[mogambo]

RE: Hey, Mogambo!

I'd send you a picture, but I think you are a nice person.

 

[Connie1]

RE: Hey, Mogambo!

ROFLMAO

 

[dogonyx]

Mogambo, HELP!!!!!

What the heck is blubber-lump? I'm dying to know.

I did a search on the internet and came up with just about nothing except for some weird thing about a wresting weasel or something.

My current hypothesis is that "blubber-lump" is a take off of "rubber jump" which is a kind/brand of jumping shoe??????? Please let me know if I'm close. It's a mystery that's driving me crazy.

(I had never heard of jumping shoes before. There are some goofy types of them pictured on the web. If you want a good chuckle, you might want to check them out.)

Thanks!!!!

:-jumpy Shelley

 

[mogambo]

RE: Mogambo, HELP!!!!!

This is very funny.

I meant, that whoever is manufacturing blubber-lumps, those hideous jiggly units of evil that attach themselves to innocent people and make them...uh..blubbery. Anyway, if Aqua-Jock can find out who is manufacturing those and mailing them to me from time to time, I'd like to send them a mail bomb. Is this just a "you had to be there" thing?

My daughter tells me I am too weird, maybe she is right.

 

[dogonyx]

RE: Mogambo, HELP!!!!!

I think you're pretty funny. I just speak a different language. Had you said "wiggling, jiggling, cellulite", everything would have made sense to me.

I am a bit disappointed though. I was hoping my detective skills were better than this experience has proven. Good thing I don't do private investigation for a living.

Thanks for letting me in on it!

Shelley