There's a gym in London offering something new: Human Dumbbells. Richard Hilton, the owner of the Gymbox Gym says people always complained that weightlifting was boring, so he went out and hired five people of different sizes, including a dwarf and a 120-pound man. Their job is to sit on specially-adapted weight machines while you lift them. While you're lifting them, they shout out encouragement to you. They yell out things like, "Come on! Lift me harder and faster" or "You're doing great! Look at those muscles building!" Or, if you prefer, you can tell them to shut up and let you lift in silence.

Of course, you have to speak to them very slowly, because they ARE dumbbells.

Finally, Caroline Kennedy will NOT be appointed to Eva Peron's New York Senate seat. She dropped her bid rather abruptly when her poll numbers took a nosedive after she did a couple of interviews and came across as rather inarticulate. When she spoke, she kept saying "you know" after every couple of words. Insiders say she's very upset. She felt she really deserved that senate seat.....because she's...........you know......a Kennedy.

See you at the fights.

posted by Denny  # 5:31 PM