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Hills of Death (HOD) Jan 2018 7:27pm, 28 Jan 2018 33,896 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Schorchio Putting up a tent is like making love to a beautiful woman
ChrisHB Jan 2018 12:31pm, 31 Jan 2018 16,044 posts	0 ChrisHB That the expression "gym bunny" applies to both sexes, and that the male of the species is identifiable by the wearing of an inadequate vest.
Wobbling Jan 2018 1:17pm, 31 Jan 2018 6,106 posts	0 Wobbling Does it Chris? I thought males were ‘gym rats’ or so my former personal trainer husband tells me. I didn’t know the size of clothing was a factor in naming protocols.
ChrisHB Jan 2018 1:29pm, 31 Jan 2018 16,047 posts	0 ChrisHB I realised I didn't actually know what the expression meant - either that, or there are none at the gym I attend - so I asked Google.
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2018 5:12pm, 31 Jan 2018 2,766 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I’ve heard gym bunny being used for both sexes, and not heard of gym rat. Must be one of those expressions that varies depending who you talk to.
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2018 5:14pm, 31 Jan 2018 2,767 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I assume it derives from Duracell bunny.
Dvorak Jan 2018 5:37pm, 31 Jan 2018 15,365 posts	0 Dvorak The fastest place on the surface of the earth is the summit of Cayambe, a volcano in Ecuador which straddles the equator. It has a rotational speed of 1041.3502 mph. summitpost.org
Night-owl Jan 2018 6:05pm, 31 Jan 2018 30,325 posts	0 Night-owl You go into an eating place that has self serve drinks eg. Pizza Hut there's no full fat drinks on offer its all diet or sugar free Apparently its a government thing
TomahawkMike Feb 2018 11:03pm, 2 Feb 2018 1,147 posts	0 TomahawkMike From another thread....apparently there is a bigger population in the metropolitan area of Tokyo than the entire country of Canada
WA Feb 2018 11:39pm, 2 Feb 2018 5,022 posts	0 WA That if you are tested and treated for atrial fibrillation your risk of having a stroke drops from. 1 in 20 to 1 in 50. And that it takes seconds to test.