I stopped going to the gym because of Trump. Now I can't open jars

The Guardian ^ | July 4, 2018 | Brigid Delaney

[EdnaMode]

t was November 2016 and the only person I knew who believed Trump would win the US election was the owner of my gym. This was clearly a ridiculous prediction so, seeing the chance for some easy money, I offered to bet him $100 that Hillary would win.

[snip]

It was 9 November 2016 and my thinking about fitness changed almost overnight. In tune with the times, it became more Trump, less Obama.

In the spirit of the Donald, I drank more bottles of Diet Coke and ate more McDonald’s. I dropped the gym – embracing Trump’s belief that we are given a certain amount of energy and if we use it then we are depleting a finite resource.

[snip] I missed being strong enough to open jars and carry groceries. So, last week, I returned to the gym, slinking back in as if no time had passed. I hoped that by wearing a puffy jacket and MC Hammer pants I could hide my lack of definition – that I could pretend I had maintained my fitness on my own. At home, running to the building next door. On the couch. While tweeting.

But you can’t hide fitness. You either have it or you don’t. You can either lift the dumbbell or you can wobble on your fifth rep and drop the load.

You are either strong or you are weak. And I was weak.

[EdnaMode]

Awww poor Brigid. She can't open jars and it's all Trump's fault!

[mrmeyer]

What hysterics

[RightGeek]

Womp, womp

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You are mentally ill, lady or sir or whatever pronoun you prefer by law today.

[dainbramaged]

A line from an old blues song comes to mind: “Take a mouthful of sugar, drink a bottle of turpentine”.

[Sans-Culotte]

Wow. What utter flatulence that column was.

[ronniesgal]

what a stupid cow. maybe she wants to die soon so she doesn’t take care of herself!!!

[ClearCase_guy]

Although some mental illness seems to be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, a lot of mental illness is just “thinking gone horribly wrong”. This person is mentally ill.

[Mears]

I am a 85 year old woman and I have NEVER met a jar I couldn’t open,not once,and I live alone.

This girl is a moron.

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[Steve_Seattle]

"What hysterics."

Seriously, does this woman realize how silly she's making herself look? And, as an aside, I don't remember Trump ever saying what she claims he said, or encouraging people not to be physically fit. Would she have ever said this kind of stuff if the obese Ted Kennedy had become president?

[headstamp 2]

[I missed being strong enough to open jars ]

Perhaps she could try using her mouth instead.

[CommerceComet]

This lady needs to go to a mental health gym.

[wally_bert]

I haven’t been to a gym in years.

Recently I found out about a church’s Christian Life Center close by.

15 bucks one time.

A fair amount of amenities.

It’s volunteer run, so the hours are the greatest but I usually hit it on the way home for 30 to 45 minutes.

[rudy45]

lol did she pay off the bet?

[Steve_Seattle]

"In tune with the times, it became more Trump, less Obama."

I'm not even sure that any of what she is saying is actually true, but if it's true, what normal adult changes their lifestyle and eating habits depending upon who the president is? This woman sounds like a woman any sane man should avoid at all costs.

[JudgemAll]

This is juicy MAGA stuff. Can’t wait for Trump to provide libs more excuses to just drop the gym and go completely away under rocks the worms they are

[CaptainK]

I didn’t want Trump to win – he’d grabbed women by the pussy

She has him confused with Bill Clinton.

[JudgemAll]

Oh and what a great way to make libs vote for Trump: if you feel lazy and need a great excuse for 4 years of more giving up that you crave for, help elect Trump

[Magnum44]

This post deserves some illustrations...

[PLMerite]

“I stopped going to the gym because of Trump. Now I can’t open jars”

I heard of a woman who said she’d do anything for a mink coat, now she can’t get it buttoned.

Yes, it’s an old, old joke.