Satirical Report: Sweaty Rowing Machine Print Fades, Prompting Philosophical Reflection on Mortality
By
The Onion Staff
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
A satirical news article reports on the fleeting nature of a sweaty ass print left on a rowing machine at a Crunch Fitness gym in Fort Wayne, Indiana, using this mundane occurrence as a philosophical meditation on the transience of all human endeavors and existence itself.
Key quotes
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the glittering delineation of an ass left as the vestige of a recent 25-minute cardiovascular workout session had, within seconds of its imprinting, begun evaporating from sight and memory
serving as yet another emblem of the impassive decay that claims all
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