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For your morning swimming exercise, a massive whirlpool created by the pool pump tries to pull you under, forcing you to swim closer to the giant squid that lives in the shadows on the other side of the pool. 25 laps each day of this pool and you’ll be an Olympic swimmer before you know it.
(This
idea is part of the Home, Sweat Home project)
Home, Sweat Home
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[UnaBubba, Jan 03 2008]
The Thorpedo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Thorpe
He was an amazing swimmer. [Jinbish, Jan 03 2008]
Giant Squid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid
Impressive ...... [8th of 7, Jan 03 2008]
Colossal Squid
http://en.wikipedia...wiki/Colossal_Squid
ditto [Jinbish, Jan 03 2008]
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Man alive! Or not as the case may be. Is there any possibility for a graduated difficulty level for those of us that aren't built like Ian Thorpe - perhaps some slight turbulence and a cuttlefish? |
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OK, We'll start it out that way. Perhaps a filter inlet skimmer and a goldfish bowl? |
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Michael Phelps (USA) is systematically demolishing Thorpe's records, each year. |
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That's bit closer to my capabilities. I'll work up to a sea monster of Kraken-esque proportions... (maybe) |
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Phelps: he is also an amazing swimmer - even better than me. But isn't nicknamed "Thorpedo". |
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I've got a couple of ex-girlfriends you
could hire on ... |
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Sans lifeguards, of course. |
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Also good for annoying children. [+] |
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// good for annoying children // |
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Not merely good, but excellent .... ty-raps round wrists and ankles, and away they go. |
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You have to hope that the poor squid doesn't choke on the plastic, though. |
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This seems a little overcomplicated. Surely
a pool on a slope would suffice? |
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Please can we have the Symplegades as well? |
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I'd give you the Symplegades but Jason did them in, didn't he? As I recall, they no longer move, since he passed the Bosporus and they snatched the stern ornament from his vessel. |
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In any case, Odysseus couldn't agree with Apollonius whether they were on the same route or not. Perhaps we could have them in the next door neighbours' pool? |
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[8/7], did you mean just Polyphemus, or the other Cyclopes, as well? I keep them in the cellar, err... Tartarus... |
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Now you come to mention it, there has been a lot of building activity next door recently. An ornithologist friend has also noticed a recent decline in the numbers of doves. |
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In dove numbers, or just their tailfeathers? |
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The doves are useless round here. |
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Perhaps you could use hawks? |
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