Okay, so I’ve got a pair of ergonomic wrist-wraps that I’m supposed to test for the next week.
If you’re not familiar with ergonomics, it comes from the Greek word for… um… well, two Greek words for… well, two Greek words. And the last thing you want to know is what two Greeks do, okay? Especially when the phrase “Just strap these on and see how it feels” is involved.
This whole wrist-rest thing has something to do with the radio show I’m on most Saturday afternoons. Since it’s a technology show, I’m testing carpal tunnel-preventing gel-filled wrist rests. If it were a cookshow, I’d probably be testing a spatula (“Unhand that purse, thief, or I’ll spatula you such a knock on the head!”).
I type a lot, so when I saw the wrist-rests, I got an avaricious look in my eye.
“Would you like these?” Garf said. (The host’s name is Garf.)
“How much do they cost?” I asked.
“Oh, you can have these. In fact…”
I didn’t hear the rest, because you know how it is with me and getting things for free. With FrankJ, it’s just in Frank’s nature, but for me it’s a religious thing.
Anyway, I’m supposed to keep a diary of how these things feel, so here’s my first impressions:
- Don’t forget to take them off before going to the bathroom again.
- I look about as dorkish as I did without the things.
- When asked, I tell people they’re to keep me from slashing my wrists because life sucks so badly. NOW WHERE’S THE NEW MORRISSEY ALBUM???
- Unlike Wonder Woman’s wrist-bracers, these don’t stop bullets.
- The gel does not taste like blueberry jam.
- Co-workers love to use them to strap me to the chair and roll me down the stairs. Ha ha ha ha. Ouch.
- My wrists feel great. But my shoulders and elbows feel like Hell.
So there you go. First day with the wrist-rests.
Tomorrow I’m going to see if they can help me float in the pool, then Wednesday I’m going to bake an apple pie without oven mitts.
Ergonomics, man! Ergonomics!
Co-owners? I think this is TMI, Mr. Folsom Street Fair. Now if it were co-workers . . . .
Nerf-balls and duct tape work well. Cheaper too.
You know, with just a few minor modifications you probably could deflect bullets with those. It’s worth a try.
“Tomorrow I’m going to see if they can help me float in the pool, then Wednesday I’m going to bake an apple pie without oven mitts.”
How about Friday you see if they will help you get a date. I am sure plenty of the guys on here are wondering how to do that.
jk
I’m just kinda wondering about the curious coupling of the phrases “Just strap these on and see how it feels” with “what two Greeks do.” Maybe it’s been too long of a day, and my mind’s straying from the path of cleanliness and righteousness. If it is, I’ll find a couple of those wrist straps, head for a Greek restaurant and have them all slap me silly.
Do you think maybe John Edwards owns a piece of this wrist strap company?
I think you need to stop using your wrists so much for, shall we say less than wholesome activities.
As soon as I saw this, I asked hubby if he’d wear them if I bought em for him (he has had “mouse” elbow a few times, which he takes as a sign of superiority over the other computer geeks), he said not even if they were flesh colored and had a fake tatoo one em. I think he fears the chair rolling thing since he works on the two hundredth floor…
It’s funny, I just taped some bubble wrap to my wrist, opened up IMAO and saw this.
~P&B~
If the wrist wraps don’t work out, you could try “floam” & an ACE bandage…
I was trying to find some type of rhyme-scheme for being Jewish & gellin’, like in those Dr Scholl’s commercials, but no luck so far. Help me out, Laurence!
It’s from the word “ergon” and the suffix -nomics.
Ergon is the Greek word for ‘work,’ so quite literally, ergonomics is the ‘study of work.’
IMAO – Now with health and beauty tips…
Are you gellin’?
Like I’m buyin’ what you’re sellin’! Wholesale.
Hellalame.
Ergonomics is from Latin, not Greek.
Ergo – Therefore
Gonomics – Of gnomes
Literally “Therefore of Gnomes” or as used by the makers of ergonomic products, “Step 3: Profit”