Giddy-up! Home Gym Decor

Sometimes going into Sharper Image (or a similar) has us laughing til our abs ache. Has the inventory gotten weirder (albeit more diverse)? For example: When did Donald Trump start selling steaks? And why is it available at Sharper Image? So, when we flipped through a few magazines that featured articles on "Fitness at Home," we took one look at this GiddyUp! Core Exerciser and was momentarily speechless.

It looks like a hybrid of a mechanical bull, an oversized bike seat, and something you'd see in a porn shoot. And while we were ruminating on the looks alone, the idea of having this in our home--gym be damned--was almost too much to bear. We'd rather run down to the nearest 24 Hour Fitness and be done with it.

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Wow not sure I have any words for that!

Could it be a situation similar to the SATC episode where Samantha tries to return her ummm... vibrator only to be told "They don't sell vibrators" they sell personal massagers? ;)

posted by richie rich on August 23rd 2007 at 1:25pm
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I don't know which was the more surreal NY experience, riding a real live horse into the streets and into Central Park or wandering into Sharper Image last summer and sitting on this device. I went to school for teaching riding to handicapped people and could go on and on about the physical/psychological benefits of riding. This was fun (and funny), but not much like the real thing.

posted by Kate (NC) on August 23rd 2007 at 5:04pm
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I would wear a saddle for her.

posted by Max on August 24th 2007 at 10:07am
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