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Modern Man Decathlon

Kicking-butt The garden of prosperity is a curious place in which many strange activities occur. Simply observing the scurry of the Modern Man reveals an unorganized Olympic-like competition featuring the following events:

10. Climbing over others to get to the top

9. Throwing babies out with the bath water

8. Running behind

7. Pounding the pavement

6. Kicking butt (and taking names)

5. Throwing others under the bus (one with four wheel drive and a lift kit, no doubt)

4. Hurling insults

3. Catching drifts

2. Jumping to conclusions

1. Passing the buck

There are others, to be sure, such as Dodging responsibility, Chopping others off at the knees, and Stabbing people in the back.

Perhaps you have witnessed a few of your own. Feel free to add them to the comment section.

 

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13 responses to “Modern Man Decathlon”

  1. Garrett Mohr Avatar
    Garrett Mohr

    Riding: free at the expense of others Winning: only for themselves
    Losing: care for others
    Balance: whats a budget?
    Train: wreck

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  2. Cathy - Team Rascals Avatar
    Cathy – Team Rascals

    The Rat Race (Surely the grandaddy of all Modern Man Decathelon events!)
    Cat Fighting (A “ladies only” event many men seem to love to watch)
    Brow Beating
    Dancing Around The Truth (An event at which politicians excel!)
    Wiggling Out From Under Scrutiny (Another event at which politicians excel, and at which corporate execs are gaining ground!)
    Spin Doctoring (and other ways of telling people what you think they want or need to hear.)

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  3. TaxidermyWorms Avatar
    TaxidermyWorms

    Dancing: on (their competitor’s) graves
    Running: out of excuses
    Shifting: blame
    Swimming: in debt
    Spinning: out of control
    Laughing: at others expense
    Curling: up in a ball under their desk

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  4. John Dickinson Avatar
    John Dickinson

    Taking a DIVE to fake a wrongdoing by someone else.

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  5. Mike Krauskopf Avatar
    Mike Krauskopf

    Stabbing people in the front

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  6. Phyllis Hoff Avatar
    Phyllis Hoff

    Back peddling.
    Sandbagging.

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  7. Dawn Dornes Avatar
    Dawn Dornes

    Bailing out – to same face
    Cop an attitude when confronted
    Playing dumb
    Implementing the mushroom theory

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  8. Steven Tokarski Avatar
    Steven Tokarski

    I have long said that the most exercise I get is:
    Throwing my weight around
    Jumping to conclusions and
    Leaping before I look

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  9. Thera LeFeuvre Avatar
    Thera LeFeuvre

    Throwing the baby out with the bathwater

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  10. Spartan ab workout Avatar
    Spartan ab workout

    Great! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I enjoyed reading it.

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  11. Eric and Rachael Gregory Avatar
    Eric and Rachael Gregory

    Other forms of quasi exercise may include but are not limited to: pushing one’s luck; going out on a limb; bending over backwards for someone; going out on a limb; and reaching for the brass ring (aluminum will suffice for the under-motivated).

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  12. bobby dawson Avatar
    bobby dawson

    Love your blogs, love your books, you’ve been an awesome inspiration to me.

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  13. Kurt Smock Avatar
    Kurt Smock

    These comments are great lol!

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