My coworker Dave finally bought a gym membership after months of joking about getting in shape. When I asked him what got him motivated, he said, “I wanted to try the new ‘all-you-can-lift’ deal.” I thought he meant unlimited weightlifting sessions, but then Dave showed up with a huge shopping cart loaded with cans of soup from the gym’s vending machines. Turns out, Dave misunderstood ‘all-you-can-lift’ as a free-eating challenge, and was hoarding weights of soup cans as his workout routine. Soon, other employees joined in, treating the gym like an all-you-can-eat buffet instead of a fitness center! The boss had to post signs clarifying: ‘Please lift weights, not cans.’
Dave’s new gym motto? “I’m not here to build muscle, just my collection of canned gains.”