before


OK, so, I work in a gym where we usually post offical looking signs of this nature, and little else, so this task was perfect. The members have been so conditioned to take notice of our signs, but I believe that their lives are otherwise inundated with directives, paperwork, and the niagra of words that most only notice our notices in passing, say, when totally consumed in their own worlds;

So in a nutshell, game on.

I had a couple of potential messages, I'll defer full disclosure to the proof, but will list some of the "lesser" candidates;

1. fire extinguisher for fire only.
2. Men's locker room....you know what we mean.
3. No sweating or Please minimize perspiration.
4. Treadmills to remain in place.
5. No cleans or jerks.
6. Please do not bring your own weights.


Immediately after posting the final decision, I began thinking about how to explain or rationalize the notice to inquisitive members, seeing as how it's only a one-man operation at this joint, and convincing my non-sf0-savvy co-workers to collaborate in this effort. The obvious answer is to plead ignorance, and maintain that illusion of "officialness". So, in response to the question "what's up with the sign?", so far I've figured out a couple responses:

1. I'm not the management or hey i just work here.
2. It's a new legal liability clause for all health clubs; Something to do with Quantum physics liabilityl litigation.
3. It was here when I got here this morning,
4. John (the actual management) said "it has to remain in place until business inspectors pass through, so the club meets code"
5. We're having the club assessed by law students who are preparing new membership agreements for us, and this was one way to avoid three different mandatory clauses, saving on printing costs.

But I work with some actors and otherwise cool cats, so I'm sure they'll think of other witty things to say. More to come.

during

was not present for a majority of the during. My co-workers have agreed to play along; one thought it was hilarious, the other had a little comprehension problem, but both were agreeable.

Post-task
Apparently noone said anything about the signs; One of my co-workers admitted to seeing the sign, prior to my explanation of what was occuring, and glazed over the sign and had to stop, turn around, look at the sign, look at the member in the room, exchange a glance and a shrug, and pass the blame onto our resident "crazy" (beyond explanation). He admitted to believing that the sign was meant to enforce our policy of cleaning up after yourself, but that is clearly not the case....Other than that, there was little attention paid.....

and that seems fucked to me. Maybe that's a strong reaction, but I would have expected at least one or two people to speak up and say, "what's up with the sign? " But that's kind of what this is about...just accepting things.....

I feel like i'm leaving some stuff out, but that's kind of unavoidable, eh....

I probably would like to make another attempt, and post more signs, just to see how much I would have to do to get a reaction.

anyway, here's the proof. Enjoy, and Stanks for readin!