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Originally Posted by spartan dawg
and then subtly re-upping them back. pure hilarity. 
i used to hate them, now i view them as an opportunity for fun! |
One of the girls who lived on my dorm floor had a boyfriend who was taking the first semester off of school, moving to Florida and trying to become a professional golfer. He didn't golf much because he always seemed to be in Ann Arbor. He was one of the classic Toppers - any subject and also a Re-Topper. My roommate and I befriended the girl and spent a lot of time with her, and unfortunately, the boyfriend. We quickly learned about his Topping Prowess and went to work. We'd make up ridiculous stories - anything ranging from getting on stage with the Grateful Dead and Weir letting me play his guitar for Sugar Magnolia to trying to set the Gemini roller coaster track at Cedar Point on fire. He'd always have a Topper for it. One that always stood out was my roommate walking in after being at the IM building and saying that he put up 400 lbs 3 times on the bench. The guy said something along the lines of, "That's pretty good. I've never really tried to go for weight, I'm more of a rep guy. Before golf season last fall I benched 300 lbs 10 times. I probably could have gone for 12 or 13 reps, but I didn't want to strain any muscles." Aside from this being absurd for 99.99999999% of the human population, this guy was 5'10" and a buck fifty soaking wet. Yet, he told us his accomplishment with as much gusto and confidence that I'd use when ordering a sandwich at a deli.