Sunday, August 06, 2006

Seven-Minute Abs

HITCHHIKER from "There's Something About Mary": Think about it. You walk into a video store and you see Eight-Minute Abs and right next to it you see Seven-Minute Abs--which one you gonna spring for?
TED: I'd go with the seven.
HITCHHIKER: Bingo. Especially since we guarantee you'll get every bit as good a work-out
TED: How do you guarantee that?
HITCHHIKER: Well it's the company motto: 'If you ain't happy we'll send you the extra minute.'
TED: Huh. That sounds great. Unless someone else comes out with Six-Minute Abs.

In the U.S., we have the "six-pack" of well-toned abs. In France, they have a different expression: "la plaquette de chocolat", which I suppose is a pretty good description of buff abs.

The opposite, of course, is the "beer belly". The French have an expression for this as well (although in general, I have noticed that the beer belly is more of an American phenomenon than a Parisian one): the "Abdo Kro." "Kro" is short for Kronenbourg, which as best as I can tell is the French version of "Budweiser". Fortunately, it tastes better (in my opinion). I have also recently learned that you can furthermore refer to your paunch as "la brioche"--a tasty type of bread with a sweet taste that is often eaten for breakfast. It tastes a little bit like challah, the traditional Jewish bread.

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