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The 213 Things Skippy is No Longer Allowed to Do in the U.S. Army

I've met Skippy too; he's really like that. :)

Date: May. 11th, 2004 01:42 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] starcrossedlady.livejournal.com
Dear lord, I think Skippy is Howard's evil twin.

Every year, the lifeguards have to do certain tests (called rechecks) in order to keep their job. Some of the tests are plain silly, so Howard vents his protesting in unique ways, making the administration have to revise rules of what not to do during rechecks.

This includes doing sitting on the rescue dummy (A weighted metal bag that's supposed to simulate a person in need of rescuing); jumping out of the water, setting it in his lap and calling it a term of endearment ("are you alright, honey?"); rolling over it; and handstands on top of it.

Oh, and they are no longer allowed to do these strokes: elementary backstroke, overarm side stroke, butterfly, and double trudgen during freestyle portion of medly swim.

On a side note, Howard sez it's a bad idea to say "We who are about to die salute you!" right before hitting the water for the test...

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