Fanfare plays and the Olympic rings fade to reveal an arena filled with thousands of roaring fans. An obstacle course resembling a house with the roof removed waits under the lights as a lone man enters…

Announcer: We now return to Bob and Katy in the Cosby arena for the finals of the Men's Home Obstacle Course.
Bob: Here comes John Watson from the USA. He's been training the past 6 years for this moment. He's positioned at the dryer... Such a tense moment... It's a good start! He's grabbed all of the clothes out of the dryer.
Katy: Did he drop a sock there?
Bob: No, no, he's got everything. That might have been the fabric softener ball which isn't counted. Ok, here comes the new load going into the washer... He's away clean!
Katy: It really is amazing seeing someone at the top of their game like this. The effort that has---
Bob: We're coming up on a tricky technical section here. He's passing through the living room...
Katy: Those toys on the floor are going to be a killer, Bob.
Bob: Oh no! He knicked one of the toys. The judges aren't going to like that. That's going to be at least a...
Katy: ...up to a half point penalty there. We'll be watching the French judge carefully. She's a stickler for neatness.
Bob: Definitely. Into the kitchen segment now. The stove is off... Pouring the coffee... Flawless! Not a drop spilled and---
Katy: Amazing! He just spun around the center island with the dry clothes and the coffee!
Bob: This is truly an Olympic moment folks. He's really going for the gold today.
Katy: He's making it look easy.
Bob: He's carrying the clothes and the coffee upstairs now.
Katy: Is it true that most of the coaches in this sport are women?
Bob: About 70% but there are a growing number of--- John just picked up two toys on the stairs headed for the bedroom. That's a risky move but will win points with the judges.
Katy: We're in the final stretch now.
Bob: Ok, he's got the clothes on the bed and the coffee is on the table. He's picking up the toddler using a standard one-handed reverse lift.
Katy: That's a difficult move but fairly common these days to be competitive in Men's.
Bob: That's right, Katy. Into the bedroom... and the toddler is... he's in the bed!
Katy: And he's thrown the toys into the toy bins behind his back!
Bob: What a stylish finish to an incredible run! 43.9 seconds. That will definitely put him into medal contention.
Katy: Amazing! I need one of these guys to come to my house!
Bob: Ha! Ha! Katy, don't we all?
Katy: Ha! Ha!

Comments

1. Sweet T on 2007-04-18 06:42:31 wrote: delurking just because i loved this post!! LMAO!

2. s’mee on 2007-04-18 11:39:00 wrote: This is a good finish for the semi-finals, however Bob, if he’s going to go all the way, those clothes will have to be folded and put away. Yeah, you’re right Katie…that’s why this is such a difficult sport, it’s the endurance that kills you. If you’ll remember last week at Nationals…John did all this and then threw in his famous ‘Grab the camera and get a shot of the kid sleeping sweetly.’ move. Oh Bob that’s right, “FD”-’n it" as it’s called now. That gave him the gold. awesome!