Prehensile Isotonic Geometrics...
Season 2 Episode 9:
They Called Me Mayday
Airdate:
December 01 1983 |
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Cliff comments to Coach "Everybody needs a little bit of
exercise."
Coach asks "I could sure use something Cliffo, what do you
recommend?"
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You can do
what I do, it's Prehensile Isometric Geometrics.
(Coach: "Huh?")
Prehensile
Isometric Geometrics
(Coach:
"What is it?")
Oh, it's
muscle tension under constant contraction. See The beauty of it
is you can do it anytime, anywhere but you don't perspire.
The truth:
This seems like a bunch of words all made up so we thought we'd
throw in the definition of each.
Prehehensile:
Main Entry: pre·hen·sile
Pronunciation: prE-'hen(t)-s&l, -'hen-"sIl
Function: adjective
Etymology: French préhensile, from Latin prehensus, past
participle of prehendere to seize -- more at GET
1 : adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping
around <prehensile tail>
2 : gifted with mental grasp or moral or aesthetic perception
- pre·hen·sil·i·ty /(")prE-"hen-'si-l&-tE/ noun
Isometric:
Main Entry: iso·met·ric
Pronunciation: "I-s&-'me-trik
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characterized by equality of measure;
especially : relating to or being a crystallographic system
characterized by three equal axes at right angles
2 : of, relating to, involving, or being muscular contraction
(as in isometrics ) against resistance, without significant
shortening of muscle fibers, and with marked increase in muscle
tone -- compare ISOTONIC
- iso·met·ri·cal·ly /-tri-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Geometrics:
Main Entry: geo·met·rics
Pronunciation: "jE-&-'me-triks
Function: noun plural
: decorative patterns or designs based on geometric shapes
The best we can figure out this
exercise it to try grasping and sqeezing various shapes with
one's tail.
Cliff Recommends:
Table Mate TV Tray
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