I confess I don’t grunt when I lift, I make a weird squeaking noise.
However, I don’t have a bro card that can be revoked, so I’m safe
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Happy birthday! Your gift from all of us is an honorary bro card!
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Lately I’m compulsively buying pliers, utility shears, snips and vice grips.
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I’m a screamer in the rack. It’s a knee jerk reaction. And after a big set of squats I’ll often drop the C bomb. In fact I was at a “proper” gym and almost passed out after doing some squats about a year ago. I was in that much trouble the assistant fella came over to help. I was stuck at 45 degrees for like 10 seconds giving it the full beans of “F*******K" at the top of my voice.
So I finally made it by myself. And re racked the weight. As I walked of I said "have it you ct” eally load. Any way as I’ve basically shouted as much profanity thought the air as possible in a busy gym and the guy was right there I though “crap - here comes a telling off”.
But I go all jelly legged and light headed. And have to take a knee. I get offered smelling salt instead. I think I lucked out there.
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I say the f word a lot myself. Sometimes even a “f**k me…”
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A lot of profanities go off in my head. I’m just shit at bracing so no sound come out
If the set is hard enough, I curl up and wimper.
I confess that if I get my brace right on a squat or a deadlift, lots of sounds come out, but not out of my mouth.
I have resorted to finding a rack or platform away from others and turning the music up.
I have also unfortunately cut out Wendy’s chili at lunch to aid in resolution of this issue 
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My wife loves spin classes but stopped going with COVID, bought her a Peleton for xmas, didn’t think I’d ever use it but gave it a shot.
I love the thing, a 20 min ride after lifting will leave me gassed. I’m a pretty competitive guy, so seeing how I am ranking against other people definitely pushes me harder than I would push myself. More than once my wife has found me just gasping for breath on the floor after finishing a ride. Great piece of equipment, even if it may be a bit overpriced.
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It took me damn near 3 bloody months. But my old carcass is 100% recovered from the plague. Finally can get back at it lifting without feeling destroyed even after a token session just going through the motions.
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I don’t think thickness is ever not in my future 
And thank you Miss!
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I have not witnessed this on any animal show (mostly vet shows) I’ve watched. Only loud screaming.
Alton Brown said he once visited an aquarium (Monterey?) where he interacted with a large octopus that took a pen out of his pocket; months later, when he interacted with the octopus again, it went searching for the pen in his pocket. Apparently, it recognizes/remembers whomever it touches with it’s suction thingies. Exactly like you, he will no longer eat octopus; hates squid though, I guess squid are vicious lol.
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Them MFs are smart.
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The escaping thing reminds me of another story I heard (can’t remember where) about an octopus that escaped it’s cage, stole some food (or some other mischief), then re-entered it’s cage so as to appear innocent. Now, that’s sentient intelligence right there.
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Totally read this another way at first, haha.
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I’ve heard that too. I think it was sneaking out every night, stealing the dolphin treats (fish), eating and then returning. They figured it out with security cameras.
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Whoops…corrected it
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How hilarious would it be if you’d been taking giant bong rips before your lifting sessions for 3 months and blaming your sluggishness on covid, though?
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I’m a speargun fisher and I could never force myself to hurt, let alone kill an octopus - they’re amazing creatures.
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I’m a joker
I’m a smoker
I’m a midnight toker
edit to add: I confess I love that song, but I haven’t toked since college, eons ago
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