Not Just For Racquetball!
Written: Aug 28 '00 (Updated Aug 28 '00)
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Pros: Too Many to Count
Cons: Absolutely None
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| Leon's Full Review: Ektelon Mirage |
The ten dollars I spent on my Ektelon racquetball/all-purpose goggles may very well be the best ten dollars I’ve ever spent. Let’s start with their astounding durability. If you didn’t know they were made of plastic you’d
think they were constructed of titanium or kevlar. They’re that durable. To research this review for Epinions.com, I ran my goggles through a series of rigorous physical tests. I sat on them, dropped them, tossed them from a moving vehicle, and introduced them to my garbage disposal.* The goggles performed remarkably well, except, obviously, in the garbage disposal, where they didn’t have a chance in hell. My garbage disposal is one of earth’s great mechanical forces. It’s like a centrifuge. It can split atoms. It ate the chrome fender off my buddy’s station wagon.*
Perhaps my favorite feature of the Ektelon racquetball/all-purpose goggles is how stylish they are. Believe me, you wouldn’t be the first one to wear a pair of Ektelons out to some of the hippest spots in your city. What? The Boom Boom Room? You think Ektelon racquetball/all-purpose
goggles aren’t popular at the Boom Boom Room on a Friday night? They were
made for the Boom Boom Room. They’re booming on my forehead right now as I write this. Boom Boom. Boom Boom Boom. Boom. But that’s the thing with Ektelon racquetball/all-purpose goggles: their usefulness knows no boundaries. They’re perfect for the rifle range.* In fact, anytime you’re using high-powered weaponry, on or off the range, I would recommend Ektelon racquetball/all-purpose goggles. For the same reason they’re always dependable when dealing with a variety of explosives. I use them with great satisfaction at the go-cart track/batting cages. And I always wear them when I’m welding and/or using an electric hacksaw.
Another situation for which I often use my goggles is in conversation, i.e. to keep things moving when they get slow. Say I’m at the Boom Boom Room on a Friday night. I’m leaning against the bar, throwing back a couple of cold ones, and talking up this hot little number. I’m looking good. I’m feeling good. And I’m running like crazy through my most reliable conversation topics: my garbage disposal, my ant farm, my roommate/mom, my favorite search engines. Just when I start to fear I have nothing left to say, I’ll start to fiddle with my Ektelon racquetball/all-purpose goggles. I’ll pull them out and let them snap sharply back to my face. I’ll take them off for de-fogging. I’ll adjust the nose cushion.* I’ll wipe them on my shirt cuff for cleaning purposes. And then, inevitably, the hot little number will give me a look and whisper: “So you play racquetball?” Oh momma! Look out! Boom Boom! Hot tub! Give me air! Let me breathe! Boom Boom!
Personally, I don’t know what else there is to say about Ektelon
racquetball/all-purpose goggles. I will say there’s a tight community
of racquetballers out there, and that the best way to meet them is to wear
your goggles at all times. It’s kind of like our secret handshake. You’d be surprised how many people--on the bus, at the swimming pool, in the office, at baseball card conventions--introduce themselves because they, too, play racquetball. It’s a nice feeling, to know there are people out there who share your same recreational interests. So do yourself a favor. Go out and spend ten bucks on a pair of Ektelon racquetball/all purpose goggles. You’ll thank Leon.
* See Leon’s garbage disposal review at: http://www.epinions.com/hmgd-review-155-124C8C35-3839ACDC-bd3
* With his consent.
* Which is what it’s like to face Leon in a racquetball match.
* Indeed, they have a generous nose cushion.
Recommended:
Yes
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