Look boyz, I can do gymnastics!

Cousin to dancing in public for attention is performing gymnastics in public for attention. I'm not referring to official shows or gym class. I'm talking about spur of the moment, "Hey, here's a patch of grass in this parking lot. "Watch what I can do best friend. That's a silent challenge for you to then show me what you can do."

Most guilty are girls without formal gymnastic training who brag about their "natural abilities." Their natural abilities usually include: almost going down all the way on the splits, hand stands if someone holds their legs, cart-wheels with almost straight legs, and round offs.

I remember doing this several times in middle school and high school, not to mention my "bar routines" on the elementary school playground. Wait... are the bars on a playground only a male conspiracy to train young girls into strippers? Someone start an investigative report!

Anyway - Yesterday on my lunch break, I walked across the street from my office to the La Brea tar-pits. When I arrived, I noticed several school buses parked along the side and gangs of annoyed teens taking up every picnic table instead of the usual homeless people.

I persisted to read the Vanity Fair I bought to look cool, but immediately noticed several girls demonstrating their extreme knowledge of gymnastics for all of the surrounding tables of boys pretending not to watch. Am I creepy for taking pictures of this social phenomenon? YES. ENJOY. YOU'RE WELCOME.

This attempt at the splits didn't work out.

So she got a friend to come help her. Honestly, this happened.

These boys were sitting at the table over from me. I won't repeat their dialog.

GIRLS ARE ABSURD!

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