Todd and Margot 20 years later

Many of you remember Todd and Margot, Chevy Chase’s annoying yuppy neighbors from one of my favorite movies of all time, Christmas Vacation.

The young couple were very concerned with only themselves and seemed to have a very “plastic” existence.

There is a couple that I see at the gym that always bring Todd and Margot to mind, only a 20-25 year older version of them.

The man always has perfectly styled hair, combed to the side, never looking out of place. He is in good shape.  The woman whom I assume is his wife, whom is also in very good shape despite her age, wears glasses and always has her dirty blonde hair pulled back in a pony tail.

They always do their workouts together, methodically moving from one station to the other.  The man always has a look on his face like he just smelled a fart.  The woman remains mostly expressionless the entire time.  I have never spoken a word to either of them.  I am also pretty sure I have never seen either of them smile.

They go through their routine pretty much silently day in and day out.  Perhaps they are happy.  Perhaps they view me as Cousin Eddie.