The Tip
No one feeds you, scrubs you, or beats you with sticks. What you get is clean towels, an assortment of lotions, and a bin of Q-tips with a history stranger than you'd expect.
by Michael Dargie · September 24, 2026 · 187 words · 1 min read
Hot tub, Jacuzzi®, jetted tub, bubble bath: I don't care what you call it, I'm into it. I dare say it's one of my favourite things, right up there with a really good steam, or schvitz. Have I ever had a schvitz in the traditional sense? No. Would I? Yes.
There's nothing that beats a good ol'-fashioned sweat, whether it's from a great workout or the hot tub and steam afterward. I'm not going to let my secret out, but there's just such a gym I try to get to every day that offers exactly that. Sweat. Relax. Repeat.
They don't feed you, scrub you, or beat you with sticks, platza-style, nor is hanging around for hours afterward encouraged, but they do provide clean towels, Q-tips, and an assortment of lotions.
And because I know you're already asking, Q-tips were invented in the 1920s by Leo Gerstenzang. In fact, they were first sold as "Baby Gays," later becoming "Q-Tip Baby Gays," before finally settling on Q-tips®, with the Q standing for Quality.
Sweat it out every day. Enjoy the free Q-Tips.
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