It has certainly inspired Yusuf to change his diet, bulk up on muscle, and invest in incredibly stylish yet useful camouflage cargo shorts. Before he was caught mid-stride with newly-waxed and oiled pectoral muscles and clenched fists and a zest for life, he was corpulently obese and nicknamed Yusufabba the Hut by his frenemies. He had given up on his dreams of becoming the next American Idol after his girlfriend left him for a tricycle-riding moustached strongman from the traveling circus, and refused to leave the safety of his couch, preferring the company of Fluffernutter sandwiches with the crusts trimmed off and the occasional Scotch egg (hardboiled egg wrapped in sausage dunked in batter and deep fried) for dessert.
But that all changed when Yusuf watched "Heat Wave," episode 3 of Season 1 of Baywatch. Even though the TV reception was grainy and he had to hold the gigantic bunny ear antennas in place with his pudgy toes (his hands were occupied by Fluffernutters), Yusuf knew that the show was talking to his soul. Two people had become stuck in a drain that was rapidly filling with the incoming tide, and Mitch had to lead a rescue group out there before too late! Craig was under pressure from his bosses to decide whether or not he was going to be a lawyer or lifeguard for the rest of his life! Lifeguard or lawyer?! Compared to those dramatic situations, fat-assness was petty. Yusuf knew what he had to do.
He will run on the beach, wearing a sleeveless, unbuttoned hoodie, allowing it to flap gracefully in the wind. A soul patch (a recurring motif here in the land of FBFM) will adorn his chin, representing a new beginning. The necklace is just extra flair. And dammit, he will save lives. This is Baywatch: Turkey.
