How many Brits (never mind Jade Goody) knows how long a mile is? In paces or yards?
Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:03 AM Subject: [USMA:36733] RE: I didn't know how long a mile was! > It would be unfair to put Jade Goody across as a good argument for anything > without explaining a little bit about the young "lady" to those who will not > know her as (unfortunately) well as a Brit. > > It's summed up in wikipedia: > > "Goody's fame may be also due in part due to various quotes portraying her > as being extremely uneducated and ignorant, and a symbol of British chav > culture. She is considered a representative for the perceived attitudes of > the British public towards deliberate apathy, trivia, and dumbing down." > > If you asked her what a centimetre was should probably scream and say "take > it away, get rid of it, I hate creepy crawlies" > > > > >From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Subject: [USMA:36732] I didn't know how long a mile was! > >Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 17:24:48 +0100 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 04 May 2006 > > Goody confused about marathon length > > Former 'Big Brother' star Jade Goody has admitted that she only agreed > >to run the London Marathon for charity because she didn't know how long a > >mile was. > > > > Goody collapsed after running 21 miles of the 26-mile race and was > >treated for exhaustion afterwards. > > > > Speaking on television show 'This Morning', she said: "I don't really > >understand miles. I didn't actually know how far it was going to be." > > > > "I'll be honest, I didn't take it seriously which is really bad of me > >because there's people out there who actually want to do the marathon," she > >said. > > > > "I didn't realise how much commitment the marathon was. I had four > >training sessions, that's all I did. At most I could run half an hour on a > >treadmill," Goody said. > > > > "I was expecting to do five miles, not even more than that, so I think I > >did extremely well to get to 21 miles." > > > > > > > > > > > > RELATED STORIES > > Goody collapses during London Marathon, 24 April 2006 > > > > > > 03/05/2006 - 19:14:36 > > > > Jade Goody has admitted she agreed to run the London Marathon > >because she didn’t know how long a mile was. > > > > The dippy Big Brother winner collapsed 21 miles into the 26-mile > >race and had to be treated for exhaustion by paramedics. > > > > She told ITV1’s This Morning: “I don’t really understand miles. I > >didn’t actually know how far it was going to be.” > > > > Before the race she had just four training sessions – and ate a > >diet of curry and Chinese takeaways. > > > > “I’ll be honest, I didn’t take it seriously which is really bad of > >me because there’s people out there who actually want to do the marathon,” > >said Jade, 25. > > > > “I didn’t realise how much commitment the marathon was. I had four > >training sessions, that’s all I did. At most I could run half an hour on a > >treadmill. > > > > “I was expecting to do five miles, not even more than that, so I > >think I did extremely well to get to 21 miles.” > > > ><< JadeBigBroPA.jpg >> >
