I've found several small-town news stories over the last two weeks concerning local figure or bodybuilding competitors:
From Leeds, England - "By day [Helen Everson] is a powerhouse lifting weights in the gym, by night a mild-mannered legal secretary shifting paper in the office."
[Helen's slimline way to success]
From Jeffersonville, Indiana - "Chances are, if you watch the weightlifters at any gym, you’ll see them stare into the mirror after a strenuous set.
Now, imagine if the mirror stared back. Imagine if it judged your physique."
[It pays to be fit: Local women win figure titles]
From Worcester, England - "[Xyleese] Richards, who trains at the Pro-Fitness gym in The Butts, had originally entered the figure category, designed for the best physique, but was told she had too much muscle."
[Bodybuilder sets sights on national crown]
And finally, from Wahpeton, North Dakota - "Eleven people at Heavy Metal Gym in Breckenridge challenged each other to get in the best shape of their lives and enter the National Physique Committee Upper Midwest Bodybuilding/Fitness Figure Championships."
[Hard work pays off at competition]
(Yes, there's apparently neighborhood in Worcester called "The Butts".)
By the sounds of it, the contests that she competes in are sub-figure - more like beauty pageants with physical fitness. I wonder if she's a distant West Yorkshire relative of the great Cory, though? :0
Oh, and for all US members - please ignore Google Maps when it refers to "Worcester City". It's Worcester, plain and simple - the county is Worcestershire (pronounced "Woostersheer"). The football (soccer) team might be called Worcester City, although don't quote me on that, 'cos I don't follow footy, but the practice of including the word "City" in a place's name is NOT British at all.
Lingster
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Hmmm...
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Super Administrator
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2007-04-09 14:59:34
Since you Limeys go around giving places names like "The Butts", you're probably not going to get much sympathy from Americans regarding complaints of Google inappropriately standardizing your geographical nomenclature.
cpbell0033944
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Butts
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Registered
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2007-04-10 11:09:13
I'm sure you know this, Lingster, but 'butts' isn't used in the UK for the same thing - it means either the end of a cigarette that you scrape under your heel to extinguish, the thick end of a snooker or pool cue, or a receptacle for colecting rainfall from your roof via the gutters. In this context, it probably comes from the Middle Ages; Worcester is an old place, remember, and probably has a specific meaning. For example, the famous Shambles in York doesn't mean that it's a mess; it's a Middle English word for slaughterhouse. If we're in the business of gently ribbing each other's countries, I'd direct you to http://www.effingpot.com/people.shtml and the entry for "Randy" to see how meeting Mr Randall Whateverhisnameis in the US can be embrassing for a Brit as well as a source of much mirth. :shock: :lol:
Lingster
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It's short for "Buttock&#
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Super Administrator
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2007-04-10 19:41:10
There once was a married couple,
Randy and Gay.
He stuck her in The Butts but not
the other way.
