i find it a *little* alarming to say they're "strong
professional athletes" because they purge...and someone who
wouldn't purge is one of the "sissies"? not to be
hyper-sensitive here, i'm just a high school teacher who sees
lots and lots of girls who purge and don't strike me as very
strong...
martha
sakana@stlnet.com <mailto:
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> Behalf Of
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> As a horse racing fan myself, I have to comment on
this one.
>
> Those jockeys may be little, but most folks consider
them the strongest
> professional athletes out there. Small men and
occasionally women, often
> fasting and purging to keep their weight down,
riding atop and
> controlling a
> ton or so of fast-moving horseflesh in very tight
quarters: this isn't a
> job for sissies.
>
>
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