Friday, May 23, 2008
Triple jump?
At the risk of sounding like a Seinfeld episode, I have to ask 'triple jump - what's up with that?' My thoughts turned to this quite bizarre sport after watching an ad which featured said jump. I'm sorry, but I don't get it. I get long jump: you run up as fast as you can to get forward momentum and then jump propelling yourself forward to go as far into the sand-filled pit as you can. Triple jump is essentially the same thing but you take two bounds before finally hurtling yourself into the pit. What I want to know is, why? Surely this just retards momentum and means you can't jump as far? And not only that, why, if there is long jump and triple jump, is there no double jump? How did we get from one jump to three jumps without two jumps in the middle? It's really quite mystifying. And yes, I do have plenty to keep me occupied, thanks for asking.
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This is the sort of inane pondering that I usually do, and when on occasion I would put a similar question to you, you would respond with a withering gaze like why did you ask such a stupid question. Sooo, in response consider that I am doing such a withering gaze at you right now - virtually of course ..
Ah yes my curious young friend, but where your ponderings were inane, mine are delving into the great and complex mysteries of the banality of everyday life. And my withering gaze would beat yours hands down, virtual or otherwise.
How have the blog comments reached such "Withering Heights"??? And I thought "gaze" were people who had a hero parade once a year in Sydney. Still Judith you must be the only person to have ever wasted a second on the triple jump!
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