>From Dictionary.com: Lose 8.) To rid oneself of: lost five pounds. (sorry for the non-SI def.)
Therefore a loser can also be someone who rids himself of. The title of the show is a play on the concept of losing such as not winning where in this case by losing, the contestants win. Honestly, I have never watched the show. I would just usually wait until it was over and watch Scrubs. Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David King Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 6:11 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:32226] Re: The Biggest Looser or Loser? The photo for Maurice shows an error in calculation, as the displayed difference is less than the actual difference between the two weights. Also, is the program called the Biggest Loser or the Biggest Looser? Loser means one who does not win, Looser means it is less tight than something. So the fatties on that might have looser clothing when they lose weight? David King ** Get Fast Broadband from �14.99 ** http://tinyurl.com/5y7mf Excellent web hosting and email http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=3899401 Buy UKMA's report "A Very British Mess" ISBN 0750310146 http://bookmark.iop.org/bookpge.htm?&isbn=0750310146 Brenton wrote: > I was watching on our Australian television, the NBC TV show The > Biggest Looser. The program being US based is of course presented > only in pounds. > > > > However, when the first episode went to air here a few weeks ago, > there was no apparently no conversion to kilograms. I have understood > that the television station showing this series here received > complaints from Australian viewers that they did not understand pounds. > > > > Since that first program went to air, there has been an overlay > converting their weight into kilograms during the weigh in. This is > first time I have actually noticed a US television program modified to > metric. > > > > Below, are some files you may wish to look at showing the kilogram > conversion. > > > > > > http://users.tpg.com.au/adsleqcf/TheBiggestLoser.wmv (2.85MB) > > > > http://users.tpg.com.au/adsleqcf/maurice.jpg (212 Kb) > > > > http://users.tpg.com.au/adsleqcf/kelly.jpg (210 Kb) > > > > http://users.tpg.com.au/adsleqcf/lisa.jpg (225 Kb) > > > > http://users.tpg.com.au/adsleqcf/ryan.jpg (227Kb) > > > > > > > > >
