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The headline of this article caught my eye: "Dutch Gym to Introduce 'Naked Sunday'"
Apparently it will be a day when the self-titled "naturists" can exercise au naturel. The headline caught my eye because of the juxtaposition of the words "gym" and "naked". Those out there who know any Greek will recognize that the root word of gymnasium is the Greek word for "naked", γυμνός (gymnos). The Greeks -- the first to build gymnasia -- exercised and competed in athletics in the nude.
Not that I agree with this gym's policy, but if you know any Greek, it is a bit redundant to say that there are people who are gymnos at a gymnasium.
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Apparently it will be a day when the self-titled "naturists" can exercise au naturel. The headline caught my eye because of the juxtaposition of the words "gym" and "naked". Those out there who know any Greek will recognize that the root word of gymnasium is the Greek word for "naked", γυμνός (gymnos). The Greeks -- the first to build gymnasia -- exercised and competed in athletics in the nude.
Not that I agree with this gym's policy, but if you know any Greek, it is a bit redundant to say that there are people who are gymnos at a gymnasium.
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posted by Bear | Saturday, February 03, 2007
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