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Jamie Oliver denies 'thickos' claim



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Published Date: 08 October 2008
CHEF Jamie Oliver has defended residents in a Yorkshire town after he was accused of making them look like "numpties" and "thickos".
His series, Jamie's Ministry Of Food, featured a mother from Rotherham who fed her children solely on takeaways. He has described residents as "wonderful".


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  • Last Updated: 08 October 2008 9:49 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

allknowing,

08/10/2008 11:49:26
someone who feeds their kids on takeaway food as a staple diet is a thicko. Certainly not clever!
2

Allan(handofgod137),

08/10/2008 12:11:49
They made themselves look like "numpties" and "thickos". Not even Jamie would attempt to improve on nature.
3

THE BPRENTICE,

08/10/2008 12:16:43
I respect that he's making everyone talk about the food that we buy, cook and eat and I quite like him ... BUT... if chubby little Jamie Oliver came to the Lothians and said that we were all numbwits when it came to eating and cooking AND if he then set up an event at Easter Road or Tynecastle - I'm sure we would give him the same public abuse as he received at Rotherham, where the crowds were chanting "who ate all the pies" at him.

Karma Curry? or just a few broken eggs?
4

Liz,

Edinburgh 08/10/2008 12:20:19
Even if he did call them thickos it was quite obvious on the programme that a large number of them did not appear to have much of a clue about anything.

What kind of parent must you be to feed your 5 year old kebabs and chips and cheese (as we saw at the beginning of the programme last night).

It is not down to poverty as some may argue, takeaway food is expensive vegetables are cheap. Mr Oliver should be commended for at least trying to save people from their own ignorance.
5

Bling Crosby,

Edinburgh 08/10/2008 12:27:43
they are all as thick as the mince i use to make my delicious Baked Meringue and Mince Surprise.
6

Joe Smith.,

Moscow 08/10/2008 13:25:11

Jamie Oliver'th a fat tongued mong
7

Salvatori,

08/10/2008 13:44:14
He's right though, isn't he?

Anyway, enough of that, I'm just off to shove a chippy through the railings of my local primary at the grasping hands of some hungry fat wee chimps who are distressed at the thought having to eat some healthy food.
8

Prin the Dissolving Donkey,

08/10/2008 15:07:04
He was 'accused of making them look like "numpties" and "thickos"' merely by having them appear on camera.
9

Wasza ziemia jest teraz kopalnia (wydobywac; mój) ,

08/10/2008 16:23:38
jamie oliver...........naked chef.........most irritating person on tv..........all kids now eat spinach and papya pate....sure
10

danbob,

08/10/2008 19:51:16
7# Witty but ironic. Wasn't it Rotherham where that fat lump of lard shoved fish and chips through the school railings when the school stopped serving heart attack specials to the kids?
11

elayne,

08/10/2008 21:54:55
feeding kids on takeaways,duh!he has a point though,a lot of people are just too lazy to cook a decent home made meal
12

Louis Catorze,

20/11/2008 07:39:13
#10...could she not have just gone through the gate..?

 

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