Fat is fabulous, insist anti-diet protesters

The Observer, Guardian ^ | 8AUG04 | Paul Harris

[justt bloomin]

Were there any Michael Moore sightings?

[jess35]

You don't "honor" your body by eating twinkies.

[dr huer]

How about their joints? Do they last as long?

[.38sw]

Being fat isn't healthy. It puts a person at risk for Type II diabetes and heart disease. Then there are the joint problems that come along with excess weight - hips, knees and back. Are these healthy things? "Diets" are no good - a person needs to learn to eat properly for life. When you "diet", you tend to go off your "diet", and then gain back all the weight you lost, and then some.

[Judith Anne]

I just have a problem with people who are too fat to clean themselves after using the bathroom.

[GOP_Raider]

It was the dark of the moon on the 6th of June in a Kenworth pullin' logs....

[.38sw]

How about their joints? Do they last as long?

No.

[Happygal]

Well the woman in the yellow shirt made a start.

She stood up.

Now all she has to do is start walking.

Exercise will help her stop wallowing in self pity.

[TexasLeafer]

I'll agree that you don't have to be thin to be healthy, and there are certainly some 'pudgy' people that I know that are quite healthy, they just happen to be over the average weight for their height. Indeed, being overly thin is probably just as dangerous to one's health as being morbidly obese.

That said, there really is an obesity epidemic, and for people described as "humongous", I can't imagine there's anything healthy about that.

[BlackVeil]

She stood up.

Now all she has to do is start walking.

I really do not think that anyone who takes exercise every day, and eats fresh home made food, will have a serious weight problem. They might be chunky, but to be obese, one needs to be idle and eating highly processed food and sweets.

[familyop]

In all seriousness, I agree. ...felt terrible when I was overweight! It's hard on the knees, hard on blood cells, organs,...

It's easy to love my friends and family who are fat, but I do wish they would get into the habit of moving around more to play (tai chi, walks, etc.), get plenty of sleep to facilitate that, eat more varied things,...

But at the same time, I believe that we are a nation of hypersensitive people, and that prevents the flow of good and caring information. We all have our weaknesses, and it's time for a come-back in humor and discussion about those.

[gonzo]

"...It was the dark of the moon on the 6th of June in a Kenworth pullin' logs...."

Aw-$hit - another Bill Fries fan shows up! Well, pard, let's hi-jack this thread! Add any verses you like, from any song...

Well Earl put down his bottle,
Mashed his foot down on the throttle,
And a coupla boobs
With a 1000 cubes
of a 1948 Peterbuilt roared to life!
We woke-up the chickens!!!

Yer turn..........FRegards

[Porterville]

Pathetic, sometimes I wonder about the members of this society.

[familyop]

"It was the dark of the moon on the 6th of June in a Kenworth pullin' logs...."

It is way hard for truckers, police and people in similar occupations to keep the weight down. Employers should certainly give them at least fifteen minutes every couple of hours to get away from their vehicles and get their circulation going. And insurance companies should reward them for it. All I can do is to pray for 'em.

[gonzo]

We come-up off that shoulder
Spittin' pine cones, rocks, and boulders,
And put 4000 head
Of them Rhode-Island Reds,
And a coupla burned-out roosters on the line.
Look out below, cause here we go...

(to me, this is 'RAP' music)..........FRegards

[Prime Choice]

Reminds me of something I once saw scrawled on a bathroom wall in college...

One person wrote: "Fat people have more fun!"

...and beneath it, someone else wrote: "...than what? Fat dogs?"

[familyop]

Ah...lyrics. Here are some lyrics.

http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/toofatpolka.shtml

TOO FAT POLKA (I DON'T WANT HER, YOU CAN HAVE HER, SHE'S TOO FAT FOR ME)
(Ross MacLean / Arthur Richardson)

Arthur Godfrey - 1947
Andrews Sisters - 1947
Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks - 1968
Mighty Tubadours - 1991
Also recorded by: Bobby Vinton; James Last Orch;
Stan Wolowic & The Polka Chips; Whoopee John;
Harry Zimmerman Big Band; Drew Carey.


Here's a silly ditty,
You can sing it right away
Now, here is what you say
So sing it while you may

Here's a silly jingle,
You can sing it night or noon
Here's the words, that's all you need
'Cause I just sang the tune:

Oh, I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
I don't want her, you can have her,
She's too fat for me
She's too fat
She's too fat
She's too fat for me

I get dizzy
I get numbo
When I'm dancing
With my Jum-Jum-Jumbo

I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat
She's too fat
She's too fat for me

Can she prance up a hill?
No, no, no, no, no
Can she dance a quadrille?
No, no, no, no, no
Does she fit in your coupe?
By herself she's a group
Could she possibly
Sit upon your knee?
No, no, no

We don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
And she's too fat for me
But she's just right for me
We don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
Yeah, she's too fat,
Much too fat
But she's just right for me

She's so charming
And she's so winning
But it's alarming
When she goes in swimming

We don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
But she's just right for me
So I sure want her, you can't have her
She's just right for me
But she's too fat!
She's not too fat!
She's just right for me!

She's a twosome,
She's a foursome
If she'd lose some
I would like her more some

I don't want her, you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
I don't want her you can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat
Much too fat
She's too fat for me
Hey!


*****


As recorded by James Last - German & English Versions:


Sie sieht neben mir aus oh oh oh oh oh
Wie ein wandelndes Haus oh oh oh oh oh
Steh' ich einmal hinter ihr
Sieht man nichts mehr von mir
Und für mein Gefühl ist mir das viel zu viel oh oh oh

Kaum hat er sie geseh'n oh oh oh oh oh
War es um ihn gescheh'n oh oh oh oh oh
Ihre mächtige Forma fand er einfach enorm
Und er bat galant mich um ihre Hand oh oh

Drum nimm sie dir ich mag sie nicht
Denn sie ist mir zu fett
Sie ist mir zu fett
Sie ist mir zu fett
Drumm nimm sie dir
Ich mag sie nicht
Denn sie ist mir zu fett
Viel zu fett viel zu fett sie ist mir zu fett
Deine Liebe und dein Sehnen
Und dein Herz schenk' dieser runden Schönen

Can she prance up a hill? No! No! No! No! No!
Can she dance a quadrille! No! No! No! No! No!
Does she fit in my coupe? By herself she's a group
Could she possibly sit up on my knee? No! No! No! No! No!
She's too fat for me!

I don't want her
You can have her
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
She's too fat for me
Oh, I don't want her
You can have her
Please do that for me
She's too fat
She's too fat
She's too fat for me

I get dizzy
I get numbo
When i'm dancing with my Jum-Jum-Jumbo
She's a twosome
she's a foursome
She should lose some,
I would like her moresome

[Lijahsbubbe]

I really do not think that anyone who takes exercise every day, and eats fresh home made food, will have a serious weight problem.

I agree. I have never seen a person in Africa who was starving that had a gland problem....

[Lijahsbubbe]

that who had a gland problem....