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Should Large-Sized Clothing Carry Tags With An Obesity Helpline Number?
MND ^ | December 18, 2006 | By Robert Paul Reyes

Posted on 12/18/2006 7:10:30 PM PST by Nasty McPhilthy

From The Daily Telegraph:

LARGE-sized clothing should carry tags with an obesity helpline number, a British Medical Journal report has said.

The report, compiled by a group of public health professionals, has recommended the phone numbers be placed on tags on women’s garments sized 16 and above, and on those with a waist measurement of more than 100 centimetres for men.

This is an excellent idea, chubby women will be reminded they need help everytime they struggle to get into their designer jeans.

The large-sized jeans should also have a large sign in the rear end that reads: If you see me at McDonald’s or Burger King please call 800-FAT-COPS to report me.

Plus-size apparel should also be equipped with a gizmo that beeps everytime the rotund person backs up.

Instead of a cool designer logo, clothes for big people should have a trademark depicting Rosie O’Donnell munching on a hamburger.

And it wouldn’t be a bad idea to make all clothing for the horizontally-challenged in red only. That way we would see them coming from a distance, and be prepared to give them a wide berth.

Finally, pants for the obese should be rigged to emit a “farting” noise whenever the overweight individual bends over.

I’m just kidding. I’m just trying to show what a ridiculous idea the British came up with. Stout persons aren’t children, they don’t need clothing with a name tag, or with an obesity helpline number.


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To: traditional1

Looks like 2 one-legged fat women sharing a folding chair.


21 posted on 12/18/2006 7:30:56 PM PST by WideGlide (That light at the end of the tunnel might be a muzzle flash.)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy
more than 100 centimetres for men.

That's 39.3" guys.

How many of us in 40" waist jeans consider ourselves to be 'obese'?

22 posted on 12/18/2006 7:31:57 PM PST by Michael.SF. (It's time our lawmakers paid more attention to their responsibilities, and less to their privileges.)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy
And clothing (women’s clothing) size 2 or smaller must have bulimia - anorexia warnings


and another thing...
23 posted on 12/18/2006 7:33:05 PM PST by Leo Farnsworth
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To: alicewonders

Looks like a recent photo of the Congressional budget.


24 posted on 12/18/2006 7:34:00 PM PST by Thumper1960 (Unleash the Dogs of War as a Minority, or perish as a party.)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

Or they could put a label in clothing for women who are size 2. They could be a ,"Remember to EAT" tag or "A burger once in a while might be a good idea."


25 posted on 12/18/2006 7:34:26 PM PST by HungarianGypsy
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

And What do we put on those special Hats that Retards Wear??? "Oh, My Names Kenny, I Live In The Building" ???


26 posted on 12/18/2006 7:37:07 PM PST by Weep-o-crat Hunter
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

27 posted on 12/18/2006 7:39:26 PM PST by zarf
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To: HungarianGypsy
I'm sure Ann Coulter would go along with that. ;-)
28 posted on 12/18/2006 7:41:38 PM PST by dmw (Aren't you glad you use common sense, don't you wish everybody did?)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

Neither do the smokers need a Warning label on cigarettes--but it is there and alot of Nanny's right here on FR love it.


29 posted on 12/18/2006 7:43:55 PM PST by Snoopers-868th
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To: pissant
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30 posted on 12/18/2006 7:45:09 PM PST by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

The number will just make the obese people feel worse about themselves and they'll go eat a pan of brownies, four whoppers, fries and several loaves of bread to cover up their pain. Fat people know they are fat...a phone number will NOT help them lose weight or feel better about their circumstances.


31 posted on 12/18/2006 7:52:53 PM PST by madison10
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To: Andy from Beaverton
Put the tag on the outside.

I don't know if one of those "wide load" yellow banners they use on eighteen wheeler would fit are not, might be too small.

32 posted on 12/18/2006 8:05:26 PM PST by org.whodat (Never let the facts get in the way of a good assumption.)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy
Pop a wheelie girl.

Regards.

33 posted on 12/18/2006 8:11:44 PM PST by ARE SOLE (I thought the Party was supposed to court the voters and not the other way around?)
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To: ARE SOLE

OK, that picture should have carried a warning label for my eyes!


34 posted on 12/18/2006 8:21:40 PM PST by alicewonders
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To: Michael.SF.

Not me. Every man needs a tool shed.


35 posted on 12/18/2006 8:41:53 PM PST by Nasty McPhilthy (Those who beat their swords into plow shears….will plow for those who don’t.)
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To: alicewonders

"Maybe they should work on the state of their countrymen's teeth before they start picking on the obese"


AINT THAT THE TRUTH!!!!:)


36 posted on 12/18/2006 9:02:22 PM PST by annelizly
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

I think the folks buying the large clothing already know they are large - they don't need to be insulted while they are spending their hard earned money.


37 posted on 12/18/2006 9:06:43 PM PST by Scotswife
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To: Nasty McPhilthy
I'll go along with that when they apply warning labels to some other things which I find to be considerably more dangerous, like Time Magazine and its cover art.....


38 posted on 12/18/2006 9:14:05 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s......you weren't really there)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

Should mirrors carry warning tags if you're ugly?


39 posted on 12/18/2006 9:23:49 PM PST by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

The fat didn't stand up for the smokers. Enjoy the tyranny.


40 posted on 12/18/2006 9:27:47 PM PST by mysterio
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