[shibumi]

" You know, like when you don’t tell your mother-in-law that she’s a fat slob, like you’re really thinking..."

Exactly.

There's a right way and a wrong way.
You don't say to the MIL "You're a fat slob."

Instead, you say to your wife "You're a fat slob, just like your mother."

The MIL will getthe point, unless she's a *STUPID* fat slob.

[Lazamataz]

There's a right way and a wrong way. You don't say to the MIL "You're a fat slob." Instead, you say to your wife "You're a fat slob, just like your mother."

Wife: "Do these pants make me look fat?"

Husband: "No. The pants are fine. It's the freakin' half-a-cheesecake and cheesy poof habit that make you look like a bleached, bloated, dying whale on the beach."

[Boogieman]

My preferred method is just to saw 3/4 of the way through the chair legs at the dinner table before hosting fatties. Effective and amusing!