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Okay the whole "Obesity Crisis" is really getting more and more ridiculous by the day, now Old Chris Kringle himself is coming under fire for being fat! I wish I had an article to link to but I just saw this on TV news so yeah. But in all seriousness I think Obesity is being blown out of proportion, is it a problem yes it's a problem but how does stuff like this help the problem?

Okay the whole "Obesity Crisis" is really getting more and more ridiculous by the day, now Old Chris Kringle himself is coming under fire for being fat! I wish I had an article to link to but I just saw this on TV news so yeah. But in all seriousness I think Obesity is being blown out of proportion, is it a problem yes it's a problem but how does stuff like this help the problem?

"Obesity Crisis being blown out of proportion"- There is a joke in that somewhere... I can sense it.

If only the health problems associated with being UNDER weight were touted as much as this "obesity problem".

What about Jabba The Hutt? Hmm?

Or President Taft, that big fat fuck?

What about Jabba The Hutt? Hmm?

Or President Taft, that big fat fuck?

And don't forget:
"Pizza The Hutt!!!" (Voiced by Dom DeLuise) Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (unison by Barf (John Candy) and Lonestar (Bill Pullman))

This is ridiculous. The same people who whine about their kids being fat drive those same kids around and by them video games instead of encouraging outdoor play and use of bicycles or walking.

Okay the whole "Obesity Crisis" is really getting more and more ridiculous by the day, now Old Chris Kringle himself is coming under fire for being fat! I wish I had an article to link to but I just saw this on TV news so yeah. But in all seriousness I think Obesity is being blown out of proportion, is it a problem yes it's a problem but how does stuff like this help the problem?

That was on the Simpsons lol (a parody of it I mean)

so its a fat drunk pedophile or a hunk who steals your mom?

obesity is a problem especially for all you chair breaking Americans out there so maybe dad had better go to the gym

As Ms. Claus once said, "Eat Papa Eat, the kids want a Fat Santa this year." That pretty much sums it up. *nods*

Almost as bad as Sean Hannity saying that Halloween teaches kids to be liberal, because they go around asking for handouts at people's doors. Seriously, some people need to die, namely ridiculous people that make crazy assertions like the one I provided, or this story, about how Santa Claus weight is a problem.

Obviously Santa has learned to live with his weight and seems quite healthy considering his job of going to over a billion houses every year.

Also, the e on the end is just for those movies, it's a pun. Santa Claus.

Also, the e on the end is just for those movies, it's a pun. Santa Claus.

Too punny!

Santa Clause is a threat to obesity-whores because of what he represents: an otherwise healthy guy who is HAPPY with himself. They want everyone who's overwieght to be as unhappy and morose as they are, and buy their captain-obvious self-help books and starve themselves into oblivion.

This is ridiculous. The same people who whine about their kids being fat drive those same kids around and by them video games instead of encouraging outdoor play and use of bicycles or walking.
What is your basis for assuming they're the same people?

What is your basis for assuming they're the same people?

Convenience.

Bah, we should just find a way to lose weight without having to exercise or diet. That's what everybody honestly wants, myself included...I imagine more than a few things along that line are already in the works, but the first person or company to invent it would make the biggest share of the profits. Mind you, I'm more interested in making money off of it than reaping its benefits, but the basic motivations are the same.

"Obesity Crisis being blown out of proportion"- There is a joke in that somewhere... I can sense it.

If only the health problems associated with being UNDER weight were touted as much as this "obesity problem".
I doubt the former is quite as common.

Convenience.
What's that supposed to mean here?

Bah, we should just find a way to lose weight without having to exercise or diet.
It's called poverty. Give me 2/3s of your food budget for a few months and see the amazing results!

What's that supposed to mean here?

It was convenient for him to assume they were the same people, in order to make his point.

Bah, we should just find a way to lose weight without having to exercise or diet. That's what everybody honestly wants, myself included...I imagine more than a few things along that line are already in the works, but the first person or company to invent it would make the biggest share of the profits. Mind you, I'm more interested in making money off of it than reaping its benefits, but the basic motivations are the same.

It's called "liposuction".

This is but a Character debate skirmish...
..the War on Christmas will soon begin.(again)

It's called "liposuction".

You know what that does right?
Removes fat cells.
We are born with a certain amount of fat cells, and they expand, not multiply.
So removing the fat cells in one area just means that fat cells in another area get bigger if one doesn't change their ways.
Removing all fat cells would be deadly.

It's called "liposuction".

Too many drawbacks and it's pretty expensive. Plus, it comes back, or even worse leads to an imbalance of fat deposits in the body...the idea here is to develop something that permanently keeps your weight in a healthy range without risking any negative effects due to an inadequate amount of body fat. It would probably be on the nanoscale, of course; perhaps a single starting colony of these devices meant to manage fat deposits with additional injections every few years to keep the colony up-to-date and tailored to the most current conditions in the body.

I heard on the radio that mice who were put on a vibrating platform for ten minutes a day had more bone mass than mice who weren't. The stem cell that becomes fat or bone is the same, and vibrating tells it (somehow) to become bone. I think this is the next diet fad. "Shake yourself thin!"
The process didn't actually remove existing fat, but if you were in danger of being overweight it could help.

I heard on the radio that mice who were put on a vibrating platform for ten minutes a day had more bone mass than mice who weren't. The stem cell that becomes fat or bone is the same, and vibrating tells it (somehow) to become bone. I think this is the next diet fad. "Shake yourself thin!"
The process didn't actually remove existing fat, but if you were in danger of being overweight it could help.

Is that why people always make the excuse of "I'm just big-boned"..
Or is this a legitimate reason to use that excuse now?

Is that why people always make the excuse of "I'm just big-boned"..
Or is this a legitimate reason to use that excuse now?
I guess so. The link is here (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15721992).

Saint Nicholas is slim. And that’s the original Santa.

Europe exported a clone to USA and after decades of eating hamburger shit, he is fat & ugly.

He adapted himself to the average American.

I’m sure that he is wearing a gun those days, is thinking that the world is flat and created in 7 days. He denies evolution, he’s against euthanasia & gay people. And while he should be peaceful, he’s guilty for burning 7 abortion clinics.

Oh and he has a bad taste for almost everything. Look at his flashy kitsh clothes!

Meh, as long as I get presents I don't give a shit what Santa looks like. Tis the season to be a greedy bastard.

Yes. It should be the Holy Sentence we should be attacking.

I heard on the radio that mice who were put on a vibrating platform for ten minutes a day had more bone mass than mice who weren't. The stem cell that becomes fat or bone is the same, and vibrating tells it (somehow) to become bone. I think this is the next diet fad. "Shake yourself thin!"
The process didn't actually remove existing fat, but if you were in danger of being overweight it could help.

Hehe I aint fat I'm just big boned?

"Obesity Crisis being blown out of proportion"- There is a joke in that somewhere... I can sense it.

If only the health problems associated with being UNDER weight were touted as much as this "obesity problem".

Not as many people are affected by being under-weight as those who are overweight. Putting the resources where they can target the majority makes sense