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OT / My pet peeve *fatties*
I can't seem to get those pictures of Tom's fat family outta my mind.
Maybe if I tell you all my pet peeve you'll all know why it bothers me so seeing people cripple and sicken themselves like that. It used to be that people in my generation just said : "Leave 'em alone, if they wanna be fat it's their right to be fat." Not any more! Nyut uh! My generation's paying for all their Medicare that takes care off all their health problems. Problems they wouldn't have it they weren't so freakin' fat. Just like cigarette smokers who sue tobacco companies because they got cancer fatties won't admit they're the ones to blame. Their problem is they can't shut their pie-holes. They ate so much because they're gluttons. The Bible even says gluttony is a sin. Do they care. Not a chance. They eat like hogs til they get so fat they can't do anything physical for a good time. The only good time they can have is to sit their obesity down to another big fattening meal. Then just like in Tom's photos they lie around and let the weight pack on. Is this even considered *human* behavior? It's more like how ticks behave. The result is the typical American family. Tom's is the typical American family, I'm afraid to say. It's disgusting. It's even worse that my generation has to pay for the results of their gluttony. They're aughta be a law. And how about the way they slow the whole world down. Ever get behind one of them in a Supermarket? Forget about getting around them. They're so fat they block the whole aisle. Some of them have to sit in those electric carts while they push a full shopping cart and they stop you and ask you to get some sugary or greasy thing from the top shelf. Pathetic and disgusting. And the fat women are the worse. They wear some kind of big and tall man's slacks and a XXXXXXXL tee shirt that they keep pulling down to try to disguise the five or six rolls of fat that bulge around what should be their waist line. Makes me wanna hurl. Now, I know it ain't PC to say these things. But by all that's holy somebody's gotta start the ball rolling before these fatties eat every penny of what they take outta our paychecks. They'll be nothing left for us. Next thing ya know they'll have to double and triple the withholding. And just because a bunch of fatties don't have any interest other than eating. Cheers, Ellen (nobody calls me a fat chick) |
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OT / My pet peeve *fatties*
"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message reenews.net... I can't seem to get those pictures of Tom's fat family outta my mind. Maybe if I tell you all my pet peeve you'll all know why it bothers me so seeing people cripple and sicken themselves like that. It used to be that people in my generation just said : "Leave 'em alone, if they wanna be fat it's their right to be fat." Not any more! Nyut uh! My generation's paying for all their Medicare that takes care off all their health problems. Problems they wouldn't have it they weren't so freakin' fat. Just like cigarette smokers who sue tobacco companies because they got cancer fatties won't admit they're the ones to blame. Their problem is they can't shut their pie-holes. They ate so much because they're gluttons. The Bible even says gluttony is a sin. Do they care. Not a chance. They eat like hogs til they get so fat they can't do anything physical for a good time. The only good time they can have is to sit their obesity down to another big fattening meal. Then just like in Tom's photos they lie around and let the weight pack on. Is this even considered *human* behavior? It's more like how ticks behave. The result is the typical American family. Tom's is the typical American family, I'm afraid to say. It's disgusting. It's even worse that my generation has to pay for the results of their gluttony. They're aughta be a law. And how about the way they slow the whole world down. Ever get behind one of them in a Supermarket? Forget about getting around them. They're so fat they block the whole aisle. Some of them have to sit in those electric carts while they push a full shopping cart and they stop you and ask you to get some sugary or greasy thing from the top shelf. Pathetic and disgusting. And the fat women are the worse. They wear some kind of big and tall man's slacks and a XXXXXXXL tee shirt that they keep pulling down to try to disguise the five or six rolls of fat that bulge around what should be their waist line. Makes me wanna hurl. Now, I know it ain't PC to say these things. But by all that's holy somebody's gotta start the ball rolling before these fatties eat every penny of what they take outta our paychecks. They'll be nothing left for us. Next thing ya know they'll have to double and triple the withholding. And just because a bunch of fatties don't have any interest other than eating. Cheers, Ellen (nobody calls me a fat chick) Large numbers of Fatties can only exist because of excessive government regulation and socialism. Most of those fatties are on group health insurance or government run health programs. The health risks of these behemoths are pooled with non fatties. If the government would end medicare, medicaid and undo the tax benefits of non qualifying group health insurance programs and make the fatties pay for true risks and consequences of their own health problems they would see the skinny real fast. We don't need to raise taxes on fast food or regulate what people eat. We simply must do less and let individuals do more for themselves. The American health care system is not the problem, for it is the best in the history of the world. It is American health that is the problem which is the result of lifestyle choices and the removal of responsibility. |
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OT / My pet peeve *fatties*
Gilligan wrote:
Large numbers of Fatties can only exist because of excessive government regulation and socialism. Most of those fatties are on group health insurance or government run health programs. The health risks of these behemoths are pooled with non fatties. If the government would end medicare, medicaid and undo the tax benefits of non qualifying group health insurance programs and make the fatties pay for true risks and consequences of their own health problems they would see the skinny real fast. I doubt it. They would just whine louder. After all, they truly don't believe it's their own fault. We don't need to raise taxes on fast food or regulate what people eat. We simply must do less and let individuals do more for themselves. How about letting individuals be less subjected to food advertisements 24/7? How about lowering the tariff protection on sugar, so it's a bit less profitable to push the stuff into everything? The American health care system is not the problem, for it is the best in the history of the world. It is American health that is the problem which is the result of lifestyle choices and the removal of responsibility. It's also the result of the profit motive: large corporations are making lots of money convincing Americans to eat more, thus becoming larger corporally. DSK |
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On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:06:06 -0500, DSK wrote:
Gilligan wrote: Large numbers of Fatties can only exist because of excessive government regulation and socialism. Most of those fatties are on group health insurance or government run health programs. The health risks of these behemoths are pooled with non fatties. If the government would end medicare, medicaid and undo the tax benefits of non qualifying group health insurance programs and make the fatties pay for true risks and consequences of their own health problems they would see the skinny real fast. I doubt it. They would just whine louder. After all, they truly don't believe it's their own fault. We don't need to raise taxes on fast food or regulate what people eat. We simply must do less and let individuals do more for themselves. How about letting individuals be less subjected to food advertisements 24/7? How about lowering the tariff protection on sugar, so it's a bit less profitable to push the stuff into everything? The American health care system is not the problem, for it is the best in the history of the world. It is American health that is the problem which is the result of lifestyle choices and the removal of responsibility. It's also the result of the profit motive: large corporations are making lots of money convincing Americans to eat more, thus becoming larger corporally. With all due respect, please elaborate on this. They advertise their offerings, healthy or not, but, how do they convince Americans to eat more? I believe the current thinking is that overeating is an emotional response to something wrong or lacking in an individua'ls life. And we all at one time or another probably qualify. Corporate America responsible for that? Possibly, if they've convinced us that our lives are empty without their product(s). It requires some individual responsibility and discipline to avoid succumbing to that folly. Be back later, have to run, weather's right. Planning 6.3 today. Run 30-36 miles per week. A much better solution than more regulation. I can, as you might expect, eat anything and don't gain any weight. But, I naturally choose to avoid those things that are not good, or more aptly, provide no room for them by choosing those that are good. (Scotty, Spam doesn't qualify) I don't need the Government to tell me what they are. After all, they gave you fifty years of fake butter with trans fats as a better choice than the real thing. And had eggs on the taboo list for many years. Frank DSK |
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Frank Boettcher wrote:
How about letting individuals be less subjected to food I believe the current thinking is that overeating is an emotional response to something wrong or lacking in an individua'ls life. And we all at one time or another probably qualify. Corporate America responsible for that? Possibly, if they've convinced us that our lives are empty without their product(s). It requires some individual responsibility and discipline to avoid succumbing to that folly. The middle aged, soon to be aged baby-boomers, were the resylts of people who lived through the Depression who had lack of food and lack if choice to live with...when I was a kid, we HAD to clean out plates (no matter how much was put on them) and were often enjoined that there were many who did not have food in the world...could never figure out how my eating tuna casserole helped some starving person in China...I was all for packing the stuff up and shipping it to Taiwan... |
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On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:32:31 -0500, katy
wrote: Frank Boettcher wrote: How about letting individuals be less subjected to food I believe the current thinking is that overeating is an emotional response to something wrong or lacking in an individua'ls life. And we all at one time or another probably qualify. Corporate America responsible for that? Possibly, if they've convinced us that our lives are empty without their product(s). It requires some individual responsibility and discipline to avoid succumbing to that folly. The middle aged, soon to be aged baby-boomers, were the resylts of people who lived through the Depression who had lack of food and lack if choice to live with...when I was a kid, we HAD to clean out plates (no matter how much was put on them) and were often enjoined that there were many who did not have food in the world...could never figure out how my eating tuna casserole helped some starving person in China...I was all for packing the stuff up and shipping it to Taiwan... My Grandmothers were both depression mothers who used the same tactics on my parents. Fortunately, they had had enough of it and let us just eat till we were full. Their contribution to nutrition was not being well to do. In the late forties and fifties, when I was a kid, things processed and emerging junk foods cost more than simple and live foods. With six kids in the family they just didn't buy them so we ate a healthy diet by default. Today, everyone can afford junk food. That may be too bad. What's wrong with Tuna Casserole? I like the stuff. Frank |
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It's also the result of the profit motive: large
corporations are making lots of money convincing Americans to eat more, thus becoming larger corporally. Frank Boettcher wrote: With all due respect, please elaborate on this. They advertise their offerings, healthy or not, but, how do they convince Americans to eat more? ??? This is like saying "Yes boats are bouyant and they float, but how do they stay on top of the water?" Statistically speaking, advertising works. Spend a bazillion advertising on the Super Bowl, increase sales two bazillion. Galbraith spoke quite a bit about this. Plus, as you observe, it's not totally a question of eating more, but what you eat and what activites you pursue. ... I believe the current thinking is that overeating is an emotional response to something wrong or lacking in an individua'ls life. And we all at one time or another probably qualify. Sure. I would be better for losing a few pounds myself. Hunger is basic drive, I don't think people must have a screw loose to over eat. OTOH to stuff oneself with all sorts of unhealthy things can best be explained by social norms... it's what everybody else is doing... ... Corporate America responsible for that? Possibly, if they've convinced us that our lives are empty without their product(s). It requires some individual responsibility and discipline to avoid succumbing to that folly. Agreed. And it used to be a common value, everybody "just knew" that advertising was mostly lies, or at best exaggerations. Nowadays people get offended if you question advertised claims of products they like. Be back later, have to run, weather's right. Planning 6.3 today. Run 30-36 miles per week. A much better solution than more regulation. If your feet & knees can take it, yes it is. ... I can, as you might expect, eat anything and don't gain any weight. But, I naturally choose to avoid those things that are not good, or more aptly, provide no room for them by choosing those that are good. (Scotty, Spam doesn't qualify) You just haven't had it when it's cooked right. ... I don't need the Government to tell me what they are. Well, nobody should, but the American parent has abdicated to the TV and nobody can make a profit by telling you what's healthy. Kind of the same way nobody ever lobbies Congress to spend *less* money on any given issue. ... After all, they gave you fifty years of fake butter with trans fats as a better choice than the real thing. And had eggs on the taboo list for many years. And you know what? They didn't fool me with that, not for one minute. DSK |
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On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:51:31 -0500, DSK wrote:
It's also the result of the profit motive: large corporations are making lots of money convincing Americans to eat more, thus becoming larger corporally. Frank Boettcher wrote: With all due respect, please elaborate on this. They advertise their offerings, healthy or not, but, how do they convince Americans to eat more? ??? This is like saying "Yes boats are bouyant and they float, but how do they stay on top of the water?" Not a good analogy. Advertising your wares as a choice among others does not cause an individual to buy and use"too" much of that particular commodity just because it is advertised. Statistically speaking, advertising works. Spend a bazillion advertising on the Super Bowl, increase sales two bazillion. Galbraith spoke quite a bit about this. Plus, as you observe, it's not totally a question of eating more, but what you eat and what activites you pursue. ... I believe the current thinking is that overeating is an emotional response to something wrong or lacking in an individua'ls life. And we all at one time or another probably qualify. Sure. I would be better for losing a few pounds myself. Hunger is basic drive, I don't think people must have a screw loose to over eat. OTOH to stuff oneself with all sorts of unhealthy things can best be explained by social norms... it's what everybody else is doing... ... Corporate America responsible for that? Possibly, if they've convinced us that our lives are empty without their product(s). It requires some individual responsibility and discipline to avoid succumbing to that folly. Agreed. And it used to be a common value, everybody "just knew" that advertising was mostly lies, or at best exaggerations. Nowadays people get offended if you question advertised claims of products they like. Not me. I don't believe any of them. Be back later, have to run, weather's right. Planning 6.3 today. Run 30-36 miles per week. A much better solution than more regulation. If your feet & knees can take it, yes it is. I'm back. Went 7 because I felt good. That's how I do it. set a target mileage and then increase or decrease it based on how I feel. Lot's of recent studies that dispel the old myth that runners end up with deteriorating joints. Many more recent studies indicate that running strengthens the tendons and muscles around a joint offering it protection from deterioration and the onset of arthritic conditions. At worst the scale tips to nuetral on joints and with the other health benefits...... ... I can, as you might expect, eat anything and don't gain any weight. But, I naturally choose to avoid those things that are not good, or more aptly, provide no room for them by choosing those that are good. (Scotty, Spam doesn't qualify) You just haven't had it when it's cooked right. ... I don't need the Government to tell me what they are. Well, nobody should, but the American parent has abdicated to the TV and nobody can make a profit by telling you what's healthy. Kind of the same way nobody ever lobbies Congress to spend *less* money on any given issue. ... After all, they gave you fifty years of fake butter with trans fats as a better choice than the real thing. And had eggs on the taboo list for many years. And you know what? They didn't fool me with that, not for one minute. DSK |
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"DSK" wrote in message . .. How about letting individuals be less subjected to food advertisements 24/7? How would you recommend that be accomplished? Legislation? Certainly the food-producing/retailing companies won't voluntarily abstain from advertising. Thus the government would have to *protect us* from such harmful advertising. And wouldn't that constitute a nanny state? It's also the result of the profit motive: large corporations are making lots of money convincing Americans to eat more, thus becoming larger corporally. Corporations also encourage us to smoke, spend hours in front of video games and TV, and take medications we likely don't require. There appear to be only two solutions: personal responsibility, or the good ol' nanny state. I prefer the former. Max |
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"Maxprop" wrote in message
ink.net... "DSK" wrote in message . .. How about letting individuals be less subjected to food advertisements 24/7? How would you recommend that be accomplished? Legislation? Certainly the food-producing/retailing companies won't voluntarily abstain from advertising. Thus the government would have to *protect us* from such harmful advertising. And wouldn't that constitute a nanny state? It's also the result of the profit motive: large corporations are making lots of money convincing Americans to eat more, thus becoming larger corporally. Corporations also encourage us to smoke, spend hours in front of video games and TV, and take medications we likely don't require. There appear to be only two solutions: personal responsibility, or the good ol' nanny state. I prefer the former. Now that brings us to the question... which works better? No opinions now... just da facts. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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