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11-02-2006, 10:34 AM
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Tall Shadow, I don't know that I've ever asked any one, especially any of you, for anything. Nor have I asked for your sympathy because I'm morbidly obese.
I work a full time job and then have a part time job on the weekend, so I hope I'm not too big a burden on society. I seldom leave home, except to hunt, on the weekends. On the very rare occassions I visit a Wall-Mart, supermarket, or anyplace else, I try and use the words "excuse me, pardon me, and even thank you frequently." I try and stay out of other peoples way and not be any more offensive to the general public than necessary. I try not draw attention to myself or my family. If I see someone I know, or some kin to me, I may speak, but I seldom stop and visit with them. Not only because I don't want to block the isles, but they might be embarrassed to be seen talking to someone my size. My mother not only cooked ballanced, nutritous meals for my family when we were children, and even tried to teach my sister and myself manners so that when we were in public we were well behaved. It was after I went out on my own my eating habits went by the way side. But fortunately I still try and be tollerant of the rest of the world and use some judgement when dealing with others. Lil Red, I appreciate your appology, but you did not say one word I took offense to, so it was not necessary. But thanks you just the same. Rocky, in a few months my boss is going to MAKE me fly to Florida. Believe me, if there's anyway I could get out of flying down there and allienating the other passengers on the plane, I would certainly do it. I don't know how many seats I will occupy, I have no idea, I've never been on a plane. But believe me, the other passengers will not be any more uncomfortable with my presence than myself. Maybe they will send my skinny helper, I certainly hope so. I feel that I have taken to heart something that was not directed at me personally. But, if someone came on here and made comments about a black person, or someone with a bald head, or walked with a limp, that would be quite offensive. Because nobody can choose their color, birth defect, or maybe a stroke or some other unfortunate incident in their life. But of course everyone knows that fat people chose to be this way. I remember as a small skinny child thinking "man, someday I want to be fat." Well, proudly I have finally met that goal. The daughter of a friend of mine is a registered dietician and volunteered to help me. I wrote down every single thing I consumed for almost 6 months. I did not loose anything, although I was eating only between 1000 and 1200 calories per day. She finally gave up on me because she thought I was a habitual liar, and I've pretty much just gave up on myself. I've dieted most of my adult life. (The part about wanting to be fat as a child was purely sarcasm.) So, I think I've said entirely too much already and believe I will now just let this drop. You all have pretty much made your points about rude people, and I agree whole heartedly. For those of you that are anoid with fat people, ask them why they don't just diet and get a life. I'm sure they will appreciate your helpful suggestion and get right on that. They probably haven't ever thought about doing that. And as unhappy as you are with them, I doubt if you are any more than they are with themselves. 
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11-02-2006, 11:41 AM
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tooldummy I am proud of ya. Ain't nothin wrong with bein a fat man when ya can't help it (And to be honest I can see why people would turn to food for comfort. Ain't it strange that we would berate fat people who are addicted to eating, but society feels sorry for those addicted to drugs) I am a fat man. I wasn't kiddin. If you aint rude, good for you. If I want to talk to somebody I do. If they are embaressed to be seen talkin to me they should say so. The fact that ya work puts you in a whole different class that the lazy welfare collectin buggers that have infected this country. As for flyin. I hated flyin before I was this big, and I danged sure aint gonna do it now.
My rant is about those who block the isles, cabinets, etc then act like you are doing THEM a disservice. I will say this then let it drop myself. I don't care if you are black, white, bald, ignorant, skinny, fat, or whatever. I don't owe you anything, and you don't owe me anything. I use common curtesy because thats how I was raised, AND because it is easier to be happy and curteous than to have to try to be a jerk all the time. Myself I am a White, Bald, Fat, Married, Straight, Christian Male who thinks the spotted white owl probably tastes alot like chicken. . . . Oh and I voted for Bush. Twice. Three times if ya count Govenor of Texas. GoodOlBoy
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11-02-2006, 02:36 PM
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And no insult implied, tooldummy. I merely wished to say that as long as the two wide people I saw each occupied 1.5 seats, then I thought it fair that airlines now charge them for the extra seat they were filling.
Still think so, and it carries no implications whatever. People who occupy the seat next to them with a child and carrier have to pay for it, too. You've really never flown? Hard for me to imagine - but then all my cowboy friends have trouble believing I've never been astride a horse. True, though. (But I'd only fill one saddle!) 
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11-02-2006, 05:36 PM
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Failure to master said skill can have the same end results as in an aircraft, albeit at slightly lesser velocities.  
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11-02-2006, 10:24 PM
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Ya mean ya might go through a tree? Did that once...in a plane. Went in all grey, came out mostly green! Except for the pilot's seat - that was brown.
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11-03-2006, 08:22 AM
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ROFLMAO
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11-03-2006, 11:21 AM
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This post is funny bones...I have at one time bought one of those old horns with the bulb on the end for a bicycle..just happened to have it in my cart and used it to let those isle blockers know I drive my cart like most women drive their cars.....beep beep, get out of my way, here I come....you guys are too much..by the way, I put the horn on my father-in-laws walker...driving his wife crazy now...
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11-03-2006, 11:58 AM
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 !!ROTFLMAO!! I've always wanted a set of Semi-truck Air-horns rigged up to a shopping cart.... BOO-WHAAA! We're so bad! Hehehehehe! Tall Shadow
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11-03-2006, 01:02 PM
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Courtesy has disappeared from the general public. My favorite quote for these situations is from my wife, " Hold still while I jump over you." I had never heard it before and almost fell down laughing after I recovered from the shock of hearing my wife say anything ill mannered. The laughter it generated embarrassed the culprits into moving out of the way. Sarcasm and humor seems to work the best in these situations.
When I worked as a roughneck my wife always wondered how I got in and out of the grocery store for the one or two items on the way home, until she saw the reactions to people to a large man with dirty coveralls, sunglasses, and a hard hat. She referred to it like Moses parting the Red Sea. I told her it was the equivalent of a biker wearing his gang colors while driving his motorcycle everyone gets real careful of their actions out of fear.
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