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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000064.txt from 2004/11

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] Quote of the Day...and so the Holidays are Here! :-)
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:11:04 -0500

"Some people say the business about the jolly fat person is a myth, that all=
=20
of us chubbies are neurotic, sick, sad people. I disagree. Fat people may no=
t=20
be chortling all day long, but they=E2=80=99re a hell of a lot nicer than th=
e wizened=20
and shriveled. Thin people turn surly, mean and hard at a young age because=20
they never learn the value of a hot fudge sundae for easing tension. Thin pe=
ople=20
don=E2=80=99t like gooey soft things because they themselves are neither goo=
ey nor=20
soft. They are crunchy and dull, like carrots. They go straight to the heart=
of=20
the matter while fat people let things stay all blurry and hazy and vague, t=
he=20
way things actually are. Thin people want to face the truth. Fat people know=
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there is no truth.... Thin people believe in logic. Fat people see all sides=
.=20
The sides fat people see are rounded blobs, usually gray, always nebulous an=
d=20
truly not worth worrying about. But the thin person persists. =E2=80=9CIf yo=
u consume=20
more calories than you burn,=E2=80=9D says one of my thin friends, =E2=80=
=9Cyou will gain=20
weight. It=E2=80=99s that simple.=E2=80=9D Fat people always grin when they=20=
hear that. They know=20
better."

-Suzanne Britt, U.S. columnist=20
=E2=80=9CThe Lean and Hungry Look,=E2=80=9D Newsweek (October 9, 1978)
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