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Study Proves Having Fat Friends Makes You Fat
Xemu writes "Having fat friends makes you fat, researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California says after after examining 12,067 individuals and 38,611 of their relatives and friends. In same-sex friendships, people were 71 per cent more likely to put on weight if a friend of theirs became obese. "It's not that obese or non-obese people simply find other similar people to hang out with. Rather, there is a direct, causal relationship," says Harvard professor Nicholas Christakis."
** heads to Walmart to buy ammo **
and a large shovel.
This has been well known since the 80s
Tomorrow I'm having lunch with my best buddy, Steve Ballmer. Should I be worried?
CowboyNeal must be fat.
Eating is a social activity as well as a biological necessity. It's logical and obvious that hanging around with and seeing people right next to you in the same room comfortably stuffing their faces with delicious food, lots of it, will strongly suggest joining in on the same tasty chow. If you see them eat yummies many, many times, you'll quite likely eat more many, many times as well. It's a double whammy for all the most disciplined, self-fulfilled individuals.
... I ... I ... have to go cook something fatty and delicious ....
Dammit, now
A truly excellent pizza parlor is a delight unto the heavens. Treasure the sauce and the toppings!
Just as people drive SUVs in order to feel safer sharing the road with other drivers in SUVs people gain weight in order to feel safer alongside other people who are big and fat and might otherwise crush them.
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
Would you even want those benefits?
...If my friends hear about this, they'll start abandoning me in droves...
I am not left-handed, either!
Was his name "Mr. Creosote", by any chance?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BlK62rjQWLk
do phat friends make you phat?
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people
But I have no friends, yet I'm still fat ?
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It's true. A few months back some fat guys from our IT department asked me to join their poker game. It was cool the first few weeks. Then one night they drugged me and performed reverse liposuction. Now they are all skinny and I have the fatness of five fat sys admins!
How much do you want to bet that nearly every person upset by the GP is either fat or fucking someone fat?
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By weight, volume, or population?
Information wants to be free.
Entertainment wants to be paid.
You just want to be cheap.
No, I believe it was "Fat Bastard"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uRslmSM7R8A
You Slashdotted YouTube.
Yeah man, now we know who the big dogs are now. Yep.
Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
I thought fat friends made you look thin?
Hell yeah. Fat chicks' mouths and tongues get a lot of exercise. Fat chicks are lonely. You do the math...
Procrastination -- because good things come to those who wait.
haha! Eat all you want fatty! Your man boobs give you strength and vigor! Your own body will tell you when to lose weight when you start heaving after the first flight of stairs... it'll give you motivation to gain that muscle but retain that fat for that extra push!! You'll only grow bigger and stronger!! Sure, you'll look better to the little kiddies when you're slim and wirey but that's all bullshit when PUSH comes to SHOVE!!!! C'mon bitch push it further!!!
Statistical fallacy or not, I've spoken with many, many women who swear that it's true and who have personally experienced it.
You're fat. And don't try to sugar coat it either, or you'll probably just eat that too.
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BEEFCAKE!
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
With my oversized dong...