response 8 of 378:

Mar 3 18:16 UTC 2006

re #5
 resp:1 I can appreciate that you have a concern for your health, tod.
 Which is why I think I should tell you that while there is some
 evidence that obesity is a risk factor for a number of diseases, there
 is no real evidence that losing weight makes a person more healthy. 
My grandma had to get both hips replaced.  Arthritis runs in the family.  I
don't really need a roadmap to see that if I'm a lil lighter then I'll have
a less difficult time as I get older.

 Naturally you are entitled to make fun of anyone you would like to make
 fun of. You can make fun of people because of their race or their
 sexual orientation or their weight or whatever else you want to make
 fun of. But some people might think less of you for being a bigot.
Losing popularity contests if something I accel at.  If there's one thing I
want to be remembered for, its that tacts are what people use to nail stuff
where they want for a nice controlled environment.  The Holocaust flew under
the radar because the average German didn't have the balls to speak their mind
(regardless of how stupid or bigoted or unpatriotic they may have sounded.)
I'm always open to being convinced otherwise on things.  I used to believe
that outwardly gay folks should not be allowed in the military but I was
convinced otherwise by folks that were willing to debate me despite my
obvious abrasively belligerent and adversarial approach.  

Back on topic here, I think being "obese" is what I'm yammering on about. 
I'm not talking about 20 or 30 pounds over but like 100 or so above..you know,
when you are having a hard time tying shoes and stuff like that.  Saying its
normal to be out of breath from tying shoes is just flat out denial.