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| 150. We must oppose ALL discrimination and prejudice!! |
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I look at it like this: You're either pro-discrimination or you're anti-discrimination. Period. If somebody is against racial or gender discrimination, but thinks it's okay to discriminate against gay people, they are pro-discrimination. If you think it is wrong to be prejudiced against minorities, women, and gay people, but hate the overweight, you are a prejudiced person. It's time that society stops picking and choosing and starts being consistent. Some hardcore conservatives and libertarians oppose all discrimination laws. While I disagree 100%, I respect that opinion a hell of a lot more than the preposterous argument that Group A should be protected, but Group B shouldn't be.
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| -Obese People Unite! |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 05:26 PM |
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I'm with you and I've never been obese----- |
candy |
Nov-17-04 05:29 PM |
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Baldness |
wryter2000 |
Nov-17-04 05:35 PM |
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I'm female too and old enough to remember Adlai Stevenson---- |
candy |
Nov-17-04 05:39 PM |
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"The thinking man's candidate" |
wryter2000 |
Nov-17-04 05:42 PM |
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Yep,he was great,and a phenomenal speaker. |
candy |
Nov-17-04 05:47 PM |
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Baldness and obese |
NikolaTeslaRocks |
Nov-19-04 05:27 PM |
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Hey, Nikola Tesla DOES rock! |
Goldmund |
Nov-19-04 06:23 PM |
#143 |
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You're so right |
wryter2000 |
Nov-17-04 05:33 PM |
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Absolutely! |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 05:38 PM |
#4 |
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I'm a chubby guy myself. |
NightTrain |
Nov-17-04 05:49 PM |
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skinny woman speaks out |
knowbody0 |
Nov-17-04 05:56 PM |
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I was on steroids for a prolonged period of time |
Shopaholic |
Nov-17-04 06:01 PM |
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exactly! |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:06 PM |
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Weight challenged people unite |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:04 PM |
#11 |
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Your problem is just as real as a larger person's problem |
wryter2000 |
Nov-17-04 06:30 PM |
#21 |
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You are normal!!! |
sangh0 |
Nov-18-04 10:03 AM |
#60 |
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I'm gonna start South Beach soon.... maybe we should all do it together? |
Doohickie |
Nov-18-04 10:05 AM |
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The question we should be asking SOME people... |
630111 |
Nov-20-04 12:07 AM |
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Okay |
Pithlet |
Nov-18-04 02:20 PM |
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You're Right |
Coyote_Bandit |
Nov-17-04 06:05 PM |
#12 |
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You sound like you are healthy though. |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:10 PM |
#15 |
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Still |
Coyote_Bandit |
Nov-17-04 06:25 PM |
#18 |
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Don't go just by the weight on the scale! |
Scout |
Nov-17-04 06:33 PM |
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don't give up |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:38 PM |
#26 |
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You're Right |
Coyote_Bandit |
Nov-17-04 06:47 PM |
#30 |
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Moderation worked for me |
Pushed To The Left |
Nov-19-04 10:05 PM |
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Agreed- I was a heavy kid |
Nestea |
Nov-17-04 06:10 PM |
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Wow! |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:13 PM |
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Yeah, although most of it is due to exercise, and not to diet changes. |
Nestea |
Nov-17-04 06:19 PM |
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Good point! |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:26 PM |
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Good for you - just one thing |
Nestea |
Nov-17-04 06:32 PM |
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I think that maybe the diet sodas cause |
Zing Zing Zingbah |
Nov-18-04 11:26 AM |
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Your theory is confirmed... |
Quill Pen |
Nov-19-04 05:09 PM |
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I'm With You on Everything Except the Diet Pop |
Coyote_Bandit |
Nov-17-04 06:35 PM |
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Good points - see my post #23 |
Nestea |
Nov-17-04 06:56 PM |
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its surprising |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 07:00 PM |
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You have good points. |
Zing Zing Zingbah |
Nov-18-04 11:08 AM |
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I'm with you! |
Scout |
Nov-17-04 06:26 PM |
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hehehehe *evil grin* |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:31 PM |
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Lane Bryant |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-18-04 01:43 PM |
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Lands' End has a plus size division. |
RevCheesehead |
Nov-18-04 02:11 PM |
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Yes, I have checked them out...but |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 02:17 PM |
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I think I gave up |
China_cat |
Nov-19-04 06:05 PM |
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Hell yeah! |
AuntJen |
Nov-17-04 06:42 PM |
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The bad thing is |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:47 PM |
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Yeah, she was a 14... |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-18-04 01:45 PM |
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When did 14 become plus sized??? |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 02:25 PM |
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MSG and weight gain |
NikolaTeslaRocks |
Nov-19-04 05:52 PM |
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I hope you're taking calcium supplements. I was shocked to |
spooky3 |
Nov-20-04 05:31 AM |
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Body acceptance is very important in our culture |
LenaLush |
Nov-17-04 06:46 PM |
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I wish I could... |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 06:50 PM |
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Dieting got me an eating disorder, you have my support fully. |
SemiCharmedQuark |
Nov-17-04 06:55 PM |
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Being big boned |
buckettgirl |
Nov-17-04 07:05 PM |
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Yeah, I always heard that you can check by your wrists |
SemiCharmedQuark |
Nov-17-04 07:19 PM |
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I had the same problem...bulemia from dieting |
Red State Rebel |
Nov-18-04 09:20 AM |
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I consider myself Rubinesque |
doni_georgia |
Nov-17-04 07:35 PM |
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I am no longer obese, now just a little overweight and slowly, slowly |
HuskerDem |
Nov-17-04 07:36 PM |
#38 |
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Congratulations |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 08:42 AM |
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That's what my mom's old doctor was doing to HER |
HuskerDem |
Nov-18-04 11:38 AM |
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well |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 01:26 PM |
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With you... |
AlienGirl |
Nov-18-04 02:03 AM |
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Obese People Unite? |
Must_B_Free |
Nov-18-04 02:06 AM |
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Was this meant sarcastically or as a joke?? n/t |
Biased Liberal Media |
Nov-18-04 03:21 AM |
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what an idiot |
WI_DEM |
Nov-18-04 11:31 AM |
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Trust you... |
foreigncorrespondent |
Nov-18-04 06:09 PM |
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I'm obese and nobody gives me crap about it. |
DoNotRefill |
Nov-18-04 02:11 AM |
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Excellent Post!!! |
foreigncorrespondent |
Nov-18-04 02:14 AM |
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Another thing that is irritating.. |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 08:59 AM |
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I'm supposed to be taller.... |
Scout |
Nov-18-04 02:52 PM |
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Oh! I really do feel sorry for you! |
foreigncorrespondent |
Nov-18-04 06:06 PM |
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I think that most of the women's fashions in dept stores now |
spooky3 |
Nov-20-04 05:15 PM |
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I hear you & i'm sick of the stereotypes too |
Biased Liberal Media |
Nov-18-04 03:17 AM |
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This is what one 5'10", 275 pound "morbidly obese"... |
RadFemFL |
Nov-18-04 03:33 AM |
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wow |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 08:45 AM |
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You can be sexy at any size! |
RadFemFL |
Nov-18-04 11:44 AM |
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Ewwwww..... sorry that's not sexy. |
TLM |
Nov-18-04 04:42 PM |
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Sexiness is subjective |
RadFemFL |
Nov-18-04 05:38 PM |
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To each his and her own, my friend |
Kipepeo |
Nov-18-04 05:46 PM |
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That was uncalled for. n/t |
Biased Liberal Media |
Nov-19-04 12:03 PM |
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Sexiness is more about attitude |
Pithlet |
Nov-19-04 05:59 PM |
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That's not nice, TLM. No need to be mean. |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Nov-19-04 06:38 PM |
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*stammer* |
eataTREE |
Nov-18-04 02:50 PM |
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I'm sick of my inability to tan... |
flygal |
Nov-18-04 04:10 AM |
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You're not alone |
Niccolo_Macchiavelli |
Nov-18-04 05:17 AM |
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oh my |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 08:53 AM |
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And, they probably think you hate them because they're skinny |
Pithlet |
Nov-18-04 02:34 PM |
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Go I do get such a laugh |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 02:42 PM |
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what I noticed in Switzerland (where I have many relatives) |
bobbieinok |
Nov-21-04 06:12 AM |
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Fuckin A, I am with you! |
WLKjr |
Nov-18-04 08:44 AM |
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I am 6'2 and 325 pounds, |
Beware the Beast Man |
Nov-18-04 09:10 AM |
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I don't disagree |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 09:36 AM |
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People discriminate because it's something that can be "changed." |
Beware the Beast Man |
Nov-18-04 09:52 AM |
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welllll.... |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 10:07 AM |
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It's not hypocrisy ... |
PittLib |
Nov-20-04 04:21 AM |
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like it or not, there is a standard for "beauty" in this country that |
AgadorSparticus |
Nov-18-04 01:48 PM |
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Time Bomb |
ionchemyst |
Nov-19-04 12:17 PM |
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What you say is pretty much where I am now |
buckettgirl |
Nov-19-04 04:56 PM |
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Thank you for posting this!!! |
RevCheesehead |
Nov-18-04 09:59 AM |
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Short and chubby |
Blue State Native |
Nov-18-04 10:01 AM |
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I don't think you're lazy |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 10:12 AM |
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You're right of course and I know that! |
Blue State Native |
Nov-18-04 07:10 PM |
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Why do people in general think it's OK to comment on others' bodies? |
pagerbear |
Nov-18-04 10:02 AM |
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Oh, yes. It's irritating. |
Pithlet |
Nov-18-04 02:26 PM |
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Hmmmm.....some replies to those people come to mind |
pagerbear |
Nov-19-04 08:54 AM |
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If you haven't seen "Shallow Hal," please do. |
RevCheesehead |
Nov-18-04 10:03 AM |
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Everyone should see that movie! |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 10:14 AM |
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then why couldn't they have used a real woman instead of |
FarceOfNature |
Nov-18-04 11:49 AM |
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But he had to learn a lesson |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 01:34 PM |
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and the guy was no babe, but I doubt THAT got mentioned. |
FizzFuzz |
Nov-19-04 06:22 PM |
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I agree about the double standard. The WaPo had a feature several months |
spooky3 |
Nov-20-04 05:20 PM |
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That was a fun movie |
Pushed To The Left |
Nov-20-04 04:38 AM |
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Welcome to my world... |
TO Kid |
Nov-18-04 10:05 AM |
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I am a fat chick. |
wicket |
Nov-18-04 11:35 AM |
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Thank you for sharing |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 01:37 PM |
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Good for you for saying what needed to be said!! |
chefgirl |
Nov-18-04 12:01 PM |
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Sure, we can unite, but let's grab a burger first |
Brand New Tico |
Nov-18-04 01:46 PM |
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Sorry, I don't do fast food. I'll take a fruit and my slimfast. |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 02:19 PM |
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Stay away from "slimfast" |
HuskerDem |
Nov-19-04 12:36 PM |
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i don't know what you're thinking... |
buckettgirl |
Nov-19-04 01:02 PM |
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I agree completely. I'm 35 pounds overweight myself. |
SmileyBoy |
Nov-18-04 02:11 PM |
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I'm disabled through illness |
u4ic |
Nov-18-04 02:17 PM |
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sorry but I don't buy this "I'm helpess" attitude |
private_ryan |
Nov-18-04 03:11 PM |
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obviously this thread wasn't meant for you |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 03:25 PM |
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Name removed |
Nov-18-04 03:37 PM |
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Yes, that would be you. |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 04:03 PM |
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Ask yourself an honest question.... |
TLM |
Nov-18-04 04:51 PM |
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Again, you don't know me |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 05:13 PM |
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Thanks for being tolerant |
630111 |
Nov-20-04 03:55 PM |
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I hate to ruin your dream |
private_ryan |
Nov-18-04 08:43 PM |
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Was the title of this thread 'Obese HATERS Unite' ? |
chefgirl |
Nov-19-04 05:13 PM |
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Not exactly true |
Qanisqineq |
Nov-18-04 04:00 PM |
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Wow what the hell is wrong with people here?? |
Biased Liberal Media |
Nov-19-04 12:00 PM |
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I know the emotional pain |
Qanisqineq |
Nov-20-04 02:53 AM |
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I am so sorry |
Biased Liberal Media |
Nov-21-04 04:02 AM |
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I have been in your shoes... |
TLM |
Nov-18-04 04:26 PM |
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I am glad that worked for you |
buckettgirl |
Nov-18-04 05:24 PM |
#109 |
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You're still in the losing stage. |
Ms. Toad |
Nov-19-04 08:12 PM |
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It seems that weight is more of a women's issue |
Nikia |
Nov-18-04 04:39 PM |
#100 |
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I'm fat, but I don't like most fat people. |
porphyrian |
Nov-18-04 04:43 PM |
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OT sorta, but do you have one of the porphyrias? |
AuntJen |
Nov-18-04 04:48 PM |
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No, I don't... |
porphyrian |
Nov-18-04 04:51 PM |
#105 |
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Well, I pretty much like everyone, except for narrow minded twits |
Digit |
Nov-18-04 08:53 PM |
#118 |
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Amen to that! n/t |
buckettgirl |
Nov-19-04 10:00 AM |
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Ah, they're easy... |
porphyrian |
Nov-19-04 12:18 PM |
#127 |
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I'm not obese but will unite anyway! |
IronLionZion |
Nov-18-04 04:51 PM |
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You sound like my sister |
MARALE |
Nov-18-04 04:55 PM |
#107 |
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what a circle jerk |
maxsolomon |
Nov-18-04 05:58 PM |
#112 |
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Are you feeling smug? |
Digit |
Nov-18-04 08:48 PM |
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Help is on the way. |
Silverhair |
Nov-18-04 09:05 PM |
#119 |
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well |
buckettgirl |
Nov-19-04 10:06 AM |
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THANK YOU! |
EstimatedProphet |
Nov-19-04 10:06 AM |
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Been there.. |
samtob |
Nov-19-04 01:00 PM |
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This has been an amazing thread to read. |
GaYellowDawg |
Nov-19-04 01:46 PM |
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Thank you |
buckettgirl |
Nov-19-04 04:52 PM |
#132 |
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Well said, and... |
Quill Pen |
Nov-19-04 05:22 PM |
#136 |
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Welcome to DU and THANK YOU for this post |
Biased Liberal Media |
Nov-19-04 09:39 PM |
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I've been silent long enough! |
630111 |
Nov-19-04 05:38 PM |
#138 |
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Wide pride!! LOL!!! I like that! n/t |
Biased Liberal Media |
Nov-19-04 09:38 PM |
#148 |
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Hey! |
630111 |
Nov-20-04 12:01 AM |
#155 |
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My bad! Welcome to DU! |
Biased Liberal Media |
Nov-21-04 03:58 AM |
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I'm an example of another way to prove it's not about being lazy... |
Goldmund |
Nov-19-04 06:32 PM |
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I hear ya'. I put on a lot of weight from taking anti-depressants. |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Nov-19-04 06:35 PM |
#145 |
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We must oppose ALL discrimination and prejudice!! |
Pushed To The Left |
Nov-19-04 09:48 PM |
#150 |
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Wow!! It must be GREAT to be 6 ft tall!! :-) |
DAR |
Nov-19-04 10:13 PM |
#152 |
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There is definitely a genetic component to weight. |
xequals |
Nov-19-04 11:06 PM |
#153 |
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Define attractive??!? |
u4ic |
Nov-19-04 11:49 PM |
#154 |
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Although styles change, there are certain "attractiveness ratios" |
xequals |
Nov-20-04 02:25 AM |
#157 |
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I can grant the scientific view but |
buckettgirl |
Nov-20-04 04:43 PM |
#166 |
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We are more than just |
u4ic |
Nov-20-04 09:32 PM |
#171 |
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Word.. but I am concerned about health.. |
mastershake |
Nov-20-04 02:36 AM |
#158 |
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Hi buckettgirl ... |
PittLib |
Nov-20-04 04:41 AM |
#162 |
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Well said, and thanks for the support! |
630111 |
Nov-20-04 04:00 PM |
#165 |
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Thank you |
buckettgirl |
Nov-20-04 04:51 PM |
#167 |
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My first hubby once told me |
spooky3 |
Nov-20-04 05:30 PM |
#170 |
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Good for you ... |
PittLib |
Nov-21-04 03:48 AM |
#173 |
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thanks, PittLib! |
spooky3 |
Nov-21-04 08:06 AM |
#177 |
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I am glad he "convinced" you ... |
PittLib |
Nov-21-04 03:46 AM |
#172 |
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Weight is Very Complex |
Danmel |
Nov-21-04 08:27 AM |
#178 |
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