Nobody has ever called me an idiot, but then again, I don't usually spend my time with people who like to name-call. If it happened though, I'd probably come up with some witty retort that made them look bad for calling me names in the first place.
Usually nothing, but depends on situation. Staring at them and not commenting usually makes the person uncomfortable. But I have punched folks in the face b4 too.
Nobody has ever called me an idiot, but then again, I don't usually spend my time with people who like to name-call. If it happened though, I'd probably come up with some witty retort that made them look bad for calling me names in the first place.
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idiot!
how's that feel?
I feel naughty now!
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Usually nothing, but depends on situation. Staring at them and not commenting usually makes the person uncomfortable. But I have punched folks in the face b4 too.
idiot
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Sorry Sleazy, but I just didn't feel the contempt behind your insult. If I'm going to come up with a witty retort, I need some context to your disdain so I can twist it around back on ya.
Most people don't know how to handle a response like that and become amazingly confused. Just walking away after that may leave some dazzled for days...
Actually, in modern Wester Society, I'm pretty sure an overweight person is statistically more likely to be poor rather than wealthy. At least I read that somewhere.
this industry is plagued with idiots.. maybe i am one in the eyes of others.. god knows i have made some decisions in my life that made me call myself an idiot.. at the end of the day, i do the best i can and take peoples opinions at face value.
Once upon a time, poor people were thin and rich people were fat. Not any more.
The point was made during testimony on the genetics of body weight last fall, when members of Congress were treated to slides of President William Howard Taft, Socrates and King Henry VIII -- all fat, prosperous men.
Only the rich had access to enough food to gain large amounts of weight during most of human history, said Dr. David Cummings, an obesity researcher at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System and the University of Washington, who incorporated the slides into his talk.
"There were obese people all the way down the ages in the upper classes," Cummings said.
And fat was often revered as a sure sign of good health and prosperity.
The Venus of Willendorf, an ancient carving unearthed in 1908, depicts a robust woman's body with large hips, full breasts and a fleshy belly.
"She's just outright fat," Cummings said.
Emaciated men waiting in bread lines during the Great Depression no longer represent the face of poverty in the United States.
For the most part, "We don't have starvation and we don't have extreme malnutrition," said Barry Popkin, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
In recent decades, labor-saving devices, including washing machines and tractors, have virtually eliminated the calorie-burning manual labor jobs that were once the province of the poor, said Popkin.
In addition, government subsidies of corn and beef have put fatty, rich foods within reach of poor families, Popkin said.
"We have a lot of people with economic uncertainty and you buy the cheapest most filling foods when you're in those circumstances," he said.
Developing nations are now seeing the same trend, with increasing numbers of obese and overweight counted among poor women, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity.
But in nations with the lowest gross national products, it's still uncommon for the poor to carry extra pounds, the study found.
Once upon a time, poor people were thin and rich people were fat. Not any more.
The point was made during testimony on the genetics of body weight last fall, when members of Congress were treated to slides of President William Howard Taft, Socrates and King Henry VIII -- all fat, prosperous men.
Only the rich had access to enough food to gain large amounts of weight during most of human history, said Dr. David Cummings, an obesity researcher at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System and the University of Washington, who incorporated the slides into his talk.
"There were obese people all the way down the ages in the upper classes," Cummings said.
And fat was often revered as a sure sign of good health and prosperity.
The Venus of Willendorf, an ancient carving unearthed in 1908, depicts a robust woman's body with large hips, full breasts and a fleshy belly.
"She's just outright fat," Cummings said.
Emaciated men waiting in bread lines during the Great Depression no longer represent the face of poverty in the United States.
For the most part, "We don't have starvation and we don't have extreme malnutrition," said Barry Popkin, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
In recent decades, labor-saving devices, including washing machines and tractors, have virtually eliminated the calorie-burning manual labor jobs that were once the province of the poor, said Popkin.
In addition, government subsidies of corn and beef have put fatty, rich foods within reach of poor families, Popkin said.
"We have a lot of people with economic uncertainty and you buy the cheapest most filling foods when you're in those circumstances," he said.
Developing nations are now seeing the same trend, with increasing numbers of obese and overweight counted among poor women, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity.
But in nations with the lowest gross national products, it's still uncommon for the poor to carry extra pounds, the study found.
holly crap - this really means a lot to you.
you must be really really poor.
trouble making the rent on the trailer this month?
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