Oh-Be-Cities; "phat" or just "fat"?

Top of the morning to you all!

I'm no Calvin Klein model, nor would I want to be. However, just for my own amusement, I do occasionally strut down the hallway of my residence in nothing but my boxer briefs with my arms swinging, head bobbing, and enter my bedroom with a dashing left turn, pause, and stare at my "awe-struck" dresser with my best Blue Steal pose. To the relief of my neighbors, I try to keep the blinds at least 3/4 drawn.

History for developed countries, and current times in struggling "3rd world" countries depicts the thin body types of society to be indicative of the lower income, physical labor-oriented, and the presumingly "low socio-economic", poor end of the social ladder who are thinner because they cannot afford an excess, or even enough for that matter of food and sustenance. On the "high socio-economic" end of the ladder, the wealthy are depicted with increased size in terms of fat percentage and overall health, presumingly because the wealthy can afford enough, and even excess amounts of food to sustain themselves. La-Di-Da, Da-Da......

However, as one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we need to wake the fuck up because obesity has "weighed-in" the costs:

• Obesity costs the U.S. $117 billion a year indirectly
• Obesity costs more than 39 million lost work days each year
• Three-fourths of the $1.4 trillion the U.S. spends on health care is to treat chronic illnesses, many of which are tied to obesity and overweight (United Health Foundation, 2004)

Walmart has been ridiculed lately in the news for sending a memo to hire healthier employees to try to reduce their health care costs associated with the above; but, should they be ridiculed?

Or is it us as a society that should be ridiculed for allowing over 31% of our population to become obese?

You want a cure for obesity? Here, I won't even charge you $19.99:

1. Stop eating fast food; they'll get the hint and start making their menu healthy when the public won't eat their shit.
2. Get off your fat-ass and exercise; 20 minutes, 3 times a week...you've got time jack-ass!
3. Stop making excuses; "oh, it's my genetics"...."oh, I'm large and in charge"..."oh, I like myself the way I am"... We've spent too much time coddling the weak minded and the weak willed, why should tax payers pay for your fat ass to get health care for your self-inflicted obesity?

The topic today; "Obesity", is it okay, or should we as a society start lighting a fire under some fat asses?

What right do obese people have complaining that seats on airplanes and school desks are not "ergonomically" correct? Shouldn't we be asking the obese person why they're not ergonomically correct?

What do yall think? And just for yucks here are the top ten fattest cities in the country:

- The Top 10 Fattest Cities -

1. Houston
2. Philadelphia - "Too many Philly Cheese-Steak Hoagies"
3. Detroit - "Too much winter!"
4. Memphis - "Too much BBQ"
5. Chicago - "Too much Deep Dish"
6. Dallas
7. New Orleans - "Too much Etoufee"
8. New York - "Too many big slices"
9. Las Vegas - "Too much greed"
10. San Antonio

I guess everything in Texas is bigger!