This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
Buffalo Butts
I can’t believe the number of grossly overweight women there are in this burg. They seem to be the norm, rather than the exception. I saw one girl last night that could have used her ass for a billboard and then some. I’m not talking about 20 or 30 ex
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Maybe a couple of blasts from a airhorn will get their chubby thighs pumping.
Sorry to break it to ya, but there are an equal number of fat MEN out there!
Not only are the women grossly overweight, but take a look at the hardened appearance of so many people you see in the grocery stores or strolling down SGR. This province has some really tough, downright ugly people.
at least someone said it
at least someone said it
But I like a little junk in the trunk…
And I suppose that you won the Mister universe contest? You are probably a balding ugly little bastard yourself. Some of us “fatties” actually take medications or have thyroid problems that make us gain weight that is virtually impossible to lose. It’s good to know that the world still thrives on superficial asspicks like you.
There’s not nearly as many obese dudes in this town as there are chicks. Some of these babes weigh about the same as a compact car. 90% of them are not on thyroid meds. They just have no self control. I can see that whenever I stand behind one of these dollies at Sobeys. She ain’t buying celery, that’s for fucking sure.
Not all obese women are out buying chocolate bars etc.. some are trying to make an effort. But when assholes such as yourself lump us all into the same category.. it makes you think ‘Why Bother’ .. how about supporting us when you see us jogging instead of making rude comments. At least some of us are trying
I know exactly how you feel buddy! Walk on any street in Truro and there’s cracks in the sidewalks from all the Pillsbury Dough Girls!!!!!!!!!!! FED UP WITH FAT PEOPLE IN TRURO!
There’s fat and there’s grossly obese. Obviously you’re not making the distinction.That’s what we all get for ‘supersizing’ the fast food shit.
You know what? There’s fuck all you can do about oil dependancy, global warming and American fucking militarism abroad. That’s right. You’re powerless. Whoever has the most money wins. It’s all one big ol’ political game and only a chosen few benefit. This world will explode before big business/moronic governments turn their attention to these issues. No one’s going to stop the green machine, baby. Grow up and deal with it.So, that in mind, why should we bitch about people who will eventually affect all of us hard-working taxpayers because they have no self-restraint. We’ve demonized smokers, why not people over 300 big ones? Who’s going to pay for their walkers, medications and oxygen tanks? You, bozo. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Wow – guess these “fat” folk are a real problem – right up there with oil dependancy, global warming and American militarism abroad. I had no idea. Hmmm..mmm..mm – wait! I know what we can do! Get ’em all together in a camp outside of town, make ’em work that weight off, no excuses – call it Camp – hmmmmm…any suggestions out there? Something German maybe?Can’t Believe the Viciousness
Some people who are larger than what is socially acceptable, have been victims of sexual abuse. They pack on the pounds, so they appear to be unattractive to the outside world. Being perceived as fat seems far easier to deal with, than being thought of as a sexual object. Food is as addictive as heroin for some folks. Burgers don’t rape you in the middle of the night, and doughnuts don’t call you names. Maybe “Buffalo Butts” needs an attitude adjustment from a friend of mine; a very voluptuous DOMINATRIX, in her comfortable dungeon, sans timbits, but with plenty of riding crops, and other interesting items designed to elicit RESPECT from her clients. Maybe that would cure his viciousness. My “B+D” friend might be fat physically, but I’m willing to bet her bank account is morbidly obese compared to yours. Glass houses, pal, glass houses. Hope all is well in yours…
Instead of focusing on the superficial we should all try being a little more accepting. People come in many shapes, sizes, colours etc… It’s what’s inside that matters. Apperances change, looks fade, people gain weight but a kind, generous heart and a good personality are forever.
If you are so grossed out, move. You sound like someone who moved here anyway. Go back to where you came from and tell everyone you know how bad it is here. The end result, hopefully would be less jerks in Halifax. Wouldn’t that be a bit better in the long run? I sure don’t want your small mind influencing our Great City’s children.
Besides the overweight women in this city, we have other things to worry about.. Like the stringy-haired cocky wannabe-homeless teenagers. Bum for change while smoking and talking into a cell phone? Get real.And how about the people that don’t clean up after their dogs? The asshole bus drivers? The fact that people in wheelchairs find this city hell to get around?Halifax is beautiful.. But beauty is only skin deep.
What about the disgusting old men that continuously try to pick girls up ANYWHERE and at ANY TIME of day. I have been hit on at Tim’s at 8 am, like c’mon… in my jogging suit, do I look like I am out to find a scumbag old man to food around with?!? Seriously… Halifax has all kinds and we just have to put up with it… unless you move… I am sure the people are better in Texas…. just sayin.
RE. Spelingeror’s commentI am so sick of insecure East coasters who harp on Come-From-Aways. Embrace the people around you instead of singling-out “fatties” or generalizing about outsiders of any other variety.
Wow this bitch turns out to be an interesting read. I agree there is an obesity issue in NS the numbers are not good and pressure should be put on the governement to address these issues just as smoking is addressed as a costly health issue. However, I say this with the health of those concerned at heart and unlike the lowlying whining coming from some people, who seem to be so sensitive as to have their day ruined by seeing something they consider unattractive. Someone who has such views should be pitied as they most likely have deeper issues, such as perhaps having no luck with the opposite sex and therefore justifying their ineptitude by declaring all potential candidates unfit(litterally and figuratively), or perhaps is from away and misses home and therefore to prevent establishing a connection and being torn between two locales is rejecting the entire area as substandard.(Or even worse unhappy where he’s from because guess what -unhappy people are often unhappy everywhere) Mostly I pity him because people often gain weight as they age and so some day his waffey girlfriend (who he married for her looks) will probably gain weight and he will be stuck seeing a waddler everyday in his own bed(which he probably helped ruin her figure by helping her to get pregnant somewhere along the way – poor children)…That is, if he makes it that far since he definitely sounds like a smoker… (Not hating on smokers but it’s not healthy- which seems to be really important for this guy’s cut of the collective pocketbook).
Haligonians are proven to be the fattest people in any major city in the country. Notcinging this is not superfical. Overweight and obesity are very deep problems. We have the highest cancer rates, the highest rates of diabetes, the highest rates of heart and lung disease, and on and on and on.People who try to use platitudes about “looking at the person inside” are kidding themselves; trying to intellectualize a disgust with obesity is disingenuous. The fact is the human body is not meant to carry around twice or three times its natural mass in adipose tissue. The reason people are disgusted when they see this is a pefectly rational biological imperative to avoid the poor genes that must have produced such a sack of shit. Fat parents make fat children. Its a fact. So we are naturally inclined to be repulsed by them so we won’t breed with them.The Maritimes in general is full of people who say they aren’t “superficial”. the fact is, they are excusing the unexcusable.
Haligonians are proven to be the fattest people in any major city in the country. Notcinging this is not superfical. Overweight and obesity are very deep problems. We have the highest cancer rates, the highest rates of diabetes, the highest rates of heart and lung disease, and on and on and on.People who try to use platitudes about “looking at the person inside” are kidding themselves; trying to intellectualize a disgust with obesity is disingenuous. The fact is the human body is not meant to carry around twice or three times its natural mass in adipose tissue. The reason people are disgusted when they see this is a pefectly rational biological imperative to avoid the poor genes that must have produced such a sack of shit. Fat parents make fat children. Its a fact. So we are naturally inclined to be repulsed by them so we won’t breed with them.The Maritimes in general is full of people who say they aren’t “superficial”. the fact is, they are excusing the unexcusable.
TO Sick of Walking Behind the WaddlersWeight can be gained quickly and lost quickly but a small mind combined with cruelty will take some years of working through your deep rooted issues.Goodluck, you’ll need it nomatter where you live.
What cracks me up is that people assume it’s a male who’s making these remarks.Sorry, sis-tars – your rolling fat asses are not attractive, nor is your cropped hair and XXXXLLLLLLL stretchy pants. Get over your victims mentality already.
It’s great to see pussies who hide behind the shield of the internet to make cracks at “minorities”.Acceptance for all body types: learn it. If you have a problem with “larger” people walking on the sidewalk, buy a car or stop bitching…. That is if you cross can actually fit in an automobile.
Thyroid disorders affect about one in twenty people, mostly women(Thyroid Foundation of Canada). Overweight and obesity affect more than one in two women in Nova Scotia. That means that, at maximum, only 10% of fat chicks can reasonably even begin to blame their thyroids.And its not your genes either. Obesity rates have more than doubled in the past 20 years. The kind of genetic mutations that could could double body size would have an effect in a tiny proportion of the population, and only if it gave an evolutionary advantage, might give that population and advantage in reproduction, and thus start to takehold over possibly hindreds of generations. Not a single generation. So you can’t blame your stout German Grandma either!The problem is the province’s culture of unappealing, overcooked, and non-nutritious Scottish and English style goop, smothered in margarine and gravy to make it somewhat palatable. In addition a whole generation of semi-rural adults was raised to eat like small children, refusing to eat vegetables, andything remotely “exotic” like, you know, a red pepper or garlic, and subsisting on prepackaged, canned, frozen white trash junk that.Yes, this is the same problem that we see all over the continent, and we can’t paint all of Nova Scotia with the same brush. But the numbers prove that it must be worse here than in the rest of the country! We really are a little bit hick in this province, as much as we hate to admit it.
Thyroid disorders affect about one in twenty people, mostly women(Thyroid Foundation of Canada). Overweight and obesity affect more than one in two women in Nova Scotia. That means that, at maximum, only 10% of fat chicks can reasonably even begin to blame their thyroids.And its not your genes either. Obesity rates have more than doubled in the past 20 years. The kind of genetic mutations that could could double body size would have an effect in a tiny proportion of the population, and only if it gave an evolutionary advantage, might give that population and advantage in reproduction, and thus start to takehold over possibly hindreds of generations. Not a single generation. So you can’t blame your stout German Grandma either!The problem is the province’s culture of unappealing, overcooked, and non-nutritious Scottish and English style goop, smothered in margarine and gravy to make it somewhat palatable. In addition a whole generation of semi-rural adults was raised to eat like small children, refusing to eat vegetables, andything remotely “exotic” like, you know, a red pepper or garlic, and subsisting on prepackaged, canned, frozen white trash junk that.Yes, this is the same problem that we see all over the continent, and we can’t paint all of Nova Scotia with the same brush. But the numbers prove that it must be worse here than in the rest of the country! We really are a little bit hick in this province, as much as we hate to admit it.
Thanks, Culture, for speaking the truth, no matter who doesn’t want to listen. It’s all about self-control, period.It’s easier to be a tubby martyr than admit you can’t stop stuffing your fat face with creme donuts.
Get off your fat butts and exercise. No, I don’t mean running from bar to bar and chugging your beer. Then the 50 metre dash to pizza corner for your comfort donair(s) or slice(s). Stop making excuses for yourselves. It’s pathetic seeing 25+ year olds wondering why they’re out of shape or have medical problems.
Haligonians are proven to be the fattest people in any major city in the country. Notcinging this is not superfical. Overweight and obesity are very deep problems. We have the highest cancer rates, the highest rates of diabetes, the highest rates of heart and lung disease, and on and on and on.People who try to use platitudes about “looking at the person inside” are kidding themselves; trying to intellectualize a disgust with obesity is disingenuous. The fact is the human body is not meant to carry around twice or three times its natural mass in adipose tissue. The reason people are disgusted when they see this is a pefectly rational biological imperative to avoid the poor genes that must have produced such a sack of shit. Fat parents make fat children. Its a fact. So we are naturally inclined to be repulsed by them so we won’t breed with them.The Maritimes in general is full of people who say they aren’t “superficial”. the fact is, they are excusing the unexcusable.
V.L. Israel said ‘Some people who are larger than what is socially acceptable, have been victims of sexual abuse. They pack on the pounds, so they appear to be unattractive to the outside world. Being perceived as fat seems far easier to deal with, than being thought of as a sexual object’sad but true, i dress/look down because i got sick of guys coming on to me, i’m a guy and it made me realize how women must feel to be propositioned by people they don’t feel comfortable with, very humbling, my respect for women deepened again, ladies, respect yourself and your body enough to stop hurting yourself, get fit and when you do please don’t flaunt, big turn-off (unless ur looking 4 a superficial guy)our society suffers mentally, low self esteem, and physically, sedentary push butom lifestyles and an abundance of readily available high fat &’junk’ foodsjohn, overweight people are not ‘ a minority’ unfortunatlyladies and gents, don’t let another person’s words affect u, get fit, just do it
….and ‘The Big Picture Ain’t What I’m Concerned With’ wrote ‘You know what? There’s fuck all you can do about oil dependancy, global warming and American fucking militarism abroad. That’s right. You’re powerless. Whoever has the most money wins. It’s all one big ol’ political game and only a chosen few benefit. This world will explode before big business/moronic governments turn their attention to these issues.’wrong wrong wrong wrongwe can use less, we can talk and learn from each other, truth and love are stronger than weapons (believe it or not it is reality), you can’t recruit a free mind, and a draft a draft dodger, mass civil disobedience is the ruling classes biggest fear, that’s all we have to do, it’s simple (in theory) come together, we are not powerless, gandhi fought the british and won with heart not dollar billstheir attention is on these issues, they’ve just succeeded in fooling you to believe it is not’being competant appear to be incompetant’ art of war
As a child of the 60s, ‘All You Need Is Love’ was the biggest crock of bullshit we were ever fed. All you really need is cash.
Wow…Sick of Walking Behind the Waddlers, how do you find the time to critize people when your obviously so perfect yourself?
Wow…Sick of Walking Behind the Waddlers, how do you find the time to critize people when your obviously so perfect yourself?
I’m not perfect. I simply have self control. And what do you define as ‘ugly’? I’d say it was some Halifax Water Buffalo in stretch pants.
I don’t hog up the sidewalks like these plodding porkers do.
Glad you can read t-shirt captions.I’m not perfect, just not the size of a Steinway.
I don’t think anyone is attacking those who are larger sized due to chemical imbalances or medical issues…because generally, these people are doing something to help themselves and are aware that they have a problem…yes society can be cruel…and no, I wouldn’t want to be overweight either, but there are many, many ways to remain healthy even if you are a bigger person.The ‘bitch’ that I share with the original bitcher…is that Yes, you do stand behind HUGE people in Sobeys, convenience stores or even work with them and watch them stuff their faces with crap all day long…it makes you wonder…I don’t care what you look like…but just try to be a little health conscious…not saying I’m not a little heavier than I should be and that I don’t skip out on the gym…still enjoy life, but don’t live the lifestyle that will end your life sooner than necessary…just be healthy!
Good for you, overweight or not, who are making the conscious decision to be healthy!! I smile everytime I see an overweight person walking/running/or at the gym, not in mocking but in encouragement…good for you! It takes courage and I recognize that!!
Hypocrites! I serve 6 days a week. I serve aprox 50-100 people a day. WHat would you suppose is the #1 chosen side dish by almost 1 of every 2 people; fat or skinny…. FRENCH FRIES!!!! And I FOREVER hear the comment “..ooooh I think I’ll be bad today…”. Not like you were going to order that HEALTY ASS salad. And, I’ll tell you first hand, I know the reasoning as to why most big people are big. They have no sense as to the word “health”; and I don’t think the solution is to order a Diet Coke.Small Portions, healthy food, EXCERSISE…. GEEZ. People become the biggest bunch of assholes when it comes to smokers; even rasing taxes almost every few months to compensate for raising health costs. I agree and completly understand; but they really should have a “Fat” tax too if you are going to justify rasing taxes because of self-inflicted injury.EATING+NOEXCERSISE+MOREEATING+EVENNOMOREEXCERSISE=EVENTUAL HEART ATTACK & BIG ASS HOSPITAL BILL!!!
Hypocrites! I serve 6 days a week. I serve aprox 50-100 people a day. WHat would you suppose is the #1 chosen side dish by almost 1 of every 2 people; fat or skinny…. FRENCH FRIES!!!! And I FOREVER hear the comment “..ooooh I think I’ll be bad today…”. Not like you were going to order that HEALTY ASS salad. And, I’ll tell you first hand, I know the reasoning as to why most big people are big. They have no sense as to the word “health”; and I don’t think the solution is to order a Diet Coke.Small Portions, healthy food, EXCERSISE…. GEEZ. People become the biggest bunch of assholes when it comes to smokers; even rasing taxes almost every few months to compensate for raising health costs. I agree and completly understand; but they really should have a “Fat” tax too if you are going to justify rasing taxes because of self-inflicted injury.EATING+NOEXCERSISE+MOREEATING+EVENNOMOREEXCERSISE=EVENTUAL HEART ATTACK & BIG ASS HOSPITAL BILL!!!