"Marc Wilson"  wrote in message 
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> In uk.singles,  (Nev Young) wrote in <frri5v$rao$1@aioe.org>::
>
>>Stuart Bronstein wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, I was trying to make a little joke - didn't do a very good job
>>> at that.  I hadn't meant to cast any negative aspersions.
>>>
>>It's ok Stu, I know you well enough to know it wasn't meant in a bad
>>way.  But the constant "low level" abuse us fatties get wears you down,
>>especially when it's coupled with *all the other stuff*.
>>
>>When I was a kid a portly man was a sign of wealth and status. The
>>comment "He's as fat as a Jew" was a compliment back then. Now, apart
>>from the PC nannies telling me that I can't say that, being fat means
>>someone who is draining the health service of much needed funds, or is
>>taking up too much space/weight allowance on the plane/train/car/cinema
>>seat. It doesn't help that these days even the poor and stupid are fat 
>>too.
>
> And that it's bollocks, of course: it's those lanky thin gits who go on
> forever that cost the country £££.

Oi...I resemble that remark.

It's "lithe and athletic" anyway.