Ridiculous. Everyone knows American’s are getting heavier, all right fatter, and fast. It’s not something you can fight (like global warming, God, or [in the President's case] the Constitution). It’s here and it’s real. I even have an entire folder containing file video of fat people on my edit bench at work.

But that’s not the worst part. We’ve become so fat that as we continue to get larger seats are becoming smaller. I was on a flight the other day from Philadelphia to Indianapolis and was seated next to a gentleman who (how do I say this politely?) spilled over the arm rest on the chair. We’re so fat that many children will miss out on the opportunity, nay the privilege, of having “It’s a small world afterall” stuck in their heads for the rest of their natural lives.

We’re now so fat that Disneyland is shutting down Small World for an entire year to “retool” the ride for heavyset park-goers.

“The problem, quite simply, is that the flume that the boats ride in, and the boats themselves, were designed and built in 1963 on the assumption that the male adult riders would average 175 pounds and the women about 135, which they pretty much did at the time. Alas, those figures are as outdated today as is the Rocket to the Moon ride.”
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“I would like a double quarter pounder, supersized fries and a Diet Coke.” In other news, Americans suck at dieting.