Comments on: Hey There Big Guy!

By: waine

waine — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:16:53 +0000

This was so funny. I genuinly laughed so loud in my office while reading it. I think it is a great attitude for a person to be able to be humerous about being overweight.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:55:22 +0000

on July 19, 2008 at 1:32 am CIARAN wrote:
“FATY”

LOL?

DAM STRATE!

SPEL MUTCH?
YUR DOIN’ IT AWL RONG EEIF SOE!

LMFAO!!!!

This blog is a nice source of entertainment.
And yes, I too am a “biggun’”.
6′1″ 300lbs
I’m happy with my shape. Happy with my weight too.

I prefer it because people tend to not screw with me in my particular size.
And if people do screw with you…. start thinking quicker and fire off sharp witted responses.

Offending non fat person thing: HEY FATTY STOP EATTING SO MUCH!
Content fat person not missing a beat: HEY DON’T BE MAD JUST BECAUSE I CAN AFFORD TO EAT MORE! GET A JOB!

Outwitting a person is so much fun.
I love it when a halfwit resorts to “whatever” or “so”.
It pleases this fat person to see a skinny person have a brain fart. They so don’t expect it.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:34:56 +0000

Josh, I completely agree with your height/weight comment. I’m 6′5″ and at my largest was 317lbs. I constantly had the ‘Big Guy Slap on the Back’ greeting. It’s not so much the big guy comment (I’m big, I could weigh 200lbs and I’d still be big) it’s the slapping I dislike. Back the french toast off, man, don’t touch me.

That being said…I’m down to 278 now, and want to go to 250. With my frame that’s as low as I can go…I’ve been down there before and my ribs are clearly visible. At 317, not so much.

By: jane,

jane, — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:28:50 +0000

being fat is GOOD
stand up for yourself

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:58:08 +0000

I totally agree with this. Ever since I was a chubby little kid I’ve been greeted by people as “Big Guy” and it does get annoying. What’s worse is being tall and fat, so whenever people talk about your size or say you are big you aren’t sure whether they mean your height or weight.

As for all the skinnies out there, shut up. Woo hoo look at me I can run 12 miles without even sweating. Go get hit by a bus. Everyone knows that when the second ice age comes, the chubbies are going to rule the world because all the skinnies will die out. Survival of the fittest, indeed.

By: Freddy

Freddy — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:35:48 +0000

I just posted about this on my blog a few weeks ago and yes most big guys don’t like being called big guy, but they shouldn’t be upset by it. If being called big guy bothers you then you should try to drop the weight. I’m a big guy and I got tired of being call big anything so I have changed my diet and have already lost about 50 pounds. I say make your haters your motivators

By: Craig G

Craig G — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:33:17 +0000

So I read this article shortly after I started a policy of returning the favor. There are already a couple of serial backslappers that seem put off when I’m approaching and are starting to get the idea that it is an unwelcome interruption to have your shoulder stimulated in this manner.

Not sure if this applies but I work with headphones and I find headphone snappers that pull the earpiece off and allow it to snap back to your head, or people who remove your headphones for you, so they can say something are a particular sore point for me.

I’m 279 and working on it, not because of these basic indignities but because I recognize the health risks associated with living the plus sized life style and I chose to do something about it.

By: Bliss

Bliss — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:29:11 +0000

lol I’ve had a stranger come up and hug me and say “Hey big gal” before… so it has happened…tho… I felt like slapping him for hugging me… I hate people invading my space

By: CIARAN

CIARAN — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:32:51 +0000

FATY

By: tony j.

tony j. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:57:35 +0000

This patting reminds me of the urge to touch the baby bump of a pregnant woman. I really believe both actions are instinctive. In the case of patting a big guy, it just may be that the patter is sizing up the guy, checking how much fat to muscle is present (fitness maybe?), muscular guys are always being patted aswell, see any body builder.
The baby bump scenario is very common and im pretty sure it is linked to early family/communal environments in our ancestors. Those patting the bump would be displaying there relationship to mother and child, in this case indicating that they pose no threat.
Interesting post.