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A politician who’s running to lose his seat

25 Jan 05:55am

Filed under: Fat, Health, Obesity, Richard Marles, Weight

Reading about Richard Marles’ experience on a water slide this summer reminded me of an episode of The Simpsons when Homer takes Bart and Lisa to a water theme park.

I'm not half the man I used to be… Pic: Dean Martin

Just like Richard Marles, Homer’s attempt at going down a water slide ends in serious embarrassment. Richard’s experience wasn’t as shocking as Homer’s though – who had to be cut out of the water slide and placed back to earth by a crane.

Thankfully, unlike Homer, Richard has decided not to pursue a life in the ‘moo-moo’, but is instead seeking to, albeit slowly, trim down for a healthier life. In fact, while there’s no shortage of reports telling us how fat we are, there are more and more of us attempting to lose that spare tyre.

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DocBud says:

04:30pm | 25/01/13

He could do with a hand with his similes as well. The A380 has won awards for being the quietest long haul aeroplane: http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-a380-wins-prestigious-uk-award/ Read more »
DocBud says:

04:27pm | 25/01/13

You are quite right, VJR, most of the government health measures are not worth the paper they are written on because they are based on wrong information or simply made up based on what people intuitively think is healthy. Alcohol limits were a guess: http://metro.co.uk/2007/10/20/government-guessed-alcohol-limits-340800/ Equally, there is no scientific… Read more »

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