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   EarlWash said, about 1 month ago

   Well hey, baby, pile it on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on……..

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   ejcapulet said, about 1 month ago

   That, however, is sadly true. Women get to worry about being replaced because we’ve “let ourselves go” and are not permitted to look the way nature intended. Most of us are not gluttons or lazy; we’re just human.

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   bald 716 said, about 1 month ago

   c’mon girls, i don’t think either of you are fat, besides i’d rather cuddle up to a healthy lady rather than a bag of bones

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   legaleagle48 said, about 1 month ago

   Besides, who said that men are ALLOWED to go to pot? You think we don’t constantly get nagged about it by our wives/girlfriends/significant others?

   Dial the ranting back a notch or twelve, Elly.

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   dkram said, about 1 month ago

   You’ve come a long way Baby.

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   Susan001 said, about 1 month ago

   Who says a paunch is fine on a man? I’ve seen men with bellies that extend way over their belt lines.
   Believe me, it’s not a pretty sight.

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   Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

   How old is Elly supposed to be now? Probably 30 or so so why is she referring to herself as a girl?

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   EarlWash said, about 1 month ago

   Oh, probably for the same reasons we old geezers often refer ouselves as going out with the ‘boys’.

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   Lewreader said, about 1 month ago

   I always thought those waist measurements were age. When I was 32, I wore a 32 waist . Now that I’m, well never mind, you get the idea..

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    masnadies said, about 1 month ago

    My husband and the men in his family like to show off their bellies- it’s a big joke. They joke about being pregnant with twins. Yes SILs with 7 and 10 kids, who cook constantly and make wonderful meals and desserts every night, are always trying to lose weight. I personally don’t care if I look skinny (and I do right now, but I only have 3 kids and they’re small) It’s true! (and I don’t want my husband to get diabetes or heart issues either)

    Ranting over perceived injustices can be fun!

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    Allan Claus said, about 1 month ago

    Fat Bottomed Girls By Queen
    Are you gonna take me home tonight
    Ah down beside that red firelight
    Are you gonna let it all hang out
    Fat bottomed girls
    You make the rockin world go round

    Hey I was just a skinny lad
    Never knew no good from bad
    But I knew life before I left my nursery
    Left alone with big fat fanny
    She was such a naughty nanny
    Heap big woman you made a bad boy out of me
    Hey hey!

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    summerdog said, about 1 month ago

    I thought you would be quoting the

    “I LIKE BIG BUTTS”

    song.

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    somebodyshort said, about 1 month ago

    It’s not a big belly, it’s a tool shed. Some of us just need a bigger shed.

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    Ji2m said, about 1 month ago

    Tell ‘em to shake it! (Shake it!) Shake it! (Shake it!)
    Shake that healthy butt!
    Baby got back!

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    Doctor Toon said, about 1 month ago

    I’m a man and I work hard to keep fit, despite aging.
    My natural gray hair is chemically altered.
    My lady friend is 7 years younger, and looks younger than that.
    Hope I look at least half as good to her as she does to me.

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    gaebie said, about 1 month ago

    Almost all men prefer women with a little “extra weight” on them. No guy I know likes a skinny girl (of any age). Girls are always hardest on them, it’s not men that demand they loose weight.

    And I think men with a big paunch are most disgusting, but it’s ok on girls. (I am not talking about obese which is bad on anyone). I know because I had one before I lost 40 lbs of belly fat.

    And I think Ellie looks sexy as she is! (She earned it!)

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    Esfletcher said, about 1 month ago

    Vocabulary word of the day: sylph. It means a slender graceful woman or girl.

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    ricer46 said, about 1 month ago

    For those of you defending women’s “right” to be a bit overweight, check these heart healthy tables at

    http://www.weightwatchers.com/health/asm/calc_healthyweight.aspx

    Most likely, nearly all of you need to lose weight, as I do myself. I am an older man who is constantly fighting weight problems that most of you would think silly. I’m exactly at the top end of the healthy range, not good enough.

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    cleokaya said, about 1 month ago

    Despite my avatar, for health reasons I try to stay at an appropriate weight as does my wife. People think it’s natural to put on weight. Americans are among the most obese on earth. Look at school kids today. When I was young a fat child was a minority. It has seemed to become acceptable to look upon excess weight as natural. The heavier the person the bigger the chance for health issues. I would prefer to remain trim. It takes eating responsibly and getting a little exercise.

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    ninmas said, about 1 month ago

    trust me, they got what they deserve.

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    jumbobrain said, about 1 month ago

    FBFFW is definitely a classic strip…but this one, to me, shows why it shouldn’t be in reruns. While true, a sentiment that was edgy and funny like this 20 years ago seems kind of tired and whiney now.

    But then, at least it’s not Cathy, who is still having the same tired dilemmas in her current strip.

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    lightenup said, about 1 month ago

    I agree with you cleokaya. Although I have had 2 kids and gained over 50 lbs with each pregnancy, I have lost it all and have a flat stomach (without surgery or pills or special diets). I’m certainly not model thin, although I have the height, but that’s okay because I’m at a normal weight. I keep myself healthy by exactly what everyone says – healthy food, exercise and not eating too much. I do have treats (chocolate!), and if I start gaining weight, I do something about it rather than sitting on the couch moaning about how “fat” I am.

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    JmcaRice said, about 1 month ago

    Attention Hollywood ! Fat men are not attractive. Old & wrinkly is just as appealing on men as it is on women. If Hollywood was not dominated by older white men we would all get a different perspective.

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    BlitzMcD said, about 1 month ago

    It’s okay for men to get fat? Excuse me?!

    So it’s okay for men to ingest copious amounts of grease and salt and then get hypertension, diabetes or a stroke?

    What a double standard.

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    Burgundy2 said, about 1 month ago

    It’s not so much a double standard as a 2 way street.. Some women seem to think they need to be model slim be attractive, but, as a few men in this forum have indicated, many men prefer a woman with a bit of substance. I’m not talking fat, just something more than skeletal.

    And many women I talk to don’t mind their men with a bit of extra weight - not so as to risk health, that’s different.

    As far as Hollywood goes, I think emphasis should be put on acting ability more than good looks.

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    Burgundy2 said, about 1 month ago

    By the way, the commentary over at Yenny dovetails with this discussion quite well.

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    howtheduck said, about 1 month ago

    Vocabulary word of the day: sylph.

    A term first coined by Paracelsus, who described sylphs as invisible elemental beings of the air.

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    luckylouie said, about 1 month ago

    Macushlalondra said, about 12 hours ago

    How old is Elly supposed to be now? Probably 30 or so so why is she referring to herself as a girl?

    Because this was back in the ’70s, when 80-year-old grandmothers were referred to as girls.

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    Just plain Steve said, about 1 month ago

    NotNormanChubsyUbsy said, about 14 hours ago

    Does Elly ever do anything other than scream at her husband and kids, whine and complain?

    What a shrew!
    ——————————————————-
    Sounds like your soul-mate, NotNorman!

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    newworldmozart said, about 1 month ago

    I don’t think Elly is in her 30’s I think she is in her mid to late 20’s. I was when my son hit first grade. I do believe that eating healthy and exercise is good, but a lot of food out there is quite deceiving. Unless you live in an area that has lots of variety of farmers market or a whole foods store, you are kinda of out of luck at finding good healthy food. And don’t get me started on how the healthier food is twice as expensive than the junk.

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    summerdog said, about 1 month ago

    In Elly’s bio at FBORFW, it says that she was 24 when Michael was born. Lizzie was born when Mike was 4. That would make Elly 30 or 31 in this strip.

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    legaleagle48 said, about 1 month ago

    Lewreader said, 1 day ago

    I always thought those waist measurements were age. When I was 32, I wore a 32 waist . Now that I’m, well never mind, you get the idea.

    That’s why I subscribe to a variation on an old rule that I first learned from Joan Rivers: Never admit to being older than your waist size.

    Of course, now that I’ve dropped over 20 lbs and lost a couple of inches, am working out five days a week and watching my diet (about the only thing that being a Type 2 diabetic has going for it is that it’s motivating me to get my body in shape in a way that vanity alone never could), I proudly admit to being 48 and loving it. In fact, seeing all the hot older men at the gym and elsewhere is now making me say, “Fifty? Bring it on!” :)