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bigpiney · 07-18-2008, 10:28 PM

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=92592545

This poor woman hasn't worked a day in her life and now has to cut back on her intake of meat. Cruel cruel world.

I really like NPR, but this reporter could have found 1000's of people in the same area that would have been better to profile. Sheesh.

MikeWaters · 07-18-2008, 10:32 PM

anyone else notice that when Hispanics get obese and tan, they are hard to tell apart from polynesians?

TripletDaddy · 07-18-2008, 10:37 PM

Note the word under the pic

il Padrino Ute · 07-18-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Note the word under the pic

LOL!

Is it possible for that to happen?

bigpiney · 07-18-2008, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Note the word under the pic

I would really recommend against that, they are big enough as it is.

Tex · 07-18-2008, 10:45 PM

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People tell Nunez her daughter could get more money in public assistance if she had a child.

"A lot of people have told me, 'Why don't your daughter have a kid?'"

They both reject that as a plan.

Well that's reassuring.

T Blue · 07-18-2008, 10:50 PM

Are we supposed to feel sorry for someone who has never even held a job?

What the hell is wrong with these people, have we become so entitled as a nation that there is no longer personal responsibility to take care of our own situations?

Runner Coug · 07-18-2008, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bigpiney

I would really recommend against that, they are big enough as it is.

Thank you bigpiney, for posting that picture. I was about to go get some ice cream out of the freezer. I will have an apple instead.

creekster · 07-18-2008, 10:58 PM

I can think of another reason why it is likely the daughter won't get pregnant.

Runner Coug · 07-18-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by creekster

I can think of another reason why it is likely the daughter won't get pregnant.

I can think of one reason why it's possible that she could:

07-18-2008, 10:28 PM	#1
bigpiney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Big Pine , CA Posts: 842	The economy is really starting to hurt some people http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=92592545 This poor woman hasn't worked a day in her life and now has to cut back on her intake of meat. Cruel cruel world. I really like NPR, but this reporter could have found 1000's of people in the same area that would have been better to profile. Sheesh.

07-18-2008, 10:37 PM	#3
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Note the word under the pic __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

07-18-2008, 10:58 PM	#9
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	I can think of another reason why it is likely the daughter won't get pregnant. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

07-18-2008, 10:32 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	anyone else notice that when Hispanics get obese and tan, they are hard to tell apart from polynesians?

07-18-2008, 10:50 PM	#7
T Blue Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Down by the River in a Van Posts: 216	Are we supposed to feel sorry for someone who has never even held a job? What the hell is wrong with these people, have we become so entitled as a nation that there is no longer personal responsibility to take care of our own situations?