\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 A sad commentary of what America is turning into: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/01/11/boston_revamps_ambulance_for_obese_patients/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I am convinced that the human race is doomed, and sooner rather than later. For whatever reason, we have become a species that thinks it knows better than natural selection. The lengths we go to to keep individuals alive and in the gene pool, or to allow people to reproduce who could not without "interference"... I was thinking about this the other day. Even on a small level - like dentistry. Without interference, someone with bad teeth might not have survived to reproduce because of pain or difficulty with eating. This would eventually weed out the "bad teeth gene". But not any more. As a species, in general, we value individual lives to the detriment of the species as a whole. And this will be our downfall. Well that and ruining the planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Did the same thing where I am from. The paramedics call for the "big bus". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I am convinced that the human race is doomed, and sooner rather than later. For whatever reason, we have become a species that thinks it knows better than natural selection. The lengths we go to to keep individuals alive and in the gene pool, or to allow people to reproduce who could not without "interference"... I was thinking about this the other day. Even on a small level - like dentistry. Without interference, someone with bad teeth might not have survived to reproduce because of pain or difficulty with eating. This would eventually weed out the "bad teeth gene". But not any more. As a species, in general, we value individual lives to the detriment of the species as a whole. And this will be our downfall. Well that and ruining the planet Natural selection still exists, though. I'd hazard that the majority of these 600 pound folks don't have very prolific sex lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Natural selection still exists, though. I'd hazard that the majority of these 600 pound folks don't have very prolific sex lives. on a related note --- do chicks dig lentils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsSD Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Natural selection still exists, though. I'd hazard that the majority of these 600 pound folks don't have very prolific sex lives. My girlfriend is a post partum nurse, a few months back she had two very obese new parents. One of the other nurses asked how they were able to procreate without artificial assistance. They said the guys parents would hold up the rolls while they had sex. The two of them were both close to 500 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 My girlfriend is a post partum nurse, a few months back she had two very obese new parents. One of the other nurses asked how they were able to procreate without artificial assistance. They said the guys parents would hold up the rolls while they had sex. The two of them were both close to 500 lbs. there are so many issues with that. can you imagine sharing the room with a parent during sex, yet alone have them be an active participant? can you imagine being the parent? ::shudder:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 on a related note --- do chicks dig lentils? No but they really dig guys who know how to prepare them with flavor. My girlfriend is a post partum nurse, a few months back she had two very obese new parents. One of the other nurses asked how they were able to procreate without artificial assistance. They said the guys parents would hold up the rolls while they had sex. The two of them were both close to 500 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) My girlfriend is a post partum nurse, a few months back she had two very obese new parents. One of the other nurses asked how they were able to procreate without artificial assistance. They said the guys parents would hold up the rolls while they had sex. The two of them were both close to 500 lbs. Wow...glad I have already consumed my low cal, healthy lunch....eeeek. So this whole thread reminds me of my favorite t-shirt--exquisitely modeled here: favorite picture.tiff Edited January 12, 2011 by JoeF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Wow...glad I have already consumed my low cal, healthy lunch....eeeek. So this whole thread reminds me of my favorite t-shirt--exquisitely modeled here: No way I'm looking at that pic... in a thread like this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 My girlfriend is a post partum nurse, a few months back she had two very obese new parents. One of the other nurses asked how they were able to procreate without artificial assistance. They said the guys parents would hold up the rolls while they had sex. The two of them were both close to 500 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 No way I'm looking at that pic... in a thread like this! I looked. Its okay, you won't puke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Natural selection still exists, though. I'd hazard that the majority of these 600 pound folks don't have very prolific sex lives. I'm not just talking about obesity. Infertility is a prime example. In-Vitro fertilization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I looked. Its okay, you won't puke. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 There was a similar article in the Syracuse paper a while ago about their new ambulance and equipment they needed for the "larger" patients. The addition of the lift though is new to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Blizzard Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 A sad commentary of what America is turning into: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/01/11/boston_revamps_ambulance_for_obese_patients/ My daughter is a nurse and she has plenty of stories about morbidly obese folks. You wonder how someone can get to be over 500 lbs . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 My daughter is a nurse and she has plenty of stories about morbidly obese folks. You wonder how someone can get to be over 500 lbs . . . I got close to 200 this time last year and I freaked out. Now? Almost 175. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 As the 21st century began, human evolution was at a turning point. Natural selection, the process by which the strongest, the smartest, the fastest, reproduced in greater numbers than the rest, a process which had once favored the noblest traits of man, now began to favor different traits. Most science fiction of the day predicted a future that was more civilized and more intelligent. But as time went on, things seemed to be heading in the opposite direction. A dumbing down. How did this happen? Evolution does not necessarily reward intelligence. With no natural predators to thin the herd, it began to simply reward those who reproduced the most, and left the intelligent to become an endangered species. -Idiocracy I like money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Is life worth living is you're so fat you need a jumbo ambulance? Just take the heart attack you gave yourself like a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Is life worth living is you're so fat you need a jumbo ambulance? Just take the heart attack you gave yourself like a man. But there's the all you can eat crab legs at Red Lobster next week! Can't die before then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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