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Men are from mars. Conversation as we were getting ready for work: Me: Do I look fat in this jacket? Shu: Not fat. Pleasingly plump, maybe. Me: I am throwing it out then! Shu: Well not plump, really. More square-ish. And out that jacket goes! | ||
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You know darned well that's a trap question. No matter what his reply, he's gonna sleep on the couch. | |||
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No. I do trust his fashion judgment. Had he just said “yes,” I’d have said, “Me too,” and would have dumped it. But pleasingly plump? And then denying it and thinking “square-ish” is better? Ah well. I mostly laughed and he did not sleep on the couch. I just think it goes to show the differences. | |||
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My wife's friend called and asked, "Is Brenda around?" "No,: I said. "She's more oblong." | ||
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BTW, Shu says he said, "chunky" and not "pleasingly plump." I think that's worse, but he thinks it's better. | |||
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Which is better: chunky or pleasingly plump peanut butter? | ||
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How about, "famine-ready?" | |||
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It's one of those perceptions, but to me "chunky" sounds more masculine, like "square-ish," while at least pleasingly plump sounds a little feminine. | |||
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A century ago "pleasingly plump" was not a euphamism. Maybe its time has come again? | |||
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How about "easy to see"? | ||
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Which do you think is worse, pleasingly plump or chunky? What are other euphemisms for fat? I think there are a lot. | |||
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Over here the conversation can be rather more direct. I have often had children come to me and ask "Why are you so fat?". "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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Perhaps you are emulating the Buddha? | |||
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Go to a Walmart. No one will notice you. | ||
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So, Bob, what do you say? I'll keep that response in abeyance for when my sweet husband tells me I look "square-ish" again. Actually, that was my least favorite of the descriptions because it reminds me of a Sumo wrestler or something. | |||
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Don't worry, Kalleh. Whatever you're wearing, you look great. | |||
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My wfe offers: "Like the Pillsbury Doughboy. | ||
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See, now Tinman has it right. | |||
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He does at that! However, if you want a more honest assessment you could say, "It isn't the most becoming outfit that you have." That's a little more tactful. The squarish comment makes me think of football players and shoulder pads. | |||
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The historical Buddha wasn't fat. In fact, at one point he practiced asceticism. You are thinking of "the laughing Buddha" who actually was a monk. Hotei (Japanese) Pu-tai (Chinese) | |||
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OK, I sit corrected! (Too fat to stand corrected) | |||
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Geoff is not fat... | |||
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