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December 22, 2017, 17:51
Kalleh
Women are from venus and...
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! Mad
December 23, 2017, 06:57
Geoff
You know darned well that's a trap question. No matter what his reply, he's gonna sleep on the couch. Frown
December 23, 2017, 08:01
Kalleh
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.
December 23, 2017, 12:26
<Proofreader>
My wife's friend called and asked, "Is Brenda around?"

"No,: I said. "She's more oblong."
December 23, 2017, 19:03
Kalleh
Smile

BTW, Shu says he said, "chunky" and not "pleasingly plump." I think that's worse, but he thinks it's better.
December 24, 2017, 06:16
<Proofreader>
Which is better: chunky or pleasingly plump peanut butter?
December 24, 2017, 14:43
Geoff
How about, "famine-ready?"
December 28, 2017, 21:33
Kalleh
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.
December 29, 2017, 06:27
Geoff
A century ago "pleasingly plump" was not a euphamism. Maybe its time has come again?
December 29, 2017, 13:02
<Proofreader>
quote:
pleasingly plump"

How about "easy to see"?
January 09, 2018, 18:21
Kalleh
Which do you think is worse, pleasingly plump or chunky? What are other euphemisms for fat? I think there are a lot.
January 09, 2018, 18:39
BobHale
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.
January 09, 2018, 20:51
<Proofreader>
One web site said:

In possession of:
Cuddle Padding
Passion Cushioning
Munch Paunch
They are:
Gravitationally Challenged
an Urban Sumo
Plush-Sized
Heroically Proportioned
Fluffy
a Teddy Bear
a Walking cheese wheel
the Buffet King
taller lying down than standing up
January 10, 2018, 12:00
Geoff
quote:
Originally posted by BobHale:
Over here the conversation can be rather more direct. I have often had children come to me and ask "Why are you so fat?".
Perhaps you are emulating the Buddha? Big Grin
January 10, 2018, 15:19
<Proofreader>
quote:
"Why are you so fat?".

Go to a Walmart. No one will notice you.
January 11, 2018, 19:12
Kalleh
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.
January 11, 2018, 20:10
tinman
Don't worry, Kalleh. Whatever you're wearing, you look great.
January 11, 2018, 20:23
<Proofreader>
My wfe offers: "Like the Pillsbury Doughboy.
January 16, 2018, 21:05
Kalleh
See, now Tinman has it right. Wink
January 17, 2018, 05:06
sattva
quote:
Originally posted by Kalleh:
See, now Tinman has it right. Wink


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.
January 17, 2018, 05:15
sattva
quote:
Originally posted by Geoff:
quote:
Originally posted by BobHale:
Over here the conversation can be rather more direct. I have often had children come to me and ask "Why are you so fat?".
Perhaps you are emulating the Buddha? Big Grin


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)
January 17, 2018, 05:54
Geoff
OK, I sit corrected! Big Grin (Too fat to stand corrected)
January 25, 2018, 22:26
Kalleh
Geoff is not fat...