# Do You Weigh Over 140 Pounds? Yes/No Answer Only **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950 "2005-10-05T21:04:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/221 "2005-10-08T04:03:01Z")
yes ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/222 "2005-10-08T04:05:18Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/223 "2005-10-08T10:26:34Z")
Yup. A few years ago, I did fall below to about 140 pounds - I looked freakishly skinny (I’m 6’0") ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/224 "2005-10-08T15:52:21Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/225 "2005-10-08T16:05:16Z")
yes ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/226 "2005-10-08T23:59:24Z")
I weigh exactly 140 lbs. Out of my immediate family, only my 18 year old daughter weighs less than 140 – she is short (4’9") and weighs, 100 lbs give or take 5 lbs. My son and husband are average height or shorter (5’8" and 5’9") and weigh 165 and 155. Of the for of us, I’m the only one who looks fattish, and I only look slightly overweight – I wear a size 8 or 10. I definately think 140 is a ridiculous ‘average weight’ nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/227 "2005-10-09T01:52:22Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/228 "2005-10-09T17:18:07Z")
Yes ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smashed_Ice_Cream)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/229 "2005-10-10T10:28:25Z")
No, not even close ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/230 "2005-10-10T10:32:43Z")
Yes. Over by about 30 pounds. 140 pounds would be rather on the skinny side for me, as I’m 6ft tall. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/231 "2005-10-10T13:20:53Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![justafriend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@justafriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justafriend)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/232 "2005-10-10T15:15:42Z")
no ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/233 "2005-10-10T16:43:53Z")
New totals are: Over 140 = 152 Under 140 = 59 About 140 exactly =11 I think we are seeing a trend and the trend is about 2:1 for over 140 pounds. Will be interesting to see if they change the “average adult weight” in the near future. I think my OP point has been made, but feel free to continue to answer and I will tally again later. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/234 "2005-10-10T17:05:06Z")
Other contributing factors. The boat has bench seating with a center aisle. However the aisle cuts it so two people sit on one side and three on the other. No matter what the average weight of an adult is the load is not centered. Since certification the boat added a new, heavier engine and a Plexiglas bubble top. This keeps the rain off the people looking at the trees. However when the boat tipped and the people shifted to the low side. the Plexiglas acted like a hamster ball. Nobody fell out of the boat. If they did the boat may have righted itself but instead the boat rolled over. Add to the fact that the 72 year-old former police officer with a history of alcoholism, who was conveniently not tested after the accident, as required by law, and you get a series of little mistakes that add up to a mess. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/235 "2005-10-10T18:04:27Z")
No. I’d kill myself if I did. ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/236 "2005-10-10T18:34:54Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950/237 "2005-10-10T18:50:27Z")
Never. Daniel [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-weigh-over-140-pounds-yes-no-answer-only/324950.md?page=11)