# Fuck you, Anti-gym Jeff Gannon lookalike **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 19, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265 "2007-10-19T03:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/1 "2007-10-19T03:32:20Z")
Ok, I kept quiet during your horrible radio commercials. I intensely disliked them enough to change stations every time I heard one of your asslickingly bad comments, and I still do. But I kept my mouth shut. But last night, during Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares, Fox had the utter gall to sell you two time slots for your utterly horrific, bad in every sense guttermercials. Who the fuck are you, you bullying toadfucker to pretend to have the miniscule shaved balls to depict yourself smashing a plate of chocolate cake on some overweight actress spouting in your obnoxious accent that “Chubbies don’t get no hubbies”. So I pit the Jeff Gannon looking fuckwad bully, I pit the actress who allowed herself to be chocolate plate slammed by that hair deprived prick. I pit Fox, but I don’t pit the bull dog walking away because his ass looked better than the Anti-Gym doodle fart that was supposedly the protagonist of this tasteless, brutal debacle of an advertisement. So in parting, I hope that Michael Dofuckity gets reamed daily by Kitchen Aid mixer wrapped in Brillow pads stuffed with Ajax. On high speed, then reversed for maximum bleedage, followed by a brownie enema so he turns into a fat mother fucker that other people make fun of. Pricklet. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/2 "2007-10-19T03:58:09Z")
I have no idea what you’re talking about, but I like the way you say it. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/3 "2007-10-19T04:22:00Z")
What the hell is the OP about? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Lynne\_kilii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lynne\_kilii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynne_kilii)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/4 "2007-10-19T04:31:13Z")
link: [www.theantigym.com](http://www.theantigym.com) [NSFW] -a very sex-oriented, fat-bashing workout facility here in Denver. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/5 "2007-10-19T04:32:33Z")
Apparently there is a commercial for a gym that shows an overweight actress getting cake slammed in her face while someone else says “Chubbies don’t get no hubbies” I’d like to see the commercial fand become outraged as well. Unfortunately, the OP has given no link nor enough information for me to find the commercial online ETA: Thanks **Lynne**. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/6 "2007-10-19T05:51:13Z")
This is the kind of stuff that makes me glad I don’t watch TV. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/7 "2007-10-19T09:29:03Z")
That’s why you’re supposed to watch TV on DVR. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/8 "2007-10-19T10:16:56Z")
Who cares? Seriously - no one’s being abused here. You don’t like the ad? Don’t go to the gym. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/9 "2007-10-19T11:33:16Z")
With the usual disclaimers… [sub]yes, you, shrill objector, have a thyroid condition, and so do all your friends[/sub] this ad copy doesn’t seem harsh. In fact, I would have to say I can get behind this idea, and if more people could, then perhaps a backlash culture such as the one in which Anti-Gyms can grow would not have become so prevalent. [QUOTE= Anti-Gym] A “chubby” is not necessarily someone with a spare tire or thunder thighs, it’s an unmotivated, lazy slob who wants to blame everybody else but themselves for their shortcomings. Anti-Gym turns chubbies into champions, breaking through the victim mindset to teach effort and self-accountability as the way to a healthy body and great lifestyle. We have many clients who are overweight at first, but they cease to be chubbies the moment they decide to do something about it. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/10 "2007-10-19T13:20:18Z")
Kitchen Nightmares is so much fun to watch. [Fox.com](http://Fox.com) has all the episodes…anti-gym commercial free… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/11 "2007-10-19T15:28:06Z")
I’m gonna call bullshit: > [@](#): > > We change your habits and attitude so you can sculpt a seductive body, while still enjoying the food, alcohol, and other vices that seduce you. Stick with the old school to lower cholesterol a few points, come see us to raise your libido and wow-factor through the roof. (Go [here](http://www.theantigym.com/index2.html), hover your cursor over “Save the Chubbblitos,” and scroll down.) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/12 "2007-10-19T15:47:46Z")
[QUOTE=RTFirefly] I’m gonna call bullshit: (Go [here](http://www.theantigym.com/index2.html), hover your cursor over “Save the Chubbblitos,” and scroll down.) [/QUOTE] Why? With healthier overall habits you can still enjoy good food and alcohol and maintain a great body. And just as an aside, can we get some of these links marked NSFW, like the one RTFirefly linked to? ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/13 "2007-10-19T16:35:26Z")
Heh - my work’s filter blocks the site completely. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/14 "2007-10-19T17:09:43Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] Why? With healthier overall habits you can still enjoy good food and alcohol and maintain a great body. [/QUOTE] That’s not what they’re saying, in two different ways. First, they aren’t talking maintenance, they’re talking about getting to that ‘sculpted’ body from a chubby one. Second, they’re not talking about enjoying good food and alcohol, but “enjoying the food, alcohol, and other vices that seduce you” now, whose consumption has presumably led to being chubby in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/15 "2007-10-19T17:15:06Z")
[QUOTE= RTFirefly] “enjoying the food, alcohol, and other vices that seduce you” now, whose consumption has presumably led to being chubby in the first place. [/QUOTE] Not exactly- it’s the undisciplined consumption of them that made you chubby in the first place. One of the things they gym says is that they bust your ass enough so that you CAN partake of the finer things, and so that when you’re out drinking your beers, you don’t have to go home with some ragged piece of ass (leading you to drink further) but with something HOT. Say what you want about their worldview, but it is a pretty consistent one. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/16 "2007-10-19T17:16:41Z")
[QUOTE=Lynne\_kilii] link: [www.theantigym.com](http://www.theantigym.com) -a very sex-oriented, fat-bashing workout facility here in Denver. [/QUOTE] Then, FWIW, Fox didn’t air the commercial. The local cable company inserted the commercial to air during the local break provided to them by the network. National networks do not air commercials geared to regional or local markets. Your complaint needs to go to your cable provider. ---
**Author:** ![Lynne\_kilii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lynne\_kilii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynne_kilii)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/17 "2007-10-19T18:09:38Z")
Oops. Sorry about that NSFW thing! And actually, on the one hand, I really like the idea, on the other hand, the first time someone tries to insult me to get me to do something, they are likely to get a hearty “Fuck off and Fuck you!” from me. I get that most of it is an act for the media, and for advertising’s sake, and if I walked in the door, the likelyhood is nobody would say “Chubby walking!”. ~Amy ---
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/18 "2007-10-19T23:25:13Z")
My apologies, I wasn’t thinking. I should have added more information or a link. So here is a link to the actual commercial on YouTube. I’ve watched it again and have not changed my mind a whit. I still find it awful and offensive. [Anti-gym](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anti-gym+commercial) And thanks for the info about my provider inserting the commercial and not Fox, I will be calling them to voice my displeasure. T ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/19 "2007-10-19T23:36:49Z")
[QUOTE=MizTina] My apologies, I wasn’t thinking. I should have added more information or a link. So here is a link to the actual commercial on YouTube. I’ve watched it again and have not changed my mind a whit. I still find it awful and offensive. [Anti-gym](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anti-gym+commercial) And thanks for the info about my provider inserting the commercial and not Fox, I will be calling them to voice my displeasure. T [/QUOTE] Yes, I find that ad VERY offensive. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265/20 "2007-10-20T18:21:59Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Scrappy Hero Pup] Not exactly- it’s the undisciplined consumption of them that made you chubby in the first place. [/quote] That’s not one of the “vices that seduce you” that made you fat to begin with? It’s like saying you can still enjoy sex every which way you want - but with the hidden caveat that you can only do so one night a month. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-anti-gym-jeff-gannon-lookalike/423265.md?page=2)