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I’m not fat - I’m big-boned.
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### Author:  [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/107 "2007-01-03T22:41:55Z")
Terrorism
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### Author:  [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2007, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/108 "2007-01-04T08:15:46Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou]
I’m not fat - I’m big-boned.
[/QUOTE]
[Gilligan] Yeah, and they’re covered with big meat. [/Gilligan]
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/109 "2007-01-04T22:18:40Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan]
[Gilligan] Yeah, and they’re covered with big meat. [/Gilligan]
[/QUOTE]
😛
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### Author:  [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/110 "2007-01-05T00:25:34Z")
[QUOTE=Maureen]
Big fat hairy deal. Global warming will beat it to the punch, and that’s happening _now_. Let’s focus, hm?
[/QUOTE]
Speaking of things I don’t give a rats ass about…
The science is ify and contested, there are just as many studies saying that it’s not a problem as it is, and there’s fuck all we can do about it in the first world anyway, yet it’s constantly paraded out at us by the liberals in an attempt to scare us to death, omigodwe’reallgonnadie! It’s a liberal version of “OMG there’s a war on Xmas!” or “They’re trying to outlaw Jeeeezus!”, designed to panic the ecotards into unthinking support for liberal politicians.
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### Author:  [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/111 "2007-01-05T01:38:45Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]
Americans are FAT.
Brits are FAT
Aussies are FAT
Canadians are FAT
OMFG EVERYBODY IS FAT!
No shit, sherlock.
[/QUOTE]
Without a doubt. What the worst one, in my opinion, was the hilariously out-of-place panic regarding the fact that there are more overweight people in the world than malnourished ones. Here’s a typical sample:
> [@](#):
>
> “This insidious, creeping pandemic of obesity is now engulfing the entire world. It’s as big a threat as global warming and bird flu.” This warning came from Paul Zimmet during his opening address at the 10th International Congress on Obesity in Sydney on Sunday, according to a report by the Associated Press.
>
> Zimmet, an expert on diabetes at Monash University in Australia, said that overweight people now outnumber the undernourished. The World Health Organization’s estimates agree: globally, there are one billion overweight adults, and 300 million of them are obese; in contrast, about 800 million do not have enough to eat. Today obesity is a problem mainly in rich countries, but the WHO estimates that by 2010 the developing world will have more than caught up.
[http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10036-obesity-epidemic-engulfing-the-entire-world.html](http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10036-obesity-epidemic-engulfing-the-entire-world.html)
OMG! The vast swath of humanity is no longer starving!! Teh horror!!!
As somebody who grew up with the Club of Rome, the population explosion, and the ensuing “Die-Off Due To Lack of Food”, I find the attitude expressed above… puzzling, to say the least. Imho, only somebody who has never been truly hungry can call too much food a “pandemic”.
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/112 "2007-01-05T15:50:59Z")
[QUOTE=Weirddave]
Speaking of things I don’t give a rats ass about…
The science is ify and contested, there are just as many studies saying that it’s not a problem as it is, and there’s fuck all we can do about it in the first world anyway, yet it’s constantly paraded out at us by the liberals in an attempt to scare us to death, omigodwe’reallgonnadie! It’s a liberal version of “OMG there’s a war on Xmas!” or “They’re trying to outlaw Jeeeezus!”, designed to panic the ecotards into unthinking support for liberal politicians.
[/QUOTE]
[_sigh_] **Weirddave,** why don’t you have a peek into [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=401734) thread, or [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=380713) one. Or even [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398438) one. In sum: For the most part, anthropogenic-climate-change skepticism nowadays is the work of, well, not to put too fine a point on it, liars. Not even cranks. Liars. Corporate whores. Astroturf groups, funded by the fossil-fuel companies, pretending to be scientific foundations.
Assuming you give a rat’s ass.
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### Author:  [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/113 "2007-01-05T16:49:51Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest]
Americans are FAT.
Brits are FAT
Aussies are FAT
Canadians are FAT
OMFG EVERYBODY IS FAT!
No shit, sherlock.
[/QUOTE]
Except for the anorexic celebrities.
I’m tired of the cute couple names, Brangelina and TomKat, I’m tired of the cute couples. I’m tired of the “baby bump” speculation. OMG, Angelina had a baby two months ago and she has a bump, she must be pregnant again! I know the media must be spoiled by the celebrities who have babies and two months later are magically thin again and modeling for Victoria’s Secret but c’mon they are supposedly human and maybe once in a while one of them won’t bother to hire a nanny to care for their kid while they work out 12 hours a day with their personal trainer and only eat what their personal chefs prepare - sometimes the bump is just the leftover fat from the baby they just had! Oh yeah, and I am tired of the term “baby bump” it sounds like a disease.
I’m tired of all the celebrities, Paris, Britney, Lindsey, Angelina, Madonna, Tom, Anna Nicole … gee, the only one mentioned I’m not tired of (yet) is Reba McIntyre.
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/114 "2007-01-05T17:08:37Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E]
I’m tired of all the celebrities, Paris, Britney, **Lindsey** , Angelina, Madonna, Tom, Anna Nicole … gee, the only one mentioned I’m not tired of (yet) is Reba McIntyre.
[/QUOTE]
You [heartless swine!](http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=2771182)
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### Author:  [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/115 "2007-01-05T17:36:21Z")
Here’s what what I don’t give a big ol’ hairy R’s A about?
“There have been unconfirmed reports that…” “We’ve heard speculation as to…” “CNN is reporting that…”
It was rampant on 9/11 The Indian Ocean Tsunami, Katrina, etc. Any time that a network decides it needs to have full time coverage of the current “big event” yet the actual news trickling in from the scene is only just sufficient to fill two minutes per hour.
Really, truly, honestly, I couldn’t give a flying fuck what rumor you might have been privy to.
If you don’t have facts to report, please don’t fucking report. That is all.
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### Author:  [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/116 "2007-01-05T19:07:28Z")
My local (DC) newscasts win the award from me, hands down!
Every freaking night I get something along these lines;
“A common household item can cause death, join us at 11!”
“Are you dying? Tips to find out at 11!”
“A murderous rampage in a suburban neighborhood, we’ll tell you were and what to do at 11!”
Fuck you all. The real world news is depressing and interesting enough without some local fuckwits trying to spice up viewership by touting senstionalistic crap that in the end, was actually nothing. Everytime I see the news spots, I cant help but feel sorry for the poor 65 year old grandma sitting at home scared to death until 11, then come to find out the murderous rampage was in a Chicago suburb not in DC…
Assess
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/117 "2007-01-05T21:50:36Z")
[QUOTE=Kevbo]
Here’s what what I don’t give a big ol’ hairy R’s A about?
“There have been unconfirmed reports that…” “We’ve heard speculation as to…” “CNN is reporting that…”
It was rampant on 9/11 The Indian Ocean Tsunami, Katrina, etc. Any time that a network decides it needs to have full time coverage of the current “big event” yet the actual news trickling in from the scene is only just sufficient to fill two minutes per hour.
Really, truly, honestly, I couldn’t give a flying fuck what rumor you might have been privy to.
If you don’t have facts to report, please don’t fucking report. That is all.
[/QUOTE]
You know what’s funny about that? That we could invent much, much better (and funnier) rumours here on The Dope without even breaking a sweat. Amateurs.
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### Author:  [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/118 "2007-01-05T22:05:59Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton]
[_sigh_] **Weirddave,** why don’t you have a peek into [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=401734) thread, or [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=380713) one. Or even [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398438) one.
[/quote]
Using logic with **Weirddave** is like throwing M&Ms into the Grand Canyon.
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### Author:  [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/119 "2007-01-05T23:18:11Z")
[QUOTE=rjung]
Using logic with **Weirddave** is like throwing M&Ms into the Grand Canyon.
[/QUOTE]
Actually, logic works quite well with me. My problem is that I expect my logic to be based upon facts, while those of your ilk embrace “logic” based upon innuendo and speculation as long at it agrees with your preconceived notions and provides ample grass to feed your sacred cows.
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### Author:  [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2006-rats-ass-awards/385799/120 "2007-01-06T00:15:35Z")
I don’t give a rat’s ass about
Anything to do with PETA
Any conflicts about placements of the 10 commandments or manger scenes, etc. on public or semi-public grounds
Efforts to remove books from school libraries or reading lists The Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Country Music Awards, the Tony Awards, etc.
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