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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 12:06 AM Original message |
'Fat Man' completes cross-country trek in Big Apple |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. I recently read "The Memory of Running" by Don McLarty |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. Our local news did a story on this man yesterday. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
3. Has anybody noticed-- |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 12:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well, he did lose 100 pounds. |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 12:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I kind of agree with eridani. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 01:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. How would you know whether he was "overeating"? |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 01:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Ummm... Okay. Sure. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. There is someone, somewhere in the world |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. There are many people with conditions |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 01:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. He may not be going anyplace |
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Champion Jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 06:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. And, he can lose another 100 on the way back! |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. Actually two pounds a week is a very healthy rate of weigh loss |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
9. Keep in mind, he was only WALKING. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 06:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. And at 400 pounds he would have destroyed his knees |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. But apparently he doesn't |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Huh? Of course he doesn't - he didn't run. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 11:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. His weight isn't particularly relevant |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 06:01 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I'm so lost. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-11-06 07:52 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Sorry-- I think I was confusing you with someone else on the thread |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Not necessarily |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. why am I not surprised by some of the responses in this thread? |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I agree completely. |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I'd love to have the gumption and courage to do it... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. That was my point |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Eh, that's a lot of bullshit |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 11:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. I meant that it was impossible if you live in an industrialized society |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. It's a remarkable achievement, as is losing -one hundred pounds- |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Thank you for saying this |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
15. Average 100 calories burned for mile walked |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 07:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Your math takes no account whatsoever of feedback loops |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Couple things wrong here - first, you calculated for a 220 pound man |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. He would probably have gained quite a bit of muscle |
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bmbmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
22. Upon arriving, he stopped, turned around, and said |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-10-06 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. I thought he was kind of creepy. |
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