Word: fatted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Drawing on the proud comedic tradition of fat people making fun of themselves, Mo'Nique enters the stage yelling, "Y'all give it up for my fat ass!" For some reason, from that moment on, the audience is on her side. "Once you fall in love with Mo'Nique," she explains later, "I can say anything." That includes energetic rants against Victoria's Secret's refusal to carry size 22. Though her material isn't brilliant, the former full-size model has a persona that's perfect for TV. And, conveniently enough, she's already closed up her comedy club...
...fat white Christians an oppressed minority in Nebraska? At least one judge thinks so -- but that might have more to do with his removal from office for setting off fireworks in his colleagues' offices, among other peculiar juridical habits. Former Douglas County judge Richard "Deacon" Jones, who was fired from his position by the state Supreme Court for "a continuing pattern of misconduct," claims that the scales of justice just can't handle fat jurists, and has filed a discrimination complaint with the state's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
...right, but a guy who can smack the bejeezus out of a ball--that's the guy for us. Like most great things American, the home run deconstructs strategy with a beautiful act of aggression. So Mark McGwire, 250 lbs. of muscle in a game full of the fat and unfit, doesn't really shock when he sends the ball more than 500 ft. And Ken Griffey Jr., hat backwards, grin cocksure, seems almost bored as he gently taps homers over the fence. The crowd expects it, the crowd gets it, and the crowd goes home happy. We delight...
Mark McGwire and Ken Griffey Jr.--are they ready to hit? I don't mean ready to meet the fastball with the fat of the bat. We know they can do that. I mean, are they ready to hit and land their feet as American icons? Can they live forever in the records of the game--and survive this year? Can they bulldoze into the Hall of Fame and worm their way into our hearts? What price will they pay for their place in our small pantheon of power heroes...
...healthy diet may not be enough to ward off heart disease. In a study of those at risk, LDL, or "bad," cholesterol levels fell 13% in men and 9% in women who combined a low-fat diet with exercise. But for those who only changed their diet, LDLs fell by only half of those percentages...