rtondreau
Member
Saw this interesting article on huffingtonpost.com.
After losing 60 pounds, I'm glad to say that I'm no longer considered one of Colorado's obese (just overweight now). Trying to join my athletic brethren in the Mile High State.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1909406,00.html
FuRyUs
Member
rtondreau
Member
No, that answers "Why are Southerners Retarded?"
I kid, I kid.
JayMitchell
Member
The food. Southern Food is amazing.
magoo
Member
Southern food is good. It is also deep fried and not oven cooked for the most part. Deep frying is faster and the cook doesn't have to spend as much time in the hot kitchen (the reason for the development). The northern states could use the oven for both cooking and heating the house. Damn casserole cookers!
PrimalTaunt
Member
It's already been said... it's all about their love of food that's just good and not good for you. I'm going to have to make some sausage gravy and biscuits this weekend.
JohnM618
Member
I thought I already posted here, but appearently not.
Yeah, southern food is not typically healthy. BUT, I live in FL, and I'm only 110, if that, so I guess I beat the stereotype. 
Tyler Durden
Member
Friend chicken, mashed taters, collard greens, sweet potatoes, cornbread, sweet tea, and pecan pie to finish it off.
that is why the south is fat. I, however, am not fat.
Dave-O
Member
@John- but you're also 3' 10"
At that weight you are fat
VaughnL86
Member
i think theyre fat cuz its too hot down south and they dont walk everywhere and they drive.. and they're probably lazier
RedTestament
Member
We fry everything and we use lard as a topping. Plus we have cheese grits with every meal.
JohnM618
Member
@Dave-O haha. Not quite. I am a bit short, but not that short 
I'm like 5'5 or 5'4. So that kinda makes it better.
ninjasquirrel
Member
Not being funny but most fat people are fat because THEY EAT TOO MUCH!!!! And don't move.
A small percentage have hormonal / metabolic conditions, but most DO NOT.
I know medicine, so I'm right.
BurningChrome
Member
there was a switch in society and not one in the kitchen; which is to say that while life in the south got more sedentary, the food the people were eating did not change. when the south was a much more agrarian society, eating the way they did wasn't much of a problem.
less time physically working, more time on the couch eating the same food equals more people being overweight.
i also know that in parts of the south--esp appalachia--that there is a permeable depression that runs in the region and that can lead to over eating. add that to what i said above...and you have lots of sad fat people.
idk what the article says, i didn't read it.
markmckeejr
Member
Actually, it's because we have the lowest count of Sandworms, per capita. Nothing slices a gut off like running from those damned things.
JayMitchell
Member
Hell, I'm from Chicago. We deep fry everything and put cheese on it!!!
We invented putting Hot Nacho Cheese in a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos for God's Sakes!!!
Have you seen our Pizza???
Hell, every year for 2 weeks we pretty much shut down the whole city for The Taste of Chicago. A festival devoted to stuffing your face!!!
Hell, last week at a Local Ribfest, I had a Deep-Fried Snickers bar.
And it was fucking AWESOME!!!
Gerrad
Member
Last time I checked.. it wasn't just Southern folk that were rocking the scales, I think America as a whole has an obesity epidemic.
Now if you will excuse me I am going to get a seatbelt extender and some drive through 
sammy
Member
new here
to answer the question... its easy we fry everything and the food to damn good. the southern people dont excercise very much.
FuRyUs
Member
don't fear the avatar @sammy....
JessE
Member
Anyone see that southern fatty "Ruby"? she's fat and a little retarded. great show
sammy
Member
ruby is from south carolina, we don't claim them just like we dont claim people from oklahoma (ill claim olivia though )
Barak
Member
Is it sad that I live in NC and I've never had a fried candy bar? Apparently all my fat friends really like them.
sammy
Member
fried candy bar? now that's something i have never seen in all of my life living in the south. now i have seen fried twinkies and no ive never eaten one.
Barak
Member
Yea. North Carolina State fair. They have fried Snickers and Milky Ways. They also for some reason have fried oreos, which I hear are great.
Jhylla81
Member
Minnesota State Fair has those too. I tend eat other stuff, like scotch eggs, though...
californianerd
Member
i lived in san antonio foe a while & let me tell your everyone is soo effing fat & lazy its disgusting
sammy
Member
ive been to san antonio many times. ive seen some hot ass girls down there.
BurningChrome
Member
@sammy why do you still not have an avatar? are you southern and fat?
sammy
Member
no im southern and lazy.
BurningChrome
Member
cool beans
