http://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/?src=rss:qb:qbsThis happened in 1987 when my friend Jane was at ...en-ushttp://static1.yeddacdn.com/images/Logo132X46_rmt9c1d22d.jpghttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/?src=rss:qb:qbsThis happened in 1987 when my friend Jane was at ...http://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>This happened in 1987 when my friend Jane was at work. Jane was talking to Nancy and Bob (one of her seven bosses). <br/><br/>Bob: “Nancy you are skinny”<br/>Jane: “What about me”<br/>Bob: “Jane you are fat, Nancy is skinny”<br/>(Bob knows Jane is very obsessed with weight)<br/><br/>Later on Jane thinks Bob said to her that he was only kidding. And she DOES Know for a fact that her bosses always said “Jane you eat to live, we live to eat”<br/><br/>Any way in 1987 Jane was taking massive doses of vitamins and minerals and she thinks she blew up like a balloon.<br/><br/>Even though Jane has an excellent memory in this case Jane cannot remember if the incident with Bob is real or she imagined it. So Jane called me and asked me what I thought and I told her the following: No one would flat out tell someone they are fat unless it was a joke. They might say something like you know you are a little bit overweight or something a bit more polite. Jane the incident could be real because you did say Bob told you he was clowning around. Also guys like to annoy girls and play on their sensitivities<br/><br/><br/>So my questions: Do you agree/concur with me, and why or why not -details please?</p>voterpersonvoterperson54questionWed, 23 Sep 2009 01:26:19 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/1987_nbsp_mind_point_time_h_ll_518510833077468?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>1987????? Are you out of your mind?   At this point in time, what in the h*ll difference does this make?  Are we supposed to believe  that you can remember word for word what was said 22 years ago--another one of your fantasies?  If Jane is still worried about being fat after all these years, she has major problems and also needs a shrink.  Maybe you and your friends can get a famiy rate.</p>URI93URI9371answer3.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:55:12 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/1987_nbsp_mind_point_time_h_ll_518510833077468?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/seven_bosses_Starting_falsehood_518718903067563?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>Nobody has seven bosses. Starting off with that falsehood makes me think the entire story is a figment of your imagination.</p> <p>But that's OK. I like a good story. Just so you know that we know it was made up.</p>LindaRuthLindaRuthfemale54answer3.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:55:53 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/seven_bosses_Starting_falsehood_518718903067563?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/concur_children_younger_dates_350747311050841?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>I concur. I have children younger than the dates of this conversation.</p> <p>If Jane is worried about it, let her post her own question.</p> <p>If you're Jane and you're worried about it after all this time, please seek help.</p>jkgrandmajkgrandmafemale54answer3.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:57:21 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/concur_children_younger_dates_350747311050841?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/time_tall_girl_named_Jane_happened_518812953627062?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>Once upon a time, there was a tall, thin girl named Jane.</p> <p>Now it so happened that Jane was on her way to the cafeteria for her lunch break when she decided to stop at a nearby thrift store, instead.</p> <p>She searched and she searched through the racks of clothing. Some clothes were too big. Some clothes were too old. Some of them were faded under the arms.</p> <p>No, not with sweat stains. Jane knew the clothes were classy, even if her mother (who Jane thought was really the Big Bad Wolf) thought they were trashy.</p> <p>After her thrift store lunch, Jane went to the office where she worked with her seven bosses. She had just arrived and sat down at her desk, when all of a sudden Stacey walked in with Colette.</p> <p>"Why Jane," cried Stacey. "How terribly thin you look! You must be no larger than an eight." And she and Colette proceeded down the hallway to the copy machine.</p> <p>But Jane just wasn't sure. "Can I really accept that Stacey thinks I am no bigger than an eight," she said to herself. "I wonder what my boss Bob would say?"</p> <p>Jane knew that Bob was a big kidder, but she decided to ask him anyway.</p> <p>"Bob, am I tall and thin?" Jane asked, twisting the hem of her latest thrift store find (a lovely sweater, hardly worn at all). "Everyone always says I am skinny. Don't you agree?"</p> <p>But Bob was annoyed at the fact that Jane was hung up on her looks and never got any work done. "She spends every afternoon in the bathroom, staring endlessly into the mirror," he thought. "I guess she thinks she's fat, so I'd better tell her the truth."</p> <p>"No," he said. "Jane, the honest truth is that you're fat and no one will ever love you or think you are of value, because you aren't skinny like Peggy or Tania down in Accounting."</p> <p>Poor Jane.</p> <p>She began sobbing and ran down the hallway towards the elevator, grabbing blindly for her gently used hankie as she ran.</p> <p>She ran out of the building and straight to the nearest thrift store.</p> <p>"I want to buy all of the socks you have," she told the cashier. "And the watches. So long as they are two for $10, of course."</p> <p>Jane knew that running out of her office without warning would probably mean a trip to the unemployment line. Nevertheless, she spent a pleasant afternoon shopping and purchasing many bargains.</p> <p>When it was late enough in the day, she drove home to the lovely flat she shared with her mother (aka S.O.B.; Sad Ordinary Blouses) and showed her mother what she had purchased.</p> <p>"Oh dear," said her mother. "I do hope you didn't buy any sweat stained clothes for me. I just don't want to wear someone else's cast-offs."</p> <p>This made Jane so nervous that she was compelled to rush into the spare room and rummage frantically through the bags containing her extra clothing. She pulled and tugged, until finally she had every last piece of clothing laid out in a handy pile so she could begin to go through it all.</p> <p>"I'm going to check to make sure every single piece of clothing is perfect," she said to herself. "After all, if strangers always tell me I am tall and thin, then what Bob and my mother say shouldn't bother me at all. Should it?"</p> <p>And with that, she began muttering to herself.</p> <p>"Tall and thin, tall and thin. Can I accept that I know I am no bigger than an eight?"</p> <p>Years later, scientists excavating the foundation of a forgotten building found what seemed to be a mountain made out of rotting fabric. At the bottom of the fabric mountain were the skeletal remains of what was presumed to be a woman. Clutched in one hand was a hanger - and in the other, the remains of a sizing tag.</p> <p>The print was faded, but still legible. The lead scientist bent down and peered at it until he was able to read the number on the tag.</p> <p>Twelve.</p> <p>"Wow," he said. "I always heard the tenants of this building were no bigger than size eight. I wonder what happened to her?" </p>jkgrandmajkgrandmafemale54answer4.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:09:01 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/time_tall_girl_named_Jane_happened_518812953627062?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/JK_great_post_usual_nbsp_fantastic_149131714839758?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>JK, great post (as usual).  You have a fantastic sense of humor and are able to write astonishing answers.  So, maybe you could just give me your opinion on something.  I am 5'll" tall, weigh around 145 and wear a size 12 (or 14, or 16 or 18). My friends and strangers are always commenting on how tall I am and that I should gain a few pounds, but I want to be thin.  Would you agree/concur that I am tall and thin and should stay at the weight I am? Or should I listen and gain some weight.  If so, how much.  Details, please</p> <p> </p>URI93URI9371answer3.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:12:07 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/JK_great_post_usual_nbsp_fantastic_149131714839758?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/URI_allow_offer_opinion_latest_735318177934305?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>URI, allow me to offer an opinion using the latest scientific Gary data which states that size perfection in a woman is realized at 2 pounds per inch. Therefore, a woman 5'5" tall would weigh 130 and we're talking about Catherine Zeta Jones, Sandra Bullock and Charlize Theron among others, and these are a few of the worlds most perfectly sized and beautiful women. Now, let's take you at 5"11" and 145 pounds and apply the Gary formula; WALA, you weigh 2.04 pounds per inch. You are among the world's most perfectly sized women. Since you are perfect by my formula, I urge you to retain that slender physique and don't concern yourself with putting on weight. Thanks to the bargains you can get in thrift stores these days you can buy any size you want (from 12-18) and you can SAVE MONEY in the process, so buying clothes isn't a problem either.</p>gary999gary999male46answer3.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:25:26 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/URI_allow_offer_opinion_latest_735318177934305?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/JK_read_post_Story_think_funny_nbsp_149231014397750?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>to JK I read your post (Story) I think it is really funny.  I really liked it and I copied and pasted it into Microsoft Office</p>voterpersonvoterperson54answer4.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:49:40 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/JK_read_post_Story_think_funny_nbsp_149231014397750?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/Gary_thank_soooo_input_nbsp_feel_149036119252752?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>Gary, thank you soooo much for your input.  I really feel better now knowing you think I am tall and thin.  I really didn't want to gain anything, but with all this going on with Tania, Peggy, Jane, Nancy and Bob, I just wasn't sure.  I've been to our thrift shop but, unfortunately, since I have long arms and legs (36 length pants), I couldn't find anything that fit.  Oh, wait, maybe I could just pick up some blouses, even though the sleeves aren't long enough, and wear something over it that I already have  That would hide the perspiration stains also.. And as for the skirts, I could just tell everyone that they are mini skirts and I am starting a new trend among the senior citizens.   I sure hope that JK answers this post--just so I can be sure that I am tall and thin. </p> <p>By the way, do you think this thread is going over some heads???</p>URI93URI9371answer3.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:02:58 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/Gary_thank_soooo_input_nbsp_feel_149036119252752?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/VP_think_scientific_approach_627741241376532?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>VP, what did you think of my scientific approach to determine the perfect weight per height? Have you tried this and if so, how does it work for you?</p>gary999gary999male46answer3.0Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:05:23 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/entertainment_music_735665148635140/VP_think_scientific_approach_627741241376532?src=rss:qb:qbi