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3. Assuming that the average FOX viewer is probably overweight,

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 03:41 PM

Dec 2013

and that a "fat wisecrack" would indirectly insult their overweight audience... I am reluctant to say it was a deliberate jab at your weight.
But, it could be one or two people at FOX who chose those words just to be snide, and it got past the bosses. Probably impossible to know for sure.

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"weighs in?" [View all] greymattermom Dec 2013 OP

I thought this was a reference to a way people used to vote gollygee Dec 2013 #1

It's a pretty common figure of speech... Wounded Bear Dec 2013 #2

Assuming that the average FOX viewer is probably overweight, Quantess Dec 2013 #3

well done! I thought you did - and looked - great...would not have taken you for a plus sized NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #4

Figure of speech, and you look fine. One more thing... Wait Wut Dec 2013 #5

an interesting experience greymattermom Dec 2013 #6

Hmm ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2013 #7

You look like a normal sized person BainsBane Dec 2013 #8

You did a great job and you look fine to me seveneyes Dec 2013 #9