The only prejudice I see against thin and/or fit people is the meathead/bimbo stereotype. But honestly that's like 1% of the bodytype discrimination, 90% of the discrimination is against overweight people. Maybe this one person has had a really bad experience being bullied by overweight people but our overall culture…

There's some luck involved for sure...even when I eat horribly, like Big Macs every day, I gain weight but not near as much as I should b/c my base metabolism is so high. I have a slim build no matter what I eat, and that's just my age and genetics. There's probably some woman out there who works insanely hard for the…

I've done phones and in some situations...I've been in the situation where 5 lines are ringing and I'm the only one there, there's no way I can get all 5 or even put all 5 on hold without missing at least 1 call. If it was something like that, or being the only one on phones for 8 hours with no breaks of course you…

I would've said YES to the reference, then when the people called I'd have told them the truth. Hey it's a reference doesn't have to be a good one...

Two weeks notice my tail, if your employer is stealing from you, you owe them nothing. Someone like that, I wouldn't even use them as a reference...even if you do give two weeks they will probably still say all kinds of crap about you, because they are evil and crazy.

Fortunately or unfortunately, becoming an adult isn't a choice.

BMI really is junk, it tells maybe 25% of the story.

You are like the opposite of me b/c as soon as I started putting on muscle I had to eat all the dang time.

I don't think it's a fad if it's sustainable. Paleo would be hard for me to do because the first two bullet points you mentioned but it's a legit diet, it's all normal food, available from any grocery store, with enough variety so you will get all your nutrients and not go crazy from eating the same 3 things all the…

I have never done weightwatchers but in general, I feel it's irresponsible to take a weight loss program intended for adults, with their adult metabolisms and lifestyles and height/weight charts, and have a 12-year-old or 10-year-old kid follow it. Kids are still growing and even lazy ones still probably get more…

What I don't get is, for me "Nice" means someone who does good things without expecting _anything_ in return...cash, booty, prestige, homemade cookies, whatever. Doesn't have to be world-saving stuff but just what friends & partners do for each other. I'm sure most of these "Nice Guys" are decent human beings but it's…

I agree, usually the higher-ups are the ones with enough seniority/status to get all the sweet time off. You don't want to be one of 150 voice mail messages he/she goes through two weeks later.

Just waiting for the female Scumbag Steve meme (Scumbag Sara?)

I'd love to have kids, this is the time in my life where I thought I would be having them, but I can't afford it. I can't even afford the medical care to have a healthy pregnancy, or to take time off work to recover...much less actually taking care of a kid once he/she's born.

I'm not against having one standard test to measure everybody, since high schools vary so much, but what always got me about the SAT was the cost. The more well-off kids could afford all the prep courses, and could afford to take the test multiple times. If there was a test that was free to take and there was no prep…

Honestly who cares? If he had been sitting in a jail cell until age 21 he wouldn't be able to go to college either. He's got off easy if this is his only punishment.

Absolute #1 thing to avoid headaches, if you live in a single-family home, make sure you got some visible numbers on your house or on your mailbox. All the carrier services are running extra shifts and using people who might not be familiar with your neighborhood, maybe using non-uniform carriers or non-company…

I do express delivery driving so I have to be able to get in & out of places quickly...and since I'm usually using my personal car (no signs, no car topper) I can't just park in the fire lane with the hazards on like UPS. If you're able-bodied and not expecting to have to carry anything huge it's better to go for a…

There's a big difference between maintaining your current weight, and having to lose 50, 70, 100 pounds. I can maintain my current weight (which is on the lower side of normal for my height) without really having to expend a lot of effort....but if I woke up tomorrow 100# heavier could I lose that? I don't know...and…

There's a big difference between saying it to a random person working out, vs saying it to an acquaintance or a friend. Plus I think people see an overweight person at the gym and they think "newbie" but that might not be true & treating them as a newbie would be insulting.