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- From: payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne)
- Subject: Rini's private war was(Re: Why are many low-income women fat? )
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.205012.6660@netcom.com>
- Followup-To: alt.flame
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Dec23.082529.10340@microsoft.com> <1992Dec23.161102.400@netcom.com> <1992Dec23.173231.8126@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:50:12 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.173231.8126@midway.uchicago.edu> mec6@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne) writes:
- >>jenk@microsoft.com (Jen Kilmer) writes:
- >>>payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne) writes:
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- >>>>I did not state that "fat people cannot be physically fit" (another
- >>>>misrepresentation rini), but that they are -not- fit. If the distinction
- >>>>is to subtle, then this thread should die.
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- >>>You state that people can be fit or fat. Exclusive or.
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- >>Not exactly, few choose to get fat, I suspect that this is usually a matter
- >>of training and circumstance. However, noone will go from fat to fit
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >>without a consious decision to do so, and a commitment to that goal.
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- >Again, the implication that fat and fit are exclusive.
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- You got it.
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- >One tip: the opposite of "fat" is "thin". The opposite of "fit" is
- >"out of shape". Fat != unfit and thin != fit... okay?
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- Sorry, not OK. If you do not care to follow the thread, that's fine.
- But under those circumstances it is not wise to post.
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- Lets try this progression ---
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- Given lack of exercise and high fat, low nutrition diet.
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- Fit ---> out of shape --> fat --> obese.
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- Getting fat the result of lack of fitness.
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- Followups rederected to alt.flame, where they flames belong.
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- >rini
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- Rich
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- payner@netcom.com
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