So apparently it's because I skydive, I'm fat.

[JohnMitchell 16]

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I always joke that if I didn't jump I'd weigh 300 pounds, because I love to eat. Luckily,

So, you were just joking when you told me, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today?"

Hell no, serious as a heart attack.

[theplummeter 15]

"Our image of adrenaline junkies usually involves people with the kinds of bodies that look amazing in jumpsuits and wet suits. However, an analysis by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of more than 50 years of data from almost 2,000 people found that excitement seekers are more likely to be overweight or even obese. That's probably because when they're not jumping out of airplanes, they can always get a small rush by sneaking out for a midday margarita or blowing off the treadmill to go to a rock concert."

Maybe their control group was leather clad tandem passengers during the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

[BlindBrick 0]

Statistics are also where the whole "stork brings the baby" thing came from.

I am fat, morbidly obese to be precise, and I am definately the exception rather than the rule. Most jumpers I know tend to be in the middle of HWP or smaller.

If anything, I have a theory that that there's a sunconscious prejudice against overweight jumpers because in order to exit the plane, there's a small, unconscious part of many jumpers psyche that needs to feel like they are special in some way. I believe that very often that "specialness" gets built upon body image/athleticism and when you see a obviously fat person doing the same thing, it puts the assumption into question.

-Blind

"If you end up in an alligator's jaws, naked, you probably did something to deserve it."

[airtwardo 7]

If anything, I have a theory that that there's a subconscious prejudice against overweight jumpers because in order to exit the plane, there's a small, unconscious part of many jumpers psyche that needs to feel like they are special in some way. I believe that very often that "specialness" gets built upon body image/athleticism and when you see a obviously fat person doing the same thing, it puts the assumption into question.

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No Brick, it's because it is hot & smelly in the AC and it's climbing like a lead balloon with all the sumo washouts discussing the twofer bacon double cheeseburger deal at Sonic.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[popsjumper 2]

[replyNo Brick, it's because it is hot & smelly in the AC and it's climbing like a lead balloon with all the sumo washouts discussing the twofer bacon double cheeseburger deal at Sonic.

Hey! Wait a minute!
Since Sonic doesn't advertise so much, how else am I to find out about those cool deals? Cheers for the Big Boys!

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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