It isn't fat, it's muscle!

So, fat people are up in arms against the world. They resent being teased by every Tom, Dick and Harry who bumps into them. And they are trying to convince the world that being fat is actually good for you. Well, being fat definitely does have some advantages:

• For one, it adds some diversity to our society. Imagine a world where human culture is anorexia.
• Another advantage is that they are already prepared for famine… If ever there is a food shortage, they have all the fat in their bodies to burn up before there is a dearth of energy in their bodies.
• One of the greatest advantages, of course, is that they are exceedingly hard to kidnap! I mean, imagine Arshad Warsi trying to conk Adnan Sami in the head and trying to stuff him into a 5-foot gunny bag in Munnabhai M.B.B.S.!
• They are endearing! Santa Claus wouldn’t be half as fun if he were as thin as a rake. How would his belly shake like jelly when he laughed?
• Everyone knows that an opera isn’t over until the fat lady sings. Not the thin, short, small, tall, plump or slim lady… it has to be the fat lady.
• For the opposite sex, there is so much more to go around!
• They are bulletproof! I once read somewhere that a fat man was shot and the bullet got stuck in the layers of fat under his skin. Who needs bulletproof vests when you can be fat?
• They can have competitions that thin people can’t: Whose belly is bigger, better and fatter?
• They are always picked last for sports and first in the buffet line!
• They always have more personal space in crowded buses. You know, a jolt could cause them to lose balance and fall on you. So why take chances? Give them their space. Better be safe than sorry.
• And finally, of course, it is so much better to be full than empty…

Meanwhile, some scientists claim that curvier women live longer than thin women. Ha, nice try! But think they’ll fall for it?

Till next time.

"Nuggets of Wisdom" by Haristotle:
It is quite common knowledge that the adjective form of 'night' is 'nocturnal'. However, and rather strangely at that, not many people know the adjective form of 'day'. It is 'diurnal'. The adjective form of 'week' is 'hebdomadal'. 'Intercalary' is the adjective form for a day or a month inserted in the calendar to harmonize it with the solar year (e.g. 29th February). It is also the adjective form for a year having such an addition.

Words from the wise:
"It seems you have a lot of 'time' on your hands!"