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Huan Yi
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0 posted 2004-12-07 07:55 PM


“Obese U.S. tourists blamed for broken chairs


LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The French supplier of chairs to the Queen Mary II, the world's most luxurious cruise ship, is replacing seats because of obese passengers.

"There are some things that need to be changed or replaced -- for instance, there are some problems with the chairs because some of our passengers are heavier than we imagined," a spokesman for Alstom Chantiers told the Sunday Telegraph.

"It's not an English problem; it's probably more American," he added”


http://interestalert.com/brand/siteia.shtml?Stor  y=st/sn/12050000aaa020fb.upi&Sys=siteia&Fid=MARITIME&Type=News&Filter=Maritime


However:

http://www.activeliving.ca/english/FS_15Reasons.cfm


So what do you think is going on?


Remember all the old portraits and paintings;
when only the affluent could afford amplitude;
so maybe all we’re seeing is the result of a better
off world.  And what’s wrong with that. . .

I seem to recall that shortly before World War II
the draft board rejected some one third of potential
recruits because of medical reasons associated with
malnutrition.

[This message has been edited by Huan Yi (12-08-2004 12:16 AM).]

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Huan Yi
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1 posted 2004-12-14 07:47 PM


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,141513,00.html


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