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"Too fat to work" Family claim benefits are not enough.

Valmont · 2009-03-17 21:10:32

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5004431/Family-who-are-too-fat-to-work-say-22000-worth-of-benefits-is-not-enough.html They could easily work, they aren't that fat. Also, this is my favourite part of the article: "What we get barely covers the bills and puts food on the table. It's not our fault we…

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17-03-2009 10:10pm

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5004431/Family-who-are-too-fat-to-work-say-22000-worth-of-benefits-is-not-enough.html

They could easily work, they aren't that fat. Also, this is my favourite part of the article:

"What we get barely covers the bills and puts food on the table. It's not our fault we can't work. We deserve more."

If there was ever an advertisement denouncing the welfare state, it's this lot.

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#2 17-03-2009 10:13pm
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Instead of giving them more money, surely better medical care and dieting advice would be better in the long term.

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#3 17-03-2009 10:14pm
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IBLT

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055514947

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#4 17-03-2009 10:17pm
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Didn't see it. I prefer this one anyway. I'm kind of glad I don't know what IBTL means.

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#5 17-03-2009 10:19pm
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Valmont wrote: »

Didn't see it. I prefer this one anyway. I'm kind of glad I don't know what IBTL means.

I wonder why you prefer this one

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#6 17-03-2009 10:20pm
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The family is big enough for 2 threads.;)

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#7 17-03-2009 10:21pm
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There are plenty of jobs that involve sitting on your arse all day doing nothing.

Lazy fat f*cks, give them less money and forced visits with a dietitian/trainer

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#8 17-03-2009 10:21pm
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the government should provide them with an incentive to reduce weight.

"All that healthy food, like fruit and veg, is too expensive. We're fat because it's in our genes. Our whole family is overweight," she added.

I just had to laugh at that. If they dont eat fruit and veg then what the hell would someone eat? chips for dinner again today

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#9 17-03-2009 10:23pm
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We have cereal for breakfast, bacon butties for lunch and microwave pies with mashed potato or chips for dinner," Mrs Chawner told Closer magazine.

"All that healthy food, like fruit and veg, is too expensive. We're fat because it's in our genes. Our whole family is overweight," she added.

how is fruit and veg to expensive

i can go to dunnes now and buy a cabbage for 1 euro ad feed all the family

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#10 17-03-2009 10:24pm
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It's not our fault we can't work.

who's fault is it then, you fat fúcker?

of course it's your fault.

Actually annoys me looking at their fat fúcking smug faces, its like they know they're taking the piss.

no img's in AH is a fail btw

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#11 17-03-2009 10:25pm
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sweet mother of fcuk, i do not weigh that much and i cannot walk.

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#12 17-03-2009 10:25pm
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Must be a slow news day.

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#13 17-03-2009 10:27pm
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tech2 wrote: »

I just had to laugh at that. If they dont eat fruit and veg then what the hell would someone eat? chips for dinner again today

http://shanghaiist.com/attachments/shang_dan/mcdonalds.jpg

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#14 17-03-2009 10:30pm
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Maybe Lucy and Otto Baxter can help them out with a few spons?

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#15 17-03-2009 10:30pm
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trout wrote: »

Must be a slow day for AH mods.

Brother Trout, Ive fixed your post.

Im in so much poo poo for that one.

*flees thread*

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#16 17-03-2009 10:31pm
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That's a farce I'm 17st (leaner too) and T1 diabetic AND I'm working in the UK... so they are basically LAZY

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#17 17-03-2009 10:33pm
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In my defence, the duplicate of this thread was on AH page 2 when I started this one and who actually goes to second page of AH?:pac:

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#18 17-03-2009 10:36pm
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I have seen fat but that really does take the p!ss

They could be employed in the waste disposal business, they could eat all the refuse that gets dumped in the Blackburn area!

In the article is says "The family claim to spend £50 a week on food" .. they have got to be joking, who are they trying to fool!

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#19 17-03-2009 10:48pm
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tech2 wrote: »

the government should provide them with an incentive to reduce weight.

Reducing their payouts to zero would mean no money thus no food thus loss of weight. Quite easy really!

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#20 17-03-2009 10:56pm
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I fail to see how a love for McDonalds is a hereditary condition. Either was, If their benefits are cut off, the ***** wont starve

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#21 17-03-2009 10:56pm
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Has anyone actually looked at the picture?

They're not even that big. I mean, don't get me wrong, they're big, but not big enough to stop them from working. I'm a fat bastard, and they all look capable of doing the same jobs i've done (Production line, sales assistant, photographer, general opeative, cabinet maker, etc.)

If you're too lazy to get a job at least have the decency to blame it on the recession.

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#22 17-03-2009 10:59pm
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hmmm

While I wouldnt be prone to admitting it in after hours (cause most of you are dicks), anyone who has met me in person at any the beers know I am quite a large fella and I have no trouble finding work and dont claim dole.

Their weight has nothing to do with it, and they give fat people who try and improve their life regardless of their weight a bad name. f*cking wasters

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#23 17-03-2009 11:05pm
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BlitzKrieg wrote: »

hmmm

While I wouldnt be prone to admitting it in after hours (cause most of you are dicks), anyone who has met me in person at any the beers know I am quite a large fella and I have no trouble finding work and dont claim dole.

Their weight has nothing to do with it, and they give fat people who try and improve their life regardless of their weight a bad name. f*cking waisters

fy pun :P

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#24 17-03-2009 11:05pm
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BOFH_139 wrote: »

IBLT

That spelling mistake was intentional right?

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#25 17-03-2009 11:14pm
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tech2 wrote: »

the government should provide them with an incentive to reduce weight.

Fritzl fix it.

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#26 17-03-2009 11:16pm
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dunworth1 wrote: »

how is fruit and veg to expensive

i can go to dunnes now and buy a cabbage for 1 euro ad feed all the family

How?

Not saying fruit and veg are expensive, though they do cost more to create a meal then pre-made processed crap, but if you're going to make a statement like that back it up.

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#27 17-03-2009 11:18pm
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tony1kenobi wrote: »

Fritzl fix it.

Multiple pregnancies would result in weight gain.

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#28 17-03-2009 11:22pm
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I'm a fat bastard

ASL;)

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#29 17-03-2009 11:27pm
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useful_contacts wrote: »

ASL;)

This thread might become a fat v. antifat thread again.

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#30 17-03-2009 11:31pm
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kickoutthejams wrote: »

*drools*

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#31 17-03-2009 11:37pm
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Valmont wrote: »

. It's not our fault we can't work. We deserve more."

If there was ever an advertisement denouncing the welfare state, it's this lot.

It's not our fault.
We deserve more.

The call of the stupid, the lazy, and those with an attitude of entitlement.

Whatever happened to rights being balanced by responsibilities?

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