Floor collapses in Weight Watchers clinic

c4cat · 15-01-2010 03:43PM #1

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20100115/twl-floor-collapses-in-weight-watchers-c-41f21e0.html

The floor of a weight watchers clinic in Sweden collapsed beneath a group of people taking part in a weight loss programme.

According to a report in Swedish English-language newspaper, The Local, the dieters were queueing up to see how many pounds they had lost in the past week.

One person reportedly told another newspaper that "there was a huge thud, before the floor collapsed along the walls in one corner of the room."

A Weight Watchers consultant told The Smalandsposten newspaper: "We're going to have to find replacement premises."

The cause of the collapse is still being investigated by local authorities, and none of the people involved were injured.

Morlar · 15-01-2010 03:44PM

Christ. If you are so fat that you need to pay attention to which kinds of buildings you use it's time to put that fork down.

AnonoBoy · 15-01-2010 03:45PM

Muuuuwwwaaaaaahhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!

Poccington · 15-01-2010 03:46PM

Brilliant!

mikom · 15-01-2010 03:46PM

Yes, it seems the "Operation transformation" filming was going well until Gerry Ryan walked in.
The poor floor just couldn't take any more.

15-01-2010 03:47PM

How many points for that

c4cat · 15-01-2010 03:56PM

Wonder why Little Briton never came up with such a script like that........

Overheal · 15-01-2010 04:08PM

That story is just oozing with irony... like a slab of bacon in a George Foreman.

ScumLord · 15-01-2010 04:11PM

Morlar wrote: »

Christ. If you are so fat that you need to pay attention to which kinds of buildings you use it's time to put that fork down.

Well if there eating forks it's no wonder they're so heavy.

Pighead · 15-01-2010 04:13PM

Overheal wrote: »

That story is just oozing with irony... like a slab of bacon in a George Foreman.

Irony is great because it makes people look like fools. Pighead's mother once called him a son of a bitch for not putting out the bin bags. True story.

Back on topic, he he he, fat Swedes..

ejmaztec · 15-01-2010 04:16PM

I bet they lost a lot of weight when it happened, but none of it in body-fat.

antodeco · 15-01-2010 04:38PM

They must have weighted too long...

ContyHooks · 15-01-2010 05:01PM

In fairness it was probably nothin to do with their weight, just a structural defect in the building. Still f**king hilarious though!

ascanbe · 15-01-2010 05:02PM

Anyone else picture Roy Schieder in Jaws when reading that quote from the WW consultant? 'We're going to need a bigger boat'.

Son Of A Vidic · 15-01-2010 05:23PM

The cause of the collapse is still being investigated by local authorities, and none of the people involved were injured.[/quote]

I love that, the cause is still being investigated. HELLO are ye just fcuking thick or what?

silverharp · 15-01-2010 06:35PM

does my bum look big in this..............ceiling?

Ruu_Old · 15-01-2010 06:36PM

hehehehehe people are fat.

brummytom · 15-01-2010 06:43PM

Natural Selection?

Agricola · 15-01-2010 06:51PM

HAH! Id say the whole episode gave some of those fatties "food" for thought...

heh..........heheh.....heh!

ill get me coat!

Raiser · 15-01-2010 08:40PM

Does this dress make my Bum look big?

- Nah, I think its all the chocolate....

Galvasean · 26-01-2010 01:07AM

Thought I'd bump this as I've only read about it now.
Surely the funniest bews headline ever1

bluto63 · 26-01-2010 01:28AM

ContyHooks wrote: »

In fairness it was probably nothin to do with their weight, just a structural defect in the building. Still f**king hilarious though!

Is the structural defect the fact that it was filled with fat people?

Milky Moo · 26-01-2010 01:56AM

hehe chubsters....that is all

dsmythy · 26-01-2010 02:02AM

Off-topic but 'The Local' is a brilliant source of news. Check out thelocal.se 's gallery of weekend clubbers.......

News gold for men and women alike

starbelgrade · 26-01-2010 02:50AM

c4cat wrote: »

The cause of the collapse is still being investigated by local authorities, and none of the people involved were injured.

It was the soft landing that save them.

26-01-2010 02:55AM

It's a good theing they were only waiting for a weighin and not doing the exercises now that would really have brought the house down!

TEMPLAR KNIGHT · 26-01-2010 02:56AM

classic

26-01-2010 03:02AM

If a platoon of soldiers were marching down a street and came to a bridge that the sergeant deemed unsafe, he would give the order to "break step" in other words walk across without stepping in sequence thus redusing the risk of the bridge collapsing from the forse of stomping feet. If he was really worried, he'd make 'em swim accross! :pac:

starbelgrade · 26-01-2010 03:03AM

Deleted User wrote: »

If a platoon of soldiers were marching down a street and came to a bridge that the sergeant deemed unsafe, he would give the order to "break step" in other words walk across without stepping in sequence thus redusing the risk of the bridge collapsing from the forse of stomping feet. If he was really worried, he'd make 'em swim accross! :pac:

Cripes - most of these people have trouble breaking sweat, never mind breaking step.

Sharpshooter · 26-01-2010 03:15AM

A scale of this enormity must be weighing heavily on Weight Watchers.

26-01-2010 03:16AM

Sharpshooter wrote: »

A scale of this enormity must be weighing heavily on Weight Watchers.

Thats the problem, they've been watching the weight and not doing anything about it!

Floor collapses in Weight Watchers clinic

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