Well, ok, you've got a point about the
temperatures and such being a factor at a
con...if you're going to AX and have to walk a
mile in the heat to get TO the con. The cons I
have been to, however, were all in one hotel. No
walking was necessary, unless you yourself chose
to brave the hot streets in midsummer and go try
to sniff out a McDonald's nearby. I hear AX is
an exceptionally difficult con to get around in,
so I can forgive a few people who had to walk
there in the heat for smelling like a gym bag.
But the cons I went to, there were no excuses.
These sad sacks just didnt want to leave the
networked game room and go wash their stank pits
for the rest of us :\
On the overweight thing. I partially agree
America is on the WTF list of countries trying to
perfect their people into some freakish Este
Lauder super army. I think it's really creepy
that so many folks are overweight, yet our TV and
movies try outrageously hard to pressure stars
and audiences to be thin. Paris Hilton anyone?
Yikes...she looks like a 2x4 with a couple of
hackey sacks stapled to it. If my kid was that
skinny, Id have to send her to the Gravy Camp.
On the other hand though....please...there's
nothing more sickening than going to the grocery
store and seeing 20 someodd people whirring
around on those Mart Cart things simply because
they weigh 500+ lbs and are too lazy to walk
through the store. Have you also noticed the
fact that you cant go into a store without there
being a concession stand in it? Target, WalMart,
Barnes and Noble, malls, Fry's, these all have
cafes in them, and these are just a few
examples. Why, oh why, cant people just stop
stuffing their heads for a tinsy little while? I
stuff my face from time to time (hence my own
little giggles), but there comes a point when as
a human being, the power of choice and forsight
should tell you to STOP IT. This country is all
about extremes though. I dont care if people are
fat or skinny, I just want them to have manners
and self control. |
