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Monday, May 03, 2010
Freakishly obese the new norm
On my flight yesterday, I saw between two men who were AT LEAST this large. This is what "freakishly obese" looks like now:
"Chauncy Morlan (1869-1906) who, because of his 'freakish' weight, people once paid good money to see as he toured Europe and America with the Barnum & Bailey circus".
Read more at Theatlantic.com.
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