Comments on: A Visit from Aunt Fattie

By: DRST

DRST — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:42:59 +0000

Awesomesauce. :)

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:56:13 +0000

Best holiday poem EVAR.

Now I want to wear tight pleather pants.

By: PurpleGirl

PurpleGirl — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:54:34 +0000

which seems to say that you can either feel good (be thin) or eat things that taste yummy (and by extension not feel good, because you are fat.)

I don’t see how; it seems pretty clearly to be mocking the original saying that posits that idea.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:27:52 +0000

LOVE IT! And I’ve really missed Aunt Fattie, by the way.

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:19:37 +0000

which seems to say that you can either feel good (be thin) or eat things that taste yummy (and by extension not feel good, because you are fat.)

It doesn’t remotely seem to say that to me.

By: A Sarah

A Sarah — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:57:17 +0000

Oh, there’s no either/or intended. I hope for thin people’s sake that being thin feels good much of the time, at least for those with naturally thin bodies. Not being thin feels good much of the time too, for those whose bodies are not naturally thin. For me, for example, eating lillet sabayon with orange tuiles feels WAY better than being thin feels; because for me, being thin would mean I was doing things to make myself feel very bad indeed. Whereas lillet sabayon with orange tuiles, when I’m in a mood, makes me feel GREAT!

I see how you got to your interpretation, Ell, but I don’t think it’s the only possible meaning. The point is just to turn on its head the “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels” line from Weight Watchers. But thanks for the feedback.

By: Ell

Ell — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:16:01 +0000

yes, but the poem says some things do taste as good as thin feels. which seems to say that you can either feel good (be thin) or eat things that taste yummy (and by extension not feel good, because you are fat.)

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:09:03 +0000

Are people really unfamiliar with the phrase “nothing tastes as good as thin feels”?

By: Shaggyhill

Shaggyhill — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:08:21 +0000

Love the poem! Thanks for sharing this! You made my day.

Regarding the last line…there are fridge magnets to encourage dieting that say “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels” I remember that from my points counting days. So, my thought is it refers to that…somethings DO in fact taste better than thin!

OK, back to post-holiday yummy left-over cheese ball consumption :-)

Peace!

By: Ell

Ell — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:36:14 +0000

the last line seems to say being thin feels good (which it does, just like being fat feels good, or being tall or short of medium) but seems out of place with the rest of poem.