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BlackSkimmer

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37. Oh wow, now the 400 pound guy threatened to beat you up?

Tue Jun 14, 2022, 06:04 PM

Jun 2022

So this hospital is so pathetic they have no security guard? You couldn’t get away from the “400 pound” guy? Even in a wheelchair, pretty sure I could make a quick exit lol.

Who can’t get away from a 400 pound person? Making jokes like that about morbid obesity is low. I once knew someone close to that weight, who worked in my office. That guy could not have beat up anyone. That is a huge weight and nothing to joke about.

I’m thinking you just made up this weight, more likely the guy was just overweight and to you “400 pounds.”.

Sorry, this kind of bigotry on DU sickens me.

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I absolutely lost it yesterday in the hospital waiting room. [View all] KS Toronado Jun 2022 OP

Good for you! FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #1

They are a minority, but they are WAY over-represented in legislatures... Beartracks Jun 2022 #3

And especially the US Senate, which is inherently undemocratic and gives the OMGWTF Jun 2022 #6

Not to mention the nonvoters who may not agree with them halfulglas Jun 2022 #25

Good on ya! nt Atticus Jun 2022 #2

Good for you! I don't believe in suffering in silence. LoisB Jun 2022 #4

You did good !! Karadeniz Jun 2022 #5

What did his weight have to do with it? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #7

Best way to describe him KS Toronado Jun 2022 #16

"Walked real slow". Can't imagine how fast I'd walk if I was 400 pounds. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #20

I didn't find it the least amusing KS Toronado Jun 2022 #40

Was it? Seemed like you did just fine in this post without mentioning his weight. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #46

Nice try, why does appearance matter? Dems are heavy too. Nt USALiberal Jun 2022 #75

Thank you. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #33

Are you posting some of them? KS Toronado Jun 2022 #42

Par for the course, unfortunately. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #47

You realize you aren't fooling anyone, right? BradAllison Jun 2022 #94

Since I'm not trying to, that's a good thing, I guess! WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #96

fellow kansan living here in red state hell demtenjeep Jun 2022 #8

HaysMed KS Toronado Jun 2022 #21

Good to know where they have staffers who mock other patients. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #24

Glad you don't live here KS Toronado Jun 2022 #43

Sounds like no one wants to live there. Treefrog Jun 2022 #92

Kansas is a great place to live and I love living here. KS Toronado Jun 2022 #97

With that attitude MFM008 Jun 2022 #73

Sorry to hear that the biopsy wnylib Jun 2022 #36

Will do friend! KS Toronado Jun 2022 #44

. wnylib Jun 2022 #61

Oh gosh-I am sorry demtenjeep Jun 2022 #49

I hope you get excellent treatment, and become cancer free electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #78

The few Rebl2 Jun 2022 #9

If they say they're not watching, just tell them they had a video of Trump calling his supporters dem4decades Jun 2022 #10

LOL, that's a good one I'll remember. KS Toronado Jun 2022 #45

I just can't anymore. tavernier Jun 2022 #11

A lot of them are home-schoolers FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #13

Sad to say, that place in Indiana is not unique. ShazzieB Jun 2022 #15

yes, my daughter corrected me, not in Indiana tavernier Jun 2022 #19

Makes me wonder how his colleagues will accept him tavernier Jun 2022 #22

Yes, that's it! ShazzieB Jun 2022 #79

400 pounds? BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #12

The only reference to his weight was as a tag to reference him Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #17

"Then we joked about the 400 pound guy." BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #18

As said above, it depends on what the joking was about. FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #26

A hospital employee joking about a patient is beyond wrong, BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #31

Making fun of customers/patients/clients happens in every workplace. ecstatic Jun 2022 #38

The poster said the staffer said it to him. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #41

I agree that it was unprofessional to ecstatic Jun 2022 #48

Well, I agree with you about that. I couldn't care less what someone thinks of my looks. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #52

face to face, yes stopdiggin Jun 2022 #88

Must be demanding being a saint... Magoo48 Jun 2022 #54

Wow, sounds like you're really trying to insult me for being fortunate enough to never run across BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #105

Get real. It happens every few minutes in a large hospital. You know very little about nurses & docs Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #68

I don't know about that poster, but there are two doctors in my family. Treefrog Jun 2022 #91

I was thinking more doc to nurse rather than nurse to random patient or family member Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #98

The coping humor used in the medical profession Torchlight Jun 2022 #101

Now that we've read #35, FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #70

Thank you for your excellent "critical thinking skills" KS Toronado Jun 2022 #81

Thanks! Yeah, unfortunately there's more than one. FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #83

OK maybe "joked" was the wrong word to use KS Toronado Jun 2022 #35

Oh wow, now the 400 pound guy threatened to beat you up? BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #37

NOT NOW...THEN yesterday morning KS Toronado Jun 2022 #55

Well, dude, you gave us your "first hand" knowledge and put it out here. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #57

Did you read? Answer your own question Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #66

Please check post #16: Harley Davidson tshirt, tattoos, "unkept (sic) beard. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #23

Well, it surely was the most outstanding obvious feature. And look up unkept Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #71

"There were no jokes about the weight." BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #32

Sure, the staffer said KS Toronado Jun 2022 #58

Unprofessional. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #59

No. Ball in your court Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2022 #72

Stupid tag then! USALiberal Jun 2022 #76

Sigh.... BradAllison Jun 2022 #95

Well then he needs to GET help. Probably for more than being 400lbs. So what. oldsoftie Jun 2022 #99

Good for you malaise Jun 2022 #14

Way to go KS Toronado!!! iluvtennis Jun 2022 #27

A great reminder why America is such an awful place BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #28

Sure was for me KS Toronado Jun 2022 #60

Good for you! llmart Jun 2022 #29

I played nice for about 5 minutes KS Toronado Jun 2022 #63

Good! I'm so f'n tired of biting my tongue. I think Libs are way too polite and this flying_wahini Jun 2022 #30

eggscllent. AllaN01Bear Jun 2022 #34

Funny, I rarely visit any more and in moments found a cool story! Treefrog Jun 2022 #39

Well I applauded Sympthsical Jun 2022 #65

I know, right! Treefrog Jun 2022 #74

Hey, for all you know, that may have been the first rebuttal he's ever heard! calimary Jun 2022 #50

I question if he gets a lot of rebuttals KS Toronado Jun 2022 #64

You could have offered him hand cream.... Alwaysna Jun 2022 #51

He was a knuckle draggier alright. KS Toronado Jun 2022 #84

Investigate keithbvadu2 Jun 2022 #53

what was your BP after that? samnsara Jun 2022 #56

You mean Blood Pressure? KS Toronado Jun 2022 #67

Oh, THAT would have set me off, too! ShazzieB Jun 2022 #80

Hopefully it would be similar to this . . . FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #82

lololol Celerity Jun 2022 #87

Great riposte! Kid Berwyn Jun 2022 #62

40 years ago when I was a part time bouncer defusing situations KS Toronado Jun 2022 #102

Your last line made me think. They DO know that it Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #69

Guess what Laura? KS Toronado Jun 2022 #86

I'm a bit surprised the others in the room sarisataka Jun 2022 #77

The single gentleman gave me a nice smile of appreciation. KS Toronado Jun 2022 #85

Lemme guess! Fritz Walter Jun 2022 #89

Wow, I'd completely forgotten about that KS Toronado Jun 2022 #90

Just reading this while I play with a bouncy ball. N/t LiberatedUSA Jun 2022 #93

Boy, a lot of people need to watch a Comedy Central roast or three. oldsoftie Jun 2022 #100

Sad isn't it? KS Toronado Jun 2022 #103

Yup, they're GOP testifying. So take that Maga Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #104