Did you know that Japan has a maximum waistline law?

[BradLohaus]

Neither did I, but they have for 2 months now:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/13/japan-enforces-legal-limi_n_106949.html

Japan Enforces Legal Limit On Waistlines

Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry.

Summoned by the city of Amagasaki one recent morning, Minoru Nogiri, 45, a flower shop owner, found himself lining up to have his waistline measured. With no visible paunch, he seemed to run little risk of being classified as overweight, or metabo, the preferred word in Japan these days.

But because the new state-prescribed limit for male waistlines is a strict 33.5 inches, he had anxiously measured himself at home a couple of days earlier. "I'm on the border," he said.

Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more than 56 million waistlines, or about 44 percent of the entire population.

Those exceeding government limits -- 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women, which are identical to thresholds established in 2005 for Japan by the International Diabetes Federation as an easy guideline for identifying health risks -- and having a weight-related ailment will be given dieting guidance if after three months they do not lose weight. If necessary, those people will be steered toward further re-education after six more months.

Read the whole story here.

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"steered toward further re-education" Hey, maybe in a few years fat Americans will be doing jumping-jacks in Guantanimo.

[JoeChalupa]

They aren't waisting time tackling obesity.

[JoeChalupa]

I couldn't stomach the thought of having those restrictions placed on me.

[JoeChalupa]

I don't think I'd measure up.

[JoeChalupa]

They should have weighted before taking such a drastic measure.

[AlamoSpursFan]

I'm guessing there's a sumo exemption...

[Don Quixote]

ST should have a minimum-IQ law, or big-douchebag law. That would clean out about 50% of the posters.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Why do I read that headline as


Maxim has a waistline law? Perhaps because that makes more sense.

[Extra Stout]

Enforcing that law should be a cinch.

[Extra Stout]

It takes a lot of guts to pass a law like that.

[Extra Stout]

They're beating weight-related diseases to the paunch.

[Extra Stout]

You gotta love it when people get a handle on obesity.

[BRHornet45]

the U.S. needs this sons. there are way too many fat fucks walking around here in Louisiana and there are even more enchilada eating blimps walking around in Texas too.

[T Park]

the U.S. needs this sons. there are way too many fat fucks walking around here in Louisiana and there are even more enchilada eating blimps walking around in Texas too.


So the government should further intrude on people's lives?

Wonderfull :tu

[Extra Stout]

the U.S. needs this sons. there are way too many fat fucks walking around here in Louisiana and there are even more enchilada eating blimps walking around in Texas too.
In Japan, the program means like 5% of the population needs diet counseling. In the United States, a threshold of 33.5 inches for men would mean basically we have to deny 95% of the population the ability to eat anything but celery and rice for 5 years.

[E20]

Yeah.....................:td on the puns.

[jman3000]

id say a 38 or a 40 might get the job done here.

[Extra Stout]

Yeah.....................:td on my life.

[E20]

:rolleyes

Yours were the worst.

Sorry, but I don't find puns at all to be funny.

[BRHornet45]

So the government should further intrude on people's lives?

Wonderfull :tu

son you are obviously overweight

[T Park]

son you are obviously overweight

And I'm working fixing it myself.

The government has no right to interfere in people's lives like that.

Wake up, son.

[CuckingFunt]

I think one gigundo (don't know the sizes haven't gotten pizza from Costco since about October) is like 7 bucks.
Its the size of 2 larges.


And I'm working fixing it myself.

[E20]

Lmao

[AlamoSpursFan]

The government has no right to interfere in people's lives like that.


Oh shut up and go change your light bulbs.

Sincerely,
Uncle Sugar

[Kermit]

son you are obviously overweight

What gave it away?

[Don Quixote]

Obesity is a big fat problem.

[T Park]

Did you happen to also read where I said I haven't had one since October?

nahhhhh

That wouldn't fit.

[T Park]

Oh shut up and go change your light bulbs.

Sincerely,
Uncle Sugar

:lol

[T Park]

don't know the sizes haven't gotten pizza from Costco since about October)


BTW cucking, way to just avoid the line before that also.

Once again, though, that wouldn't jive would it?

[CuckingFunt]

Did you happen to also read where I said I haven't had one since October?

nahhhhh

That wouldn't fit.

Wouldn't fit what?

And, yes, I did read that part. But eight months doesn't change the fact that a) when you got it last, it was the size of two larges; b) you've got the price memorized; c) you actually made both of those posts within hours of each other.

Anyone else on these boards could have made those two comments, including myself, and I would have found the juxtaposition equally hilarious.

[T Park]

Wouldn't fit what?

And, yes, I did read that part. But eight months doesn't change the fact that a) when you got it last, it was the size of two larges; b) you've got the price memorized; c) you actually made both of those posts within hours of each other.

Anyone else on these boards could have made those two comments, including myself, and I would have found the juxtaposition equally hilarious.


Bull

shit

[CuckingFunt]

BTW cucking, way to just avoid the line before that also.

Once again, though, that wouldn't jive would it?

I didn't avoid that line. It's sitting right there in the part of the post I quoted.

I get it. Eight months. Congrats. It's still funny, though.

[CuckingFunt]

Bull

shit

You're insane if you think you matter enough to me to have been singled out.

[T Park]

You're insane if you think you matter enough to me to have been singled out.


Yeah i can tell.

Whatever though.


Its the "in" thing to do.

[ShoogarBear]

This thread really blew up.

[Kermit]

Do you think those two will ever get along? Fat chance.

[0201rinckwater]

I'd like some time to weigh in on the situation

[CubanMustGo]

This topic is heavy, man

[jman3000]

this thread is a waist of my time.

[jman3000]

not bad. im proud of myself... im usually horrible at puns.

like really fatty horrible.

huh? yeah?

[Dex]

Japan might be biting off more than it can chew.

[peewee's lovechild]

The puns are funny and CF quoting TPark was some funny shit.

[peewee's lovechild]

ST should have a minimum-IQ law, or big-douchebag law. That would clean out about 50% of the posters.

You'd be gone.

[peewee's lovechild]

not bad. im proud of myself... im usually horrible at puns.

like really fatty horrible.

huh? yeah?

:lmao

You're retarded.
But, you cool man . . . you cool.

[ShoogarBear]

not bad. im proud of myself... im usually horrible at puns.

like really fatty horrible.

huh? yeah?

This thread has nothing to do with the fatties you're familiar with.