Floor caves under Weight Watchers weigh-in

I love it when reality surpasses what writers call comedy these days. You can't make this stuff up!

No one was injured, and the cause of the collapse is still under investigation.

OHHHH,,,,OHHHH,,,,OHHHH, I think I know!!!!!!

OHHHH,,,,OHHHH,,,,OHHHH, I think I know!!!!!!

Yeah, gross tonnage. This would be humorous, but I know how hard it is to keep in shape as you get older, more sedentary, etc. Plus some people came into their age of reasoning behind the power curve due to genetics, or just simply a fat-filled, low exercise childhood. Sad.

As we say in the south, these folks "couldn't win fer losin'"...

I bet they distributed the weight better.

rotflmao...Come on! The visual alone is priceless!

This is what you call throwing your weight around.

That was only in Sweden: The situation would have been worse than a giant earthquake if it had been some of you fat a's commenting in the U.S. right now; a real Comedy of Horror's.

...an earthquake that would have taken the spot of #1 international news story!

Allright. Who snuck the jellyroll?

cheetah - that is hysterical!

".... after more started to collapse, the stench of sewage crept into the room..."

So, the floor gave all it could until it could give no more AND the sewer pipes were also "stretched to the limit". What DOES this clinic use or give to "shed unwanted pounds"?

I live for stories like this. Laughter is the only answer to all the maddness in the news.

Yes, Moderation..., the toilet was probably in the corner where they said the collapse started. ...exploding sewage pipes!

I suppose Abilify must a Swedish product; either that, or their chocolate really IS that good, and Exlax laced chocolates go unnoticed.... perhaps they're also caddy-corner to a McDonald's (the more expensive yet rewarding Exlax alternative).

The clinic has probably been move next to the Toblerone chocolate factory, and is now on a one story cement slab....

I've been having trouble finding full time work as a sleep lab technician here.... all jobs are PRN to drive down wages. Perhaps I'd have more luck in Sweden; perhaps this isn't just an American problem afterall...

Jay Leno is going to LOVE this one!

This actual piece of reality will get him a "large" audience!

Jay Leno is going to LOVE this one!

That pathetic unfunny piece of crap has little room to laugh at someone else these days...even before his fall from grace if you ask me.

Pat Robertson claims God is punishing the obese for "making a pact with the devil" in order to lose weight.

the cause of the collapse is still under investigation.

It won't take any serious investigation - overloaded structural members resulting in catastrophic failure.

and the stench of sewage crept into the clinic

What makes them think the smell came from outside? I'm guessing it came from within and there is going to be some serious laundry being done.

...if only we'd been given the chance to see this on video with no prior knowledge...

Could this have been the joke used to kill the enemy in that old Monty Python skit?

Greg: Short answer: Yes.

I'm thinking milk duds and soda for dinner right now.

Was my WIFE there????????????????

Yeah, at least Ben and Jerry's has solid floors. I no longer wonder why.

I'm thinking the fatso with comment 5 is an i----; and John B if you are so fat that you can't see your wife standing beside you then you are one of those fat clowns I was referring to in my comment at #1.8.

I wonder what department Public Speech shops in? Very sensitive to these hysterical comments!

Ladies, Womens, Plus-Sizes??????

Stinks101: I have a problem. When I do go shopping I can't find any clothes that look decent on me; seems that all the 'designers(?)' think that I am supposed to look like most of you. When I go shopping I can't find much to eat either; seems like most everyone thinks I am supposed to eat garbage like most of you.

Public Speech, chill out, please don't ruin a good laugh for us.

LOL!! Nothing screams weight loss like Milk Duds & soda!!!

Ok, so I will put myself up to public scrutiny. [Afterall, I have always found so many (in this country of overinflated ego's and rear-ends) who have been able to scrutinize and revile; inform me of how much better than me, they are, even in the way they act out their pompous life.]

Measurements: chest-41 1/2", waist-30", hips 35";height 5' 9 1/4"; 141 lbs.; I was the original prototype (test subject) for the Military Iron Man competition. I still bicycle 25 miles every day (in less than an hour), and workout at least 2 times (calesthenics) each day. I was born in the mid 50's (that's close enough for you); and I have a couple of handicaps that most everybody has had more than their share to comment about. And I do not, nor ever have bought all the garbage about age, genetics, your friends, the neighborhood you grew up in, your parents, etc. being the cause of your "fat problems". It's character, mostly character and a few other minor stubborn points of rebellion which is the total cause.

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't! You are one real freakshow. By the way, I've been thin and fit most of my life. I think it's cause I laugh so often and climb trees.

If there is anything else any of you need to pick on; I have a job that I work harder at than most; I work with handicapped young people and I am successful at showing them how not to get overweight. (Also, I have never been married; everyone of you pompous ones are too much better than me.) As for you cll1950, I would have my laugh watching you try to climb a tree with my father who is in his '80's; you would never have half a chance climbing with me.

PublicSpeech, you've never been married because of your attitude. On one side of your mouth, you complain about how everyone thinks they're superior to you and then on the other side you put out a laundry list of items that make you the superior one. Acting like that will pretty much guarantee a bad reaction. Chill out. Makes me wonder how many nice guys you've turned down because they were "beneath" you.

PublicSpeech, you've never been married because of your attitude

Mike I think you said it best. While most of us came here to giggle at what is serious irony, he came here to be a dick.

and its easy to say the things he does because its all anonymous, I am willing to bet he doesnt look anything like the way he describes and is a self hating fat ass himself spouting all the hate he has towards others when its really himself that he hates.

Freedom:

Correct in your statement re: Public Speech;

Very well-analyzed. Public Speech could also be a woman. Many women have the same attitude, and less chance of finding a soul mate. It's a guy's world, when it comes to dating, and asking the big question.

They make lists of what they want in perfection from a person. Working harder than most, is a key to a bored, lonely person. It is only to cover than own inadequacies. They do not know how to form relationships and keep them..

Hope you see this.

Move along people, nothing to see here, move along.

I'm not sure they can.

No fat people in Sweden??? I had Wisconsin friends who had relatives visit America from Sweden. I was just out of college at that time and single and all I heard was how this 18 year old cousin was coming to America. Ho Boy!!! I thought...here is my chance at a young Swedish lady. Well....I should have figured...this young lass of 18 could barely make it through a normal 36 inch door opening. My hopes were quickly dashed....even if Sweden had the reputation for free loving gals. Having been a witness of that I would say that plump folks come from about every country.

The Sweds invented suspenders and wear shorts.

And knee high socks.

(legs are too fat for pants).

Obesity rate per country';

#1 - USA 30.6%

#21 - Sweden - 9.7%

Does that mean that all the fat people in Sweden were in that room?

They're rare in Sweden, but do exist. Their rarity is part of what contributes to the story's irony.

Even if there were a lot of them and they were all really fat, the floor should have still held them. Honestly though it's still a funny story

Lighten up this story is hilarious by the shear irony. Maybe it should have held several tons (20x300lb would be 3 tons) or maybe its an old building never designed too hold that much weight in a small area. I guess that's why there's an investigation. Whatever the case these people are the ones who broke it.

Damm Gravity :)

wait till the update. it will say a group "a group of American weight watching tourists,,,,,,,, "

Yes, if the update does say that much then it will probably be "at least" 70% correct according to the statistics posted in "b dune" above; which, by the way, I believe.

Too bad it wasn't Americans! They could use the wake-up call.

I think the ridicule helps.

I was a scrawny male growing up. Nobody voices sympathy for scrawny males in adolesence, and you know what? It encouraged me to work out and eat right. Yeah, ridicule is SO EVIL.

They would still fall through.

They are looking for a new place to meet, I can't imagine why!!

Probably Benny Hill did it some years ago. Just goes to show that all good humor comes from reality,

I have a friend that has named is belly BOB, short for big ol' belly!

LOL, good one.

Rosie probably has 15 (or more) already; and who knows what else; and probably a pantry and kitchen to match!

One should be enough. More machines just means more of Rosie.

You forgot - turn sideways and disappear! LMAO

lol

As well as if he turned sideways and stuck his tongue out, he looked like a zipper or if it wasn't for his Adam's apple, he'd have no shape at all.

Rob... then (one day) all of a sudden, just like the adams apple, his butt and his belly began to stick out. What went grossly wrong, Bernie?!

thats like saying lets throw people in the water to teach them how to swim

your intelligence is equal to a house plant.

no, sorry, I didnt meant to insult my house plant, I take it back.