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[-] crypticthree@lemmy.world 182 points 8 months ago

High School me would have made them regret this system. I was skinny as hell but could consume VAST QUANTITIES

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago

11 year old me, too. I grew 6" in about 4 months but I only weighed about 60lbs when I was done because I was super tiny to start. My mom said our food bill roughly doubled that summer because I was eating about 4 servings at every meal. Could've fit my scrawny ass in that 100% off section probably and then gone ham on a buffet.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

When I was 14, I grew 10" that year. At the end of the year I was 6'0 tall and weighed 145lbs.

We did a Calorie counting unit in PE that year in school. I was eating on average 6,000 calories per day across 8 meals.

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Puberty is fuckin wild. I wish I could still eat like that.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Its insane how little I eat now compared to then.

My two boys are 14 and 19. The food bill has been stupid high for way too long.

My wife and I combined don't eat as much as one of them.

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[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago

Me in college. About 5'11", 135lbs, all tone all the time from climbing and biking several hours every day. I spent a lot of time just trying to eat enough food to keep up

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

7 plates in I would have made a masscre of the general Tso's chicken. It doesn't matter where anyone comes from... They all serve it at the buffet

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[-] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Exactly this. My ex-wife was 5’2”, 94 pounds with clothes on. She got us banned from our favorite Chinese buffet restaurant. Her diet was "anything not nailed down." Lots of good reasons why she's an ex, but I do miss how she could pack away food.

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[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 97 points 8 months ago

Too tall. NO DISCOUNT FOR YOU!

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 32 points 8 months ago

COME BACK, SHORTER!

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[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 52 points 8 months ago

I like how this kind of implies that they want you at the 20-30% discount mark. Too fat? Stop eating. Too skinny? Please, gorge yourself on the house!

[-] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 22 points 8 months ago

At 20-30% off you are paying only 70-80% markup. The 10% off guy is getting 90% markup. No restaurant would create something like this if they weren't marking up the menu to start with.

You don't think about how much extra you are paying because you are too busy thinking about the discount you got squeezing yourself through a sign.

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 46 points 8 months ago

so kids eat 50% off and babies are free?

[-] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 102 points 8 months ago

Sounds like a good deal for kids but I could never eat a baby even it was free.

[-] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago
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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 16 points 8 months ago

I feel like growing teenagers are a massive exploit here.

[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 16 points 8 months ago

It's always free to eat the babies.

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

I don't know where you are from It costs money to get good baby where I am.

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[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

As sad as it is to say, I've seen lots of kids who would only be able to go through the 20, maybe 30 :(

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[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 42 points 8 months ago

I've always felt it should be only fair if airlines gave a combined body weight + baggage weight allowance instead of only bags.

[-] Willy@sh.itjust.works 23 points 8 months ago

imagine if tickets were priced by the lb/kilograms

[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 48 points 8 months ago

I can just see the travel tips article telling you to go donate blood and take diuretics before you get weighed for your ticket

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

I can see a class action lawsuit if they ever switch to that. And I imagine there wouldn't be that risk if airlines had priced their tickets based on weight from the very start back in the Roaring Twenties.

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[-] FuryMaker@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago

I dunno. I'm 75kg and could out eat a truck driver in a pie eating contest.

[-] AscendantSquid@lemm.ee 38 points 8 months ago

I totally read that as you could eat out a truck driver

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 12 points 8 months ago

Be sure and tell em Large Marge sent ya.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Thin people can actually eat more in a single meal than fat people because their stomach is of equal size, but fat people's stomach has to push against a fat layer that thin people don't have- or at least have a lot less of. It's why thin people are generally better at winning eating contests.

https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2003-11/why-do-thin-guys-always-seem-win-eating-contests/

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[-] CenturionKing@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago
[-] atyaz@reddthat.com 25 points 8 months ago

Which is not totally uncommon at some buffets

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I think I could get a 30% discount.

I wanna see the 2D person who can get the 100% discount, though.

[-] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

They probably SHOULD be eating all they can

[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

There are totally people that skinny, but it's unhealthy, which is why they're giving away the food to them for free

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[-] ChocolateTeapot@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

Not sure if this is a good idea, watching the big eaters on You Tube they all seem to be fairly fit. See Matt Stoney, Leah Shutkever, Joel Haver, Mom v Food, Beard meats food, Raina Huang, Max v Food and Katina Eats Kilos.

The only 'larger' eater would be Katina's SO Randy Santel, and I think he's slimmer than the guy in the photo; although probably taller!

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Joel Haver, the comedy skit dude?

[-] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I think he meant Joel Hanson. Him and beard both wear size medium t-shirts and will ruin your profitability for the day in one meal. If you treat them with respect though you'll get it back and more through free advertising.

Quick edit to add, heavy guys can never outeat the skinny pros. You get a fat belt that won't let your stomach stretch. It's very real.

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[-] Vrtrx@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

I could probably get the 50% discount

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[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Kinda unfair for some woman I'd imagine.

[-] shadowSprite@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Yeah, everytime I see this all I can think is that even when I was a skinny teenager I was a 32E. I wouldn't have fit in any of those.

[-] IMongoose@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

Skill issue, come at it at an angle and then rotate through.

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[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago

Just stand with one boob on each side of the measuring stick.

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[-] CenturionKing@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

So they are overpriced and as "fat guy" you are sponsoring "skinny" ones.

[-] ribboo@lemm.ee 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Meanwhile skinny people sponsor fatter ones on a regular buffet… Not sure that’s much better.

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[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago

The assumption is a fst person will eat more. So them paying more balances it out.

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[-] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

I will break that thing trying to get through the 100%

[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 12 points 8 months ago

Well, that's not embarrassing at all . . .

[-] EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Personally from my experience Really skinny people can eat a shit ton and have a hard time putting on weight making them need to eat more

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Insane. Smaller guys go all out. Big guys go to the buffet between first and third lunch.

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