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    Image of Jackie Yoshi Jackie Yoshi
    11/29/09

    In reply to Biggest Loser: Basically Killing Fat People for Your Amusement
    Finally someone who gets it! I think Jillian is a major bitch, and she's blaming the fat people for taking it too far. When you have psychotic raging whore screaming at you to keep going, you're not going to stop even if it means you could die.

    I don't know what her problem is, every time I see her on TV she has one of the contestants with her, acting like she's their best friend. I don't know if this is like Stockholm Syndrome, or she yells at them that they better act like she's gold or she'll get angry.

    Seriously, this show is nothing but giving fat haters a chance to watch fat people suffer. As far as Jillian goes, I think someone really needs to give her a psychological work-up. She claims she was fat, and got thin, so everyone else could do it. I suppose thin and acting almost like a Nazi officer, is better than being fat in this society?

    Also, they've started involving children. That's right, more child abuse for entertainment. I don't know what to make of this, it's really beyond me. Someone would expose their child to a sadist like Jillian. I think those parents need to be investigated by child services.
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    11/29/09

    In reply to Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
    What, no Watch, TiVo, Kill breakdown?
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    11/28/09

    In reply to Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
    Oh, I don't know. "Doctor Frumpykins, Esquire" sounds like a pretty good name for an English bulldog, if you ask me.
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    11/28/09

    In reply to Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
    Please, please let the developmentally challenged kid's father be played by Chris Burke (Corky from "Life Goes On") so we can have an unexpected and completely inane national dialogue about whether developmentally challenged people who procreate should be able to put their developmentally challenged offspring on the public option.
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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    11/28/09

    In reply to Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
    I do not know why dogs, who are innately wonderful, are saving Christmas, which is innately horrible.
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    11/28/09

    In reply to Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
    Foster, I hate to get all Christmasy on your ass at this early date, but I'm going with "A Dog Named Christmas" and here's why.

    First of all, you yourself have a very unusual first name, do you not? So I think you can allow a dog to be named Christmas, yes?

    Secondly, anything that shows service dogs in action, is super cool. I believe this ultimately furthers the idea that animals are good and look what they can do, so therefore we need to treat them well, etc.

    Third. I read "Marley & Me" and it wasn't bad, but the movie was just a horrific Jennifer Aniston Is Adorable Fashion Show, like all of her movies, so anything that's not that movie is better by leaps and bounds.

    I do agree with you on the method acting-over-the-top acting situation. I'm hoping it's not exploitive, but instead shows how others live and manage each day. [wow, did I really just write this?]...Am I still on Gawker?
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    Image of Pamela_ballin Pamela_ballin
    11/28/09

    @Banjo-Sea Kitten: On the dvd copy I saw, Jennifer Aniston's post-partum depression was really not cute. I don't remember how they solved that problem. Perhaps Marley stole some Xanax from the neighbour, and for once, didn't eat it?
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/28/09

    In reply to Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
    The golden retrievers in that picture are going to hella pissed that you are suggesting they are in fact labrador retrievers, their prime inter-species rival.
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    11/28/09

    @Atilla the Bun: I guessed I missed something, but golden retrievers are labrador's. Either that or my ex lied to me.
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/28/09

    @KA_editor: Your ex was playing canine mind games with you. They are different but look quite a bit alike, but retrievers have longish, wavy hair.
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    11/28/09


    @Atilla the Bun:
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    11/28/09


    @Atilla the Bun: Let's review. The top picture is a golden retriever. The bottom is a labrador retriever. As you can see, labs are easier to train.
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    11/28/09

    @son of spam: this reminds me of a Christmas card my friends sent one year of their dog doing this with a Santa hat on her head and it said, "Oh Crap, It's Christmas." Maybe everybody did that one that year...but I thought it was funny.
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    Image of ParahSalin ParahSalin
    11/28/09

    @son of spam: The PooTrap is a great idea for the owner, but you just know that dog gets totally beaten up at obedience school.
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment Edited by ParahSalin at 11/28/09 10:51 PM ParahSalin was starred ParahSalin was unstarred
    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/29/09

    @ParahSalin: Hopefully the owner gets beat-up at the dog park, too, for putting that contraption on his dog. Is picking up poo with a plastic bag really THAT much more of a hassle such that this thing looks like a good idea?
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    Image of ParahSalin ParahSalin
    11/29/09

    @Atilla the Bun: Seriously, this is the canine equivalent of a male thong bikini bathing suit - something my emotionally abused retinas never want to see again. The only people who get to use this contraption and not have scorn heaped upon them are the elderly who are too frail to bend over and scoop the poop.
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    Image of Adah Adah
    11/28/09

    In reply to Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
    So what I'm taking away from this is that Foster hates Christmas and puppies. God, New York really does make people evil.
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    Matt Cherette promoted this comment Adah was starred Adah was unstarred
    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    11/28/09

    @Adah: Who the fuck said anything about puppies?
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/28/09

    @Adah: NOT TRUE. I'm very much a dog-person.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/28/09

    In reply to Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
    The Dog Who Saved Kwanzaa
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/28/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: I'd watch it.
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/28/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: The Fox Terrier Who Saved Festivus
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/28/09

    @Lysergic Asset: Allen Salkin'd watch it.
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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    11/28/09


    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: How Sheera Got Hanukkah's Groove Back
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    Image of Lysergic Asset Lysergic Asset
    11/28/09

    @Matt Cherette: CUTENESS!
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    11/28/09

    @Matt Cherette: LOVE.
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    Image of Banjo-Sea Kitten Banjo-Sea Kitten
    11/28/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: put Wanda Sykes in it and not Jennifer Aniston and I'm there.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/28/09

    @Matt Cherette: Awesome sauce
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/28/09

    @Banjo-Sea Kitten: Word
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/28/09

    @Foster Kamer: It could be a Nick Nolte / Eddie Murphy / Dog buddy movie
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/28/09

    @Lysergic Asset: For the restuvus
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    11/28/09

    @Foster Kamer: And the sequel, The Cat and the Dog Who Saved Passover
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/28/09

    @Matt Cherette: Your Jew cred gets stronger and stronger every day.
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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    11/28/09

    @DahlELama: Aw, yay! I've been working on it!
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    Image of VoxPopuli VoxPopuli
    11/26/09

    In reply to Biggest Loser: Basically Killing Fat People for Your Amusement
    People - can we all agree at least that Jillian Michaels looks like an itty-bitty dick centered between those giant balls?
    Yeah, thought I'd stop by and elevate the conversation a bit.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/26/09

    @VoxPopuli: From what I hear, she IS a dick.
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    11/26/09

    In reply to Biggest Loser: Basically Killing Fat People for Your Amusement
    Wow, smell all the earnestness in the comments section! How do I get back to Gawker from here?
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    Image of SidAndFinancy SidAndFinancy
    11/25/09

    In reply to Katie Couric's Forbidden Dance of Gin
    It appears she's changed proctologists since her Today show days.
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    Image of OrneryBabe OrneryBabe
    11/25/09

    In reply to NY1 Anchors 2/3 of the Way to Terrible Trend
    No, not Pat Kiernan! I love In the Papers!
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    SpyMagician promoted this comment OrneryBabe was starred OrneryBabe was unstarred
    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/25/09

    @OrneryBabe: If he ever gets busted, I hope it’s for some white collar crime so we can say: "Well, I guess he spent too much time... In The Papers."

    *dunnnn dun dun dunnn*
    *dunnnn dun dun dunnn dunnnnnnnnnnnn*
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    Image of OrneryBabe OrneryBabe
    11/25/09

    @SpyMagician: That merry little jingle will now be racing through my head all night.
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    Image of gloria70 gloria70
    11/25/09

    In reply to Biggest Loser: Basically Killing Fat People for Your Amusement
    @TheBusinessGuy

    It's all about will? No - not for everyone.

    Obesity isn't caused by one thing and for some better nutrition and exercise are the keys to successful weight loss. For some, barriers such as poverty and lack of access to healthy foods, or poor nutritional education get in the way.

    But a significant percentage of morbidly obese people are suffering from compulsive overeating and/or binge eating disorders and this is not a matter of will power.

    For several years, I exercised 6 days a week (2 times with a skilled trainer), ate very healthy meals, and then compulsively binged alone late at night when the rest of my family was in bed. The exercise and healthy eating in the day mitigated what was going on, but I was still 100+ pounds overweight. It wasn't until I got into treatment for a binge disorder, to combat this as an addiction, that I was able to start addressing what was going on. If it was will -- believe me, I had it. And while I don't think that everyone needs the same kind of treatment I've needed, many people use food as a drug. I see it every day and I'm sure others here would agree. It's not enough to say people just have to want it. That's insulting.
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    Seeräuber Jenny promoted this comment Nick Denton approved this comment gloria70 was starred gloria70 was unstarred
    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    11/25/09

    @gloria70:

    Well, come on, when people are talking generally about weight loss, they are are not including people with a mental or emotional disorder.
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    Image of VoxPopuli VoxPopuli
    11/26/09

    @gloria70: Absolutely. Thanks for explaining this and sharing your story with us. It's much more common than people think.
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    11/25/09

    In reply to Biggest Loser: Basically Killing Fat People for Your Amusement
    I always thought the Biggest Loser was heavily edited. I thought there is no way this show would take dangerously obese people who have been sitting on the couch for years then the next day have them doing really intense works out. There is no way that is healthy or realistic. I like the premise of the show and think it is really inspirational but moderation needs to accompany motivation. There's no way they can keep up those intense work out routines after they leave the show. I thought they taught the contestants healthy eating habits and helped them make crucial lifestyle changes not pushing them so hard that the piss blood.
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