Family who are 'too fat to work' say £22,000 worth of benefits is not enough |
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Family who are 'too fat to work' say £22,000 worth of benefits is not enough |
 Mar 18 2009, 02:14 PM
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Super Hero Titan   |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...not-enough.html You've got to be bloody kidding me. Looks like being a bit thick in the head is hereditary. QUOTE A family of four with a combined weight of 83 stone say they are "too fat to work" and need more than the £22,000 they currently receive in benefits.
Philip Chawner, 53, and his 57-year-old wife Audrey weigh 24st. Their daughter Emma, 19, weighs 17st, while her older sister Samantha, 21, weighs 18st. The family from Blackburn claim £22,508 a year in benefits, equivalent to the take-home pay from a £30,000 salary. The Chawners, haven't worked in 11 years, claim their weight is a hereditary condition and the money they receive is insufficient to live on. Mr Chawner said: "What we get barely covers the bills and puts food on the table. It's not our fault we can't work. We deserve more." The family claim to spend £50 a week on food and consume 3,000 calories each a day. The recommended maximum intake is 2,000 for women and 2,500 for men. "We have cereal for breakfast, bacon butties for lunch and microwave pies with mashed potato or chips for dinner," Mrs Chawner told Closer magazine. "All that healthy food, like fruit and veg, is too expensive. We're fat because it's in our genes. Our whole family is overweight," she added. Each week, Mr and Mrs Chawner, who have been married for 23 years, receive £177 in income support and incapacity benefit. Mrs Chawner is paid an extra £330-a-month disability allowance for epilepsy and asthma, both a result of being overweight. Mr Chawner gets £71 a month after developing Type 2 diabetes because of his size. He was on a waiting list for a gastric band last year, but a heart condition made the operation unsuitable. Their daughter Samantha receives £84 in Jobseekers' Allowance each fortnight while Emma, who is training to be a hairdresser, gets £58 every two weeks under a hardship fund for low-income students. Emma, said: "I'm a student and don't have time to exercise" she said "We all want to lose weight to stop the abuse we get in the street, but we don't know how." -------------------- [i]I don't like sewing machines. I don't understand how a needle with a thread going through the tip of it can interlock the thread by jamming itself into a little goddamn spool. It's contrary to nature and it irritates me.[/i]
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Mar 18 2009, 02:18 PM
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Hero Titan  |
24st = 150 kg
17st = 107kg. Just to put it into numbers we understand ;) Also, fuck them. Pathetic cunts. This post has been edited by nitro.vo: Mar 18 2009, 02:20 PM -------------------- You're solid gold.
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Mar 18 2009, 02:19 PM
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Hero Guru  |
wooo, I had no idea such a thing is possible in our society!
That's it. I'm gonna load up on lard and move to England and live on Easy Street with these geniuses! -------------------- You don't have to rely on other people if you never miss.
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Mar 18 2009, 02:19 PM
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Atomican Guru  |
QUOTE Emma, said: "I'm a student and don't have time to exercise" she said "We all want to lose weight to stop the abuse we get in the street, but we don't know how." Put down the bacon pies and get your fat arse outside for a walk! I mean, erm, eat a healthier diet and get a real job? |
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Mar 18 2009, 02:20 PM
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Hero Immortal  |
"Emma, said: "I'm a student and don't have time to exercise" she said "We all want to lose weight to stop the abuse we get in the street, but we don't know how."
Umm, STOP EATING HEAPS OF SHIT FOOD CONSTANTLY! But what? 22,000 pounds is about 60K AUD ffs, I wish I had that much free money. -------------------- Just the other day I saw an article about an advertisement for a recent job opening at a McDonald's in Massachusetts that required applicants to have "one to two years experience and a bachelor's degree".
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Mar 18 2009, 02:22 PM
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Atomican Overlord |
That blonde is a hottie
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Mar 18 2009, 02:22 PM
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Atomican Titan  |
Where's Jamie Oliver when you need him?
Are they so fat they can't run their own business from home? -------------------- Put your monkey where your mouth is.
These are the voyages of the starship Lucy Liu. What's On My Mind? http://twitter.com/smadge1 http://smadge1.tumblr.com/ |
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Mar 18 2009, 02:22 PM
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Banned Colossus |
QUOTE (Oracle X @ Mar 18 2009, 03:19 PM)  wooo, I had no idea such a thing is possible in our society! That's it. I'm gonna load up on lard and move to England and live on Easy Street with these geniuses! Remember when Homer put on weight so he could work from home? |
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Mar 18 2009, 02:23 PM
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Lurker Overlord  |
What a load.
-------------------- YOU'RE - CONTRACTION OF YOU AND ARE - "You're doing it wrong!"
YOUR - POSSESSIVE DETERMINER - "Your grammar is atrocious!" This has been a public service announcement for the Atomic forums. |
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Mar 18 2009, 02:24 PM
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Atomican Guru |
QUOTE (SnowSquirrel @ Mar 18 2009, 03:22 PM) That blonde is a hottie Nothing quite like three chins to give a nice image. |
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Mar 18 2009, 02:24 PM
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Hero Guru |
QUOTE (LogicprObe @ Mar 18 2009, 02:22 PM) QUOTE (Oracle X @ Mar 18 2009, 03:19 PM) wooo, I had no idea such a thing is possible in our society! That's it. I'm gonna load up on lard and move to England and live on Easy Street with these geniuses! Remember when Homer put on weight so he could work from home? yeah and it ended really well I thought. Free liposuction! -------------------- You don't have to rely on other people if you never miss.
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Mar 18 2009, 02:25 PM
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Atomican Overlord  |
They aren't that fat, i've worked with fatter people than that.
-------------------- Achievement whoring is an art.
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Mar 18 2009, 02:30 PM
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Atomican Master  |
" EAT LESS "
-------------------- --- CLEVO HORIZE P150HM --- i7-2720Qm --- 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz --- 500GB 7200RPM --- 15.6-inch FHD LED --- nVidia Geforce GTX485M 2GB GDDR5 ---
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Mar 18 2009, 02:30 PM
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Atomican Champion  |
thats just pathetic, blaming it on genes, i bet you they are just fucking lazy
-------------------- http://www.dmakphotography.com
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Mar 18 2009, 02:32 PM
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Atomican Guru  |
Holy shit.
They're getting paid for choosing to be unhealthy. What the crap -_- |
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Mar 18 2009, 02:35 PM
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Lurker Apprentice  |
Why don't they just make their own reality show? Duh.
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Mar 18 2009, 02:38 PM
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Hero Overlord  |
There are dozens of research studies each year saying that there is a genetic link towards obesity that some people are genetically more likely to put on weight than others. So far any evidence I have seen of this 'fat' gene is researchers saying its there they just haven't found exactly what genes yet (although some talk around a gene labelled FTO). However the research continues to go on and say that most people who may have these gene combinations are on average only a few kilograms heavier than non genetically vulnrable people but then of course these are only averages and there are plenty of oppertunities for varied results. However even is one is more genetically disposed to a particular body type and even to store more fat than other people adhering to an unhealthy lifestyle isn't going to make the problem any better but worse as time progresses.
Blaming your genes for making you fat seems to me at this point a cop out because we don't know to what extent it affects the overall result and pretending otherwise creates an unhealthy victim mentality. I don't have any opinion on the family directly unless there are statements from doctors and other health professionals saying this family is beyond help. Or if anyone more versed in genetic research has an expert opinion. Some exceprts from the fat gene search (note the dates, every year we have 'discovered' the fat gene): http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/h...icle1647517.ece http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/Story?id...2503&page=1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2946473.stm -------------------- The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.
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Mar 18 2009, 02:38 PM
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Atomican Master  |
"We have cereal for breakfast, bacon butties for lunch and microwave pies with mashed potato or chips for dinner,"
...and... "We're fat because it's in our genes." I don't think an excess of brain cells is adding to their weight... |
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Mar 18 2009, 02:38 PM
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Super Hero Immortal  |
They're not even massively fat.
They're certainly severely obese and possibly morbidly obese. They're certainly not super obese, which is what I'd say you'd have to be before being unable to work. They're just fucking lazy cunts. -------------------- "Unless I call you a stupid goddamn liar to your face, I'm being light hearted." - tantryl, to all you evil fucks
"Two things. Number one; I get hard when a woman cries. Number two; your daughter will never walk again." - Dr Glenn Richie |
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Mar 18 2009, 02:43 PM
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Banned Titan  |
Student and don't have time to exercise...
Anyone else's bullshit detector go off? -------------------- Taking a break for a while. Those who I want to find me, you know how.
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