The Fat Woman's Joke

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What did one woman say to the other while waiting in line? “I’m in line to get some patience. Care to join me?” I couldn’t help but wonder why this novella hasn’t been converted into a play to be performed onstage. It would translate brilliantly to a live performance, as the characters are minimal in number, yet they each have so much to say. Alan and Esther have sunk into fat, middle-aged complacency. After an acerbic dinner party they decide to go on a diet, and that is the catalyst for the breakdown of their marriage, hunger fueling their dissatisfaction with each other and their dull lives. A true suburban stereotype, Alan turns to Susan, his secretary, whilst Esther moves into an unpleasant basement flat and takes her revenge on a looks-obsessed society by constantly eating.

Why didn’t the fat lady think her weight was a problem? Because heat makes everything expand so she must have been a pretty hot woman. You can tell that you’re too fat when your doctor writes out your diet as salt, butter, and Crisco.”

While it’s important to remember that humor should be respectful and inclusive, lighthearted jokes about women can help us appreciate the quirks and joys of life. So, let’s dive into a collection of jokes that celebrate the wonderful world of women! Ocr tesseract 5.1.0-1-ge935 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.16 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000614 Openlibrary_edition Everybody should read this book, mostly because I won't be quoting all the things I'd need to quote to give an adequate impression, and random ones would be misleading. They'd not be hugely memorable either, but nearly everything in this short novel is still depressingly true, forty years after she has written this novel. Wow, are you done with reading all these funny jokes about women? Great! I hope you laughed so much.

Plenty of pithy one liners and observations. A laser eye showing that really, most of us aren’t particularly happy, and feel the need to conform in one way or another. Even the most rebellious are following a formula. This is an insightful novella by Fay Weldon, told with her usual acerbic wit and wisdom. Is it really about being overweight? Yes and no. The added kilos and our relationship to food is shown as part of a wider societal judgement. Assuming that people on the larger side are lazy, unfit or don’t care about themselves, and that their thinner cousins have it all figured out and must surely be much happier and content. With better social and love lives. urn:lcp:fatwomansjoke0000weld_z6s7:epub:4744f65f-0690-4556-8a80-eee88829bc3b Foldoutcount 0 Identifier fatwomansjoke0000weld_z6s7 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2rbtmztrg5 Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780007395033I’m not saying my girlfriend’s fat but she’s got so many double chins it looks like she’s staring at you over a plate of pancakes. Yo mama’s so fat that she can no longer sit around the house. The last time she tried sitting AROUND the house, the roof caved in. This book got me thinking about how judgemental society can be, making assumptions of people based on their external appearance. And also how food has become such a boom industry in the last 10-15 years. Celebrity chefs, food bloggers, food stylists. Food is no longer there to be used either simply as fuel, sharing a meal with family and friends or for sensual enjoyment. It has become all pervasive. I don’t know what’s worse about your fat, the fact that you’re gonna die if you keep it up or the fact that we’ll need paul bearers to carry your urn.” Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-06-14 14:10:07 Autocrop_version 0.0.13_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0008 Boxid IA40569811 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier