Thursday, April 25, 2024

The door to the dining area of the Alcobaça Monastery in Portugal was made narrow so that monks who got too fat were forced to go into fasting

 


15 comments:

  1. Wouldn't they just go in the back to the kitchen first? I know I'd be thinking that. Or else get some masonry tools.

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  2. Yeah, I bet emergency egress was a real hoot....

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  3. You could force the fat through in folds if you had to.

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  4. What if they got too tall?

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  5. ALL doorways in the US should look like this... Most Americans would be a lot healthier ... or they'd be out in the cold!!!

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  6. I bet not many American tourists have ever seen inside.

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    1. Not when something like 40%+ of this once-great nation's citizens are considered obese. And the "woke" weenies are upset with "body shaming."

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    2. Remember when Michelle Obama wanted to make school lunches healthier? What about when Bloomberg limited the size of the soda cup you could get in NY? I bet you were all in favor of that!

      On a separate question... Anyone knows how to properly communicate irony in written form? Asking for a friend...

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    3. Those are stupid comments. Government regulation is never the answer. Government can't regulate obesity. I suppose you're in favor of eating bugs too.

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    4. So... just to make it clear... We don't like that half the country is overweight and we also don't like any attempts at helping people eat healthier.

      Did I get that right?

      I guess yelling at fat people should solve all our problems.
      There is no need to look at how much sugar, hormones and other crap companies put into everything these days...

      Problem solved!

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  7. Form follows function.

    We should have adopted this idea for the U.S. Capitol.

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    1. That would be one way to keep Trump out!
      215 lbs my ass!

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  8. ---them monks dint get very many pizzas-----

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  9. No it wasn't. It was used to feed lepers and to avoid contagion.

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  10. Dare I say it; Fatty-Fatty 2x4, can't get through the kitchen door!

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