it'd sink?

Exactly.

they'd float their way back to civilization to eat us [and maybe consume a few of their own along the way].

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Well....I guess my Charter Insurance Professional diploma along with being in the insurance industry for 13 years has no merrit. You are right....you premium is based on the probability you will suffer an insured loss. The probability that some fat person will suffer a loss doesn't affect your premium in any way. Insurance is not based on what you take from the system....its based on the probability that you will take from the system. That is the basis of all insurance...whether its auto, health, property or liability insurance.

apparently it means nothing because you're missing the point that the insurance company has to assess the cost of all their insured customers. to the extent the insurance company has a larger pool of claims, everyone's insurance premium increases. selling insurance doesn't exactly give you much credibility in explaining how actuarials determine the premiums.

Clearly fat people impose more costs on the insurance company. If fat people paid premiums that fully compensated insurance companies for the cost imposed on the company by the fat person, then it would make no sense for the fat person to get insurance.

I know it's based on potential. but in the case of fat people, the actual cost is usually greater than the potential determined for the premium pricing. that increase is offset by people who don't impose as great a cost on the insurance company. if you don't understand that you should probably just quit your job

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Originally posted by iclone they'd float their way back to civilization and eat us [and maybe some of their own along the way].

put no food on the island, they would eat each other

people are going get poorer while they get fatter

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Originally posted by XaNaX put no food on the island, they would eat each other

Or stink themselves to death.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 Clearly fat people impose more costs on the insurance company. If fat people paid premiums that fully compensated insurance companies for the cost imposed on the company by the fat person, then it would make no sense for the fat person to get insurance.

ben stiller would not insure a fat person.

This is just a baby step... what we really need is an UNHEALTHY tax... since even slim unhealthy people can put the same draw on health insurance as fatties.

So that means...

Sales tax hike on cigarettes, alcohol, fast food, soft drinks, red meat, white meat, meat, white bread, pasta, candy, butter, and pretty much anything besides fresh vegetables and beans. Since anything with ANY amount of empty calories or fat can lead to obesity.

Oh, and a 20% premium increase on anyone who can't run 5 consecutive miles, do 50 consecutive pushups, 20 consecutive pullups, and 300 consecutive situps. Cause even if you're thin and can't do a moderate workout, you're a sickly prick thats gonna end up hiking up my health insurance premium.

Lets not forget lethargy-inducing hobbies. 20% tax hike on your cable and internet bill, along with a 15% increase in sales tax on all Tv's, movies, and video games.

But isn't all this taxing silly? I mean, if we REALLY want to control this epidemic, we need to just make all these offending activities and consumables illegal. That way, the sheep of the world won't even be tempted by these high risk behaviors, and we can rest assured knowing that the all-powerful gubment will keep us safe, secure, and warm.

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Originally posted by jennypie I think "Fat Island" is a good idea.

Now that I've had time to ponder the repercussions, I've considered that it might just throw the Earth off orbit and send us careening towards the sun! They'd just eat one another faster as the smell of increasingly heating flesh, baking in impending radiation, lubed up their palates, resulting in the crowning of our dominant fatty that much faster! Our only hope would be that this fat king fall off the side of the planet and simply become another member of our solar system before it's too late!

Wow, what a ridiculous post made all the more complete with lots of exclamation marks!

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Originally posted by XaNaX put no food on the island, they would eat each other

it'd have to be a buffet line of fallen fatties after the maggots begin deconstruction. fat people are lazy, michael.