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Former World’s Fattest Man Sues Government Over His Weight

Paul Mason, formerly the world’s fattest man, is suing the British government for not helping him lose enough weight. Here’s a gallery of why he’s so upset. What’s that thing in between his legs? posted on January 7, 2011 at 3:44pm EST

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    • Donkeyrock 2 years ago

      Thing between his legs is probably lymphedema. Suing the gov’t for not fixing his obesity, well it’s not very American (yet), but we’re talking about Britain here, where there’s national health care. If the gov’t wants to be responsible for his health care, let the taxpayers pay for his damages of the gov’t not taking care of his health care.

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    • Arica H. thinks Former World's Fattest Man Sues Gover... is Ew  about 2 years ago ×
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    • established82 2 years ago

      Yea, it’s everyone else’s fault! He’s the face-stuffing-victim here! Someone held a gun to his head and said to him, “Eat it fatty!” I don’t wanna hear any “disorder” excuses… that’s just all him. Literally and figuratively.

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    • Ashli K. 2 years ago

      Okay, so the British Government force fed you? Or what?
      You CHOOSE to let obesity get that bad without going for help beforehand.
      Take some responsibility for your own damn actions.

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    • Kapuhi 2 years ago

      Poor man. That life is gonna be short and unhappy.

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    • John Winskowicz 2 years ago

      There’s a big problem when you can be naked as hell without needing even a pixel of a censor bar.

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    • lynne benoux 2 years ago

      all comments below made me pee my pants in laughter. should have used one of his puppy pads.

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    • Heihachi Mishima 2 years ago

      Greetings, Exalted One. I know that you are powerful, mighty Paul Mason, and that your anger with the British Government must be equally powerful. I seek an audience with Your Greatness to bargain on behalf of the British Government. With your wisdom, I’m sure that we can work out an arrangement which will be mutually beneficial and enable us to avoid any unpleasant confrontation. As a token of my goodwill, I present to you a gift: these two sandwiches. Both are delicious and will feed you well.

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    • thetoaster 2 years ago

      dead sexy

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    • soogeeky 2 years ago

      is that a Puppy trainer wee pad wedged underneath him…?
      (((shiver)))

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    • Whitney Lou 2 years ago

      Awww, he has a little pee pee paid under his bottom.

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    • Smokin' Joey 2 years ago

      Noting the ‘come hither’ pose he displays; can the Government provide this creature a muumuu, or even a surplus tarp to cover his fleshy sprawl?

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    • NvlPtl 2 years ago

      find your penis
      find your penis

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    • rutheh 2 years ago

      rofl

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    • guffstuff 2 years ago

      why are there three photos of a bean bag chair on top of a bigger chair? this isn’t news. this is just chairs.

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