▲ 376 ▼ An armed man tried walking into a Jewish school in Memphis and opened fire outside when he couldn’t get in, police say (www.cnn.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments Authorities shot a man after they say he fired shots at a Jewish school in Memphis, Tennessee, Monday afternoon.
[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 54 points 3 years ago (2 children) Taft? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of course. Who else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago (6 children) It's funny-sad to me that Taft was known for being obese, but compared to modern people, if you saw him on the street today, you wouldn't even think twice. https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b34270/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kalkaline@lemmy.one 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) He's a chonk, but he's still able to stand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boeman@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Not really, he's dead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago It looks like it’s really uncomfortable though. I saw an older guy shaped like that in line at the bank the other day. He kept squatting down to rest each time the line advanced. It was odd to see someone squatting at the bank and odd to see an old man so able to squat and get up from a squat, but his body shape made it make sense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago I saw a guy so large riding in a chevy pickup yesterday that he was listing the truck permalink fedilink source parent [–] BobDolesBBallHandle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Might be the angle, but his ass looks wider than his shoulders. I don’t know of a medical term for such a thing, but he looks rotund for his time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago Even there he looks fatter than he is due to the old-timey way of pulling your waistband over the belly, rather than letting it all hang down like a big meat apron. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Bruh this man is not obese, he's just slightly larger than usual what the hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Compared to other people of the day, he was pretty large, though not morbidly obese. It's really a comment on modern people that this is considered slightly larger than usual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortgiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) It's sad to me how many people don't recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size. permalink fedilink source parent [+] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of course. Who else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago (6 children) It's funny-sad to me that Taft was known for being obese, but compared to modern people, if you saw him on the street today, you wouldn't even think twice. https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b34270/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kalkaline@lemmy.one 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) He's a chonk, but he's still able to stand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boeman@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Not really, he's dead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago It looks like it’s really uncomfortable though. I saw an older guy shaped like that in line at the bank the other day. He kept squatting down to rest each time the line advanced. It was odd to see someone squatting at the bank and odd to see an old man so able to squat and get up from a squat, but his body shape made it make sense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago I saw a guy so large riding in a chevy pickup yesterday that he was listing the truck permalink fedilink source parent [–] BobDolesBBallHandle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Might be the angle, but his ass looks wider than his shoulders. I don’t know of a medical term for such a thing, but he looks rotund for his time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago Even there he looks fatter than he is due to the old-timey way of pulling your waistband over the belly, rather than letting it all hang down like a big meat apron. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Bruh this man is not obese, he's just slightly larger than usual what the hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Compared to other people of the day, he was pretty large, though not morbidly obese. It's really a comment on modern people that this is considered slightly larger than usual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortgiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) It's sad to me how many people don't recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 33 points 3 years ago (6 children) It's funny-sad to me that Taft was known for being obese, but compared to modern people, if you saw him on the street today, you wouldn't even think twice. https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b34270/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kalkaline@lemmy.one 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) He's a chonk, but he's still able to stand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boeman@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Not really, he's dead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago It looks like it’s really uncomfortable though. I saw an older guy shaped like that in line at the bank the other day. He kept squatting down to rest each time the line advanced. It was odd to see someone squatting at the bank and odd to see an old man so able to squat and get up from a squat, but his body shape made it make sense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago I saw a guy so large riding in a chevy pickup yesterday that he was listing the truck permalink fedilink source parent [–] BobDolesBBallHandle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Might be the angle, but his ass looks wider than his shoulders. I don’t know of a medical term for such a thing, but he looks rotund for his time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago Even there he looks fatter than he is due to the old-timey way of pulling your waistband over the belly, rather than letting it all hang down like a big meat apron. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Bruh this man is not obese, he's just slightly larger than usual what the hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Compared to other people of the day, he was pretty large, though not morbidly obese. It's really a comment on modern people that this is considered slightly larger than usual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortgiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) It's sad to me how many people don't recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] gowan@reddthat.com 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalkaline@lemmy.one 7 points 3 years ago (2 children) He's a chonk, but he's still able to stand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boeman@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago Not really, he's dead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago It looks like it’s really uncomfortable though. I saw an older guy shaped like that in line at the bank the other day. He kept squatting down to rest each time the line advanced. It was odd to see someone squatting at the bank and odd to see an old man so able to squat and get up from a squat, but his body shape made it make sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MarmaladeMermaid@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago It looks like it’s really uncomfortable though. I saw an older guy shaped like that in line at the bank the other day. He kept squatting down to rest each time the line advanced. It was odd to see someone squatting at the bank and odd to see an old man so able to squat and get up from a squat, but his body shape made it make sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Seventhlevin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago I saw a guy so large riding in a chevy pickup yesterday that he was listing the truck permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BobDolesBBallHandle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Might be the angle, but his ass looks wider than his shoulders. I don’t know of a medical term for such a thing, but he looks rotund for his time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago Even there he looks fatter than he is due to the old-timey way of pulling your waistband over the belly, rather than letting it all hang down like a big meat apron. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Bruh this man is not obese, he's just slightly larger than usual what the hell permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Compared to other people of the day, he was pretty large, though not morbidly obese. It's really a comment on modern people that this is considered slightly larger than usual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortgiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) It's sad to me how many people don't recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] gowan@reddthat.com 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Compared to other people of the day, he was pretty large, though not morbidly obese. It's really a comment on modern people that this is considered slightly larger than usual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] gowan@reddthat.com 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortgiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) It's sad to me how many people don't recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] gowan@reddthat.com 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shortgiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) It's sad to me how many people don't recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shortgiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) It's sad to me how many people don't recognize morbid obesity, or downplay being overweight in general because other people are also that size. permalink fedilink source parent