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- Appox, on 11/27/2007, -3/+236One of their best, loved the kids reaction at the end, so subtle but perfect.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -1/+210"Porker"
"Fatass"
"Floppy breasts"
What did they pay this kid to go along with this? - MacEnvy, on 11/27/2007, -1/+208Probably something delicious. I'm guessing corn dogs and ice cream.
- xero69, on 11/27/2007, -13/+195I hate to say it but.... at the rate we're plumping up here in the states soon the skinny kids will be the minority and the fatties will be "normal". Ugh.
- Jadix, on 11/27/2007, -1/+173theonion always catches me off guard. I was like "what the hell?"
- heyitsgarrett, on 11/27/2007, -4/+171Well, this brings back some memories.
- wilem, on 11/27/2007, -1/+145I've been doing this for 20 years. If I wear arm floaty things then you cannot see my third chin. All fatties know these secrets. It is a shame that The Onion had to do a report about this because now the secret is out and people will start to spot us more often.
- spidermanspants, on 11/27/2007, -2/+129oh god it's freshman year P.E all over again
- matthewrex, on 11/27/2007, -2/+107Being a fat kid myself, I can vouch that wearing a t-shirt while swimming definitely makes you look 60% less fat. Its science.
- Nerfdude, on 11/27/2007, -1/+87Adam: i could use a handjob
Sarah: k
Sarah: my friend ryan is a piece of *****, can i take out some anger by wearing a lot of rings
Adam: whatever - CornmealMush, on 11/27/2007, -3/+89pssttt! Us skinny people have actually known all along. Don't worry, we'll keep playing it off =)
- rugby4ward, on 11/27/2007, -5/+86Dude, I was that fat kid once.
- MeThePeople, on 11/27/2007, -1/+74and the skinny kids will be stealing all your fat chicks
- TeamRocket, on 11/27/2007, -1/+74Sad to say, I still am that fat kid
- ewsherm, on 11/27/2007, -2/+75Sarah = mom
- inactive, on 11/27/2007, -0/+72The content may be made up, but the people are real. The kid is real and really sitting there, enduring comments about how fat he is.
- inactive, on 11/27/2007, -2/+71You better either be 12 or female
- coit, on 11/27/2007, -1/+61Sarah = fat
- nlsk8ta, on 11/27/2007, -3/+63Omg. The onion... You got me.
- tcpip4lyfe, on 11/27/2007, -2/+59Why is she chatting on the internet and not in the kitchen making dinner?
- nerdherder, on 11/27/2007, -2/+59... and a pair of floppy breasts.
Thats one of the funniest things I have heard in quite some time. - BornWithRage, on 11/27/2007, -0/+53dude, help yourself.
www.theonion.com - theRG, on 11/27/2007, -14/+66My friend Sarah didn't like it. =(
Ryan: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/fat_kid_succ ...
Sarah: thats not right
Ryan: hahah
Sarah: ...right
Ryan: please
Ryan: its a joke
Sarah: yeah well
Sarah: youre not fat
Ryan: the kid was fat and agreed to do it
Sarah: yeah publicity is a dignified reason
Sarah: righto
Sarah: its like, hey this is a situation out of someones control that probably has brought them a plethora of hurt already
Sarah: FUNNY
Ryan: wow
Ryan: it's actually a good news story
Ryan: others will learn to keep their shirts on at the pool thus avoiding ridicule
Sarah: ....
Sarah: youre a ***** piece of *****
Sarah: i hope you have horribly obese children
Sarah: honesstly
Sarah: so your kid has to wear their shirt at the pool so they dont come home in tears because people laugh at them
Sarah: you have no idea how differently people are precieved simply based on that - inactive, on 11/27/2007, -5/+52Reason #65 why women don't belong on the internet.
- billbillbilly, on 11/27/2007, -0/+43yeah i dont allow any kind of top in mine
- KingBunny, on 11/27/2007, -0/+42I went down to the bottom to see the post where someone thought this was real, and found it..
..4 times. - ray023, on 11/27/2007, -0/+38"...it almost sounded as if they made fun of him at times...."
Really? Was it the "Floppy Breasts" remark or the wetting him with fire hose comment that tipped you off?
Also, are you from Earth? - noots, on 11/27/2007, -3/+41ofcourse he is in on it, but he can't escape the fact he is fat, and people are calling him on it.
- o0adam0o, on 11/27/2007, -2/+39Well if it isnt Booby Hill.
- shepp, on 11/27/2007, -0/+37the look on his face at the end. classic
- el_taco, on 11/27/2007, -2/+37when will you learn that 83.2% of all statistics are made up.
- Gwyddyon, on 11/27/2007, -1/+35You should probably try to console her and make sure she's not still mad at you. Might I suggest three extra large buckets of popcorn and a Big Gulp of melted chocolate. It'll work like a charm.
- Braingoo, on 11/27/2007, -11/+44Cake but it was a lie.
- revenz, on 11/27/2007, -1/+32and the other 64.6% are just a load of bull
- keitarofujiwara, on 11/27/2007, -9/+40"Fat...fat...fat...fat...fat..." Its The Onion. Its not real.
- mywhitenoise, on 11/27/2007, -2/+33Because I look like I survived the Holocaust. I don't look healthy, I'd rather have more meat on my bones.
- inactive, on 11/27/2007, -3/+33Making fun of a fat person on Digg is akin to making fun of a retarded person at the Special Olympics.
- aacase, on 11/27/2007, -0/+27You're joking right?
- khail250, on 11/27/2007, -1/+27its the same as fox news, nothing is real on it
- zachshmack, on 11/27/2007, -1/+26It's already happened.
- dafragsta, on 11/27/2007, -1/+25I wasn't looking to tan. I was looking to swim and not get burned.
- grenden, on 11/27/2007, -0/+24The Onion dupes another one. For shame.
- daridave, on 11/27/2007, -1/+25I was the skinny kid, it wasn't much more fun. believe me...
- xSEED, on 11/27/2007, -4/+27i was the fat kid in high school. now i'm not and most everyone else is. they are so pwnd
- tahcoboy, on 11/27/2007, -0/+22Oh man at the pool I lifeguard at we don't allow people to wear shirts while swimming, I feel bad telling obese people to take their protective layer off.
- tehdave, on 11/27/2007, -1/+23Theres no shirts allowed in my pool
- heyitsgarrett, on 11/27/2007, -1/+22Parody.
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