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World's most obese man vies for different record

reuters.com — Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, is now vying for a different record: the human who has lost the most weight.Uribe spent the 1990s eating pizzas and burgers in the United States where he worked as a computer repairman. Addicted to junk food, he eventually tipped the scales at 1,235 pounds back in Mexico, bingeing on greasy tacos.

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  • X9001, on 05/14/2008, -1/+14I would like to see him get up and try
    • wphj, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3Haha, the author really says it like it is...
      "said Uribe, his torso still huge with flaps of puffy white skin and sagging, fatty bulges."

      • TheBogie, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3I liked it when the author says "his legs are as big as pig corpses, his arms sag like parachutes, his torso is like a dozen bean bag chairs underneath a tarp ..".

        The author totally pwned Uribe.
    • Bebel, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1that first part may take some time...
  • Easty, on 05/14/2008, -6/+18PUN SQUAD, ENGAGE!
    Maybe he'll work the calories off through manuel labour.
    • aenima987, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1it's been a while.
    • Wiwoz, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1No doubt. It's only a matter of time until his Uribs are showing.
  • JohnnyHotballs, on 05/14/2008, -4/+10how does this man *****?
  • breadfred, on 05/14/2008, -4/+27He is 43. What a waist of a life.
    • ukblacknight, on 05/14/2008, -1/+10His waist IS his life.
    • rockandrollmark, on 05/14/2008, -2/+11I don't know if breadfred is being clever or ignorant
    • priegog, on 05/14/2008, -8/+5What you did there, I have seen.
  • corryface, on 05/14/2008, -1/+21how the ***** did his bed hit an overpass??
  • StolenLamp, on 05/14/2008, -0/+13he hit his bed... on an OVERPASS?! wtf.
    • corryface, on 05/14/2008, -0/+7yea, it says it at the start, "It will be a rerun of a failed attempt in March that was thwarted when his bed hit an overpass."

      It doesnt even tell you how.
      • matschig, on 05/14/2008, -0/+8Lol, i'm curious now.
        • slapded, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1i think they put his bed on a truck so he could get out and see the world. like futuristic cars n *****. no lie
    • AngeloM3, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2There was a digg article on it... but i couldnt find it... this is the best i can do
      http://afk.blogtownhall.com/2008/03/17/800-pound_m ...
  • startmenu, on 05/14/2008, -0/+21He should never have got that heavy in the first place but good on him.
    • tektalk, on 05/14/2008, -0/+11I dig you up because you're the first guy here to post something positive about Uribe's efforts to turn his life around.
  • inijames, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2Unbelievable!
  • unclebuck, on 05/14/2008, -1/+61Is that MrBabyMan?
  • CA55IDY, on 05/14/2008, -0/+17All of a sudden i feel much healthier!!
  • ferrell, on 05/14/2008, -3/+8There will be no bargain, young Jedi. I shall enjoy watching you die.
    • onionoino, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3threepio you tell that piece of worm ridden filth that he'll get no such pleasure from us
  • Jorge777, on 05/14/2008, -0/+12He's going to need so many surgeries for all that loose skin
  • MMaster23, on 05/14/2008, -3/+12I ain't skinny but really ... wtf?

    He will still be in bed, hauled onto a tow truck for a trip to the mountainous countryside outside his home city of Monterrey in northern Mexico. It will be a rerun of a failed attempt in March that was thwarted when his bed hit an overpass.

    LOEL
  • zetsurin, on 05/14/2008, -0/+8Thats cheating. I mean, his competitors would have to drop to, oh, -500kg to win.
  • vanityneverlies, on 05/14/2008, -3/+12Somehow I do not believe he was addicted to junk food, last time I checked I haven't eaten fast[junk] food in three years, it's not that hard to quit, heroin on the other hand that is a doozy....
  • CA55IDY, on 05/14/2008, -1/+4Was this guy hevier than Kenneth Brumley who was 73 stone. (Channel 4 tonight, 9pm)
    • smallclanger, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1No. 73 stone is 1022 pounds. Now, stop giving everyone the impression we British are too thick to do sums, and learn that one stone = 14 pounds and how to use a calculator.
  • ncredblstrength, on 05/14/2008, -4/+18If he commits suicide will he get credit for shedding all 1245 pounds?
  • rockandrollmark, on 05/14/2008, -1/+8Honestly, you have got to be healthy to survive at 1200 pounds for so long. A lot of people would just die. If he makes it to 285, he'll probably live a long time.
  • Spamcan, on 05/14/2008, -1/+12"I'm not against people who sell junk food, but you've got to be informed not to eat it"

    As someone whose been fat my entire life I only have one question, how the ***** could you not know a steady diet of fried food and burgers is unhealthy? The guy was depressed and became a binge eater, claiming that he was uninformed about his eating choices is like a smoker claiming they didn't know cigarettes cause cancer. At least he isn't planning on suing Taco Bell for his flab. Sometimes I do worry that I'll end up like this guy but my fat ass comes from a completely different set of circumstances, I usually only eat one meal a day and live an fairly sedimentary lifestyle.
    • DemonWasp, on 05/14/2008, -0/+26sedentary = not a whole lot of moving about or manual labour
      sedimentary = sandstone
      • niroj, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6ahah could you imagine him living in a desert and eating one meal of day of scorpions
        • shutaro, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Mmm... Scorpions...
        • iiiears, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1A lot depends on the batter you fry them in.
          Mesquite smoked is likely *Much* healthier.
          j/k
    • markgl, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2How could millions of people not know that smoking will kill you! Everyone knows we choose to ignore it.
    • gryphon50, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1I think it becomes a cycle- you are depressed, eat, gain weight, now you are even more of a social reject, you're more depressed, rinse, repeat.
    • badger500, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0Don't let people tell you it's "your fault". You could lose weight, but having the motivation to do so is much harder than thin people think. Still, maybe try being less "sedimentary"--it might feel good.
  • Zippo, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6Man... his skin is going to be a blanket of flab and folds.
    • dagnome1984, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2He can sell the leftover skin as a rug to some rich guy so he can pay off his medical bills.
  • scb0825, on 05/14/2008, -1/+8He is no longer impotent, ask his girlfriend!
    • Gerz1219, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2Yes, that guy is having a lot more sex than most of the people on Digg. For all the virgins on here, it goes to show that the real problem is how you think.
  • Witchbaby, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2God's speed my little friend...God's speed.
    • DarthNihilist, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2By little friend do you mean one of the children that must live in that brick house of a man?
  • GoonPowerX, on 05/14/2008, -0/+18"I wash myself with a rag on a stick."
    • cfvgcfvg, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0Warsh! I warsh myself with a rag on a stick.
  • cgruber, on 05/14/2008, -1/+13If he loses all that weight then he can go for a new record after that. Human glider
  • sindex, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5All the luck in the world, Manuel. At my heaviest I weighed 252, and I was miserable. I can't imagine what it's like to weigh five times that. *****, I don't even understand how someone could let that happen. Here's hoping that shedding 950 pounds doesn't shock his body, and that he has not only a skilled nutritionist, but also surgeon to remove the extra skin.
  • wassim2k, on 05/14/2008, -0/+16He works with computers? You don't say...
  • Alphateam, on 05/14/2008, -0/+22How the ***** does he have a girlfriend?
    Do you live at home with your mom? Yes
    Do you have a job? No
    Can you stand? No
    Does it take a crane to move your ass? Yes

    Great those were the answers I was looking for, I'll be your girlfriend.
    • orlyfactor, on 05/14/2008, -7/+8Aside from Selma Hayek, have you ever seen a NON-fat Mexican?
    • bgrah449, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3The other questions are relevant, but you'd think that the last answer alone would seal the deal.
    • sombreroman, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3Maybe she's just really, really into cranes?
  • R75700, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4Even though its terrible to be so over weight, the problem usually isn't just people being over weight, its people being over weight and making excuses for themselves ( can't do it/don't want to conform to the world's standards) At least he understands that he has to lose weight and he is.
  • PDF84, on 05/14/2008, -7/+13Just die already!!
    My weight loss program:
    Place only fruit and water at the top of 20 stairs. He has climb it to eat.
    Also place a gun with one bullet on stair 10. Just to make it interesting.
    Will he make it to the food?
    • bgrah449, on 05/14/2008, -3/+3Extra interesting: chocolate coating on the bullet.
  • Metman, on 05/14/2008, -2/+9"Cartman you're such a big fat ***** when people see you walking down the street they say, 'God Damn that kid is a big fat *****!'"
  • MechanicalZack, on 05/14/2008, -3/+2"I ate a baby! Get in my belly! I'm bigger than you, I'm higher on the food chain!"
  • SwiftP, on 05/14/2008, -3/+2"Quiere otro taco, señor?"
  • Anonchrist, on 05/14/2008, -0/+11Dugg for the United States being in the explanation of how he became fat...
    • Anonchrist, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2I would Digg it again for him saying that God sent him doctors if I could and then bury it for him talking about his sex life.
  • Culex, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6I can't imagine how amazing it must feel to be 500 lbs. lighter than what he was 2 years ago.

    Still, there's no excuse for getting that large in the first place. But props to him for trying to change his condition.
  • TheSpook, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4Why does it look like he has enormous balls in some of the photos?
    • dagnome1984, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3Fluid build up due to bad circulation and a load of fat.
  • ElJif, on 05/14/2008, -0/+9In the discovery channel special they show his girlfriend taking care of him at his house. She would get a wet rag and clean his body's crevices. Then they would "dance" together which meant she danced in front of him while he swayed his body in bed. True story.
  • charlietuna, on 05/14/2008, -1/+5I saw the TV special about him. Seems like a really nice guy. I'm praying for you Manuel.
  • xienze, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1He had a failed tummy tuck eh... what good is a tummy tuck when you weigh 1200 pounds?
  • soulonfire928, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0Suddenly I feel like I'm anorexic in comparison
  • Seth024, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1You could he just get into his bed and say: "I'm not coming out of here for the next 6 years" ??
  • kyleforeman, on 05/14/2008, -2/+3"I was impotent before, but now everything's working again. Ask my girlfriend," he said happily, his Guinness World Records certificate hanging on the wall.
    • Vektuz, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2THat jumped out at me too. Thats just... the quote of the year really. Perhaps she has a guiness-world-record-holder fetish, and the guy with the most plates balanced on a stick was out of her reach.
  • Vuredel, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2He's already pwned every contestant on The Biggest Loser.
  • Iamthechamp, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2Dang, at my heaviest, I weighed 165, and I was miserable. I can't imagine carrying around 7 of me on my back.
  • oldcyborg, on 05/14/2008, -3/+1We need a death here..... This man cannot continue to live at that weight.... He is a goner.....

    Cyborg
  • djdingo, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1Pics or it didn't happen.
  • VeNoMmx, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Yeah, he is very popular here in Monterrey, and the time his bed hit the overpass whey were crying him to a party that a television channel organized, while he was on his way the truck could not make it, his blood pressure dropped and he was taken to his home again.
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