S09.E10: Michael's Story LIVE CHAT

[Suzywriter]

6 minutes ago, magemaud said:

I just got my “Big Fat Check” today, 29 cents! I’m losing my shopping online touch 

I love teeny checks! So far  the smallest I have gotten was 11 cents from a closed credit card .

Has this dude done any dieting yet? 

[Guest]

"It depends on the hand that the scale is going to deal me."

[poeticlicensed]

Those poor kids with two emo parents. 

[Arynm]

I think he looks a little looser around the midsection, maybe he did ok.

[WonTon]

This guy kinda reminds me of the South Park episode where they made fun of "High School Musical." He's like the dad that forced his son into musicals and everything the dad said and did was in highly dramatic singing mode.

[Caoimhe]

1 minute ago, Suzywriter said:

Has this dude done any dieting yet? 

Well he did burn some food, we just don’t know what he replaced it with.

Edited February 25, 2021 by Caoimhe

[PaTatertots]

Just now, Giant Misfit said:

"It depends on the hand that the scale is going to deal me."

Poor, sweet glowing star!

[WonTon]

Just now, poeticlicensed said:

Those poor kids with two emo parents. 

You conformist.

[Armchair Critic]

Just now, Arynm said:

I think he looks a little looser around the midsection, maybe he did ok.

LOL that "looser" comment reminds me of James K when he said he felt looser (but lost nothing)

[Suzywriter]

Kimberly is an enabler. She can't let him do anything alone. 

[Pepper Mostly]

2 minutes ago, PaTatertots said:

Must we burn everything, sir? Can't we... tear the paper up and toss it? Take it to a rage room and smash it? What happens if a lightbulb goes out? Do we burn the house down?

Somehow, putting it through the shredder wouldn't have the same impact. YOU ARE BANISHED TO THE SHREDDER THEN PLACED IN THE RECYCLING BIN doesn't have the Dramatic Effect.

[TazDevil]

Just now, Giant Misfit said:

"It depends on the hand that the scale is going to deal me."

Like he has absolutely no control over what the reading on the scale might be ...

[Kid]

OMG THE DRAMA!!!! 

Edited February 25, 2021 by Kid

[DropTheSoap]

38 lb weight loss + 100 lbs of whining.

[LizzyB]

Ok, I am late tonight and I haven't done my homework (haven't caught up on the snark), so forgive me if you have already discussed this, but:  I used to think I hated the monotone readings, but this guy's weird attempt at a junior high school drama class level reading of the script is actually more annoying.  I prefer the OG, monotone readings, I guess.

[Twopper]

2 minutes ago, ams1001 said:

After 78 minutes of this pair, I could use some spirits right now.

I am regretting drinking 2 glasses of iced milk with my cupkakes.   I wish I had just had my usual wine to go with his whine.

And now I am so cold.

[poeticlicensed]

Endoscopy doesn't count as surgery for the purposes of this show

[SunnyBeBe]

That Butter cup commerciaL is the best!

[Hellga]

1 minute ago, Burning Rubber said:

That surgical scar is like train tracks. It's massive. 

Not all abdominal surgeries can be done laparoscopically, and if you have to open up someone's belly, there's only a couple ways to do it.  Along the 'white line' (right in the middle) is the most common, I think, and the simplest... though IIRC it's slower to heal than some of the alternatives. 

[Eldemarge]

Just now, WonTon said:

This guy kinda reminds me of the South Park episode where they made fun of "High School Musical." He's like the dad that forced his son into musicals and everything the dad said and did was in highly dramatic singing mode.

He actually reminds me of the gamer blob from South Park's World of Warcraft episode... "How can you kill that which has no life?"

[sempervivum]

Do either one of them work? He got a college degree, but in what, and what did he do with it? Can you make money by 'LARPing'?

[PaTatertots]

2 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

Somehow, putting it through the shredder wouldn't have the same impact. YOU ARE BANISHED TO THE SHREDDER THEN PLACED IN THE RECYCLING BIN doesn't have the Dramatic Effect.

I BANISH THEE TO THE DEPTH OF THE ABYSS THAT IS, THE HOLE BETWEEN THE FRONT SEAT AND CENTER CONSOLE.

Edited February 25, 2021 by PaTatertots
I was trying to be dramatic, man.

[Floatingbison]

Has there been any talk at all about diet, portion control, exercise this ep?

[Pepper Mostly]

Just now, SunnyBeBe said:

That Butter cup commerciaL is the best!

I love it so much. I have said, in front of witnesses, that I would sing Build Me Up Buttercup at karaoke if I ever did karaoke. What a great song. Build me up, buttercup, don't break my heart!

[Suzywriter]

6 minutes ago, LizzyB said:

Ok, I am late tonight and I haven't done my homework (haven't caught up on the snark), so forgive me if you have already discussed this, but:  I used to think I hated the monotone readings, but this guy's weird attempt at a junior high school drama class level reading of the script is actually more annoying.  I prefer the OG, monotone readings, I guess.

I am enjoying his dramatic reading. I can see him standing with a sword raised, a hand over his heart and some kind of metal hat with horns on it, making his pronouncement of banishment. 

[Sile]

Just now, sempervivum said:

Do either one of them work? He got a college degree, but in what, and what did he do with it? Can you make money by 'LARPing'?

Maybe he's a big player in the Funko Pop import/export business.

[Burning Rubber]

What is all that blinking rainbow gaming equipment? $$$$$

[CrazyInAlabama]

Month 1 -609

Month 4 - 548 down 61

I hope the sound guy on the crew got combat pay for having to listen to Michael yakking every second on camera.  

Oh no!   The Crystal Shop!    And it's only the 90 minute mark.    "Spiraling", somebody's been reading a lot of pop psychology articles. 

I want those Keebler Stripes cookies.   

Who thought advertising tiny, see through women's undergarments was a good commercial to run during this show?   Now the wine by mail, that's genius to show it now, but they need express service tonight.  

Edited February 25, 2021 by CrazyInAlabama

[Floatingbison]

He's moving better, walking faster, seems to have more confidence.  

[Hellga]

60 pounds is a very decent effort, though very much short of 100 pound goal.  

[DropTheSoap]

Just now, Floatingbison said:

Has there been any talk at all about diet, portion control, exercise this ep?

Only in a theoretical sense.

So far the only exercise has been in bad emoting.

[mk828]

Definitely a little surprised 

[WonTon]

61 pounds! *jazz hands*

[ams1001]

He said, "...all the things I need to do." He actually finished that sentence and didn't stop at the word "need"!

[umgoblue]

That happy shrug was a person satisfied with a 60# loss when it was supposed to be 100#...YIKES!

Dr. Now: Da Fuq

Bottom line...what do I have to do to get the surgery?

Dr. Now: DO WHAT I TOLD YOU TO DO IN THE FIRST FN PLACE!!!  THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE...DAYUM!

Edited February 25, 2021 by umgoblue
BECAUSE I HAD TO COMMENT ON THE BOTTOM LINE BULLSHIT!

[Suzywriter]

The hand the scale is about to deal him?? How about the hand that put that food into your mouth?

[Floatingbison]

Less than a pound a day.  Not good for a gastropod of his size.

[Hellga]

1 minute ago, Suzywriter said:

I am enjoying his dramatic reading. I can see him standing with a sword raised, a hand over his heart and some kind of metal hat with horns on it, making his pronouncement of banishment. 

And I can see a dragon lazily twitching his tail (think a relaxed cat!) and smiting him and his sword into the cold, hard soil!

[Pepper Mostly]

There's a show on Netflix (I think) called Cheapest Weddings that I love with all my heart. One couple were LARPers and staged a pirate fantasy battle at their reception. 

[WonTon]

What do I need to do to get the surgery?!?!?!? LOSE WEIGHT!

[Burning Rubber]

Month 4!!! Second appointment. I am on pins and needles. I wish they had documented his changed dietary habits. He's not exactly crowing about "how hard he worked" so I predict he gained 5 lbs.

[7EasyPayments]

Where's your wifey?

I had her surgically removed.

Because you won't do the weight loss surgery.

[SunnyBeBe]

2 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

I love it so much. I have said, in front of witnesses, that I would sing Build Me Up Buttercup at karaoke if I ever did karaoke. What a great song. Build me up, buttercup, don't break my heart!

I think I wrote it in a different life....lol.  Just love that song.

[Suzywriter]

6 minutes ago, Floatingbison said:

He's moving better, walking faster, seems to have more confidence.  

Forsooth! His chest protrudeth with pride, and his foot steps with firmness upon the erstwhile turf!

[poeticlicensed]

Their kids are what 15 and 17. They can be home alone for an afternoon. 

[DropTheSoap]

It’s always all-or-nothing. If he loses weight but doesn’t get surgery, might as well gain it all back, per the usual pounder.

[Suzywriter]

6 minutes ago, Hellga said:

And I can see a dragon lazily twitching his tail (think a relaxed cat!) and smiting him and his sword into the cold, hard soil!

He could do with a good smiting.

[Hellga]

1 minute ago, WonTon said:

What do I need to do to get the surgery?!?!?!? LOSE WEIGHT!

But teacher, why did you give me a C when I tried so haaard!!!  So what if there were errors, I made an effort!  

[OoogleEyes]

It's a drop in a giant bucket,  Dr Now

[Suzywriter]

5 minutes ago, poeticlicensed said:

Their kids are what 15 and 17. They can be home alone for an afternoon. 

Not in that hive of codependency.