Dids,
Here's a quote from you in this thread.
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How the [censored] am I boosting my own ego by pointing out that somebody most of the forum considers untouchable is not in healthy shape and that it's stupid for somebody else to wish to switch places with him?...It's really, really stupid for somebody to suggest that they'd trade his situation for theirs. That's all I'm saying. I'm not trying to insult gobbo. He knows he's fat, I can't imagine that somebody pointing that out, and pointing out how unhealthy that is is going to make him feel worse. I assume that he doesn't need to be treated with kid gloves.
How does that quote not say you think being fat is the worst thing in the entire universe? Gobbo is probably smarter than 95%+ of the population, he's got a loving mother, and he appears to be a happy guy with very close friends that stand by him. He's also making a very good living doing something he enjoys. Can't all of that outweigh (get it?) being fat? Especially since his weight is an issue he could overcome?
Here's another quote from you, from the "Fatties, my money where your mouth is" thread:
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This thread does mean a lot to me. Not so much for the money, which isn't ignorable, in part because I've been not doing something that in theory makes me money in the name of working out, but also because it's nice to have people like bison and others share that they care about me.
Did EricW posting your picture on HotorNot motivate you too?
People standing up for Gobbo in this thread are largely doing the same thing, and only feel the need to because some of the abuse he gets is amazingly harsh, particuarly considering how nice a guy he is, how active a member he is here, etc, etc. It's not like he started a thread about nailing two strippers and making $1M, and got all of this. He was just trying to post something very funny, and look what it has turned into.