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[–]mattxblack 96 points97 points ago

This is Pathe News footage from 1935, showing "ten stone baby" Leslie Bowles. You can see the full video here [1.26].

[–]mrsammercer 20 points21 points ago

I wonder what ever happened to him. A google search of that name isn't bringing up any more info about him. Wonder how long he lived.

[–]friedblooper 33 points34 points ago

He moved to the United States and began forming an adequate genetic base for future Americans.

[–]MajorVictory 14 points15 points ago

Maybe he never did anything else worthy of note.

[–]Eats_Beef_Steak 8 points9 points ago

Gold medal in human bowling ball contests.

[–]Davey_BPM 5 points6 points ago

[–]mrsammercer 4 points5 points ago

Living to 7 would be noteworthy in this case.

[–]canyoushowmearound 7 points8 points ago

diabetes, and they didn't have very good treatment back then.

I don't know if i was trying to be funny or depressing

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[–]adamwhoopass 0 points1 point ago

exactly how I felt...

[–]Gnascher 20 points21 points ago

Wow. That was WTF worthy. Amazing how mores have changed. The announcer is all cheeky and talking with an 'isn't this cute' mannerism.

If that were today, it'd be an expose on obesity in children, his parents would be vilified and stoned in the village square and the kid taken into state custody.

[–]mattxblack 37 points38 points ago

Back then, undernutrition was the problem, not overnutrition. Being fat suggested health and wealth. They didn't know the link between obesity and ill-health.

[–]Gnascher 15 points16 points ago*

I'm thinking they had an inkling ... otherwise why the line about him being "in perfect health too...". And also mentioning that he sees the doctor every day.

No, I think they knew obesity was generally a bad thing, but back then it was acceptable ... even common ... to take humor in someone else's unfortunate situation.

[–]Womec 4 points5 points ago

Cause any unusual bodied person probably went to see the doctor to make sure nothing is wrong. They didn't necessarily know that obesity was as bad for you health as it is. But I'm pretty sure we noticed a long time ago that fatter people didn't live as long.

[–]Broan13 3 points4 points ago

That isn't overnutrition. That is poor nutrition.

[–]tunnelsnakesrule 9 points10 points ago

Humans are 200000 years old. We noticed that fat people don't live as long quite a while ago.

[–]SuperScientist 2 points3 points ago

touché

[–]WreckerOfRectums 5 points6 points ago

But... You're a superscientist!

[–]DBrickShaw 2 points3 points ago

It helps if you read more than the first paragraph of the wikipedia article before trying to correct someone :p

[–]SuperScientist 4 points5 points ago

I wasn't trying to correct tunnel, I was correcting him...just with incorrect/incomplete information.

I'm a douche, mea culpa

[–]CariniGambarini 1 point2 points ago

"Overnutrition." I LOL'd

[–]demalo 0 points1 point ago

Which is why it's an even bigger issue now because many people still adhere to this belief. It's probably also why so many under developed countries hate some developed countries with a large portion of overweight citizens.

[–]Blllaaa -4 points-3 points ago

It was exceptable at one time more like Elizabethan/Renaissance era (correct me if im wrong) when food was a lot more scarce, not really quiet so much in 1930's; and not on that scale, it was acceptable to be slightly larger.

[–]Popsumpot 2 points3 points ago

Think about it, a kid that fat back then was seen as amazing and complete rarity. Today, that kid is like 20% of the American children.

[–]123accounting 0 points1 point ago

i don't know. that kid had to try a few times before he could get off the chair.. that's pretty obese

[–]demalo 0 points1 point ago

Definitely a biological problem for him.

[–]carmen42 3 points4 points ago

The doctor says he's very healthy...

[–]LeMeowman 32 points33 points ago

Dr. Nick Riviera

[–]TheAvocadoBaron 7 points8 points ago

I think you'll find it was his esteemed colleague, Dr Leo Spaceman.

[–]Kandarian 6 points7 points ago

Except for the fact that he sees a doctor every day and isn't allowed to walk because his frame can't support his weight.

[–]kitfox 1 point2 points ago

The end of the video states there is already an American challenger.

[–]Dapwell 0 points1 point ago

I thought that was Agustus Gloop...

[–]genericgeek 0 points1 point ago

Looked to have a tick. His right eye and right side of his mouth kept scrunching up, in multiple shots...

[–]fakeredditor 142 points143 points ago

Augustus Gloop!

[–]jdb12 22 points23 points ago

"AUGUSTUS, SAVE SOME ROOM FOR LATER!"

[–]davepople 0 points1 point ago

Augustus was not nearly that overweight you know (At least not in the Gene Wilder Classic)

[–]Pagan-za 9 points10 points ago

Its based on a book

In the original novel, Augustus is described as an enormous boy who has "fat bulging from every fold, with two greedy eyes peering out of his doughball of a head." His mother encourages his eating habits, saying that eating is his hobby, and that his habits are better than him being "a hooligan." She is blissfully unaware of the results of unhealthy eating, thinking that Augustus wouldn’t eat if he didn’t need or want to.

[–]jdb12 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, I know. Still funny.

[–]NottaGrammerNasi 2 points3 points ago

My first thought was Cartman.

[–]shastapete 28 points29 points ago

Come on now, you can get it little samofny http://i.imgur.com/ZshKf.gif

[–]Bucky_Ohare 4 points5 points ago

aaannndd.... saved. Thank you kindly.

[–]WaterlooWhiteBoy 438 points439 points ago

This made me incredibly sad

[–]sorites 125 points126 points ago

I'm going to hell. I laughed my ass off.

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[–]memeaddictedchick 41 points42 points ago

Some of their pictures arent even funny. It's like "lemme put the word potato on a picture of an autistic kid. UPVOTES" I used to shamefully laugh at the pictures on there. Now i get bored.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points ago

Yeah, it's a lot of sifting for that one speck of gold.

[–]rainicorn_dash 10 points11 points ago

That's how we feel about 4chan as well. hence, reddit.

[–]smilenowgirl 5 points6 points ago

I feel like a bunch of it is racist and mentally-disabled person jokes. Sad attempts at humor.

[–]Ragingwithinsanewolf 11 points12 points ago

I'm more annoyed with all the 9/11 jokes. Not really because they are offensive, but because most of them aren't even funny. Although I did laugh at

ISLAM

Into your towers

[–]Cuplink 8 points9 points ago

Not gonna lie, this one was hilarious.

[–]enterwittynamehere 3 points4 points ago

I 100% agree with you. I mean, I know it's the internet and you can do almost anything but that doesn't mean that you should. I honestly felt bad for him. It isn't really his fault that he is overweight by this much and those people shouldn't treat him like that.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

upvote for honesty

[–]berryhill 1 point2 points ago

[–]xebo 25 points26 points ago*

I actually thought this was kind of cute. Especially when he pats his head at the end

[–]HayzuesKreestow 6 points7 points ago

Whenever I see this I always think the same thing...

I wonder at what age that kid died.

[–]Siegy 5 points6 points ago

I'm that kid. I'm 110.

[–]rubixbunny 0 points1 point ago

Sadly, probably in his early 20's...maybe less.

Dear God this post ruined my day.

[–]potentialredditor 33 points34 points ago

I felt sad for the chair the most.

[–]CannedBeef 11 points12 points ago

It crushed my heart.

[–]UnderDogs 16 points17 points ago

It also crushed the chair

[–]KARMAPLEGIC 6 points7 points ago

And the chair's heart.

[–]justanothercommenter 4 points5 points ago

Life ... finds a way.

[–]Titan7771 -1 points0 points ago

I always feel bad for fat people, even if it's probably their fault.

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[–]pingu_warrior 1 point2 points ago

who is he? was it just his mother?

[–]catlikefury -4 points-3 points ago

Was coming here to say this. :(

[–]Misturkitti 16 points17 points ago

That man with the candy bar must surely be Satan.

[–]FABULOUS_fo_sho 19 points20 points ago*

"come on...almost...aaallllmmooossttt...." pat,pat "there you go..."

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[–]coaltown 21 points22 points ago

I was hoping he would have pulled it away soon as Humpty stood up and ate it in front of him.

[–]LORDJEW_VAN_CUNTFUCK 2 points3 points ago

I thought it was money. Do people eat money?

[–]mr-peabody 0 points1 point ago

[–]BradyJay 11 points12 points ago

It doesn't seem that you had to work very hard for these upvotes.

[–]Yoshiegg50 16 points17 points ago

wow this is sad

[–]Deftonez 7 points8 points ago

Strugglin'

[–]KARMAPLEGIC 3 points4 points ago

Every day I'm strugglin'

[–]360walkaway 24 points25 points ago

What the fuck was that?

[–]Dem0n5 4 points5 points ago

bad parenting

[–]UtopiaToaster 4 points5 points ago

Video from the past or future?

[–]holyrolodex 0 points1 point ago

I think that was a cell phone....ಠ_ಠ

[–]moooooserfunk 6 points7 points ago

Pictured: 1920's redditor.

[–]ihunyack 2 points3 points ago

Imagine that with todays fast food ಠ_ಠ

[–]Crashri 3 points4 points ago

Obviously we don't have to work very hard if this made it to the front page... again

[–]FestistheFestis 7 points8 points ago

I want to hug that poor little guy.

[–]IronicSilver 2 points3 points ago

That is really sad..that poor kid.

[–]Naught1 2 points3 points ago

Wtf did I just watch??

[–]Ragingmoon46 2 points3 points ago

Since when does r/funny steal from r/ImGoingToHellForThis?

[–]no1name 2 points3 points ago*

Back then he was a 'freak', now he's just normal.

"We don't know if he is solid or hollow"

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/a-ten-stone-baby

[–]jonbrush 9 points10 points ago

I thought humpty dumpy sat on a wall...?

[–]Athene_Wins 3 points4 points ago

Incorrect. Reposting 2 week old successful posts will always award massive karmas. The less work put into a post, the more karma it is worth.

[–]optomundo 3 points4 points ago

Not really, your repost made it to the front page.

[–]dis_is_baman 1 point2 points ago

Stillwell Angel?!

[–]nikblink 1 point2 points ago

saw this image first at /r/ImGoingToHellForThis

[–]Slayer5227 1 point2 points ago

[–]djfutile 1 point2 points ago

holy shit the 40's were brutal.

[–]bootnuts 1 point2 points ago

This kid belongs on the Maury show

[–]ILDuce1390 1 point2 points ago

This was the saddest laughter I ever laughed.

[–]Kevin717 1 point2 points ago

Seeing fat kids like that makes me sad. Not because it disgusts me, but I feel bad for how the kid will go thru life like that :(

[–]Agent9262 1 point2 points ago

That'll do pig. That'll do.

[–]orthag 1 point2 points ago

OH for the days when we could get away with treating fat children like animals.

[–]Lots42 5 points6 points ago

At least wait a week.

[–]L-J-N 4 points5 points ago

It's clearly a home movie of Kim Jong-un!

[–]YourBestFriendStu 3 points4 points ago

ill be back in a week to re-post this.

[–]wevcss 0 points1 point ago

This is a weird petting zoo..

[–]Ibeatthegods 4 points5 points ago

Or repost apparently...

[–]BaconBlood 2 points3 points ago

a repost on working hard for upvotes, god damn you reddit, god damn you to hell op

[–]KShults 2 points3 points ago

This repost is sobrave.

[–]p00dinger 4 points5 points ago

That will do pig, that will do.

[–]StopShakingMyBabies 0 points1 point ago

Oh god...

[–]Melancholy_Girl 3 points4 points ago

That'll do pig. That'll do.

[–]swampthingcec 2 points3 points ago

I don't know why you're getting down voted.

KIDS FUCKIN' FAT

[–]Xevv 1 point2 points ago

I wonder if this dude had Prader-Willi syndrome.

(Partial deletion on paternal chromosome 15; "short stature ... chronic feeling of hunger that can lead to excessive eating and life-threatening obesity.")

[–]nativeofspace 0 points1 point ago

So will you.

[–]Mad_Sconnie 0 points1 point ago

Jesus Christ, this is the worst.

[–]lopo4 0 points1 point ago

Should be NSFW because of nutsack. Seriously watch It again.

[–]udjh 0 points1 point ago

He reminded me of Dudley from Harry Potter

[–]worldchampionwinner 0 points1 point ago

I feel extremely sad now...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Unless you post in the NSFW section, of course.

[–]Jatik 0 points1 point ago

Don't want the upvote anyway. I'll just sit here and watch people watching me.

[–]kluda06 0 points1 point ago

I actually feel bad for the kid

[–]cwsmla 0 points1 point ago

I wish you could still get away with this in today's society... My god this is epic haha

[–]MrOrdinary 0 points1 point ago

All I can imagine is a sign stating:

DO NOT FEED THE FAT BOY!

[–]that_mn_kid 0 points1 point ago

All right, that was just cruel.

[–]byronguitarmonge 0 points1 point ago

thts not healthy...

[–]sambadpasmal 0 points1 point ago

copy and paste is a lot of work FYI

[–]Provenzer0 0 points1 point ago

That is so fucked up on so many levels.

[–]Panteravaca 0 points1 point ago

Americans!

[–]chatman_55 0 points1 point ago

TIL that there are some things that even I won't laugh at

[–]BlakeArellano 0 points1 point ago

Not if you go to r/trees

[–]FatWhiteAmerican 0 points1 point ago

That was my grandfather

[–]kjeserud 0 points1 point ago

This is the saddest thing I've seen my entire life... that I can think of right now... and I'm really tired

[–]distinguisheduser 0 points1 point ago

Is it bad that I let this play for about 10 minutes just to give the little guy more of a workout?

[–]successful_brown_man 0 points1 point ago

Yees, yees...take ze shoklate you fat little boy

[–]virtyy 0 points1 point ago

He burned 5 calories to eat 200

[–]kittenkat4u 0 points1 point ago

did he just reward that kid with candy? who does that kind of shit?

[–]Kole31 0 points1 point ago

That is just really sad...

[–]KevinBaconAndEggs 0 points1 point ago

I'm an asshole, I heard a tuba playing in my head as I watched that.

[–]spinozasrobot 0 points1 point ago

I like cigars as much as the next guy, but isn't that kid a little young?

[–]theshalomput 0 points1 point ago

bookmarking

[–]Kirkenjerk 0 points1 point ago

x/post from r/imgoingtohellforthis ?

[–]littlehungrygiraffe 0 points1 point ago

I feel better about trying to fit into my skinny jeans today. Thank you

[–]user_reformed 0 points1 point ago

fucking disgusting

[–]stonedbenots 0 points1 point ago

downvoted.... work harder maniacal laugh

[–]Jacosion 0 points1 point ago

Am I going to hell for thinking that was adorable?

[–]benny_d11 0 points1 point ago

"It's funny because he's fat" -Mr.Chow

[–]shadow34345 0 points1 point ago

Feed him to Africa.

[–]flamencopantemime 0 points1 point ago

That will do pig. That will do.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

Ahahahaha. Im not sure if this makes me a bad person but that was fucking hilarious!

[–]markman71122 -3 points-2 points ago

Never have I laughed so hard.

[–]lulfas -4 points-3 points ago

But it's my cake day, why can't I have upvotes? :(

[–]Iainfixie -2 points-1 points ago

I like how the "Fat-pride downvote brigade" is in full force in this here thread.

[–]shaidoninja 0 points1 point ago

Not so much Fat-pride, more the don't tease and bully little kids brigade.

[–]Iainfixie 1 point2 points ago

I don't think the kid in the .gif is really in any position to care about what people in 2012 have said about him on Reddit...

[–]shaidoninja 1 point2 points ago

Since he probably no longer lives, I cannot disagree.

[–]samanthakm9 -2 points-1 points ago

Poor thing. This isn't funny at all.

[–]blakerz25 -1 points0 points ago

Child abuse.

[–]CariniGambarini 0 points1 point ago

Letting him get that fat? Agreed.

[–]shaidoninja -1 points0 points ago

That's not funny, that's fuckin sad.

[–]idma -1 points0 points ago

don't help them. it just enables them for life

[–]JAMONLEE -1 points0 points ago

THIS IS CRUEL AND YOU ARE HURTING THAT YOUNG MAN. I DEMAND YOU PERSONALLY REMOVE ALL PICTURES CONTAINING HIM FROM THE INTERNET AT ONCE. First potato girl and now this.... cant you see you're harming innocent people?

[–]gth1985 -2 points-1 points ago

Somebody please replace candy bar with potato.

[–]ademu5 -2 points-1 points ago

If it were even that easy.... sigh

[–]Synergy_404 -2 points-1 points ago

ಠ_ಠ