tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post5896970654763346482..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: The Happy Fatty ImplausibilityBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-46386931201017997382008-08-29T11:50:00.000+00:002008-08-29T11:50:00.000+00:00I love Welsh place names. Vanna, can I buy a vowel...I love Welsh place names. Vanna, can I buy a vowel????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-43482635370414988232008-08-29T09:53:00.001+00:002008-08-29T09:53:00.001+00:00Wales, as I have reported on this very blog, has f...Wales, as I have reported on this very blog, has <A HREF="http://www.bryanappleyard.com/blog/2007/07/reflections-on-present-condition-of.php" REL="nofollow">fatties and thinnnies</A>, with nothing in between. This explains the happiness conundrum.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-55565898282102863002008-08-29T09:53:00.000+00:002008-08-29T09:53:00.000+00:00Bryan, place names in Wales are another reason for...Bryan, place names in Wales are another reason for being happy. My two particular favourites from this holiday are Castlebythe and Tavernspite. What joy.Sophie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212037697701712380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-65453442661175052922008-08-29T08:16:00.000+00:002008-08-29T08:16:00.000+00:00The weather, Sophie, is indeed promoting obesity. ...The weather, Sophie, is indeed promoting obesity. This is an under-remarked phenomenon. Why is anywhere called Haverfordwest? Surely someone should have hit the space bar after the d.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-29865943605118456842008-08-29T08:02:00.000+00:002008-08-29T08:02:00.000+00:00Having just come back from two delightfully damp w...Having just come back from two delightfully damp weeks in Pembrokeshire I can confirm that there are indeed a lot of fat people in Wales and they mostly shop at Tesco in Haverfordwest. Our local Tesco up the road from Cambridge is also full of fat people. It is possible that the Welsh fatties smiled and laughed more as they went about their shopping, but I can't say I noticed. That being said,Sophie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212037697701712380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-250396249558873172008-08-29T07:29:00.000+00:002008-08-29T07:29:00.000+00:00It's the old problem with BMI again! We know that ...It's the old problem with BMI again! We know that fit, strapping rugby players always score high on the BMI and that rugby happens to be the Welsh national sport. The connection between happiness and Wales is obviously rugby, boyo!Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.com