Weighty opinions.People don't need another reason to shun Shun In Chinese mythology, one of the three legendary emperors, along with Yao and Da Yu, of the golden age of antiquity (c. 23rd century BC), singled out by Confucius as models of integrity and virtue. fat people ("Weighting for Friends: Obesity spreads in social networks," SN: 7/28/07, p. 51). This group represents the last scapegoat scapegoat In the Old Testament, a goat that was symbolically burdened with the sins of the people and then killed on Yom Kippur to rid Jerusalem of its iniquities. Similar rituals were held elsewhere in the ancient world to transfer guilt or blame. for righteous discrimination in our image-obsessed society. There are myriad reasons a person becomes obese o·bese adj. Extremely fat; very overweight. obese characterized by obesity. obese adjective Characterized by obesity, see there; excessively fat . Friendship is not one of them. SHAWN DEHNE, LITTLETON, COLO Colo Colorado (old style state abbreviation) COLO Columbus, Ohio COLO Co-Location COLO Colonial National Historic Park (US National Park Service) COLO Cost Of Living Option . As such studies progress, it will be interesting to learn if the opposite--weight loss--is also influenced by social networks. And if not, why not. VICTORIA D. MCCOY, DRAKE, COLO. |
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