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Old 09-08-2006, 01:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Your weight loss equals......

How Much Weight Have You Lost?

Your weight loss =

1 pound = a Guinea Pig
1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg or a sack of sugar
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds = a human skin
7.5 pounds = an average newborn
8 pounds = a human head
10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year
11 pounds = an average housecat
12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs
16 pounds = a sperm whale's brain or 4 sacks of sugar
20 pounds = an automobile tire or a large sack of potatoes
23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year
24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year
33 pounds = a cinder block
36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 pounds = an elephant's heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay or 200 sticks of butter
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephant's penis
66 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year
70 pounds = an Irish Setter
77 pounds = a gold brick
80 pounds = the World's Largest Ball of Tape
90 pounds = a newborn calf
100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year
117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she's 5'11")
118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she's 5'4")
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 pounds = an average adult man
200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds
235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 pounds = an average football lineman
400 pounds = a Welsh pony
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Old 09-08-2006, 01:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
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cute. Right now I"m between and irish setter and a gold brick!
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Old 09-08-2006, 01:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Cool - right now I am 3 pounds shy of a 2 month old horse The 60 pound comparison was pretty funny
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Old 09-08-2006, 01:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Right now I am the amount an average american eats in red meat a year. I guess that would be a great deal less for a GBP patient!!
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Old 09-08-2006, 01:50 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I just gave birth to a newborn calf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank God that is over!!! hahaha
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Old 09-08-2006, 03:58 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Why is it that I get stuck with the Elephant Penis???

Was this a set up???

LISA??????
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Old 09-08-2006, 04:10 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I am at a new born giraffe.......shooting for the Dictionary!

WOW 60 pounds for a Elephant ding-a-ling....good lord I had no idea!!
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Old 09-08-2006, 04:17 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Zenomia
Why is it that I get stuck with the Elephant Penis???

Was this a set up???

LISA??????
What's worse and elephant dong or a 2 month old horse (me) ?.....no set up Zen.....just a good ha ha for a Friday afternoon!
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Old 09-08-2006, 04:45 PM   #9 (permalink)
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What's worse and elephant dong or a 2 month old horse (me) ?.....no set up Zen.....just a good ha ha for a Friday afternoon!


The PENIS is worse...and YOU know it!! LOL!!
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Why is it that I get stuck with the Elephant Penis???

Was this a set up???

LISA??????
I missed this one when I first went through the list. Good God, who would have thought. If I were a lady elephant I would have to tell him to stay far away from me with that thing. hahahah LMAO!!!!!
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