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	If someone gave you a diet book as a gift, would you feel offended? By quarkum Asked Dec 14 2007 3:26AM	39 Pts Rate Question

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by abby has super sneaky ninja skilz on Dec 16, 2007 at 5:21 am Permalink

heck yes i would....but since i tend to be passive agressive (just a tad) i'd probably invite them to dinner and fix'em somethin' from the cook book and say somethin' like "thought you might wanna try this.... and i'll give ya the recipe just in case you'd like to cook it for yourself!" :))

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 09:24 PM

Love it! Thanks abby :Þ

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by Lovehearts on Dec 16, 2007 at 5:05 am Permalink

I would feel so offended I would probably burst into tears and run out of the room. Overly dramatic but true.

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 09:24 PM

I hear you though :Þ

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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on Dec 16, 2007 at 5:01 am Permalink

The very best diet books focus on healthy eating. No matter what my weight, I would always be interested in learning new things about eating wisely. So no, I wouldn't be offended. If someone gave me breath mints, that might unsettle me somewhat! :)

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 09:25 PM

Lol breath mints - sure, that's less than subtle! :Þ

RosieGHM Jetpacker Dec, 17 2007 at 03:58 AM

Yep...a diet book :)
Breath mints :(

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by Anonymous on Dec 16, 2007 at 5:17 am Permalink

I would probably laugh and ask them if they think I need to diet...hahaha

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 09:25 PM

Thanks Sis! :Þ

Anonymous Dec, 17 2007 at 01:01 AM

:=) you are welcome

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by Cowboy-Read My Profile on Dec 16, 2007 at 8:26 am Permalink

Not if it were all bacon recipes.

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 08:54 AM

That's a diet I could get into!

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by Twhupfold on Dec 16, 2007 at 5:12 am Permalink

I'd just laugh, but might feel a bit annoyed that someone went out of their way to buy me a book that is so obviously useless to me... It shows a total lack of thought *shrugs*

(I'm so skinny that people keep offering me food to fatten me up... lol)

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 09:25 PM

Ah - you're one of those lucky ones ;)

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by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on Dec 16, 2007 at 5:10 am Permalink

Good question, I'm not sure how I would react. Also depends on who gave me this gift.

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 09:25 PM

Thanks Ed :Þ

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by sm00z on Dec 16, 2007 at 4:57 am Permalink

If I were obese, I would feel offended because obesity is a medical disease. Other than that, I may be happy to get some new ideas on how to lose 5 or 10 pounds.

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 09:26 PM

Thanks smooz! :Þ

sm00z Dec, 17 2007 at 02:36 AM

You're welcome, quarkum.

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by JnT on Dec 14, 2007 at 3:38 am Permalink

Yes I certainly would, I mean diet books are designed to help you loose weight, so you are obviously going to assume that the person giving you the book thinks YOU should drop a few pounds. Or maybe they think there are some good recipes in it. LOL
On the flip side did you tell the gift giver that you wanted to loose weight? If yes, then maybe they are just trying to help you?

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quarkum Dec, 16 2007 at 09:26 PM

Thanks :Þ

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by holtinator on Dec 14, 2007 at 3:31 am Permalink

Ofcourse i would be very offended. If someone thinks that you are a little on the chubby side, and they want this person to know then they should tell them in a nice way rather thank going for the inderect approch like buying them a diet book for christmas!

I hope i answered your question well, thanks for listening to me.

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holtinator Dec, 14 2007 at 03:45 AM

lol..... your boys mom gave you a dieting book?

quarkum Dec, 14 2007 at 03:58 AM

Yup...sheesh...I can tell I'm going to need a LOT of patience :)