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 One of Mr. Taft's troubles was food. He loved it, and the more food he could get, the more he loved it. The rub was that after he moved into the White House, his doctor and Mrs. Taft were constantly on the alert to enforce a diet that would get rid of some of his surplus poundage. Mrs. Taft might be reasonably described as a strong-minded woman. She took dieting seriously -- for the President -- and this led to a lot of talk that in a less famous household might have been called nagging. The President dieted, all right, but not when he could escape supervision. I remember once when I accompanied him on a journey to Ohio. When we got on the train, leaving the doctor and Mrs. Taft behind, the President began to perk up. He also apparently began to think about food, although it was ten o'clock in the evening. Wilbur Hinman, a stenographer, and I were in the observation section of Mr. Taft's special car going through telegrams and letters when the President appeared at the door of his sitting room. A pleasant smile turned the corners of his mouth. I took one look and knew what was on his mind. "Anybody seen the conductor?" he asked. The conductor came a-running. "The dining car..." Mr. Taft began shyly. "Could we get a snack?" The conductor looked surprised. "Why, Mr. President, there isn't any dining car on this train." The President's sun-tanned face turned pink, with perhaps a few splashes of purple. His normally prominent eyes seemed to bulge. "Norton!" he called in a cold voice. "Mr. Norton!" Charles D. Norton, a tall, good-looking, and well-dressed man, appeared from the next compartment. He was Mr. Taft's secretary, and he probably had been given special instructions by Mrs. Taft in regard to the President's diet on the trip. "Mr. Norton," the President said, "there is no diner on this train." Norton agreed that there was no diner. He reminded Mr. Taft that they had had dinner at the White House, and assured him that they would not go without breakfast. He recalled that the President's doctor had warned him about eating between meals. The President brushed him aside, turning back to the conductor. "Where's the next stop, dammit?" he asked. "The next stop where there's a diner?" The conductor believed it would be Harrisburg. Mr. Taft glared at Norton and addressed the conductor: "I am President of the United States, and I want a diner attached to this train at Harrisburg. I want it well stocked with with food, including filet mignon. You will see that we get a diner." He silenced the secretary's protests with a roar. "What's the use of being President," he demanded, "if you can't have a train with a diner on it?" Norton gave up. The diner was attached at Harrisburg in the middle of the night, and the President had the newspapermen advised that it was open to them. He sat in his own car for a long time, partaking of refreshments. He seemed to be in high good humor. Personally, I applauded him for his humanness in kicking over the traces when he had the opportunity.
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Here you go with the Taft stuff again, jeepers
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Jul 7, 2016 20:18
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He was fukkin FAAAAAAAT. Also one of tge select us presidents with a membership in the "looked like a walrus" club. But most importantly, I reiterate, he was fatty fat mcfatterson.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:19
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roosevelt fatshamed taft
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Jul 7, 2016 20:20
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OctoberBlues posted:Here you go with the Taft stuff again, jeepers At least it's a gimmick that hasn't been done before
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Jul 7, 2016 20:20
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Whenever I imagine Taft, I imagine John Goodman.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:20
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This was his infamous bathtub:
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Jul 7, 2016 20:22
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Healthy Nut Snack posted:Whenever I imagine Taft, I imagine John Goodman. I imagine the smell of cream cheese.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:23
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Taft drools, and William Henry Harrison rules IMO.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:23
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Healthy Nut Snack posted:Whenever I imagine Taft, I imagine John Goodman. Somehow John Goodman has never played William Howard Taft in anything, and that is a goddamned shame.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:23
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but how much rear end did he eat?
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Jul 7, 2016 20:25
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:Somehow John Goodman has never played William Howard Taft in anything, and that is a goddamned shame. They could write a biopic and call it TAFT, then during the title splash John Goodman sits down and the screen shakes so the letters fall down into a jumble that winds up spelling FAT.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:29
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Incitatus posted:but how much rear end did he eat?  "How much are you serving?" - Big Bill Taft
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:
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Jul 7, 2016 20:32
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I heard he slimmed down considerably after leaving the presidency, but it was too late for his legacy. Being both president and chief justice of the supreme court should have been the trivia answer he is remembered for, but instead he achieved immortality by being fat.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:33
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Yeah, but did he eat at Golden Corral?
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Yeah, he gained and lost a lot over the course of his life, he was 354 at the time he became president but died at 288, so good for him. Article about the surprisingly modern diet plan his doctor put him on quote:On the advice of his doctor, a famed weight-loss guru and author of popular diet books, he went on a low-fat, low-calorie diet. He avoided snacks. He kept a careful diary of what he ate and weighed himself daily. He hired a personal trainer and rode a horse for exercise. And he wrote his doctor, Nathaniel E. Yorke-Davies, with updates on his progress, often twice a week. I don't know how much the riding helped Taft, but I bet that was one ripped horse. General Dog fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Jul 7, 2016 |
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Jul 7, 2016 20:37
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Taft Punk
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Jul 7, 2016 20:38
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Kuato posted:Taft drools, and William Henry Harrison rules IMO. dying in 30 days of taking the presidency = severely bitchmade imo
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Jul 7, 2016 20:43
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LadyAmbien posted:Yeah, but did he eat at Golden Corral? He looks pleased 
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Jul 7, 2016 20:45
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what a colossal fat gently caress.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:49
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Taft Punk :O Ps. Work it harder make it fatter being fatter makes us stronger.
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Jul 7, 2016 20:52
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You see this cat Taft is one bad mother
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Jul 7, 2016 20:52
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William Howard Poptart
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Jul 7, 2016 20:56
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William Howard Fat
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Jul 7, 2016 20:57
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OctoberBlues posted:He looks pleased Holy poo poo he actually blends in.
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Jul 7, 2016 21:19
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RIP William Howard Taft: He was fat.
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General Dog posted:Yeah, he gained and lost a lot over the course of his life, he was 354 at the time he became president but died at 288, so good for him.  Finally a funny post in GBS.
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Jul 7, 2016 21:23
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There's at least 3 guys in any given office today fatter than Taft. We've really upped our game.
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LadyAmbien posted:Holy poo poo he actually blends in. Has anyone ever worn a necktie at the Golden Corral? I kinda doubt it.
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Jul 7, 2016 21:36
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Funny thing is that in 2016 he doesn't look all that fat anymore
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:This was his infamous bathtub: I'd like to see his infamous toilet... Pre-flush.
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Jul 7, 2016 22:28
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gleebster posted:Has anyone ever worn a necktie at the Golden Corral? I kinda doubt it. Probably quite a few on sunday afternoon
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Teikanmi posted:Funny thing is that in 2016 he doesn't look all that fat anymore I literally JUST posted that why don't you look before you leap?
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notZaar posted:I literally JUST posted that why don't you look before you leap? Yeah, but he did without being mean to three specific people in his office!
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Jul 8, 2016 15:04
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He would look pretty thin if you put him in a present day Golden Corral.
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Jul 8, 2016 15:06
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I've never been to a Golden Coral, is the food great?
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notZaar posted:I've never been to a Golden Coral, is the food great? 
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Jul 8, 2016 15:08
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so yes, yes it is.
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notZaar posted:I've never been to a Golden Coral, is the food great? You can eat until you are fatter than Taft so I guess that is a yes? There is a great goon story that gets reposted in Golden Corral threads, maybe someone will post it.
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