So I was sitting in the waiting room at the local Super Lube today. In walks a portley fellow who immediately looks in my direction. When he sees me, he grabs his belly, shakes it, and says "Damn that Japanese food!". I was at a complete loss for words. I think I may have forced a chuckle to appease the tension.

One question, why? Why does he feel he has to explain his largeness? I've noticed a similar trend with people thinking they have to explain things that don't need to be. For example, a growing amount of people have the need to tell me why they were in the bathroom. "Man, I drank too much tea at lunch" or my personal favorite, "Man, I really ate too much, I'm gonna be in here for a while".

Back to the first guy though, I don't understand how you can blame your obesity on one type of food. Blame it on a bad array of foods but not just one type. Especially Japanese food. I mean, how can you get fat off of Sushi? If you're gonna blame one type of food make it something believable like, "Damn those Cheesequake Blizzards at DQ!"