Mayor Says To Lose Weight

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Mayor Says To Lose Weight

January 7, 2008 | ISSUE 44•02

Mick Cornett, the mayor of Oklahoma City, has challenged every citizen to lose a collective 1 million pounds in an effort to help the state capital shed the distinction of being one of America's fattest cities. What do you think?

If they're really serious about attaining this goal, the first thing they need to do is stop eating each other.

Sam Kennedy
Medical Transcriber
Collective weight loss will take forever. Just take it all off Mama Dunster. She's got at least a million and a half to give.

Jess MacNamara
Field Manager
What, and go back to being famous for that smell?

Larry Queenan
Camp Counselor

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