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Old 28th Feb 2009, 02:38
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Hempy
 
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Tallist (like racist only different)

I'm pretty sure the BMI tables etc the military use are flawed against big (tall) people. I'm 193cm/98kg. I was sick a while ago and got down to 87kg...everyone told me I looked like skin and bone and how sick I looked. Yet at 95kg (and playing 1st grade Colts Rugby at the time), the RAAF told me I was at the far end of the BMI table and would have to lose weight...Maybe a better test of "fatness" would be "take off your shirt and give us a gander at you".
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