She once sulked for a week after I called her tubby, and it couldn't have been clearer I was joking.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:30, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

never call anyone tubby
it's one of those things that has no possible flattering meaning, and it's quite hard for people to tell if it's a joke or a genuine dig
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:33, Reply)

What about if someone is REALLY fucking fat?
Suggesting they are just a bit tubby is being kind then, surely?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:34, Reply)

Nope in that case
you should just refuse to speak to them 'in case you catch the fat-germ'
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:37, Reply)

*Makes notes*

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:41, Reply)

In my defence, it was 100% clear a joke
Some women came round in tight tops and hotpants, advertising golf lessons. Every bloke in the building found an excuse to be downstairs to perve on observe them. The girl came down, grinned and said "How can you find that attractive, they're just skin and bones?"

I responded "Ah, shut it tubby" with a massive grin on my face, and followed it with a laugh. From looking at me, it's clear there was no malice, and everyone here already knows that I'm happy to take the piss.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:41, Reply)

Even as a joke, that was poor timing
She said "How can you find that attractive, they're just skin and bones?"
when really she meant "I've got more meat on me, but I'm still attractive, right?".
Your reply gave her a resounding No, even if it was meant in jest.
Also, tubby funsters are usually touchy about their weight.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:59, Reply)

And even more touchy about cake.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 17:02, Reply)

Thing is, she's not even close to anything tubby, she's just not skin and bones.
She's very attractive.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 17:05, Reply)

still calling her tubby
in front of several very slim girls is not ever going to endear you to her
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 17:10, Reply)

See, now you're just making me feel bad.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 17:11, Reply)

It's not as bad as FATAIDS

( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Tue 4 Jan 2011, 16:55, Reply)