Giant Dome To Be Built Over Entire City of Houston

[Aeson]

Given the other Texas thread today... asphyxiation of the entire city doesn't seem that long a shot...

[SlowwHand]

I live in the North DFW area, where all the best looking people in Texas are.

You do? Crap, man. I'm in Richardson.

[Kuciwalker]

We need to watch out for Texas proposing to melt the polar icecaps.

[SlowwHand]

Too late.

[Combat Ingrid]

it is the hispanics that are fat.

Since I'm not from Texas, I'm not really sure how to interpret this statement. How would you classify the guy in the picture below, from a Texas perspective? Anorectic, skinny or slim?

[Space05us]

Since I'm not from Texas, I'm not really sure how to interpret this statement. How would you classify the guy in the picture below, from a Texas perspective? Anorectic, skinny or slim?

Clearly of Spanish descent.

He's very sad looking for being dressed up in such a celebratory manner.

[Combat Ingrid]

Sure, but I would like to know his place in the slim-fat scale. From a general north american perspective, I suppose he is pretty average, perhaps slightly underweight. But from a Texas perspective, he must surely be way below average?

[Darius871]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYg-nrjL_34




http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mega...th-a-dome.html



http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mega...-material.html

Do we get to flood it afterwards?

[Space05us]

Sure, but I would like to know his place in the slim-fat scale. From a general north american perspective, I suppose he is pretty average, perhaps slightly underweight. But from a Texas perspective, he must surely be way below average?

He is clearly obese, and unfortunately it is very common to see people in his condition.

The CDC has a neat little toy that shows Texas going from 10% to 20% obesity in just 10 years. The rest of the country shows a similar trend.

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html

[asleepathewheel]

houston is fat. too many cheap restaurants. too hot to do anything but wallow around in own fat inside.

hmm, I wonder if my apartment would be inside of the bubble, would make commuting to my downtown office interesting.

i fully support this, I left a half drunk cup of coffee out from sunday, turned the ac off last night, got home today, and a nice layer of mold had already formed. disgusting. I suspect the heat and humidity also killed my xbox today.

too bad houston can't even get a decent mass transit option...

[Riesstiu IV]

The DFW area is up their in terms of fattest cities in America. Frankly the heat isn't that much of an excuse not to stay fit. There are plenty of city recreational centers with cheap membership and swimming is always a great activity in the summer.

It also seems like the obesity rate is slightly higher in women. There are way, way too many fat chicks. The situation is better in the suburbs but it still sucks having so many heifers.

[Alinestra Covelia]

Domesday Book?

[SlowwHand]

Sure, but I would like to know his place in the slim-fat scale. From a general north american perspective, I suppose he is pretty average, perhaps slightly underweight. But from a Texas perspective, he must surely be way below average?

Congratulations. I wasn't aware of your induction into The Idiot HOF until now.

[DaShi]

Didn't they do this in the Simpsons Movie?

[Blaupanzer]

How do planes land an take off? Or is Houston sure nobody ever wants in or out?