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* '''Justified''':
** Alice has been training for years. Her fat is no impediment, merely a result of doing a diet and exercise regimen based more on practicality and performance, than on her appearance.

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* '''Justified''':
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'''Justified''': Alice has been training for years. Her fat is no impediment, merely a result of doing a diet and exercise regimen based more on practicality and performance, than on her appearance.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice is the world's greatest acrobat! But then Bob sees a picture of her and her file, and realises that she got fat. But then Bob is told that she was always fat, and still the world's greatest acrobat! But then, when Bob meets Alice in person, he realises that she's fattened up way more than ever, and she's morbidly obese now. But then she does some acrobatics that prove that she's ''still'' the world's best acrobat!

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice is the world's greatest acrobat! But then Bob sees a picture of her and her file, and realises realizes that she got fat. But then Bob is told that she was always fat, and still the world's greatest acrobat! But then, when Bob meets Alice in person, he realises that she's fattened up way more than ever, and she's morbidly obese now. But then she does some acrobatics that prove that she's ''still'' the world's best acrobat!



* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Alice is so fat, but she can run so fast. Movie logic."
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* '''Averted''': The acrobat is slim and the fat team member is not very acrobatic.

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* '''Averted''': The Bob, the acrobat is slim and the fat team member slim, while Alice is not very acrobatic.



* '''Exploited''': Bob's obesity is part of his strategy to make his competitors not take him seriously so that he can surprise them during the race.

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* '''Exploited''': Bob's Alice's obesity is part of his strategy to make his her competitors not take him her seriously so that he she can surprise them during the race.



** Bo works to lose weight and regain a healthy weight.
** Bob drops speed and agility training in favor of becoming a MightyGlacier.

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** Bo Alice works to lose weight and regain a healthy weight.
** Bob Alice drops speed and agility training in favor of becoming a MightyGlacier.
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** Alice may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit her in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, moving vehicles, large animals, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs moving vehicles transporting large animals]], [[Kevlard she's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]

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** Alice may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit her in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, moving vehicles, large animals, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs moving vehicles transporting large animals]], [[Kevlard she's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]

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* '''Inverted''': A person being slow, underweight, and clumsy. (GlacierWaif.)
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice moves incredibly well, very fast and agile... but then she gets out of breath and has to sit down.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Actually, she's not really out of breath at all! She was just faking it to draw an enemy in closer.
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice is morbidly obese, but also the world's greatest acrobat and cat burglar.

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* '''Inverted''': A person being slow, underweight, Alice is slim, but she is slow and clumsy. (GlacierWaif.)
clumsy.
* '''Subverted''':
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'''Subverted''': Alice moves incredibly well, very fast and agile... but then she gets out of breath and has to sit down.
* '''Double Subverted''':
**
Subverted''': Actually, she's not really out of breath at all! all: She was just faking it to draw an enemy in closer.
* '''Parodied''':
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'''Parodied''': Alice is morbidly obese, but also the world's greatest acrobat and cat burglar.



* '''Lampshaded''':
** "I know what you're thinking. How does a girl that big move like that?"

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* '''Lampshaded''':
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'''Lampshaded''': "I know what you're thinking. How does a girl that big move like that?"



** Bob works to lose weight and regain a healthy weight.

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** Bob Bo works to lose weight and regain a healthy weight.



** Bob may run fast, but due to his fat he runs out of breath easily.
** Bob's huge size combined with his relentless speed lead to ''serious'' problems with inertia. He handles turns like a brick covered in Crisco, [[TooFastToStop and God help him if he ever needs to hit the brakes.]]

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** Bob Alice may run fast, but due to his fat he runs out of breath easily.
** Bob's Alice's huge size combined with his relentless speed lead to ''serious'' problems with inertia. He She handles turns like a brick covered in Crisco, [[TooFastToStop and God help him her if he she ever needs to hit the brakes.]]



** He learns to control his breathing a bit better.
** Yeah, Bob may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit him in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, moving vehicles, large animals, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs moving vehicles transporting large animals]], [[{{Kevlard}} he's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]

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** He She learns to control his breathing a bit better.
** Yeah, Bob Alice may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit him her in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, moving vehicles, large animals, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs moving vehicles transporting large animals]], [[{{Kevlard}} he's [[Kevlard she's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]



** Bob is shown running the race while his fat bounces up and down and he barely breaks a sweat, while the fitter Alice is shown hardly keeping up.
** Bob is the first to cross the finish line, but loses the race on a technicality: too many of the people who ''were'' ahead of him couldn't get out of the way in time, and got SquashedFlat.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob had to overcome many ordeals to make it this far into the race, constantly being mocked for being different. The race becomes intense as he and Alice race neck and neck to the finish line.

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** Bob Alice is shown running the race while his her fat bounces up and down and he she barely breaks a sweat, while the fitter Alice Bob is shown hardly keeping up.
** Bob Alice is the first to cross the finish line, but loses the race on a technicality: too many of the people who ''were'' ahead of him her couldn't get out of the way in time, and got SquashedFlat.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob Alice had to overcome many ordeals to make it this far into the race, constantly being mocked for being different. The race becomes intense as he she and Alice Bob race neck and neck to the finish line.
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* '''Exaggerated''': - is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run constantly and moves effortlessly.

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* '''Exaggerated''': - Alice is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run constantly and moves effortlessly.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run constantly and moves effortlessly.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice
'''Exaggerated''': - is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run constantly and moves effortlessly.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is the world's greatest acrobat! But then Bob sees a picture of her and her file, and realises that she got fat. But then Bob is told that she was always fat, and still the world's greatest acrobat! But then, when Bob meets Alice in person, he realises that she's fattened up way more than ever, and she's morbidly obese now. But then she does some acrobatics that prove that she's ''still'' the world's best acrobat!

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice is the world's greatest acrobat! But then Bob sees a picture of her and her file, and realises that she got fat. But then Bob is told that she was always fat, and still the world's greatest acrobat! But then, when Bob meets Alice in person, he realises that she's fattened up way more than ever, and she's morbidly obese now. But then she does some acrobatics that prove that she's ''still'' the world's best acrobat!

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* '''Straight''': Bob is overweight but manages to compete with the much slimmer [[FragileSpeedster Alice.]]

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* '''Straight''': Bob Alice is overweight but manages to compete with the much slimmer [[FragileSpeedster Alice.Bob.]]



** Bob is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run at supersonic speeds.
** Bob is ''quite'' obese, but he constantly and effortlessly moves at the speed of light.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is a bit overweight, but manages to be a bit more athletic than other people his size.

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** Bob Alice is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run at supersonic speeds.
** Bob is ''quite'' obese, but he
constantly and effortlessly moves at the speed of light.
effortlessly.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob Alice is a bit overweight, but manages to be a bit more athletic than other people his size.who are not overweight.



** Bob has been trained for years, learning how to transfer his fat into speed and turn his disadvantage into an advantage.
** Bob is incredibly athletic because [[StoutStrength he is very muscular in spite of his fat]].
* '''Inverted''': GlacierWaif
* '''Subverted''': Bob was wearing a fat suit.
** Bob starts moving incredibly fast... and then gets out of breath and has to sit down.
* '''Double Subverted''': Yet he's still fat under that suit.

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** Bob Alice has been trained training for years, learning how to transfer his years. Her fat into speed is no impediment, merely a result of doing a diet and turn his disadvantage into an advantage.
** Bob is incredibly athletic because [[StoutStrength he is very muscular in spite of his fat]].
exercise regimen based more on practicality and performance, than on her appearance.
* '''Inverted''': GlacierWaif
A person being slow, underweight, and clumsy. (GlacierWaif.)
* '''Subverted''': Bob was wearing a fat suit.
'''Subverted''':
** Bob starts moving Alice moves incredibly fast... well, very fast and agile... but then she gets out of breath and has to sit down.
* '''Double Subverted''': Yet he's still fat under that suit. Subverted''':
** Actually, she's not really out of breath at all! She was just faking it to draw an enemy in closer.



** Bob is so fat he moves by rolling around as a bowling ball in a race and wins!
** Bob is vegetative and obese and his acrobatic skills are completely the best in the multiverse, even when he's that obese.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob isn't the only fat character, and others ''aren't'' athletic.
* '''Averted''': Fat people are never unrealistically acrobatic.

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** Bob Alice is so fat he moves by rolling around as a bowling ball in a race morbidly obese, but also the world's greatest acrobat and wins!
** Bob is vegetative and obese and his acrobatic skills are completely the best in the multiverse, even when he's that obese.
cat burglar.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is the world's greatest acrobat! But then Bob isn't sees a picture of her and her file, and realises that she got fat. But then Bob is told that she was always fat, and still the only fat character, world's greatest acrobat! But then, when Bob meets Alice in person, he realises that she's fattened up way more than ever, and others ''aren't'' athletic.
she's morbidly obese now. But then she does some acrobatics that prove that she's ''still'' the world's best acrobat!
* '''Averted''': Fat people are never unrealistically The acrobat is slim and the fat team member is not very acrobatic.



** "Wait, how did he just defeat all of our men in a race when he's over 400 pounds!?"
** "How does a guy that size jump like that? Is he full of helium or something?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob doesn't drop his speed and agility training despite his girth.

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** "Wait, how did he just defeat all of our men in a race when he's over 400 pounds!?"
** "How
"I know what you're thinking. How does a guy girl that size jump big move like that? Is he full of helium or something?"
that?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob Alice, the world's best acrobat, gets fat on a secret under-cover mission, but she doesn't drop his find it affects her speed and agility training despite his girth.or agility.
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** Bob starts moving incredibly fast... and then gets out of breath and has to sit down.

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* '''Inverted''': An extremely fit looking Alice moves around and has the exact athletic ability of the obese, slow moving and nonathletic Bob.
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob was wearing a fat suit.
** Bob is always described as being fat, yet when Alice meets him, he's not as fat as he was described.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Yet he's still fat under that suit.
** Instead, he's even fatter.

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* '''Inverted''': An extremely fit looking Alice moves around and has the exact athletic ability of the obese, slow moving and nonathletic Bob.
GlacierWaif
* '''Subverted''':
**
'''Subverted''': Bob was wearing a fat suit.
** Bob is always described as being fat, yet when Alice meets him, he's not as fat as he was described.
* '''Double Subverted''':
**
Subverted''': Yet he's still fat under that suit.
** Instead, he's even fatter.
suit.
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** Yeah, Bob may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit him in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, or moving vehicles and/or large animals, [[{{Kevlard}} he's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]

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** Yeah, Bob may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit him in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, moving vehicles, large animals, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs moving vehicles and/or transporting large animals, animals]], [[{{Kevlard}} he's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run at supersonic speeds.
** Bob is ''quite'' obese, but he constantly and effortessly moves at the speed of light.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
**
Bob is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run at supersonic speeds.
** Bob is ''quite'' obese, but he constantly and effortessly effortlessly moves at the speed of light.



Back to {{Acrofatic}}.

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Back to {{Acrofatic}}.{{Acrofatic}}



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%%* '''Untwisted:''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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%%* '''Implied:''': ???
%%* '''Untwisted:''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''':
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** Bob is ''quite'' obese, but he cosntantly and effortessly moves at the speed of light.

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** Bob is ''quite'' obese, but he cosntantly constantly and effortessly moves at the speed of light.
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** Bob is quite obese, but he effortessly move at the speed of light.

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** Bob is quite ''quite'' obese, but he cosntantly and effortessly move moves at the speed of light.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run at super sonic speeds.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is morbidly obese, and yet is able to run at super sonic speeds.supersonic speeds.
** Bob is quite obese, but he effortessly move at the speed of light.
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** Bob is vegetative and obese and his acrobatic skills is completely the best in the multiverse, even when he's that obese.

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** Bob is vegetative and obese and his acrobatic skills is are completely the best in the multiverse, even when he's that obese.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is overweight but manages to compete with the much slimmer Alice.

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* '''Straight''': Bob is overweight but manages to compete with the much slimmer [[FragileSpeedster Alice.]]

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* '''Justified''': Bob has been trained for years, learning how to transfer his fat into speed and turn his disadvantage into an advantage

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob has been trained for years, learning how to transfer his fat into speed and turn his disadvantage into an advantageadvantage.
** Bob is incredibly athletic because [[StoutStrength he is very muscular in spite of his fat]].

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* '''Parodied''': Bob is so fat he moves by rolling around as a bowling ball in a race and wins!

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob is so fat he moves by rolling around as a bowling ball in a race and wins!wins!
** Bob is vegetative and obese and his acrobatic skills is completely the best in the multiverse, even when he's that obese.
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** Bob drops speed and agility training in favour of becoming a MightyGlacier.

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** Bob drops speed and agility training in favour favor of becoming a MightyGlacier.

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* '''Lampshaded''':"Wait, how did he just defeat all of our men in a race when he's over 400 pounds!?"

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* '''Lampshaded''':"Wait, '''Lampshaded''':
** "Wait,
how did he just defeat all of our men in a race when he's over 400 pounds!?"
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** "How does a guy that size jump like that? Is he full of helium or something?"
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob's obesity is part of his strategy to make his competitors not take him seriously so that he can surprise them during the race.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob isn't the only fat character, and others ''aren't'' athletic.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob may run fast, but due to his fat he runs out of breath easily.
** Bob's huge size combined with his relentless speed lead to ''serious'' problems with inertia. He handles turns like a brick covered in Crisco, [[TooFastToStop and God help him if he ever needs to hit the brakes.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': He learns to control his breathing a bit better.
** Yeah, Bob may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit him in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, or moving vehicles and/or large animals, [[{{Kevlard}} he's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob may run fast, but due to his fat he runs out of breath easily.
** Bob's huge size combined with his relentless speed lead to ''serious'' problems with inertia. He handles turns like a brick covered in Crisco, [[TooFastToStop and God help him if he ever needs to hit the brakes.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': He learns to control his breathing a bit better.
** Yeah, Bob may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit him in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, or moving vehicles and/or large animals, [[{{Kevlard}} he's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]
'''Zig Zagged''': ???



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob is shown running the race while his fat bounces up and down and he barely breaks a sweat, while the fitter Alice is shown hardly keeping up.

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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Bob may run fast, but due to his fat he runs out of breath easily.
** Bob's huge size combined with his relentless speed lead to ''serious'' problems with inertia. He handles turns like a brick covered in Crisco, [[TooFastToStop and God help him if he ever needs to hit the brakes.]]
* '''Reconstructed''':
** He learns to control his breathing a bit better.
** Yeah, Bob may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit him in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, or moving vehicles and/or large animals, [[{{Kevlard}} he's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]
* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
**
Bob is shown running the race while his fat bounces up and down and he barely breaks a sweat, while the fitter Alice is shown hardly keeping up.



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** Bob is the first to cross the finish line, but loses the race on a technicality: too many of the people who ''were'' ahead of him couldn't get out of the way in time, and got SquishedFlat.

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** Bob is the first to cross the finish line, but loses the race on a technicality: too many of the people who ''were'' ahead of him couldn't get out of the way in time, and got SquishedFlat.SquashedFlat.
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** Bob is the first to cross the finish line, but loses the race on a technicality: too many of the people who ''were'' ahead of him couldn't get out of the way in time, and got SquishedFlat.
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** Yeah, Bob may occasionally run into things, but unless they hit him in the head or happen to be sharp, on fire, or moving vehicles and/or large animals, [[{{Kevlard}} he's not in much danger of getting seriously hurt by it.]]
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** Bob's huge size combined with his relentless speed lead to ''serious'' problems with inertia. He handles turns like a brick covered in Crisco, [[TooFastToStop and God help him if he ever needs to hit the brakes.]]

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* '''Subverted''': Bob was wearing a fat suit.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob was wearing a fat suit.



* '''Double Subverted''': Yet he's still fat under that suit.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Yet he's still fat under that suit.



* '''Defied''': Bob works to lose weight and regain a healthy weight.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Bob works to lose weight and regain a healthy weight.

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