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Fat Man Quotes

Playful reversals on weight, identity, and one comedian's legacy.

Several of these quotes riff on the same joke structure, someone trying to escape or squeeze into a body that isn't their own. One tribute stands apart, praising the late Dom DeLuise as the kind of jolly sidekick who became a legend in his own right.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Great
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Nov 07, 2020

The person who should really write an appreciation of the late great Dom DeLuise is Burt Reynolds, who, even more than Mel Brooks, made of the jolly, beanie wearing fat man a side-kick and a legend.

Quotes by Rich Cohen

Man
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Nov 07, 2020

Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in.

Quotes by Kingsley Amis

Man
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Nov 07, 2020

Outside every thin woman is a fat man trying to get in.

Quotes by Katharine Whitehorn

Man
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Nov 07, 2020

Imprisoned in every fat man a thin man is wildly signaling to be let out.

Quotes by Cyril Connolly

Man
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Nov 07, 2020

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

For more reflections honoring performers like DeLuise, the Appreciation quotes are a natural next stop. Readers curious about the word itself can also browse the Fat quotes.

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