"No, no, no, Fraser. We're talkin' tried and true here. A burger from Dick's. Linguine from Anthony and Luigi's. Pizza from Water Street Pizzeria. All truly magnificent things."
A mildly incredulous look, which for Fraser means a slight raising of his eyebrows. "Do you know how much saturated fat is contained in just one serving of that pizza? Perhaps it would be considered a blessing in the Northwest Territories, where the energy quotient expended exceeds the caloric intake, but the average American activity level leaves much to be desired, which accounts heavily for the epidemic obesity crisis in this country."
"On the first, I'm not a judge of appearances, Ray, merely character. On the second ... " He stops walking, and assesses the other man briefly. "Not yet. But I believe the famed 'beer gut' kicks in around the age of forty, though as always, prevention is far better than any attempt at a cure."
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Date: 2007-12-31 07:55 am (UTC)Pause.
"And I work out."
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