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Saudi King intervenes to help 1,345-pound man
CNN ^ | August 19, 2013 | Victoria Brown

Posted on 08/19/2013 3:21:59 PM PDT by RouxStir

(CNN) -- King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has intervened to help a man who has become one of the heaviest people in the world.

The king ordered Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, who weighs 1,345 pounds (610kg) and is unable to move by himself, be transferred from the Southern border province of Jazan to the country's capital Riyadh to undergo treatment. ..... According to the official spokesman for Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health, Shaari was due to arrive in Riyadh either later Monday or on Tuesday. Pictures showed a fork-lift truck lifting him in is bed. The spokesman said Shaari is aged between 18 and 20.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: morbidobesity
The guy can't move...who keeps bring him food???
1 posted on 08/19/2013 3:21:59 PM PDT by RouxStir
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To: RouxStir
...who keeps bring him food???

A 55-ft semi trailer.

2 posted on 08/19/2013 3:23:39 PM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: RouxStir

Why does Governor Christie need help?


3 posted on 08/19/2013 3:26:36 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: RouxStir
Ouch. He looks miserable.


4 posted on 08/19/2013 3:33:06 PM PDT by Theo (May Christ be exalted above all.)
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To: RouxStir

1,345 pounds? That’s gotta be getting into Guiness Book territory. That’s just behind Jon Brower Minnoch, who at his heaviest, was 1,400 pounds.

I can see why the Saudi king intervened; he’s the only fellow that can afford this guy’s grocery bill!


5 posted on 08/19/2013 3:34:42 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: RouxStir

How much would he have to eat to gain that much weight at his age?

Someone must have been shoveling it into his mouth hourly.


6 posted on 08/19/2013 3:44:09 PM PDT by TomGuy (.)
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To: RouxStir

Who feeds him? I’d be more concerned with who has to deal with the, er, used food.

Talk about your chitty jobs! “Will Mike Rowe please pick up the brown courtesy phone.”


7 posted on 08/19/2013 3:53:25 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate." George F. Will)
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To: RouxStir

I’m surprised the guy can even breathe. Like the horse laying on its side so to speak.


8 posted on 08/19/2013 3:53:40 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: RouxStir

Allahu Snackbar!


9 posted on 08/19/2013 3:54:41 PM PDT by Bon mots
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To: RouxStir

"...Saudi King sees future hockey goalie"

10 posted on 08/19/2013 4:02:07 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Bon mots
Allahu Snackbar!

Now THAT is effin' funny!!!
11 posted on 08/19/2013 4:05:33 PM PDT by pricilla (one should always try to be smarter than the equipment one is operating - Amajato)
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To: Bon mots

HAHA... I think he’s been going to that Muslim Restaurant....Allah You Can Eat!!


12 posted on 08/19/2013 4:18:37 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: RouxStir
Well, he may weigh 1345 Lbs, but I'll bet his scrotum isn't as big as the guy who's gonna be on the learning channel tonight.
13 posted on 08/19/2013 4:37:30 PM PDT by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: RouxStir

Will the Saudi King help out on the Wookie Wide Load?


14 posted on 08/19/2013 4:41:16 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: Theo

He doesn’t look an ounce over 1,100 pounds! :)


15 posted on 08/19/2013 4:50:19 PM PDT by Sporke (USS Iowa BB-61)
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To: RouxStir

That was exactly my first thought. He’d lose weight if people stopped BRINGING him food.


16 posted on 08/19/2013 5:08:02 PM PDT by Joe Marine 76 ("Honor is the gift a man gives to himself." ~ Rob Roy MacGregor)
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To: Theo

Poor fellow. He must feel terrible all of the time.


17 posted on 08/20/2013 12:01:50 AM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: Ann Archy

Yes, there’s a lot of dessert in Arabia.


18 posted on 08/20/2013 1:00:49 AM PDT by Bon mots
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To: RouxStir

1345 lbs? SSS and bring out the backhoe


19 posted on 08/20/2013 6:34:35 AM PDT by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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