Hopeful Slimmer Mugs

"Looks like my diet was just wishful shrinking."

'Are you sure that's the right map?'

The fate of the emigrant

"Follow that dream!" (man boarding taxi)

'I won't tell my thighs if you don't..'

"One day she'll be a wonderful architect."

"So has this obsession about your weight ever led to thoughts of suicide?"

Inbox and Outbox

Diet Sugar House.

'You know that thin person inside you, struggling to get out? -- He seems to have gained weight, too.'

'...all been inspired by the Olympics...now touch those toes...touch those...'

'Look! The health food shop has been hit by the recession.'

Employment Office.

Graduation Day 2020

"How's the diet going?"

A fridge surrounded by books.

"Changing your Facebook profile does not count as exercise!"

"Sorry, I only weigh one person at a time."

'She's waiting for her ship to come in, and I'm waiting for the cows to come home!'

Slimming World

I gain weight every fall and then lose it in the spring. I have a seasonally adjusted figure.

"This year, I resolve to give up smoking."

Man using lotto ticket as motivation.

Diet Foods: Bread and Water

"I think next year things will really be different."

"No . . . erasing food-search-apps from your browser history doesn't count as dieting."

Woman at Nutrition Center has desk in and out boxes labeled Fat On and Fat Off.

"I don't care if it's a placebo or the real thing. I just want something you take with food."

On her doctor's order, Wanda watches how she eats.

A rare Sadie Cohen rhyme. Each fall, hope springs eternal: All children will be fed. No nukes will ever fall, lies no longer said. No illness, hunger, tragedy, and the mother wish of all … Please, please let this be the year the Giants win it all.

'How much have you lost so far?', '$375.00'

'My trick for looking slimmer is to only have friends who are fatter than me - not you, of course...'

'That virtual gym app isn't working for you."

'I've really cut back on the pasta. If I'm somehow chosen, I'm determined to fit in the medium-sized vestments.'

Attempting to eradicate poverty - please help