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    In a famous short story, which literary character makes the mistake of losing weight instead of fat?

    Question #56233. Asked by gmackematix. (Mar 28 05 9:27 AM)


    mibmob

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    Mar 30 05, 10:02 AM
    gmackematix

    		Time for a clue: The author's name sounds like mercury reservoirs.

    Mar 30 05, 4:36 PM
    mishmu

    		HG Wells

    Feb 18 08, 3:05 PM
    McGruff

    		H.G. Wells also wrote various supernatural tales, and anticipated the kind of logical, quasi-scientific fantasy that later became a staple of the US magazine Unknown. In the comic tale "The Truth About Pyecraft", the obese title character follows a magical recipe to lose weight. Alas, he should have specified fat rather than weight: though bloated as ever, he ends up floating like a balloon.

    http://www.forteantimes.com/features/profiles/122/hg_wells.html

    Feb 18 08, 11:57 PM

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