Tall people frequently get asked if they play basketball. Fat (and tall) people frequently get asked if they play football.
This was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on April 2, 2020:
“You know people think you are tall AND fat if they ask if you play football instead of basketball.”
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@GaryBiddy
To play basketball all you need to be is tall...and to play football all you need to do is be fat…
4:12 AM · Aug 17, 2011·Twitter Web Client
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Justin Blackley
@ImJustBlackley_
if your fat, i expect you to play football. if your tall, i expect you to play basketball. not sit around and waste your life.
5:44 PM · Feb 16, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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@PlewtoSmith
When I was a kid everyone thought I was good at football cause I was fat and good at basketball cause I was tall. Hated playing both.
9:22 PM · Feb 21, 2016·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/_maxjacobs_ April 2, 2020
You know people think you are tall AND fat if they ask if you play football instead of basketball.
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-LettersNumbers_
Never ask a woman if she plays football.
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Shower Thoughts
@ShowerB0T
You know people think you are tall AND fat if they ask if you play football instead of basketball. #Showerthoughts
3:51 PM · Apr 2, 2020·ShowerBot
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Fact Flex Fire
@factflex
You know people think you are tall AND fat if they ask if you play football instead of basketball.
9:46 PM · Apr 2, 2020·IFTTT
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