"Ruben Studdard Hospitalized For Exhaustion" punchlines here:

[TeddyKGB]

He lifted too many Twinkies.

Walked a flight of stairs.

Tried lifting Clay Aiken.

[BoX o BooX]

1. I cannot make Ruben Studdard jokes.

The odds of him dying before I hit POST MESSAGE are just too high.

[Zeke]

13. ?????????????????

Did you hear of the romance between Clay & Rueben?

[BoX o BooX]

16. No. Do tell.

?

[Lex]

2. Fat jokes are cruel.

I hope Ruben will be okay.

[TeddyKGB]

5. Only if you take jokes seriously.

That's why they're jokes.

[Lex]

7. So will you do some n*gger jokes next?

Or am I just taking those too seriously too?

[Biased Liberal Media]

8. I have to agree with Lex

[TeddyKGB]

10. Yes, you are.

Get over yourself. He'll be fine.

[Biased Liberal Media]

11. You know...when it comes to obese people

they get the brunt of the joke...you know??

Just please try to show a little compassion??

[Djinn]

18. while I tend to agree

I never see anyone defending alcoholics or junkies when jokes are made about them - which is a better comparison than obesity and ethnicity. OK people don't "choose" to be fat as such but in the exact same way junkies don't "choose" to be junkies either.

[Biased Liberal Media]

21. That is true

[Biased Liberal Media]

3. I don't think it's that funny to pick on fat people

BUT...

I had to laugh at what you said.

[AlCzervik]

4. I hope he does something about his weight

he's so young, and he's got a lot of talent. He should learn from Luther.

[Pithlet]

6. I just read an article about him

He's failing in his efforts to lose weight, and I thought it was sad that his life will probably be cut short. :(

[Lex]

9. He's probably a good candidate for weight loss surgery

possibly?

[Biased Liberal Media]

12. I'd imagine so

[joeybee12]

14. Even though he didn't really win American Idol because the vote was rigged

I still hope he's ok.

Had to laugh about him lifting Clay. Hell, a 90-year-old woman could do that and not break a sweat!

[Chovexani]

23. My little cousin could lift Clay

And she's a two-year-old girl.

[joeybee12]

25. Well, then she probably could lift TWO Clays!

[JVS]

15. Exhaustion? I had no idea that one could be hospitalized for that?

What do you do? GO to the hospital and say "I'm really tired all the time" "Well sir, you're exhausted, you'll have to stay here for a while"?

[Lex]

22. I only hear about celebrities doing that . . .

like those doing big national tours or doing back-to-back Broadway shows. Stuff like that.

Sometimes it a euphemism for depression or drug overdose or when the public's being kept in the dark.

[JVS]

Bummer man, because I'm fucking exhausted over hear and nobody...

is helping me out with some hospital time.

[Left Is Write]

24. I would say "exhaustion" is always a euphemism

for something else, if it requires hospitalization.

[tuvor]

17. My turn. Tell me about your inadequacies. n/t

[TeddyKGB]

19. Too many to mention.

I have a healthy sense of humor about them, though.

[Chovexani]

20. I'm sorry I just can't get behind picking on Ruben's weight

And I'm normally a heartless bitch that spares no one from the snarkage.

This poor guy has struggled with his weight for a long time, and it's gotten so out of hand that his health is at stake. He is a genuinely sweet guy (my sister met him on a flight recently and chatted with him almost the whole time) and I just can't kick him when he's down.

[Biased Liberal Media]

26. Whud about the chirren??