There’s no correlation. In one of the offices where I used to work, some of the fattest women were the ones that wore extra layers and/or brought in space heaters because they were “cold” all the time. Meanwhile we men were roasting.
I was fat – then I was thin (down to 105 lbs – I am short) and then back up with a few more downs – never again that low – and ups. I was always hot. Husband would argue with me as I would not wear a coat until it was in the 30Fs and then it was left open – it would not be closed until sometime in the teens.
About a 10 years ago I lost weight again (and this time has stayed off – though still not thin, just no longer obese), at about the same time I went through menopause and the doctor said I had low thyroid (which is suppose to make make one feel cold) and I started taking meds to bring it up to normal thyroid (which should mean that thyroid was not making me cold). I suddenly became freezing cold all the time. Not sure which one of these things or if the combination of them caused me to be so cold. Husband will take my hand when it is hot outside and be shocked at how cold my hands are. (Does not seem to be a circulation problem.)
I found out the hard way a couple of years ago that if one is freezing cold and the actual weather that one outside in is in the 80Fs – one just has put up with it as wearing a sweatshirt (something in the old days I would not do until it was in the 50Fs) in that temperature can cause heatstroke – even as one is still cold. He either tells me what the temperature is or I look at the outdoor thermometer we have to dress appropriately for the weather.
He also has a rule for me – If I am feeling comfortably warm, it means that I need to put on the air conditioner until I feel cold again or I will get sick from the high temperature in the house that I do not realize exists.
Tyge almost 3 years ago
Left handed complements usually do not go over well!!
nosirrom almost 3 years ago
What Janis needs is an undercover operative to solve this problem.
SpacedInvader Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I think an offer for her to move over next to you to warm up would have been better. It seems a little late at this point.
maureenmck Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Arlo – you smooth talker you!
Sanspareil almost 3 years ago
Arlo, you “Mr Spocked” her!
Good job, though that usually doesn’t work in marriages!!
Bullet Bronson Premium Member almost 3 years ago
In the last panel Janis looks like Punxsutawney Phil checking to see if there will be 6 more weeks of winter.
kbyrdleroy123 almost 3 years ago
You don’t say that to a woman!
alasko almost 3 years ago
He died in bed…..
Alias1600 almost 3 years ago
Quite the unforced error.
moosemin almost 3 years ago
Arlo; with all your poorly-worded comments, you are lucky to have a wife with the patience of Alice Kramden!
Skeptical Meg almost 3 years ago
Janis looks like she’s calculating if her massive weight can hold a pillow over Arlo’s head long enough to…
Skeptical Meg almost 3 years ago
And if layers keep one warm, why do you have to cook onions?
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
He has a point. BUT….
Chris almost 3 years ago
if looks could kill…
jonesbeltone almost 3 years ago
I take it Janis is not wearing her flannel jammies? Any jammies? And she has Arlo warm up the sheets. I like this arc.
david_42 almost 3 years ago
Since your temperature sensors are near the surface of the skin, fat isolates them and you feel colder.
brucer31245 almost 3 years ago
No one has mentioned, yet, that Arlo is apparently comfy with no top.
mourdac Premium Member almost 3 years ago
What about fat people are supposed to be jolly?
Kawasaki Cat almost 3 years ago
Put some warm socks on!
fusilier almost 3 years ago
https://images.app.goo.gl/uVjcQXBEFR97wB848
fusilier
James 2:24
Cincoflex almost 3 years ago
Maybe if you wore pajamas to bed . . . .
DebUSNRet almost 3 years ago
That’s a fact! When I lost weight I could/can NOT stand the cold and relished the warmer weather.
ChessPirate almost 3 years ago
Janis does not like logic…
royq27 almost 3 years ago
Good thing you have your phone Arlo, I think you will be dialing 911…
Indianapolis Smith almost 3 years ago
And those were the last words anyone ever heard Arlo say…
unca jim almost 3 years ago
Just a thyroid condition.
Nicki's ZoMcYo almost 3 years ago
Hahaha, that was a great chuckle. Loved it!
TheDadSnorlax Premium Member almost 3 years ago
now i am really feeling old…..
annefackler61 almost 3 years ago
As opposed to an off handed comment.
raybarb44 almost 3 years ago
Up for some friction to warm up?……
Bill The Nuke almost 3 years ago
Yeah, I’d get the stare of death too if I said that to my wife.
Tetonbil almost 3 years ago
Yeah, I believe I would have said something like, “come over here baby and snuggle in, I’ll keep you warm”. Never miss an opportunity to snuggle!
Homerville Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Another 2 points for Arlo.
tiomax almost 3 years ago
Leave the first “as” out, Arlo. It makes a difference!
alexius23 almost 3 years ago
If it’s freezing~Arlo wears no tops to bed
Catmom almost 3 years ago
Fat is not an insulator. But it does help you float, if that’s any comfort.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 3 years ago
Unfortunately it is too cold to go naked now except in bed to sleep right now. And going to get colder tonight.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 3 years ago
Take the good with the bad.
Lemon Juice almost 3 years ago
I’ve been on the receiving end of a look like that before! Words just kind of slip out before you can stop them!
locake almost 3 years ago
If I was cold I would definitely put some socks on.
Back to Big Mike almost 3 years ago
What will be on his headstone?
mkraeski Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Sorry, I’m fat, but it’s just that much more of me to be cold!! But she really should put some socks on – that’ll help a lot!
cabalonrye almost 3 years ago
Arlo, are you testing how much she loves you? Enough not to kill you?
gcottay almost 3 years ago
“Let me take care of that.” (And ten times the points if you begin with foot warming.)
EMGULS79 almost 3 years ago
There’s no correlation. In one of the offices where I used to work, some of the fattest women were the ones that wore extra layers and/or brought in space heaters because they were “cold” all the time. Meanwhile we men were roasting.
mafastore almost 3 years ago
I was fat – then I was thin (down to 105 lbs – I am short) and then back up with a few more downs – never again that low – and ups. I was always hot. Husband would argue with me as I would not wear a coat until it was in the 30Fs and then it was left open – it would not be closed until sometime in the teens.
About a 10 years ago I lost weight again (and this time has stayed off – though still not thin, just no longer obese), at about the same time I went through menopause and the doctor said I had low thyroid (which is suppose to make make one feel cold) and I started taking meds to bring it up to normal thyroid (which should mean that thyroid was not making me cold). I suddenly became freezing cold all the time. Not sure which one of these things or if the combination of them caused me to be so cold. Husband will take my hand when it is hot outside and be shocked at how cold my hands are. (Does not seem to be a circulation problem.)
I found out the hard way a couple of years ago that if one is freezing cold and the actual weather that one outside in is in the 80Fs – one just has put up with it as wearing a sweatshirt (something in the old days I would not do until it was in the 50Fs) in that temperature can cause heatstroke – even as one is still cold. He either tells me what the temperature is or I look at the outdoor thermometer we have to dress appropriately for the weather.
He also has a rule for me – If I am feeling comfortably warm, it means that I need to put on the air conditioner until I feel cold again or I will get sick from the high temperature in the house that I do not realize exists.