The point about the character, surely, is that his flab is the result of out-of-control appetite.
Cutting back on snooze-time can lead to an out-of-control appetite (some studies show that people who sleep less are more likely to be overweight), a greater risk for coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Clues to look out for: Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue (mild), weakness, numbness, tingling, muscle contractions, cramps and abnormal heart rhythms (more severe deficiency).
And Pryor's out-of-control persona, his self-destructive appetites, his ambivalence — even animosity — toward the audience, his obsession with selling out, and his crossover success in concert albums and comic and serious film roles became a touchstone for a whole generation of comedians.
Canadians, as I observed last time out, are not "nice," i.e., not patiently insipid — in fact, no sooner had I pointed out the rich inner life of appetite that runs beneath the charming, smiling surface of Canadian womanhood then the glorious Canadian women's hockey team dramatized it for all time, right there at center ice with cigars and a champagne bottle.
By Adam Gopnik March 1, 2010 Canadians, as I observed last time out, are not "nice," i.e., not patiently insipid — in fact, no sooner had I pointed out the rich inner life of appetite that runs beneath the charming, smiling surface of Canadian womanhood then the glorious Canadian women's hockey team dramatized it for all time, right there at center ice with cigars and a champagne bottle.
One might think that this would be a reason to become more closed off or self-absorbed, the energy required for socializing having been sucked out of us with our appetite for cold pizza.
Watch out for signs of fever, loss of appetite, or eye and nose discharge, and get your javelina to the vet right away if you see them.
The attentive reader of TMS will have noticed this earlier: when he characterizes propriety as lying between the excess and defect of passion (27), for instance, or when he distinguishes the restraint of appetite out of self-interest from the virtue of temperance (28), or when he emphasizes habit (152, 324), or the superiority of friendships of virtue over friendships of pleasure (224 5).
Children with fever may complain of feeling weak or tired, refuse to go out and play or have a loss of appetite.
