Today in Fat (2004-06-02)

    Behold the Incredible Expanding Baby! According to this news report, Luka Meliksishvili, a 15-month-old child in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, “weighs 55 pounds and is gaining nearly 5 pounds a month”. At this rate, he is well on his way to being named World Biggest Baby by the Guinness Book of World Records — which I must say is a surprise to me, since I thought I worked with the world’s biggest baby. His mother, Eka, is worried about the weight gain, but doctors believe there is no cause for concern. Also troubling the mother is why every time they get a new puppy it seems to disappear a few days later.