Winnipeg Free Press

Who you callin' fat?

The tomato-stained, mustard-drenched envelope, please...Since June, this space has asked readers to vote for the primo fat boy-style burger in town. That's because for almost 60 years, Winnipeg has been the undisputed home of the fat boy, a fact backed up by no less an authority than the Urban Dictionary (www.urbandictionary.com), which defines the banquet-in-a-bun as: Updated 3:47 PM 08/23/08

1. Sense and Sensibility

   IF you've stepped inside a department store in the Updated 3:56 PM 08/23/08

2. Don't play it by ear when it comes to family

   Q: My longtime boyfriend and I are talking marriage and kids, both of which we really want. But I worry a little bit about our children because we're a mixed-race couple. Updated 9:45 AM 08/25/08

3. Forever in blue jeans

   LOS ANGELES -- Online music thieves can't interfere with the hundreds of songwriters Hanna Rochelle Schmieder has on her payroll. Updated 12:20 AM 08/23/08

4. Get into gear

   It's part of this whole "back to school" mindset in North America, this need we have to forget about the summer fun we've had. No more carefree days and frivolous nights; it's time to re-focus and re-group. Updated 3:49 PM 08/23/08

5. All hands on pet

   "CAN I pet your dog?" Updated 11:38 AM 08/27/08

6. Pets of the week

   Minoune / about 10 months

   Updated 11:43 AM 08/27/08

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