Declan Murphy wrote:
> 
> In a perfect world I guess. Of course the price of futures is a little 
> different, and price of gold shares futures different again. If excess 
> fat could be traded for cash (or failing that, at least precious metals) 
> I'd be concerned, but if we could sell extra fat on a futures market I 
> shudder to think where the incentive to pig out could take us.

Probably not much further. And at some point a thinning down would 
occur, becuase our spouses, like us, would be too fat to get food. So 
we'd thin down enough to go stock up some more, and then the process 
would start over again.

John W.