Chapter 1 - Gluttony

The 7 deadly sins. For centuries they served as a roadmap, showing us how to avoid the moral hazards of life. But no matter how hard we try, none of us are without temptation. [MUSIC] Take gluttony, now this is the sin that I am most familiar with. But I am just following a long proud tradition. The Romans were notorious for their legendary feast and as time progressed, kings and queens the world over with know no limit to their pŀėȧsurės. King Henry I defeated the French, conquered Normandy, but it was a giant bowl of his favorite dish, Lamprey eels, that did old Henry in. But that's nothing compared to what toppled King Adolf Frederick of Sweden. The good King demanded the meal of unparalleled scope: lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, herring, champagne and 14 servings of the delectable pastry Sembla. He died still clutching his spoon. But gluttony isn't just for the rich and regal, today gluttony has found its way to the masses. Yes, we are all gluttonous creatures. At least in the eyes of Dr. John Basso. The good doctor has a very different take of the cure for our sin. This is big Blair. I'm going to do this zoom in on you. He was our spokesperson. Keep going. But he forgot about his health. Perfect. And he died. Done. Done. That's a take, wrap. It's a sacrifice that has to be made. Somebody has got to stand here and say, screw it, wake up world, your fat. No, I am not going to call you plus size. I am not going to say you are portly. No, your fat. Lose some weight or just hurry up and die and be done with it. I don't know that I'm qualified to really comment on the human condition. I am just a guy with a spatula. I own the heart attack Grill. It's a medically themed restaurant. We are the bad boys of hamburgers. Our menu is purposely designed to be offensive. It's absolutely as unhealthy as possible. This is a single bypass Burger. Half of a pound, 5 slices of bacon, everything is sautéed lard and then we slather chili over the top. Double bypass. Triple bypass. Quadruple bypass, that's 9983 calories. The buŧŧerfat shake. This thick, rich, decadent piece of heaven. We also have lard fried fries. Fresh cut potatoes deep-fried your lard, then we smother in cheese and chili. We have Jell-O shots that come in a syringe. Mmm, that's half vodka. We have the cigarettes as well. A filter on a cigarette, that's like a ċȯndȯm during sėx. [LAUGHTER] We're selling a legal but lethal commodity and we're selling it, and selling it, and selling it. A single with everything? The last time I was here, I had a triple bypass and when I left, I really had a triple bypass. 90% blockage. And what are you beating right now? A single bypass [LAUGHTER] We don't want to be popular, we want to be infamous. We want to be hated. I wake up in the morning and say, how can I be even more despicable? Will the evil Dr. John finally make everyone on earth so fat that they can't walk anymore? Maybe. He's trying. [MUSIC] I was the happiest guy in the world, I had a fascination with fitness and I wanted to help people. I opened up the In & Out workout facilities to try and make a change in people's lives. And then I got a very horrible letter from a burger chain that felt my in and out workout infringed upon the name of their burger chain. They were suing me personally. They were going after my house. I had 2 children, my wife was pregnant with a 3rd child. The entire time they were suing me, I was obsessing over their business model. They were simply supplying people with what they wanted. And then the idea bridged from there. Well, let's give people what they want, but let's do it in a way that might actually help them. My wife didn't understand, she's a foreigner. Every time he brings up an idea, I don't like it generally. I say, no, it's not going to work. But he does anyways. Honey, that's the unique thing about being an American. They are never going to lose that weight. They are never going to lead a healthy and normal life. The food is so cheap relative to what we earn, there is no limits. And you know what, within a couple weeks, people started coming in the doors. We're so happy to be here Awesome And I realized, it's not the nurses and it's not myself, it's not even the burgers, it's the patients, the customers. They are the real show at the heart attack Grill. I am reflecting society. I'm only doing to them what they want me to do. The aroma just sparks. When you're biting into that, you have a true sėxuȧŀ relationship with that cheeseburger. It's hard to imagine somebody eating it. That's sėx. You either start from the bottom, you two-hand it. A lot of people take it apart and will eat one piece at a time. The meat sweats start to go in. That setback, like okay, what was I thinking. They sweat profusely. Oh, my heart's going faster. It's weird. [LAUGHTER] If you don't finish your burger at the heart attack Grill, you get several spankings from a sėxy nurse. Ahh, my favorite. Have another one. No really, have another one. Good job. But that's not the end. [SIGH] we had a ratchet it up. We have a huge electronic cattle scale in the middle of the restaurant. And if you weigh over 350 pounds, you eat absolutely for free. [APPLAUSE] They get on that scale. They give a big muscle shot. Champion. But then they go home and they go, wow, I'm going to die. I am a fat freak. And that's why everyone was applauding for me. All right, give a hand to the guy who just finished a quad. [APPLAUSE] Like any entrepreneur, I am looking for ways to get the message out further. We have quite a bit of publicity with 2 different coronary issues in the restaurant where the ambulance came and the paramedics took these people out. Yeah, one in March and one in April. It was horrifying. Okay, roll it. One of the nurses ran back to the kitchen and she says, Dr. John, someone is having a heart attack. And I said, business is good. They had diagnosed the woman with a complete cardiopulmonary collapse. It was her heart, her lungs, Everything just seized. We sacrifice people. Our spokes model was sacrificed. I'm up another few inches. Who needs these old pants, I can eat for free. As we all know, Blair passed away promoting the heart attack Grill. Keep going. It was a media renaissance. The spokesperson of the heart attack Grill. He's dead and he wasn't even 30. So this man has not given you pause, at all. Zero pause. There was a person on the planet who wasn't exposed to this. [Foreign Language] Heart Attack Grill. You are a drug pusher. When Blair died, that was the getting off point with me. And I realized, this has the potential of going everywhere. This is a fanatic, religious cause. My daughter is 10, and in four or 5 years, she's going to be at the door as a receptionist, wearing the sneaky little nurse outfit. My greatest hope is that she does run this company and continues with the same message, in multiple locations and in different languages. There is a possibility that every human being on the planet Earth might hear about the heart attack Grill and about how bad we are. Good and evil need one another, that's why the world needs the Heart Attack Grill. So, is that the answer, or are we passed the point of being saved. Let's ask darling Nikki. Certain foods are ȯrġȧsmic for me. When your stomach gets really, really, really tight and you feel like I am at the point and you continue to eat, it's this outer body experience and actually makes me aroused. Could I say that? [LAUGHTER] [MUSIC] In a normal day, I probably eat 3 big meals, but I have to have my snacks in between. And that'll be like, my cheese nips, would you like some. Nuts. Oh, I am a not freak. Cashews, peanuts, honey roasted, frosted flakes, fruity pebbles, Coco puffs, donuts. Chicken nachos. Oh my God. Have you all ever had chicken nachos? Wonderful! I love steak, broccoli and cheese is my favorite veggie. Sticks of buŧŧer every day. Carbs, carbs, carbs. Rice, cheesy rice and a something else that's missing. Bagel chips, I forgot about the bagel chips. I am 716 pounds. I don't have a limit, I want to be the fattest entertainer in the world. I really want to be a star. I have my own site. It's called MZFLUFF. COM. It's everything about me. I put pictures up, videos There is so many people that love big, beautiful, women. They make me feel like I'm a queen. Which I was thought I was a princess, but now, I'm a queen. Like, what's the chances of walking in the mall right now, seeing somebody her size. Probably not very good, right. So, with that being said It's like finding a diamond in the rough. For what I like. I used to draw pictures of plus size women and I used to hide them under my bed in my room. [LAUGHTER] The 1st time I met Justin, it was crazy. My 1st thought was like, just go over there and start touching hugging and squeezing. But, you know you can't do all that, you know. The girl think I'm trying to **** her or something. So, I was like, no, just look don't touch. I was like, he's so cute. We had a lot of things in common. Watch movies together, smoking together. I like to cook, she liked to eat. Bam! Bam! [Singing] Cheese. You know, I asked her about feederism a couple of times. I was like, what's that. So, I googled it. It's dealing with men they like women that liked to gain weight or women that liked men to gain weight or women that like women to gain weight. You are going to get fatter and fatter with this shake. So, we started trying it. He was like order two pizzas. I was shy at 1st but I was eating because I like to eat too. She tried to eat 10 double cheeseburgers in one sitting. And it felt right. It took over my whole world. We are enjoying each other as I indulge in these cuisines. If I get full and I don't feel like eating any more, he'll come, and he'll feed me like I am his baby. I rub her back and I'll burp her. I'm encouraging. Like, like, when you're exercising and your personal trainer says, you got two more in you! I know you got two more in you. That's me. He had a notebook of, I want her to eat this and that for this meal, this and that for dessert. Sometimes, we might throw a weight gain shake in there. I go through a level sometimes to where I don't eat the food for taste. I do it for the impact of what the food is going to do. We be in a zone like high as hell. Which pushes you to eat more and if you eat more you gain more. My body is a canvas. I want my buŧŧ to be bigger, I want my hɨps to be bigger, I want my tummy to be bigger. I want my face to be rounder, I want my fingers to be plumper. I think fingers are cute. I like the way a plus size woman feels. I like the softness, the plushness. You get more of what you love. I love sėx in the mirror. Yes, with the lights on. I don't like doing it in the dark, with the covers on. Who likes that? I tell him like feed me while were having sėx. I feed her a cupcake, you know, while were doing it, you know. That is the best, oh boy. [Claps] it just feels so good inside, like bubbly. You know how it feels when you sėxuȧŀly aroused. That's how I feel with food. Sometimes, when she's laying on the bed I climb on and just get on her and just lay flat like a blanket. It's like you're on a cloud you know what I'm saying, anything you could think of soft. It's like my own personal living bed you know. It's like you're being held by a giant. It's like putting a peanut inside of a marshmallow. I don't feel bad about saying it you know. I'm 24 but, it's what makes me feel good you know. Feeling her makes me feel good. He really show me a different life. It's scary, it's scary to actually own up on a deep fantasy. Because you do fantasies in the dark, but now I want to be open. I want it to be mainstream. To show that this is okay. I want you to see my fantasy, I want you to feel my fantasy, embrace my fantasy. Love or hate it but you can respect it at least. And if you don't like it, it's okay. I do thoroughly enjoy a tale of love, but all good stories must come to an end. That's why some folks are tasked with creating a comfortable resting place for those of us who need to shed more than just our mortal coils to leave this earth. [MUSIC] In 1985, my father sat around the kitchen table and designed on some wallpaper a casket that you would be proud to put your mother in. We are known here because we build the really large oversized caskets. It's not so much that we build a lot of caskets, it's the fact that we are building them at all. Why do we need to build oversized caskets? And why are we even here? Why are we doing this? Everything is made here in the shop. And then it's hand welded. I cut the pieces for sewing, install them into the casket. The 1st time I did it was kind of eerie. [LAUGHTER] A casket of that size, you look at someone weighs up to 1100 pounds. It's like setting up a pencil against a watermelon. Larger folks are not just wider, they are also just a little bit thicker. We realize this problem problem when a funeral director started calling us up and saying the lids won't close. This is a problem. Well, Keith is very creative. He loves challenges like all men do. We redesigned the whole lid, basically. If you want a general rule of thumb, very large women are mostly like a bartlett pear. Men are like a Washington delicious apple with tooth pick legs. We kind of use that as a guide to help the funeral directors to determine what size casket to use. My name is A. J. Dowd. I am the current owner of several funeral homes in the state of North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio. [MUSIC] It used to be where we saw obese cases occasionally, but now it's the frequent it's becoming almost a daily occurrence. It's all in how you present it to the family. I would say Mr. and Mrs. Jones, due to the size of your mom, we have to think outside the normal protocol. We want to be dignified as we can, but there really is no dignified way to do this. My initial reaction when we get a call. Yeah, we get a big 500 pounder. Well then, you know that you that your work cut out for you for the next 3 or 4 days. Do you want me be graphic? We have surgical devices that allow us to move the fat. We have a device called a Trocar, which is a long hollow needle that kind of resembles a small sword. It's a suction device that goes in and basically, kind of like liposuction. An obese person, you're looking at a probably 6 to 8 gallons of fluid. Everything is usually double or triple. It is an art form because you are creating a final picture and the casket is frame of the picture. Cremation process is different too. If you have an oversized individual, you have to cremate at a lower heat because of the person's body fat can start a grease fire. The amount of fat acts like a fuel. You get 17,000 BTUs of fuel per pound of fat. As they melt down, and the fat starts to spread and starts to liquefy it because the machine to overflow and actually spill out onto the floor. Fat? Fat, yes. In our industry, were not looking at something that's different or unique here, we to be prepared to make it a more normalcy of our society and our way of life. Like I said, funny sin this gluttony. A seduction so small grows to the point where it drowns out each and every other voice of reason for rationality screaming at us change our ways. Perhaps we've done so incredibly wrong that everything just starts to feel magically right. But who am I to judge? Till next time, enjoy your dinner.