Hi Folks! Unfortunately, overweight people are one of the last social groups around who are considered fair game for all kinds of insensitivity in the name of humor. Substitute a label that denotes a slur about the ethnicity or disability of the figures, regardless of their body type, and watch the boards light up. By the way, Keoto: your insights about the peculiar racial differences implied between the "fat" and "mature" figures are right on target. Before anyone denounces this thread as PC hysteria, remember that an issue usually seems politically correct when you're not the one who was subjected to the incorrect behavior. I hope our colleague understands that our contention is not with the gift but with the label--literally. Names for the characters that do not draw so much attention to their endomorphic body type would be more appropriate in a forum such as this that cuts across so many political and social borders. Peter (Dr Zik)