Features Jun 1, 2011 at 4:00 am

Mike McGinn's Shocking Weight Loss!

A City Responds to Its Disappearing Mayor

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It's almost as if he only started cycling to become mayor. Watch him fatten up after he's booted out in '12 and goes back to driving.
on June 1, 2011 at 11:51 AM Report this
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He has AIDS
on June 1, 2011 at 12:17 PM Report this
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Haha, geeze.
okayokay on June 1, 2011 at 12:26 PM Report this
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Why is it that if you're under 40 or so, you can lose weight and everybody tells you how great you look but if you're over 40 and you lose weight, you must be dying? I remember seeing a headline in a tabloid recent with Aretha Franklin saying "I'm not dying people, I just lost weight."

I will agree that once you hit middle age, you can't pull off the stick skinny look because it just enhances your wrinkles and makes you look skeletal, but he does not look sick or too skinny at all.
on June 1, 2011 at 12:36 PM Report this
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What.. Why is this even?
It is funny though. Nice 'celebrity inside scoop' parody in the style of People Magazine. Biking does pay off.
Flightning on June 1, 2011 at 2:11 PM Report this
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that coffee seems to be from seattle's best, not starbucks.
d rock on June 1, 2011 at 5:10 PM Report this
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@1: Man, with how much you conservatrolls hate him, he must be doing a good job and fiscally conservative. There's nothing you hate more than success and competency.
undead ayn rand on June 1, 2011 at 5:11 PM Report this
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"success and competency."

Funniest post in a week. Thanks!
on June 1, 2011 at 5:18 PM Report this
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Still Packing it away! http://www.flickr.com/photos/soggydan/57…
soggydan on June 1, 2011 at 5:37 PM Report this
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I like him better bigger!
Samanthal on June 1, 2011 at 8:13 PM Report this
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@1: I'll say. He hasn't exactly rushed out to get new clothes in his new size yet or anything.
suddenlyorcas on June 1, 2011 at 8:31 PM Report this
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Now we'll have to call him Mike McThin.
Smell on June 1, 2011 at 9:31 PM Report this
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Theory: before he was a "guy who biked everywhere." Now thanks to his rep and the Seattle street cred it bought him, he's a guy who HAS TO bike everywhere. Plus, he's mayor and suddenly has a lot more places he has to bike to. Result, crazy weight loss.
nullbull on June 1, 2011 at 9:39 PM Report this
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Sucking David Hiller's cock must burn more calories than one would think.
on June 2, 2011 at 5:37 AM Report this
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the real story isn't how the mayor's weight has disappeared but how he's disappeared as mayor. Who's actually running the city?
whoknows on June 2, 2011 at 10:46 AM Report this
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rude. you would never point this out if it were a woman.
hydrozoa on June 2, 2011 at 10:55 AM Report this
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Hmm. well. just don't post a picture of him in a tiny speedo! just don't go there!
johnrtrautman on June 2, 2011 at 11:16 AM Report this
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@16: Ha! Hahahahaahahaahahaahaha!!!
Lindy West on June 2, 2011 at 11:37 AM Report this
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"Click to enlarge."

Hehehe.
Patr0ck on June 2, 2011 at 1:22 PM Report this
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Awesome. Could have sworn I was reading people magazine, bravo.
amyl on June 2, 2011 at 2:59 PM Report this
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He's going to lose his bear fanbase if he keeps this shit up. We want our mayor with some meat on his... bone.
shootthehostage on June 2, 2011 at 4:48 PM Report this
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Say something positive about the Mayor...uh...

Mike McGinn: Not as fat as he used to be!
on June 2, 2011 at 6:09 PM Report this
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I hope whoever had the idea to publish this kills themselves.
Seeds on June 2, 2011 at 7:42 PM Report this
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Gives new meaning to his title: The Biggest Loser
on June 3, 2011 at 10:57 AM Report this
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@6 - same shit, different logo. Starbucks owns Seattle's Best. ;-)
funnylittlemunki on June 3, 2011 at 12:14 PM Report this
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Please McGinn. No one wants to see you in a bikini.
Spicy McHaggis on June 3, 2011 at 7:33 PM Report this
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@26 Keep your mouth shut!!!
Can before and after make out?
Pete Bone on June 3, 2011 at 9:42 PM Report this
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This is stupid. If I wanted something this vapid, I'd go read Huffpo.
Hawke on June 3, 2011 at 9:48 PM Report this
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Funny what a little stress and exercise will do for the body. Good job on losing the weight now the challenge will be to keep it off, good for you Mayor.
on June 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM Report this
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You know, when people lose weight, especially a lot of it, sometimes they "forget" that their old clothes don't fit them as well. Obese people, and formerly obese people are used to having clothes that don't fit well. Mike needs to buy himself a suit that fits him.
MinnySota on June 5, 2011 at 3:52 PM Report this
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He looks great! I wish him well in continuing to keep the weight off and improving his overall health.
cheakamus on June 7, 2011 at 8:44 AM Report this
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he can lose an extra 10 lbs quickly - off with his head. can hardly wait until he is out of office. biggest mistake the stranger has ever made is supporting this jackass.
anon1 on June 7, 2011 at 10:26 AM Report this
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Still a bear.
WeeblesWobble on June 7, 2011 at 3:01 PM Report this
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What @20 said. lol... what's really funny is anyone taking it seriously. I did a double take grabbing The Stranger on the way home. I almost swore it said The Star instead...
SeattleSnark on June 8, 2011 at 1:45 AM Report this
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Maybe he's one of 0.5% of Seattle that is using those bike lanes that take up 50% of the street!
JimiP on June 19, 2011 at 6:39 PM Report this
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His weight loss is not so amazing. My brother lose 80 pounds using special pills - http://1loseweightfast.com/adipex.html!
on October 22, 2012 at 7:25 AM Report this

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