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Good News! Uribe is getting married!

Great news for Manuel Uribe!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081001/od_afp/mexicohealthoffbeat_081001...

World's fattest man to wed after massive diet. -- Wed Oct 1, 6:47 PM ET

MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) - Mexican Manuel Uribe, the world's fattest man in the 2007 Guinness Book of Records, said Wednesday that he would wed this month, after losing nearly half his original weight.

"It will be a hefty wedding, on a large scale, but with a low-calorie banquet," the 43-year-old told AFP.

Uribe, who lives in his bed, in February said he had dropped 230 kilograms (570 pounds) from 590 kilograms (1,300 pounds).

He said he would marry a widow named Claudia, to whom he has been engaged for two years, on October 26 at home in Monterrey, northern Mexico.

The media-friendly Mexican expanded his wedding plans after offers of sponsorship from international magazines, television stations and local mayors who offered a cake for 400 guests.

Uribe has also asked a Mexican band called "Pesado," or "Heavy," to provide the music.

He thanked God for the "miracles he gave to a man who was on the edge of suicide and who today knows love."

By Man Tequila on Oct 11, 2008, 08:58 in Friendly Talkzone.

Man Tequila says on Oct 11, 2008, 09:02:

Manuel Uribe Garza, I should point out, is not responsible for any Colombian political portfolios. He is unrelated to President Alvaro Uribe, who I think has done a lot to improve security in Colombia.

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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webmanco says on Oct 11, 2008, 09:04:

Losing weight and been healthier is indeed great news, but marriage, and with Claudia ????? who knows.

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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PBHjon says on Oct 11, 2008, 09:20:

i hope the bed they sleep in during their honey moon is made out of steel.

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sanandressi says on Oct 11, 2008, 10:57:

Didn't I read just yesterday that he died of heart failure?

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Sam Salmon says on Oct 11, 2008, 11:05:

"Didn't I read just yesterday that he died of heart failure?"

No-that was another 'Gordo Mexicano'.

' a la orden!'

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expatriate says on Oct 11, 2008, 17:44:

...and the wedding party threw rice on the just wed couple as the bride and groom were forklifted onto the back of a flatbed truck. The two waved good bye to the cheering crowd as the truck headed toward the hotel for the reception party. Music was provided by "Pesado". We all wish them the best.

You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.

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Monita Linda says on Oct 11, 2008, 19:43:

I wish them well, but I dont think it will last long.

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NiceMangos says on Oct 12, 2008, 01:37:

yeah, i think he just died, unfortunately

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Monita Linda says on Oct 12, 2008, 06:32:

He must have a strong heart.

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webmanco says on Oct 12, 2008, 14:05:

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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Monita Linda says on Oct 13, 2008, 05:57:

That's not him, is it?

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webmanco says on Oct 13, 2008, 06:54:

Not, is the Colombian version

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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mariacvetanoski says on Oct 13, 2008, 07:05:

Alvaro Uribe Velez (born July 4, 1952) is the 56th President of Colombia, whose first term ran from 2002 to 2006 and is currently serving his second term from 2006 to 2010. He is a lawyer, educated at the University of Antioquia, with a specialization in administration and management from Harvard University.

He is married to Lina Moreno de Uribe and has two sons, Tomas and Jeronimo.

Save the street children of Colombia Now!!

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Mononoke28 says on Oct 13, 2008, 10:27:

I saw a newsclip of this guy last week and he did die of a heart attack.

Diana

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webmanco says on Oct 13, 2008, 10:59:

An old article

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/29/international/americas/29obese.html?...

"There are men who are womanizers," said Mr. Uribe, 54, balancing his frame on a slender chair at a market stall where mounds of meat sweated fat under bare bulbs. "There are men who are drunks - and then there are men who are gluttons

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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