They can be quite literal, Which doesn't mean they are necessarily well read! 
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Quote: john lucas 101 @ May 5 2010, 2:20 PM BSTGirl About The House!
Quote: EllieJP @ May 5 2010, 2:15 PM BSTEllie is now going to be moving in with three boys - one is her boyfriend though. Bring on July and a new start the gangbangs!
Aaron!! 
How about:
How I became half the man I was.
Quote: zooo @ May 5 2010, 4:08 PM BSTDo they need to be able to tell it's about weightloss just from that line, or will they already know?
If so you might need the word weightloss or something in there.
Well the talk isn't actually about weight loss.
It's about change.
It uses my story to illustrate certain points in the message.
Thanks for all the thoughts people.
Marc - Don't the Americans have "The Big Loser" TV programme?
Quote: bigfella @ May 5 2010, 5:06 PM BSTMarc - Don't the Americans have "The Big Loser" TV programme?
I've never seen it, but I believe we do.
Chip's dragged himself from his deathbed to brighten up the BCG with his chippicisms.
Instead of working on my essays, I just wasted half an hour marking all the mistakes in a newspaper article with red pen.
(It was fun though.)
Does Aaron know you read the Grauniad?
Ha, it was only the London Student paper.
It made me angry though. The people editing it are probably journalism students! I want to hurt people.
Quote: zooo @ May 5 2010, 8:41 PM BSTHa, it was only the London Student paper.
Training ground for the Grauniad and Socialist Worker Times.
Robyn is sleepy and listening to her dad and brother yell at the football. 
Quote: chipolata @ May 5 2010, 5:17 PM BSTChip's dragged himself from his deathbed to brighten up the BCG with his chippicisms.
Quote: bigfella @ May 5 2010, 5:06 PM BSTMarc - Don't the Americans have "The Big Loser" TV programme?
What's it about though? I think you want an unambiguous positive message me
Quote: zooo @ May 5 2010, 8:33 PM BSTInstead of working on my essays, I just wasted half an hour marking all the mistakes in a newspaper article with red pen.
(It was fun though.)
I've got some English marking you can do as well if you want
Quote: roscoff @ May 5 2010, 10:40 PM BSTI've got some English marking you can do as well if you want
Glad you got all that nasty barbell business sorted!