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Supersize

Corporate Speech: 'Have A Smiley Day'

Brian Rooney | Posted 11.24.2012 | Comedy
Read More: US-Postal-Service, Wells Fargo Bank, Scripted Speech, Have-a-Nice-Day, Supersize, Satire, Comedy, Comedy News
Brian Rooney

At the movies the kid behind the counter says, "You can have the extra large for another dollar," as if I appeared to be in any doubt about whether I wanted a medium.

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Supersizing Boosts Your Self Importance, Study Says

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.17.2012 | Home
Read More: Supersizing, Supersize, Portions, McDonalds Supersize, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Research Supersize, Obesity, Obesity Supersize, Mcdonalds, Supersize Me, Home News

What's the real reason consumers like their meals supersized? They boost a person's sense of importance, according to a new study. The report by Da...

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Sizes of Food Orders Are Affected by the Need for Status

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 06.02.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Portion Size, Status, Supersize, Dieting, Fast Food, Food, Adam Galinsky, Eating, Understanding Behavior, Consumer Behavior, Human Behavior, Understanding Human Behavior, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Art Markman, Ph.D.

An interesting recent study suggests that the size of a portion that someone orders can be influenced by their need to enhance their status.

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Countdown to Carnaval... Madonna Does the Supersize Samba

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Bill Clinton, Michele Obama, Brazil, Globalism, Lula, Madonna, Barack Obama, Michael Jackson, Supersize, Success for Kids, Eike Batista, Jose Serra, Caetano Veloso, Favelas, Sergio Cabral, Tropicalismo, Gilberto Gil, Get Moving, Rio De Janeiro, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Tall and tan and young and lovely is getting harder to find because Brazil is adopting American-style bad eating habits that are driving teletubby statistics off the charts.

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