Fatburger fracas: Now, that's what I call an immense crowd!

We assume the AP had it’s tongue firmly in cheek when it wrote this sentence:

“Hundreds of people were turned away today from an open casting call for NBC’s hit weight-loss show, “The Biggest Loser,” because the venue – a San Diego restaurant – couldn’t accommodate the immense crowd.”

We’re not sure what’s more troubling: The fact that NBC held a cattle call for the corpulent at a Dave & Buster’s; the visual image of a horde of angry, fat people actually trying to look fat at a Dave & Buster’s, or the “simulated couple” enjoying drinks at the official

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