Ride of the Minibike Twins

[robotnik2004]

Originally published at Route 96. You can comment here or there.

There’s no really nice way to say this, but here goes: Boy, there sure are a lot of fat people in this country! I don’t think there was a woman in Lefty’s who didn’t weigh at least two of us put together, and a couple of the fellas could have given Brown Jenkin a run for its money. “You know, if those two were riding minibikes, I’d say they were twins!” Pete said (referring to the classic Guinness Book of Records photo), simultaneously creating a new catchphrase for the trip and causing a fountain of Mr. Pibb-and-Budweiser boilermakers to spray out of our collective noses.

2006 Update: Where Are They Now?

The original “minibike twins” were Billy and Benny McCrary, shown above at their peak fighting weight of 743 and 723 pounds. What I’ve always loved about these photos is how much fun the boys seem to be having. Massive morbid obesity isn’t going to slow these fun-loving brothers down, no sir. They also seem to have anticipated the “kids these days, with their big baggy pants and their tiny little bikes” craze by about twenty years. So, where are Billy and Benny McCrary today?

Come on, where’d you think they would be?

Comments

[mizalaina.livejournal.com]

Did you know that my ex went to high school with those twins? True story.

[robotnik.livejournal.com]

No way!

[foogie.livejournal.com]

And, I imagine, she would also have been quite comfortable on a mini-bike.

Eerie, eh?