“I’m not fat—I’m cultivating mass” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many T-shirts. The line was spoken on the American television sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia by Ronald “Mac” McDonald (actor Rob McElhenney) on an episode that aired on September 15, 2011.
Similar sayings include “I’m not fat—just short for my weight,” “I’m not overweight—I’m undertall,” “I’m not fat—I’m flooded,” “I’m not fat—I’m fluffy,” “I’m not fat—I’m insulated,” “I’m not fat—I’m just big boned,” “I’m not fat—I’m just well-marbled,” “I’m not fat—I’m just easy to see,” “I’m not fat—I’m just so sexy, it overflows” and “I’m not fat—my stomach is just in 3D.”
Wikia: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Frank’s Pretty Woman
Season Seven, Episode One
Writer Scott Marder & Rob Rosell
Director Matt Shakman
Air Date September 15, 2011
“Frank’s Pretty Woman” is the first episode of the seventh season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Frank wants to marry a prostitute and the gang can’t talk him out of it. While Dee sets out to help the hooker with the second act of her life, Charlie takes a different tack: Devising an elaborate scheme to set Frank up with another woman, one who will like Frank for who he is. Meanwhile, Mac has put on 60 pounds of weight. “I’m cultivating mass,” he tells Dennis.
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Patrick Thomas
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I’m not fat. I’m cultivating mass @jaredkeesee
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Roberto Febus
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“I’m not fat, I’m cultivating mass” hahah #always_sunny
9:19 PM - 15 Sep 2011
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Dotcomaphobe
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Like Mac on “Always Sunny,” I’m not fat. I’m just “cultivating mass.”
8:53 PM - 16 Sep 2011
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@LondonFATS
I’m not fat, I’m cultivating mass
2:51 AM - 11 Oct 2011
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THE 100 GREATEST QUOTES FROM ‘IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA’
By Cory Dudak Feb 28, 2013
It’s hard to believe that the hysterical FX series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has been on the air for eight seasons, with production of season nine underway.
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47. I’m not fat. I’m cultivating mass. -Fat Mac
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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