"How...how big are you?" Pete asks, then adds, "you must be the biggest sumo ever."

"Nah, not the biggest here, or in Japan," remarks Roddy, "the biggest Japanese guy was 555 pounds, and the biggest American Sumo was 720 pounds!" Roddy then adds, "I can only hope to get that big..."

"How ... how big are you?" Pete asks.

Emma speaks up, for Roddy's engrossed in huge mouthful of lasagna. "He was 478 the last time he weighed in."

"Yeah, I'm not growing much now," Roddy said between bites. "It takes a huge amount of food to keep up this weight, let alone add to it."

"Really?" says Pete.

"Yeah, I need 15 thousand calories a day, maybe more," Roddy replies, "I do so much it's hard to find time enough to EAT! That's why I'm always glad to get together to ravage a buffet like this."

"What do you do..." Pete's not sure how to ask the question.

"What do I do that burns off so many calories? Well, after the hours a day on the weight deck, and four long sumo practices a week, and swimming...."

"Swimming?"

"Yeah, I need my aerobic....