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Pam: Quite the Chowhound
posted by northcoastSTAFFMOD on May 13, 2017 at 7:51 PM
Anyone notice this?
Throughout the series, she's quite the eater. I don't mean this observation maliciously, since to me it makes her character all the more endearing; here is the warm, pretty-but-not unapproachably beautiful "girl-next-door" who is also not afraid to eat.
Of course, she's undoubtedly not the eater Phyllis, Stanley, or Kevin was, but still, Pam liked a good meal.
Just thought I'd share that random thought; got to get the board for this great television show started. There was quite an active board for it on that other website right up to the very end; but here, nothing.
Let's get it started! 
Reply by Alfred
on January 19, 2019 at 7:09 AM
So, she's a normal person? Everybody eats. So what?
And when people sit around in an office, playing on the phones and participating in nonsense meetings and office games, most people snack quite a lot throughout the day. Just the opposite is true of those who really work for a living. Many people who have real jobs may go their entire work day without eating at all.
Reply by northcoast
on January 19, 2019 at 7:33 AM
Yep. I work in a meatpacking plant, Alfred. On a strict schedule. Lunches are quite rushed, which means I often don't even bring one (so I often don't eat anything from when I leave at 5 AM [or earlier!] until when I get home at 6:30 or 7 PM). It's water only, then. I was just saying that Pam liked to eat-- nothing wrong with that. On many television shows you never see anyone eating at all, and oftentimes, when you do see people eating, the female characters consume very little (almost like it's "unladylike"). I was just saying it's nice to see Pam eating and enjoying it; it makes her more endearing as a character. There was no maliciousness intended in my comment, Alfred. Have a nice day