Hey, you're going to hurt someone if you keep doing that!!!
My voice is not so much 'bel canto' as 'can belto'.
My advice if you insist on slimming: Eat as much as you like - just don't swallow it.
I suffer fools gladly because I am one of them.
Anyone who, for 25 years, has built a career on such tenuous foundations as a high-pitched giggle, a raspberry and a sprinkling of top 'Cs' needs all the friends he can get.