Worse, it's probably the fatties and/or the chronically late :) Maybe my joke rubbed them the wrong way[0]. [0] " a ton (but not many) " => implying that they

Worse, it's probably the fatties and/or the chronically late :) Maybe my joke rubbed them the wrong way[0]. [0] " a ton (but not many) " => implying that they individually weigh a lot so doesn't take many to get to a ton.