Historical clue formulations

• Fat as ___ — 2010-11-01
• Eat like ___ — 2010-09-23
• Fat as ___ — 2006-05-07
• Eat like ___ — 2005-01-09
• Like ___ in a poke — 2003-06-05
• Eat like ___ — 1999-11-07
• Eat like ___ — 1999-09-30
• ___ in a poke — 1998-01-06
• Make ___ of oneself — 1997-04-10