The proto-teabaggers at America's oldest wingnut web forum have carefully considered this whole "obesity epidemic" thing -- and they've decided it's all a hoax. If there are so many obese people everywhere, then wouldn't everybody be fat? Oh, everybody's fat? Okay then, well riddle them this: If people
Folks talking about people getting shitfaced drunk & driving are trying to control our lives. As a patriotic 'Murican I have the right (written in the New Testament by our Founding Apostles) to ignore elected authority, legal statutes, and common sense to engage in behavior sure to shorten my life. And then post about to my fellow wingnuts.
i'm pretty sure Infectobesity (the "fat virus") will end up a 'proven condition':
1. the invisible hand of the market works that way 2. the market is huge (every pun intended) 3. being thin is hard and for most people - even including americans - requires Effort.
".and that money did NOT come from mom or dad. "
Bullshit...bullshit..motherfucking BULLSHIT... I consider myself one of the elders (or at least younger elders) here, and I can tell you that if we couldn't get something by whining, begging, making deals, we fucking well stole the money from our mother's purse. Who is this asshole kidding?
". With all that blubber, they look to me, like Walruses. and yet, 60 minutes does a piece last week about hunger in America… so which is it?"
Both, actually. The diet of the poor tends to heavy on starch - cheap calories. Sugar, too. You can pay $1 for a cheap cheeseburger or two bananas. Our government subsidizes unhealthy food.
This "issue" is remarkably similar to man-made climate change. And tobacco smoking before that. Government interference, the science isn't clear, etc. It comes down to the old (gramting that sadly there aren't any new ones) Groucho Marx joke "Who are you going to believe? Me or your eyes?"
4. Drug companies can then produce, and heavily advertise, their remedies for the condition.
I find that the average, rock-like, supermarket apple has to be kept for at least a week, or it will seriously affect the digestive system!
<em>&quot;...go over there...&quot;</em>
Do I have to get up from the couch? Can I bring my cheese fries?
Does this mean you don&#039;t want your fried ice cream?
Me too! (About the follower, not the dick long enough part.)
People in big cities tend to be thinner. Because they walk to places.
How many Weight Watcher points per serving of freedom?
Folks talking about people getting shitfaced drunk &amp; driving are trying to control our lives. As a patriotic &#039;Murican I have the right (written in the New Testament by our Founding Apostles) to ignore elected authority, legal statutes, and common sense to engage in behavior sure to shorten my life. And then post about to my fellow wingnuts.
you are a good man sir.
so yeah. this is like the catnip for wonkette column.
i&#039;m pretty sure Infectobesity (the &quot;fat virus&quot;) will end up a &#039;proven condition&#039;:
1. the invisible hand of the market works that way 2. the market is huge (every pun intended) 3. being thin is hard and for most people - even including americans - requires Effort.
<i>At 350 [lb.] I rarely bat an eye.</i>
It takes too much effort.
&quot;.and that money did NOT come from mom or dad. &quot;
Bullshit...bullshit..motherfucking BULLSHIT... I consider myself one of the elders (or at least younger elders) here, and I can tell you that if we couldn&#039;t get something by whining, begging, making deals, we fucking well stole the money from our mother&#039;s purse. Who is this asshole kidding?
&quot;. With all that blubber, they look to me, like Walruses. and yet, 60 minutes does a piece last week about hunger in America&hellip; so which is it?&quot;
Both, actually. The diet of the poor tends to heavy on starch - cheap calories. Sugar, too. You can pay $1 for a cheap cheeseburger or two bananas. Our government subsidizes unhealthy food.
This &quot;issue&quot; is remarkably similar to man-made climate change. And tobacco smoking before that. Government interference, the science isn&#039;t clear, etc. It comes down to the old (gramting that sadly there aren&#039;t any new ones) Groucho Marx joke &quot;Who are you going to believe? Me or your eyes?&quot;