Who funds these people? They want us to stop eating ice cream, Chinese food, French food, Mexican food. They come out with hysterical outrage about 4 times a year, telling us if we eat truckloads of the same food, we’re gonna die.
And, I was planning on eating ice cream and Chinese food all weekend, too.
Doorknobs :rolleyes:
Apparently we all don’t scream for ice cream…
Those turkeys are the same ones who called fettucine alfredo a “heart attack on a plate” and named it one of the foods you should never eat, not even once. Apparently the concept of moderation has never occurred to these rocket scientists.
No we scream from ice cream.
E.g.: “AAACK! Help! Call 911! I ate ice cream, I’m gonna die! AAAAAH! Save me from the chocolate swirl!..”
They also want warning labels on hot dogs and grapes and want to pull gel candies from the shelves so our poor selves will stop choking to death.
From Duke’s link
<stunned>
Now, you all, just calm down. They just want to help us since we obviously have no control over our actions. The way to do this is simply by removing every possible risk from our lives.
OK, I’m being a little sarcastic (but not much).
Ow! I just got carpal tunnel syndrome from typing this! Why didn’t someone warn me?
I’m just wondering how they’re going to print the warning labels on all those grapes.
I know, I keep choking on those little stickers they put on apples. They didn’t warn me to take them off before eating.
This article provides a useful antidote to the ravings of CSPI.
Ummm… Has MSN been ‘borrowing’ stories from The Onion again 
?
Acrobats with hard hats, bans on fettuccine… I swear this is gonna be the end of us :mad:
[fumes at the idiocy of it all]
Ice cream unhealthy?
I think I read that in the latest issue of Duh Medical Journal.
You mean they DIDN’T? The keyboard that came with my new computer had a sticker on the front that says, “WARNING: Some experts believe that the use of any keyboard may cause serious injury. Consult statement on the back of this keyboard.” On the back was this large sticker with a list of warnings about ANYTHING that can go wrong with you when you use a keyboard. I removed them.
I wish I was kidding.
CSPI is to Public Interest as PETA is to Animal Rights.
My keyboard’s got a warning on the back.
It says ‘WARNING: IMPROPER OR PROLONGED USE MAY RESULT IN INJURY’
Not too bad, as these things go.
I can still use mine in the bathtub though, right?
RAW: Who funds these people? They want us to stop eating ice cream, Chinese food, French food, Mexican food.
Actually, when I read CSPI’s “Coronaries in Cones” press release, that isn’t what they said at all. In fact, they start the article with the acknowledgement “Everyone knows that ice cream isn’t a health food”.
What they’re reporting on is the surprising amount of the fat and calories in typical ice cream shop offerings. What they’re recommending is that the shops be required to list calorie counts on their menu boards. (This is not their own idea, by the way; several state legislatures, according to the article, have already introduced legislation that would require such listings.)
So what’s wrong with that? Where’s the “hysteria”? What’s so bad about having prepared-food vendors be required to provide a little nutritional information about the food they sell, just as the manufacturers of packaged foods in supermarkets are?
If you can handle making your own choices about eating ice cream, surely you can handle knowing how many calories are in it?
And to answer your question, “CSPI is primarily funded by the 800,000 subscribers to its Nutrition Action Healthletter and individual donors. Private foundation grants make up approximately 5% to 10% of CSPI’s annual revenue of $15 million. Nutrition Action Healthletter accepts no advertising, and CSPI accepts no corporate or government grants.”
:: turns keyboard over ::
Damn, it does have a warning on it.
Mine must be too old. 
No warnings.
It complies with FCC rules, though.
:: Hits person at desk next to me with keyboard ::
And you know what? They’re right!