Why are the good things bad for you and the bad things good for you?

So asked my 10 year old. And he has a point.

For instance:
Sugar taste good… but bad for you.
Spinach taste bad but good for you.
cigarettes taste good but bad for you.
Laying on the couch all day…feels good but bad for you.
Medicine…taste bad but good for you.
Hot showers feel good but bad for the skin.

And here are some more.

Too much masturbation …feels good but causes poor eyesite and hair to grow on your palm.
Handling frogs…feels good but causes warts.
Enemas… feels bad but good for you.

Just some mundane thoughts I felt that I must share with you all if you have some more to add please do.

Hey! I like spinach!

This is my favorite one though -
“Handling frogs…feels good but causes warts.”

Gee, aha, I didn’t know you liked it that much. I’ll have to visit you more often. I must take offense to the wart remark though, as the doctor says the cream should make them go away in a few weeks.

Working out . . . feels bad (at least until that runner’s high kicks in) but good for you.
Dieting . . . feels bad but good for you.
Hot pack on pulled/strained muscles . . . feels good but bad for you.

Did you notice that it seems most of the ironic good/bad things are either food/taste-related or medical intervention of some kind?
P.S. I have to stipulate here that I disagree with the cigarettes and the frog. No offense, Crunchy.

Telling your moronic boss off… feels very good inside, but very, very bad for the wallet

Cosmic irony #1: All the good things in life are either illegal, immoral, or fattening.

Well, Aha, it is because we must evolve, and some must die and on their genes. If fried food and Coca-Cola were GOOD for you, I would be IMMORAL!!!

…un, that’s immorTal…yeah…

excuse me. have to shave my palms again.

Of course good things are bad for you. If they weren’t, there would be no such thing as temptation.

“Why are the good things bad for you and the bad things good for you?”

Because we live in a sick and twisted world… :wink:

“Why are the good things bad for you and the bad things good for you?”

I blame society.

I can think of plenty of good things that are good for you.

Heroin…keeps you thin and fit
Cocaine…keeps you alert and aware
Marijuana…hey it’s medicine, it tastes good, and it’s even semi-legal
Beer…nothing bad can ever ever ever be said about beer
Mushrooms…
Exhibit 1…Homer’s posts while sober
Exhibit 2 … Homer’s posts on mushrooms.
Can anyone say that this wasn’t good for the whole board?

Wine…Most doctors now agree that a glass a day is quite good for you

Ecstasy… Gets you in touch with your emotions, allows you to connect with 4 year olds in a way never before possible.

I could go on, but I feel I’ve made my point.