Tobacco may by physiologically addicting, but more people eat fat than smoke. Whatever the reason, Fat is a bigger problem andmore wide spread. I know lots of morbidly obese people that don’t smoke.
And now that you bring it up, being a type A perwsonalityis not only dangerous to oneself, but it causes stress in others, thus raising their blood pressure and leading to heart disease.
well, you see where I’m going…[/devil’s advocate]
You can’t make life safer without infringing on people’s freedom. Life would be safer and somewhat less offensive without the 2nd, 1st, 8th and 14th Amendments. I don’t want life to be safe, I want it to be enjoyable!
I am at this moment writng briefs for a massive lawsuit, on behalf of those who are ill (or died) as the result of eating a fast-ffod establishments. I belive that this is as valid as the anti-tobacco lawsuits, and stands to be much more profitable.
Only one thing concerns me-will I have to share the wealth with other law firms, or can I keep it all for myself?
I HAD THE ORIGINAL IDEA-can I charge the other law firms a finder’s fee?
These lawsuits of which you speak will never get anywhere. No judges or juries worth their salt will find in favor of the fat fucks because fast food establishments have never denied that thier products were unhealthy. The case the smokers have against the tobacco companies is that they were lied to about the poisons in cigarettes, which they in fact were. Since the lawsuit you speak of probably involves a bunch of morons who spent their lives eating Big Macs and Whoppers twice a day, it is doubtful that they will win, since their poor health can be attributed to their bad eating habits.
Depends on whom you ask, actually. There are many folks who appreciate a well-padded form, as opposed to some of the Auschwitz-esque scarecrows one can find on prime-time television and in the pages of popular fashion magazines these days. Since I happen to be on the plump side, I shall graciously point out that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and leave it at that.
We humans seem to be “hard-wired” to crave certain foods. Sweet foods and salty foods come easily to mind, hence the appeal of corn chips, potato chips and other snack foods.
I certainly hope it never comes to a “fat tax.” That would be tedious. Let’s see now, we could ban and/or tax salty foods, too, which would eliminate most canned goods, as well as sausages (which were already banned for their fat content), hot dogs, cheeses, and certain seasonings, to name a few. Then we go to work on sugar. There goes most of your candy and soda pop. Shall we also eliminate preservatives? How about bite-sized foods? Someone could choke, you know. And hot foods, since someone could be burned? And cold foods, because of those nasty “ice cream” headaches? My stars, by the time we’re done, all we have left to eat are certain fruits and vegetables, and we’d better be careful with those, since they may have been sprayed with pesticides. Organic foods are suspect, too - might have bugs, you know.
There are many folks who appreciate a well-padded form, as opposed to some of the Auschwitz-esque scarecrows one can find on prime-time television and in the pages of popular fashion magazines these days. Since I happen to be on the plump side, I shall graciously point out that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and leave it at that.