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[Uncle Du 22]

They don't?!

:p

[Andy 60]

a wha?

Will make the server think your ISP is American.

Oh I'm with you now. Dunno what I was thinking of. lol

[Andy 60]

Thought this was interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6187234.stm

Could be just because it's related to the industry I work in though. lol

[Uncle Du 22]

Junk food: so bad for you, but soooooooooo good!

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

heheh. i get so annoyed with this push to "eat healthier." yes, we need to consume less "junk food," but there is nothing wrong with eating "junk food" so long as you exercise and take multivitamins to offset it. not to mention those who have a genetic predispositon to obesity, who no matter how well they eat and how much they exercise will never lose the weight. it also bothers me that the government is doing what parents should be doing. it is not the government's responsiblilty to make sure your kids are healthy; it's your job as a parent. i think much of the world's "obesity problem" would be taken care of if parents would make their kids go outside and play. so what if they get a little rough? they do need adult supervison to make sure nothing serious happens, but a scraped knee is not going to kill them (this brings me to a rant about not letting kids play tag and dodgeball at recess anymore, but that's a rant for another time. ). stick a Band-Aid on it, and go on. when i was a kid, my knees and elbows were always banged up from falling off my bike. *jumps off soap box*

[Ayingel 24]

hee...i commented on the article site.

[Uncle Du 22]

heheh. i get so annoyed with this push to "eat healthier." yes, we need to consume less "junk food," but there is nothing wrong with eating "junk food" so long as you exercise and take multivitamins to offset it. not to mention those who have a genetic predispositon to obesity, who no matter how well they eat and how much they exercise will never lose the weight. it also bothers me that the government is doing what parents should be doing. it is not the government's responsiblilty to make sure your kids are healthy; it's your job as a parent. i think much of the world's "obesity problem" would be taken care of if parents would make their kids go outside and play. so what if they get a little rough? they do need adult supervison to make sure nothing serious happens, but a scraped knee is not going to kill them (this brings me to a rant about not letting kids play tag and dodgeball at recess anymore, but that's a rant for another time. ). stick a Band-Aid on it, and go on. when i was a kid, my knees and elbows were always banged up from falling off my bike. *jumps off soap box*

I agree. ;)

[Chickenman 9]

I second that.

[Neil1 0]

heheh. i get so annoyed with this push to "eat healthier." yes, we need to consume less "junk food," but there is nothing wrong with eating "junk food" so long as you exercise and take multivitamins to offset it. not to mention those who have a genetic predispositon to obesity, who no matter how well they eat and how much they exercise will never lose the weight. it also bothers me that the government is doing what parents should be doing. it is not the government's responsiblilty to make sure your kids are healthy; it's your job as a parent. i think much of the world's "obesity problem" would be taken care of if parents would make their kids go outside and play. so what if they get a little rough? they do need adult supervison to make sure nothing serious happens, but a scraped knee is not going to kill them (this brings me to a rant about not letting kids play tag and dodgeball at recess anymore, but that's a rant for another time. ). stick a Band-Aid on it, and go on. when i was a kid, my knees and elbows were always banged up from falling off my bike. *jumps off soap box*

If the parents fail to take action then surely its the governments duty to step in. At least there's a net up incase you push your kid off the rope. Either way, is the food from fast food retail outlets good for you even if you exercise? Probably not. I'm sure Morgan Spurlock could testify.

[Chickenman 9]

Because the parents don't do anything about raising their kids to eat healthy, it becomes the government's problem? I think not. A parent has a duty to his/her kids. They can't just shirk that so that the government can fix everything.

I'm a fan of big government, but this is stupid. The government has more important things to worry about than how unhealthy our junk food is. Especially when we have such a huge variety of food to choose from. If people are choosing unhealthy food, then it's their own damn fault. The government doesn't need to be involved in this.

[Uncle Du 22]

I'm a fan of big government, but this is stupid. The government has more important things to worry about than how unhealthy our junk food is. Especially when we have such a huge variety of food to choose from. If people are choosing unhealthy food, then it's their own damn fault. The government doesn't need to be involved in this.

It's really disconcerting how much I'm seeing eye to eye with the Chicken lately. :p

[Chickenman 9]

Yesss...soon all of GB will follow the true path. :twisted:

[Neil1 0]

Because the parents don't do anything about raising their kids to eat healthy, it becomes the government's problem? I think not. A parent has a duty to his/her kids. They can't just shirk that so that the government can fix everything.

And if the parents don't then why should the child suffer? Surely education in school, tax on fast food etc isn't too big a problem - it sounds like a great idea.

It's really not fair on the child if the parent could potentially be killing them.

Edited November 27, 2006 by Neil1

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

but it's also not fair to the rest of us who eat our veggies. gimme my junk food, dangit! :p

[Andy 60]

I'm sure Morgan Spurlock could testify.

Yeah well Morgan Spurlock is a waste of oxygen. lol did anyone see Supersize Me? I mean... DUHHH.

If he had a brain he'd be dangerous.

Edited November 28, 2006 by beeurd

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

that guy's an idiot. if you eat McDs for every meal and sit around on your bum OF COURSE you're going to get fat. DUH!!!

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

heheh

[Andy 60]

"Hunch my ass ? now we know the real reason Vader was so eager to the flip the whole ewoking Imperial fleet around and head for Hoth."

hehe:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6190772.stm

[Neil1 0]

that guy's an idiot. if you eat McDs for every meal and sit around on your bum OF COURSE you're going to get fat. DUH!!!

But he didn't get fat.

[Uncle Du 22]

He did on the inside. :p

[Andy 60]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6158935.stm

[Chickenman 9]

I'd say that's definitly how I feel about this community.

Even though I dissapear from time to time. :p

[Ana 15]

very true...

[Ender 8]

... Tom Vilsack for President.

...

*Bursts out laughing*

http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/pl...?ml_video=78950

[Neil1 0]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061201/lf_nm/...slims_fear_dc_1

:lol: