New York's big ban on big soda...and Chinatown's new industry

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  1. mancha

    mancha Alabama morghulis

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    mancha, May 31, 2012
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    mobius481 Registered Member

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    This proposal is so far beyond insanely idiotic that I can't wrap my mind around it.
     
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    Atreus21 Founding Member

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    Really, really freaking stupid.

    The government knows what's good for you better than you do. Thank God we elect such wise people.
     
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  4. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    a human being that is even slightly overweight should never drink a full calorie soda. i havent in 10 years. and bloomberg is terrific, i would love to vote for him for president. but this stuff is just mind-blowing.
     
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  5. Cajun Sensation

    Cajun Sensation I'm kind of a big deal Staff Member

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    I am absolutely dumbfounded when I see a fatass drinking a Coke heavy. Living in the South I see it every day. Fatasses are fat for a reason. They don't give a f*ck. They just eat whatever, drink whatever and they genuinely don't care. Ordering a Coke Heavy with your lunch if you're fat is sickening.

    Like Martin, I haven't had a Coke heavy in probably 6 years. I took a sip of one not long ago and it tasted like maple syrup. My body doesn't even want the shit anymore.

    Fat people wonder why they are fat. It all starts with caloric beverages. Cut the caloric beverages out and you'll lose 10 lbs right off the bat......if your fat ass wants to lose more, you'll eat right and , for the love of God, EXCERSIZE.

    I really don't have any sympathy for fat people in this country.

    rant over./

    edit: that being said, this proposal is stupid.
     
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  6. stevescookin

    stevescookin Certified Who Dat

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    Like all the fat people in America, I'm into free fat....not fat free !! :cool:
     
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  7. Tiger in NC

    Tiger in NC There's a sucker born everyday...

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    AMEN! I second this comment and endorse it whole heartedly. For far too long fat people have gotten a pass in our society. I am willing to bet that obesity causes more medical problems than smoking cigarettes. Also, how many people are now claiming disability because they let themselves get so fat that their knees went out or they have back problems. I get so outraged when I am walking into Wal-Mart and I am almost run over by someone in a motorized chair whose fat hangs past their feet when they sit down. My sister has struggled with her weight since she was in high school. It has meant that she has to maintain a strict diet and workout regimen but she has done it for the past 20 years so if she can do it, so can all the others. No excuse, it just amounts to laziness.
     
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  8. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    I wonder if this passed would mcdonalds just give you 2 16 ounce cokes instead of a 32 ounce coke with your value meal.

    Also I run one marathon and about 4 half marathons a year. Doesn't seem fair to ban me from buying a big gulp after I just burned 3000 calories running 26 miles.

    Anyway I never drink sugary drinks, my weight troubles are always due to alcohol and bread and pasta. Maybe we should just give everyone a calorie cap and after that we wire their mouths closed
     
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    mancha Alabama morghulis

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    I like the calorie cap idea but we should be allowed to trade our calorie credits for profit if we want to. Yes, I think I am coming around on cap and trade schemes....
     
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  10. LSUTiga

    LSUTiga TF Pubic Relations

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    Correct.

    As for the leaded vs. unleaded thingy, it may not be all that we've been led to believe.


    Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/119910-losing-weight-soft-drinks/#ixzz1wUEhP5dX
     
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