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alcibiades_mystery

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40. They want to be proud of their shitty eating habits
Thu Feb 16, 2012, 02:46 AM
Feb 2012

and to scoff at the "nanny-staters" who want to take away their "freedoms."

If they weren't costing us all billions of dollars a year through their utter gullibility to the sales pitches of the heart disease and cancer merchants, it would almost be fine to say, "Whatever, yo, eat your shit and die." Imagine all the shit we could do as a society if the ad men of the various heart disease merchants weren't so good at fooling these people into thinking that their own meaningless deaths were some form of rebellion against authority.

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Sit and deliver Blue Owl Feb 2012 #1
well, yesphan Feb 2012 #2
To use a quote from Hank Hill: "I don't know whether to laugh or vomit." Initech Feb 2012 #3
Ive seen that place on one of those food shows quinnox Feb 2012 #4
I remember... physioex Feb 2012 #11
I'm sorry but I'm laughing Richardo Feb 2012 #5
I bet they wanted to stuff and mount him on their wall. WingDinger Feb 2012 #6
Well, at least the restaurant lived up to its name. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #7
And Americans wonder why the rest of the world thinks we're idiots... Champion Jack Feb 2012 #8
I always figured it was for the same reason whistler162 Feb 2012 #41
Did they comp his meal? Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #9
Ironically... physioex Feb 2012 #13
If this doesn't prove Darwin nothing will....EOM physioex Feb 2012 #10
Truth in advertising. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #12
"In a story almost too bizarre to be true" EOTE Feb 2012 #14
Who could have foreseen this, really? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #15
"Nurse" Bridgett felt horrible? Why? gratuitous Feb 2012 #16
Amazingly, millions of Americans eat deep fried bar food regularly and manage not to die. dmallind Feb 2012 #17
Of course, because what you eat has nothing at all to do with your health. Liquorice Feb 2012 #25
You are joking right? EOM physioex Feb 2012 #28
I think you know zip about heart disease and nutrition. kwassa Feb 2012 #32
yes but one can eat a greasy burger every now and again if they eat properly most of the time,right? dionysus Feb 2012 #38
U-S-A! U-S-A! Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #18
I'm going to Vegas the beginning of April ... meegbear Feb 2012 #19
I hope they add CPR posters and portable defibrillators to the decor Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #20
Believe they already do, actually. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #21
So did he get a triple bypass? LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #22
Yes....with fries! WinkyDink Feb 2012 #46
Sorry. Fox people don't feel for people. Gold Metal Flake Feb 2012 #23
He's going to sue before he's discharged from the hospital. no_hypocrisy Feb 2012 #24
I wonder why some people find the theme of this Liquorice Feb 2012 #26
Actually, insulin shot cake is kind of funny. So would a Cancer Special that involved barbequed Evoman Feb 2012 #33
Or the torture burger stacked on a torture burger slathered in excess jsmirman Feb 2012 #34
I'm a vegan, so I know where you're coming from. The abuse Liquorice Feb 2012 #35
Gluttony jsmirman Feb 2012 #36
Hah!! Talk about GMO! nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #51
Because STUPID IS as STUPID DOES. And that is funny! WinkyDink Feb 2012 #44
He can't sue for false advertising. LisaL Feb 2012 #27
People die exercising everyday too. former9thward Feb 2012 #29
Yes, just because he had a heart attack while eating a triple bypass burger Liquorice Feb 2012 #30
You don't think there is irony when someone dies exercising? former9thward Feb 2012 #31
Heart attacks are usually caused by coronary artery disease. Liquorice Feb 2012 #39
They want to be proud of their shitty eating habits alcibiades_mystery Feb 2012 #40
I would love to see your eating habits and other lifestyle choices. former9thward Feb 2012 #43
You just made a completely unsubstantiated claim. kwassa Feb 2012 #49
Unsubstaniated? former9thward Feb 2012 #50
You never asked the question. If you want an answer, ask the question. kwassa Feb 2012 #52
I want the truth not "an answer". former9thward Feb 2012 #53
Um, yeah. Except no. He didn't eat the burger and get hit by a car. He gorged and stressed his HEART WinkyDink Feb 2012 #45
Um no. former9thward Feb 2012 #47
Um, a high-fat meal quadruples your risk of a heart attack in the two hours after eating it. Liquorice Feb 2012 #55
Your first link said nothing about people with heart disease. former9thward Feb 2012 #56
I wonder if they'll let him become the grill's official spokesman. Crunchy Frog Feb 2012 #37
They got the wrong nurse. They shoulda hired... pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #42
Not sure if they are related Nikia Feb 2012 #48
Trust me, you don't want to know... zappaman Feb 2012 #54
Word to the wise: Never order the Explosive Enchilada when you're there. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #57
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