Post by: on June 12, 2005, 10:08:13 am
Found in the Northumberland Gazette...
'In Middlesborough where obesity among adults is at one in five, fast food restaurants are to run a pilot scheme, which if successful will be introduced in other cities where expanding waistlines are a problem. The burger outlets will install barriers and only those slim enough to pass through will be admitted. Staff will also have the discretion to refuse to serve anyone who they deem is too fat. "The barriers can be moved in case of fire", a spokesman for one burger chain said.'
This is of course a Bounty Scam, but it sounds like a good idea to me. Does anyone else think this is good? You can be refused a drink in a pub if you are drunk and you can't drink at all if you're under 18, so why not extend the same logic to obesity?
Post by: on June 12, 2005, 12:08:15 pm
What about removing forum members on the grounds of them being stupid?
Have you ever seen an over weight person eat too much, get aggressive and start a fight cause he/she has had a "gutful"?
Post by: sillyyank03 on June 12, 2005, 12:19:31 pm
Couldn't the obese person just ask/pay a skinnier person to go get the food for them? And what about drive-thrus? 
Post by: on June 12, 2005, 12:40:26 pm
Silly Yank, sending a non fattee for the food would be eliminated because you would have no takeaways, unless you can demonstrate that you intend to eat the food. Drive thru's would be a loophole I agree.
Bounty
Post by: smurfboy on June 13, 2005, 12:58:23 pm
Post by: on June 13, 2005, 07:39:04 pm
How about letting people make their own decisions?
A pointless comment. No you can't because lots of people are not able to make the right choices for themselves. I wish they could but they can't otherwise people who weigh 25 stones wouldn't eat at McDonalds would they? Also, there are lots of parents who think it is a good idea to take their children to Fast Food outlets regularly. These people need friendly encouragement too.
Post by: oldspice on June 13, 2005, 08:46:43 pm
Post by: on June 13, 2005, 09:02:44 pm
Post by: loulou on June 14, 2005, 01:16:44 am
Post by: smurfboy on June 14, 2005, 12:49:32 pm
Quote from: smurfboyHow about letting people make their own decisions?A pointless comment. No you can't because lots of people are not able to make the right choices for themselves. I wish they could but they can't otherwise people who weigh 25 stones wouldn't eat at McDonalds would they? Also, there are lots of parents who think it is a good idea to take their children to Fast Food outlets regularly. These people need friendly encouragement too.
Well no it's not a pointless comment actually. Not everyone wants to live in a nanny state. Just because some people can't control their appetites I don't see why the government or anyone else should tell me what I can and can't eat!!
I don't want to row with you Bounty, but you've been expressing some very odd ideas lately - and if you're going to propose putting people in the stocks and telling them what they can and can't eat based on their waistline, you're going to get people disagreeing with you!
Post by: maggiemay on June 14, 2005, 07:58:55 pm
Bounty Hunter, it's very patronising to say that people can't make the decision for themselves. They can, but they choose to eat the wrong foods despite all the warnings about heart disease and cancer resulting from high fat diets.
People should be informed then make their own decisions.
Post by: on June 14, 2005, 08:49:47 pm
Bounty would love to respond but he has got his fat head stuck in the burger shop barriers.
A spokesman for the burger chain was quoted as saying, " Bounty?! You're damn right he was 'bounty' do that. We cannot condone any fat heads attempting such reckless actions."
Post by: goldencup on June 15, 2005, 09:26:18 am
Post by: on June 15, 2005, 09:32:53 am
I don't come on here to be insulted!
Post by: smurfboy on June 15, 2005, 10:33:09 am
Post by: chocolate chick on June 15, 2005, 01:30:08 pm
documentaries, Supersize Me for example, books and magazines. There is
also professional help like your GP. And if people still choose to make
the wrong choices, that is their decision.
Post by: lemoneye on June 15, 2005, 02:04:07 pm
Post by: loulou on June 16, 2005, 10:19:26 pm
I think you do.
Post by: on June 17, 2005, 08:06:22 am
Chocolate Chick wrote... "And if people still choose to make the wrong choices, that is their decision"
That has to be the sentence of the year so far.
Post by: smurfboy on June 17, 2005, 10:47:09 am
No, it comes a close second to:
'Sending a non fattee for the food would be eliminated because you would have no takeaways, unless you can demonstrate that you intend to eat the food.'
Post by: goldencup on June 17, 2005, 06:52:17 pm
Post by: on June 17, 2005, 08:22:10 pm
Post by: loulou on June 17, 2005, 11:20:24 pm
Post by: on June 18, 2005, 08:29:43 am
Post by: on June 18, 2005, 11:47:24 am
It's so long since I had a burger, I couldn't tell you when the last one was.
Last week
Post by: lemoneye on June 18, 2005, 12:00:45 pm
Post by: on June 18, 2005, 12:34:15 pm
Post by: lemoneye on June 18, 2005, 01:01:05 pm
Post by: loulou on June 18, 2005, 09:09:11 pm
Post by: on June 18, 2005, 09:46:22 pm
I dunno who al is and why, quite frankly, you are asking him. Anyhoo, here is Hal, well Hal 2000 to be precise.....
Post by: on June 18, 2005, 09:49:13 pm
or........the answer you already knew you little minx,
- Of or being meat slaughtered in the prescribed way: a halal butcher; a halal label.
- In accordance with or permitted under the shari’a.
Post by: on June 18, 2005, 09:51:32 pm
shari’a:
NOUN
The code of law based on the Koran
Just in case you asked!
Post by: loulou on June 19, 2005, 12:59:31 am
Post by: on June 19, 2005, 09:15:56 am
Post by: loulou on June 20, 2005, 02:18:44 am
Post by: on June 20, 2005, 08:13:58 am
Post by: loulou on June 20, 2005, 11:35:49 am
Post by: on June 20, 2005, 11:22:50 pm
I quote, "What animal does the meat come from?" Short term memory problem Loulou?
Post by: loulou on June 22, 2005, 05:40:16 pm
Lamb is not an animal it is the vernacular term for the young of said animal.
Lamb is an animal..
Post by: on June 22, 2005, 07:55:46 pm
Lamb is not an animal, but sheep is. Lamb is to sheep as calf is to cow. Calf is not an animal.
Sorrt to be pedantic.
Post by: loulou on June 22, 2005, 11:47:07 pm
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Post by: loulou on June 23, 2005, 11:38:30 pm
Post by: lemoneye on June 24, 2005, 10:07:16 am
Post by: robbie on June 24, 2005, 01:25:16 pm
Post by: loulou on June 24, 2005, 02:43:31 pm
Post by: robbie on June 24, 2005, 05:49:29 pm
Post by: on June 24, 2005, 07:17:58 pm
Post by: on June 24, 2005, 08:42:15 pm
Post by: loulou on June 25, 2005, 12:28:19 am
Post by: on June 25, 2005, 08:20:50 am
All sorts of people
Post by: on June 25, 2005, 08:21:28 am
Post by: oldspice on June 25, 2005, 09:14:58 am
Well of course, great minds do think alike.
Post by: loulou on June 25, 2005, 12:02:06 pm
Lemoneye is on my side. We think alike.
When did lemoneye say you were witty and clever and who said anything about taking sdes?
Post by: on June 25, 2005, 11:54:00 pm
Lemoneye is on my side. We think alike.
Poor Lemoneye!
Post by: goldencup on June 26, 2005, 12:27:48 am
Quote from: bounty hunterLemoneye is on my side. We think alike.When did lemoneye say you were witty and clever and who said anything about taking sdes?
Loulou will you be in my gang?
Post by: loulou on June 26, 2005, 12:51:05 pm
Post by: on June 26, 2005, 12:52:04 pm
Post by: loulou on June 26, 2005, 01:01:37 pm
Post by: on June 26, 2005, 01:02:38 pm
Post by: on June 26, 2005, 01:13:44 pm
Yes and there's more women on here than there is men so my gang will be bigger than yours bounty.
Yes but gangs that are too big invariably implode (member conflicts) and I for one cannot wait to see that gang bang!
Post by: loulou on June 26, 2005, 01:58:10 pm
Post by: goldencup on June 26, 2005, 03:25:33 pm
Post by: smurfboy on June 27, 2005, 11:46:05 am
Post by: goldencup on June 27, 2005, 05:14:19 pm
Post by: loulou on June 28, 2005, 11:40:51 pm
No, you're right - women are far too busy buying shoes, dreaming about George Clooney and doing the ironing to start wars.
I know men who buy shoes, iron and dream of George Clooney.
Post by: smurfboy on June 29, 2005, 01:14:23 pm
Post by: goldencup on June 29, 2005, 07:18:52 pm
No, we won't ask!
Post by: loulou on June 29, 2005, 11:11:14 pm
I do two out of three...
I bet it's the ironing and dreaming of George.
Post by: on June 29, 2005, 11:32:00 pm
Post by: loulou on June 29, 2005, 11:33:18 pm
Post by: smurfboy on June 30, 2005, 11:06:58 am
Post by: loulou on June 30, 2005, 11:33:05 am
Post by: on June 30, 2005, 08:19:41 pm
Post by: loulou on July 01, 2005, 02:17:26 am
Post by: on July 01, 2005, 09:43:30 am