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I'm going to let this man speak for himself:
quote:"I am probably full of hydrogenated fat because until two years ago I didn't know about it. I resent the fact that I have been eating that stuff all my life." - Stephen Joseph
So, this guy wants to force everyone in California to stop eating Oreo cookies because they're not healthy? Oh, the shock! The horror! The idiocy!
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I just checked an Oreo package, and the ingredients clearly include "partially hydrogenated soybean oil". If this guy's that worried about what he eats, and he didn't bother to check up on what "partially hydrogenated soybean oil" is before he started shoving cookies down his throat, it's his own damned fault.
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I know that the "partially hydrogenated oil" is on the packaging, but I'm not sure that's the question.
This guy's legal foothold, it seems, is a state law that says that a manufacturer is liable for products that are not known to be unsafe by the consumer.
That's pure bullshit, of course -- it's the same tactic as that fat guy's lawsuit against McDonald's last year. "I didn't know that junk food would make me fat!" "I had no idea that eating fat would make me fat!" "I eat 11 billion Oreos a year, and now I'm fat!"
Boo hoo...
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It is a good thing he can afford better legal representation than HyperOreoConglomerateCorp.
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This guy practices law? Oy.
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hmm. Gee, I honestly had no idea that the fat in food and the fat in fat people were related...
Seriously, this guys a LAWYER!?
Hmm. If he wins, he'll have the Guiness record for the largest Lynch mob in the world. I just hope he doesn't go after Skittles next...
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"Gee, I honestly had no idea that the fat in food and the fat in fat people were related..."
Well, obesity can have many causes, fat's often just a catalyst for it. Fortunately, THIS idiot can't hide behind a medical affliction (other than being retarded, that is).
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"You know, that stuff'll kill you..." "What?! *spit!* Oh my God, thank you citizen. I almost had a moment of joy. Fuckin' pleasure nazi, get outta here!"
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California is moving ever closer to the society portrayed in "Demolition Man."
quote:"Smoking is not good for you. It has been deemed that anything not good for you is bad, hence illegal. Alcohol, caffeine, contact sports, meat... Bad language, chocolate, gasoline, uneducational toys, and anything spicy. Abortion is also illegal, but then again so is pregnancy if you don't have a licence." Salt is illegal. Kissing, and physical touch, such as a handshake, are also not done.
Combine this with that suit against fast-food companies last year...
It's coming, folks. Don't forget that us right-wing kooks warned you about it.
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You know what's really sickening? This guy is going to be claiming victory against The Man now...
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