carlo.comments: carlo.log → Mar 4th 2004, 12:01 GMT
Effendi
· 5 years ago
You hit it on the head Gossip... Fucknuts.... The world is full of them :(
jeck
· 5 years ago
Geezus Fncking Kreist!
Those parents should be put behind bars. But they shouldn't live on bread and water. I would suggest an eye for an eye - errr - burger for an burger approach.
Which reminds me of really disgusting story I once heard where an elderly woman stuffed a fat little boy with a bratwurst, an ice cream, a bratwurst, an ice cream, a bratwurst...
Until the boy couldn't help himself and vomitted across the table right on his auntie. Served her right.
Morn
· 5 years ago
Mmm, Subway...
entipy
· 5 years ago
I don't even want to get started on this. It makes me sad; I'll say that much.
That's good. At least they're taking some of their own responsibility back.
petrol
· 5 years ago
Parents who automatically bring their kids to fastfood joints at the very first whine of "I'm hungry" deserve that burger-for-a-burger punishment. Though I doubt that it'll do any good: Adult humans can process junk more effectively than kids. From what little I know of biology (or common sense in this case), kids need nutrients especially from 0-12 years of age to help them build up immunities and such. To ready them for the rigors of "the partying age" of 13 onwards, I guess. I feel lucky. Once my parents knew I was on the way, my dietician aunt was consulted and she laid out a before-during-after pregnancy diet for my mom involving fruits, veggies - I grew up really healthy and all that. I think, growing up in the Third World where fastfood was not yet readily accessible really helped. It my teens I was a lean mean fighting machine (just kidding). But then I discovered cigs and beer and endless pizza at uni.
Oh well.
McDonalds came out with a short-lived campaign awhile ago saying, "Chicken nuggets - now with white meat" or some such. Begging the question: what were they making it before that? I'm also weary whenever a large corp unleashes something as questionable as their "I'm hating loving it" ad campaign. Jeez. It's everywhere. 99 Billion served. How insecure can this company be? What dastardly plot could they have in the works? Granted, I haven't read Fast Food Nation yet, but oh the stories I've heard. Good thing I've consciously altered my wreck of an eating habit. From mostly ffj (fastfood junk) to healthier homecooked meals. But then I'm an adult and can make decisions for myself. If I have a burger once every six weeks, a mile-walk every other day can help offset that. Kids you have to guide and look out for.
Sure they have high metabolism and all that (not those kids in the pic), but the lack of responsibility on whoever's taking care - or lack thereof - of them is appaling.
I may be jumping the gun. Maybe these kids have glandular problems. Maybe they're really just big to begin with. I know my kids (we're talking waaay in the future, maybe 2010) won't see a lot of ffj. A lot of sushi, sure. That and a rigorous ninja-training program starting at the age of two.
Oh my own little ninja army. Four little dudes (with names like Donatello, etc.) and a pretty little girl I'll name April.
(:
Lupus
· 5 years ago
Ergh.
This is one for the 'people are broken' category, if ever there was one. :-(
Effendi
· 5 years ago
Does anyone know if the documentary "Super Size Me" is availiable on the net anywhere? A guy in the US went a whole month only eating McD's food. He put on 25lbs and his health took a massive nosedive. Yeuch!!! (I couldnt do a day on MaccyD's food, let alone a month).
petrol
· 5 years ago
Yeah, his liver became toxic. Think about it. When I worked in a Manhattan sweatshop (don't ask), the only place for food was McD and Burger King on either side of the street. At the end of the month I began having sharp stabbing chest pains that would wake me up in the middle of the night. A visit to the doctor and tests later confirmed that my cholesterol shot up to 350. The normal (healthy) level is around 100 or less.
BlackSheep
· 5 years ago
@#10 - Ewwwwww.
Interesting aside - Those kids in the picture aren't American - take a close look at the poster in the window behind them - I can't quite make out if it's backwards, but it appears to be Russian maybe?
Edited on Mar 5th 2004, 07:31 by BlackSheep
Lupus
· 5 years ago
That is a very good point. I suspect the picture was circulated to point out the badness of MacDonalds rather than Americans. Fast food culture is properly international, and not in a good way.
Effendi
· 5 years ago
In the UK McDonalds are stopping Super Size and introducing healthy options including salads etc. They say its due to consumer demand - and to be honest, I don't doubt it. McD's static menu has been limited to say the least over the last 5 years.
There was a very interesting documentary on the Beeb a little while back looking at McD's and the global brand. They were suggesting that by the sheer proliferation of McD's and the usually poor service in the restaurants they were devaluing the McD's brand and the brand (and therefore company) was in a nosedive. Refreshingly, the CEO of McD's agreed, and outlined his plan to get back on track which included better meal options, refurbishment of restaurants to make them nicer enviroments rather than lard-based-cafes, and more staff training (although the personnel these outfits sometimes attract - especially in the UK - are not the most receptive to training). Good to hear he at least acknowledged the problem.
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Those parents should be put behind bars. But they shouldn't live on bread and water. I would suggest an eye for an eye - errr - burger for an burger approach.
Which reminds me of really disgusting story I once heard where an elderly woman stuffed a fat little boy with a bratwurst, an ice cream, a bratwurst, an ice cream, a bratwurst...
Until the boy couldn't help himself and vomitted across the table right on his auntie. Served her right.
Luckily they're at least doing this
Oh well.
McDonalds came out with a short-lived campaign awhile ago saying, "Chicken nuggets - now with white meat" or some such. Begging the question: what were they making it before that? I'm also weary whenever a large corp unleashes something as questionable as their "I'm hating loving it" ad campaign. Jeez. It's everywhere. 99 Billion served. How insecure can this company be? What dastardly plot could they have in the works? Granted, I haven't read Fast Food Nation yet, but oh the stories I've heard. Good thing I've consciously altered my wreck of an eating habit. From mostly ffj (fastfood junk) to healthier homecooked meals. But then I'm an adult and can make decisions for myself. If I have a burger once every six weeks, a mile-walk every other day can help offset that. Kids you have to guide and look out for.
Sure they have high metabolism and all that (not those kids in the pic), but the lack of responsibility on whoever's taking care - or lack thereof - of them is appaling.
I may be jumping the gun. Maybe these kids have glandular problems. Maybe they're really just big to begin with. I know my kids (we're talking waaay in the future, maybe 2010) won't see a lot of ffj. A lot of sushi, sure. That and a rigorous ninja-training program starting at the age of two.
Oh my own little ninja army. Four little dudes (with names like Donatello, etc.) and a pretty little girl I'll name April.
(:
This is one for the 'people are broken' category, if ever there was one. :-(
Interesting aside - Those kids in the picture aren't American - take a close look at the poster in the window behind them - I can't quite make out if it's backwards, but it appears to be Russian maybe?
Edited on Mar 5th 2004, 07:31 by BlackSheep
There was a very interesting documentary on the Beeb a little while back looking at McD's and the global brand. They were suggesting that by the sheer proliferation of McD's and the usually poor service in the restaurants they were devaluing the McD's brand and the brand (and therefore company) was in a nosedive. Refreshingly, the CEO of McD's agreed, and outlined his plan to get back on track which included better meal options, refurbishment of restaurants to make them nicer enviroments rather than lard-based-cafes, and more staff training (although the personnel these outfits sometimes attract - especially in the UK - are not the most receptive to training). Good to hear he at least acknowledged the problem.