You fat tub of waste...

[Neognosis]

so, I'm pissed off. What else is new, right?

At our local grocery store, the wonderfull people who make Pepsi (I think it was Pepsi) put a machine that dispenses free soda samples.

The machine is full of bright lights, it makes fun video-game like noises, blinks on and off. But what gets me the MOST is that the handles for the free soda samples are at a height appealing to little kids. I watched no less than a dozen kids in 15 minutes run up and get multiple free samples of carbonated sugar water. This sickens me, and I can barely contain the desire to smash that machine with a sledge hammer.

But the other day I saw something that just disgusted me. This BIG, FAT, 300 lb tub of lard was standing there sucking down free soda. A horrid image, right? But it gets worse. Next to her was her kid, probably around 12, must have weighed at least 150-170lbs. And the mother fat lard was giving the baby fat lard free soda samples.

What the HELL is wrong with people? I wanted to go up to that woman and knock the pop out of her hand and just scream "How fukcing FAT do you have to get? Is your self-image so bad that you have to condemn your kid to grow up a fat, smelly, lard-assed walking diabetic coma, just like you? DAMN IT, YOU HOG!"

[chavez]

cameraboy, settle down Beavis.

It seems that you may be the one who needs to cut back on your caffeine and sugar consumption based on the above rant!

[Dpierce37]

cameraboy, wow..I agree with you....theres a first!! HAHAHA

just kidden, but yea, these people complain day in and day out how hard it is to lose weight and complain about obesisty, then you watch them cook/live...and you want to slap them silly and go...DUHHH, get off your lazy ass and cook something healthy! or something along those lines.

[Bowen]

cameraboy, ^^^^^^^STAR^^^^^^^^^ I could not agree more about fat people. The machines aren't necessarily a bad thing though, its marketing, just like the Redbull METs (Mobile Energy Team), the people who walk around and give you free Redbull. For companies like Pepsi its no longer about just pepsi, people got bored with that a long time ago. Now its Pepsi Lime Vanilla Cherry Twist and crap like that, So, pepsi has to try these things out and see how people like them. It is the people who abuse it, and the fact that it is marketed towards kids that sucks.

[Neognosis]

Dpierce37, I depart from you when you say "these people."

I'm sure there ARE people with disorders who get fat. But right there, in front of me, was proof that this woman was not only fat of her own account, but what really upset me was that she was giving it to her already obese kid. That's not fair to that kid, to be made into a fat tub of crap just because her mother was one.

[Dpierce37]

cameraboy, bye...

[ontrider]

cameraboy, so you fight for the rights of gay people and you try and take away the rights of fat people (Free samples)??? I don't get you sometimes...

[Neognosis]

ontrider, I don't debate the legality of the machine, nor do I think it should be MADE illegal. I am mad because that poor kid, with that huge hulk of stink-flesh for a mother, is being condemned by either stupidity or selfish malice, to be just as fat and unhappy as her mother.

I also don't like the sneaky way that the soda company put out the samples, CLEARLY marketed towards kids. I think that's unethical.

I don't think there should be LAWS about this, I just wish that people wouldn't stand for this and make a statement with their spending dollars, not go and get free samples for their already obese child.

[BigRed]

Think of it as thinning down the gene pool. Don't get mad until your son brings home a fat chick.

[Mermaid]

cameraboy, It is just sickening the stuff some parents let their kids eat and drink.....I will only give my son pop once a month or so......the parents ARE in essence, ruining their kids lives by feeding them like they do, nobody wants to be fat.........why they do it is beyond me. Doing it to yourself is one thing, but kids, it's not right, for sure.

[Neognosis]

[BigRed]

The populous is uninformed and driven by media and advertising, what do you expect?

This really shouldn't suprise you.

[Mermaid]

cameraboy, Never, I'm a good mom.

[Leggester]

Hehehehe, Alicia eats pretty much what she wants.

Also plays outside around 3 hours after home work. 6-9 hours on the weekends.

Is allowed 3 hours of computer/game time on the weekends.

NO video or computer games on school nights.

Eats all veggies, fruits and meats.

Damng! I'm an old meanie...

[ballywho]

[DunDunDun]

didnt rad teh whole thread...


well when you have kids, make sure they dont become fat and obese, and their children too. fight for the skinny

[ontrider]

Fat kids become bullies.

[Neognosis]

[ballywho]

In general, yes. They are usually insecure (because of their weight) and hence, feel the need to put others down.
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[Neognosis]

IN my experience, fat kids GOT bullied.

[ballywho]

True, but in alot of my experience they got bullied by the skinny kids, grew up (high school) and bully those same kids. A kind of revenge thing I think.
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[Tbonez]

I dont think the issue starts or ends with the free soda machine. The responsibility for obesity is a personal one. If the individual is under 14 it is a parental one.

[jon4pres]

Fat kids are not bullies they are too lazy these days. THere is this kid that goes to church with my parents that is way overweight and is in 3rd grade. The thing is his family doesnt have that much money so instead of getting a pogo-stick he gets a box of twinkies. It is terrible what his parents are doing to him.

[ballywho]

I can't quite put my finger on it but something about jon4press's irk's me. I don't blame him as much as the kids that are rich as **** and fat. I know that you said it's his parents, and I agree about that in a sense. I also think that he should take some initiative and go running or something. This may make me sound insensitive or something but there was something there that I didn't agree with... I just can't tell what.
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[Commodore]

In my best sixth sense voice "I see fat people"........

Fact is no-one takes responsibility for themselves. It's the parents fault, the kids fault, the TV made me do it. Yes these are all influences, but it still comes down to one person, them.

Put the twinkie down!!!!

[J-Ro]

[ontrider]

Anyone catch "The half-ton man" on A&E last night?

[finkle]

ontrider, yeah, that dude was from valentrash, I mean valentine, nebraska.

[Chad H]

odd, its coke everywhere here, even if it is sprite, its still coke.

On the fat issue, i think they all need to die so we can have a the pure race.

[jason_ssr]

IMO it isnt an intake problem as much as it is an output problem. Kids are kids and shouldnt be sticking to diets. They should be provided 3 squares and have snacks available. A kid should be out burning his intake so fast he cant eat fast enough. However, in todays "how many houses can we fit in a block" society, where is a kid to play? When I was growing up, my boundries were plain and simple: 30 min bike ride. I could go as far as I could ride in 30 min. That way when the sun started to set, I could be home before dark. In fact, I remember when I was about 11 years old, it was the fiorst time they paved the system of gravel roads I lived on. until then I had only ridden my bike on my concrete drive, gravel, and dirt/grass. I increase my range significantly on my 30 min limit. I know kids that cant leave their front lawn, and its for their own good! Its too dangerous anywhere else. The problem is that the lawn is about 6'x10'!!!

So, when I have kids, I will be buying a large piece of land in the middle of nowhere and commute an eternity every day, just so my kids can have a childhood.

No wonder its all the rural schools churning out the football players, they are the only ones with enough room to run and throw more than 10yds at a time!

[oshensurfer]

jason_ssr,
****STAR****

[ballywho]

jason_ssr, I agree wholeheartedly in the fact that rural is best. But take it from me, rural also inhibits their social life. I live in the middle of no where and its a 15 minute drive to the nearest friends house. It SUCKS.
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[DunDunDun]

yea right, i read like crazy. i just only use 3 fingers when i type. which isnt good. thats why i mess up alot.

its pop where i come from, canada, and not many people even drink pop here. water is the drink of choice for me and many others.

[ontrider]

Isn't there like like a map somewhere that shows where it's called Pop, where it's called Soda and where it's called Soda-Pop?

[BigRed]