Too Fat to eat in public?

I thought we lived in a free country. I wonder if our government is ever going to stop putting their nose in other people's business. And, I bet there are no overweight senators or senators with overweight people in their family in Mississippi.

Our government is a joke folks.

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Originally Posted by royalkreationz

I thought we lived in a free country. I wonder if our government is ever going to stop putting their nose in other people's business. And, I bet there are no overweight senators or senators with overweight people in their family in Mississippi.

Our government is a joke folks.

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This is why we need Ron Paul! He wants the government to stay out of people's business. He's the only candidate who's even a reasonable choice and he absolutely can win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBjOtl1Y1qM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMLa1WI4jhU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sICXSaiQExE

jake, how about quitting smoking? that would be another option :)

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

Illinois just put a statewide smoking ban in effect on Jan. 1. You can't smoke in ANY public building, or within 15' of any entrance. I don't know shy a state would choose to loose a TON of money by having people stay home and have friends over to socialize, drink and smoke a cigarette. I've saved about $450 since the ban started by not going to restaurants or bars. What a crock. Like any smoker is going to a bar if they have to take a walk outside every 20 minutes when it's 20 below 0? The plus side is, now there are massive piles of cigarette butts all over the sidewalks outside bars and restaurants.

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Yeah. It makes me wonder when drinking will be illegal in bars! Granted, there is no actual "secondhand drink" like secondhand smoke.. But they will say that drunk people are aggrevating to those in the immediate vicinity or something stupid like that probably....
Argh!

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Originally Posted by monk90222

All this talk is making me hungry!:D

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Lets go have a Big Mac with double meat and double cheese!!!:)


Then maybe a smoke and a drink right there in the parking lot!!

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

jake, how about quitting smoking? that would be another option :)

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I'm ordering the patch off Amazon this weekend. Hopefully it goes ok. It's still a stupid law.

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Originally Posted by cardell75

Lets go have a Big Mac with double meat and double cheese!!!:)


Then maybe a smoke and a drink right there in the parking lot!!

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I don't eat McDonalds. It's not good for you. :D I've been clean for 6 years, with maybe 2-3 Big Mac relapses in that time.

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Illinois just put a statewide smoking ban in effect on Jan. 1. You can't smoke in ANY public building, or within 15' of any entrance. I don't know shy a state would choose to loose a TON of money by having people stay home and have friends over to socialize, drink and smoke a cigarette. I've saved about $450 since the ban started by not going to restaurants or bars. What a crock. Like any smoker is going to a bar if they have to take a walk outside every 20 minutes when it's 20 below 0? The plus side is, now there are massive piles of cigarette butts all over the sidewalks outside bars and restaurants.

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Being an x-smoker (6 years this February 18th) I'm actually pretty happy that my county passed a smoking ban on bars and restaurants. Now I can go to bars and restaurants again without my sinuses feeling like total crap the next morning. Passing a law against smoking in public places is a great idea because YOUR smoke DOES affect the air I'M breathing. Fat people eating doesn't affect my environment or the air I'm breathing (unless it's a Mexican or Indian restaurant of course :D:D:D )

Mark, I obviously see your point, but smokers should have a place where they don't have to stand out in a parking lot when it's 20 below. In Illinois you can't even open a place for smokers unless 94% of your income comes from tobacco. Places should be able to offer a closed off smoing room or open a smokers club and be able to serve liquor.

i acutally think that its quite funny. that something like this would actually get as far as it is, shows a lot about this countries priorities! While we have our own troops dieing overseas were worried about fat people...hahahahaha

Here in WA there is a state wide smoking ban. It's wonderful to go into a public place without being forced to breathe in that disgusting crap.
I do support the smoking bans because they DO have detremental effects on other peoples health.