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In reply to the discussion: Quit Complaining About Mayor Bloomberg’s Soda Ban, Fatsos [View all]SOS
(7,048 posts)71. A NYC comedy unfolds
600,000 young black and Latino men stopped and frisked annually for "furtive movements".
Record-breaking 50,684 arrests in 2011 for cannabis possession.
Protesters beaten, pepper-sprayed and finally dispersed in a midnight assault.
Muslim Americans spied upon and harassed for 11 years straight.
And less egregiously, smokers taxed and ostracized beyond all reason.
No problem!
But suggest reducing the size of a Coke from a quart to a pint and it's Fascism!
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The ban doesn't apply to non-sugar or diet drinks. So it shouldn't affect your sharing.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#46
Medical sources say that's not true. No insulin response like one for sugar. nt
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#57
Mayo Clinic says they don't affect blood sugar, tho other things in product may.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#68
Well, then just buy two 16 ounce bottles, or go to a place with refills (nt)
jumptheshadow
Jun 2012
#89
Any rant that compares ordering a Big Gulp to commiting murder can be dismissed out of hand.
Johnny Rico
Jun 2012
#7
No need to worry on my part! While it's fun to argue with those who wish to ban guns,
Johnny Rico
Jun 2012
#48
You really should get a longer nose, so you can look even further down it at them.
RB TexLa
Jun 2012
#38
Ha! You don't even realize that this rant is for you when you bemoan the current laws on guns.
aikoaiko
Jun 2012
#21
I don't like the big hugh drinks. I don't buy them. If you want them you should be able to
southernyankeebelle
Jun 2012
#22
If the government is so concerned with my health then give me FUCKING HEALTH CARE
CBGLuthier
Jun 2012
#34
It is insensitive and cruel to call overweight people names. Are you perfect? 2nd..it's not "fat"
Honeycombe8
Jun 2012
#47
Unfortunately, we are now a society that simply MUST have someone to denigrate
SoCalDem
Jun 2012
#60
Ummm... there is no mention of guns in my post. However, there IS in your post. That you wrote.
krispos42
Jun 2012
#67
I don't have the words to adequately describe how much this asshole needs to go fuck himself.
Throd
Jun 2012
#76
because the rationale for the ban is specious; thus the ban is specious & arbitrary.
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#109
"All I ask is equal freedom. When it is denied, as it always is, I take it anyhow." H.L. Mencken
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2012
#84
Sodas are disgusting. I haven't had one in over 15 years. My beer is subject to all sorts of rules.
morningfog
Jun 2012
#98
Yep, when I get behind the wheel of my car after three Diet Cokes, LOOK OUT, WORLD!
WinkyDink
Jun 2012
#117
i wish i could use unrec. Of course i can live without a large soda. i can live without lots of
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#107
This edict is completely stupid. I mean, HE LEFT TUBS OF BUTTERED POPCORN GO SCOT-FREE!
WinkyDink
Jun 2012
#116