It was just a matter of time. A bunch of people in the UK with various university degrees who call themselves scientists have finally come out and declared that "hamburgers & fries" sold at fast food outlets are actually bad for you. So, they are petitioning the UK government to insist that vendors of these fast food places hand out the cholesterol reducting pill "statin" to every customer. Who ever heard of statin? Don't they realize that with the burgers and fries you can add lettuce, tomotoes and onions? How bad is that?
They say that the government has a responsibility to protect individuals who engage in risky behaviour like eating fast food, smoking and driving. Driving ? Well I suppose if you live in the Uk where everybody drives on "the wrong side of the road" it could be a little risky. And, I would hardly put fast food in the same class as smoking. Smoking stinks. A well cooked burger (even with 54% fat) has a heavenly aroma. Smoking gives you lung cancer. I haven't heard of anybody contracting lung cancer from McDonalds.
What are they going to do if customers of these fast food outlets refuse to accept this pill? I guess they could place a few in one of those bins where all the other condiments are like vinegar, pepper, salt and ketchup. Then people can help themselves to one, or two, or three or a hundred.
This kind of action by these so called scientists is pervasive. It would be just a matter of time until it spreads to other fast food vendors. Anyone looking forward to Statin Dunked Donuts or Pepperoni and Statin Pizza? And it won't stop there. Supermarkets would be next on the "attack list" of these people. Beloved foods we all enjoy will change. You'll see. One day you'll be in the bakery section and pick up a pack of statin enriched "twinkies". In the snack area you'll be exposed to Statin Ripple chips and statin flavoured cola. Nobody is going to get me to buy Statin-Ripple Ice Cream! And, I don't even want to think about the meat section. Statin fortified hot dogs! They better leave my hot dogs alone, besides the way I cook them they couldn't get more fortified!
Do these scientists not realize that they are going to force people to eat "healthy foods"? If that happens, we're all in big trouble. I can see the day when there is a world wide shortage - of broccoli. An underground black market will emerge selling salt for $50 an ounce. The Cabbage Patch Doll will make a comeback - that'll scare them. Where is Carrot Head these days anyway? One country trying to invade another to access their Rapini crop. Is that what these people want - WORLD WAR!
Alright, I know I've exagerrated a little - just a bit. But when someone attacks something dear to my heart I tend to get a little defensive. I'm calming down now. It's lunch time - I'm off to KFC.
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