On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 09:57 +0000, Lynn Kilroy wrote: > >From: Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 09:36 +0900, Miles Bader wrote: > > > steef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> frightening amounts of processed and "fast" food. And possibly worse, > > > >> frightening *quantities* of it. The US obesity pandemic occasionally > > > >> makes the news here in Europe. Alas, I think the UK may be heading > > > >> steadily in the same direction. > > > > > > > > the trend here in holland is the same. > > > > > > The same thing seems to be happening in many countries; many other bad > > > U.S. traits also seem to be gaining traction (e.g., insane car worship). > > > > > > I suppose in the end it really comes down to the fact that humans are, > > > generally speaking, lazy and short-sighted, and "virtuous" cultural > > > attributes tend to come from necessity rather than virtue. As soon as > > > the need goes away (due to increased wealth or whatever)... > > > >Hah! We *are* taking over the world, one bad habit at a time. > > > Now if we could only teach them our childish and immature fear of sex. > After all, it's a horrid crime to even speak the word here at the wrong > time,
You haven't watched TV lately, have you? > but we welcome people running wee children over in drunken > wrecklessness with open arms. Alcoholic Judges do. No one else, I think. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections." Meg Greenfield -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
