Some people shouldn't be allowed to part of society

**Sports Guy** · 08-20-2008 08:40 PM

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/20..._flakes_p.html

Can you believe people are complaining about this?

**Moose Milligan** · 08-20-2008 09:17 PM

I can.

People are ultra sensitive these days, over the smallest of things.

Frosted Flakes rule, btw.

**square634** · 08-20-2008 09:19 PM

I totally believe it; this is a way more legitimate gripe than many other things I have seen (and this is an extremely illegitimate gripe).

**longflyball** · 08-20-2008 09:21 PM

F&cking fascists.

First they ban transfat, then they require nutrition labels, then they inspect 5th graders' lunches......you get the picture.

You get what you vote for, folks.

**square634** · 08-20-2008 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by longflyball

F&cking fascists.

First they ban transfat, then they require nutrition labels, then they inspect 5th graders' lunches......you get the picture.

You get what you vote for, folks.

I wonder why you would take this thread in that direction? And what is wrong with nutrition labels? Shouldn't customers have the right to know what it is they are eating? And who banned transfats?

**Fist Bump** · 08-20-2008 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by square634

I wonder why you would take this thread in that direction? And what is wrong with nutrition labels? Shouldn't customers have the right to know what it is they are eating? And who banned transfats?

New York City did.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16051436/

**square634** · 08-20-2008 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by Fist Bump

New York City did.

Oh, then I stand corrected on that one. That is pretty ridiculous. I can understand the thinking behind things like banning smoking because that could potentially harm other people. But someone should be able to do whatever he/she wants to his/her own body if it doesn't harm other people... (ok I guess eating transfats could cause higher healthcare costs or something, but that's still pretty absurd).

**longflyball** · 08-20-2008 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by square634

I wonder why you would take this thread in that direction? And what is wrong with nutrition labels? Shouldn't customers have the right to know what it is they are eating? And who banned transfats?

What other direction is there to take it? When a moral busybody doesn't like the way you live your life, they don't stop at giving interviews to tabloids. They agitate for the government to force you to change the way you live your life.

**ScottieBaseball** · 08-20-2008 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Moose Milligan

I can.

People are ultra sensitive these days, over the smallest of things.

Frosted Flakes rule, btw.

Raisin Bran OWNS Frosted Flakes. Not even close.

**BaltimoreTerp** · 08-20-2008 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by ScottieBaseball

Raisin Bran OWNS Frosted Flakes. Not even close.

Honey-Nut Cheerios FTW!

Named as an "acceptable alternative" cereal to Frosted Flakes by four-out-of-five Food Nazis!

**ledzepp8** · 08-20-2008 10:52 PM

Wow this is ridiculous. People are just mad because he's not going on Wheaties, which everyone does. It has nothing to do with nutrition or obesity in children. Besides according to Kellogg's website:

Corn Flakes: serving size 1 cup/100 cal/0g fat/2g sugar/10% of Vit A and C

Frosted Flakes: serving size 3/4 cup/110 cal/0g fat/11g sugar/10% vit A and C

and according to Wheaties site:

Wheaties - serving size 3/4 cup/100 cal/0.5g fat/4g sugar/10% vit A and C

I don't see too much of a difference other than the sugar...but you're also comparing a sweetened cereal to an unsweetened cereal. The only thing that Wheaties really has on Frosted Flakes is probably more whole grains...but who knows if that's even true because most cereals are whole grain. Sorry but cereal is the least of our eating problems, it's the fast food culture and the junk food that we eat around the house.

And the article is just dumb...yeah kids are suddenly going to eat Frosted Flakes because Michael Phelps is on the box, not because the mascot is a damn cartoon tiger and they routinely have Finding Nemo and other stuff like that on/in the box. Get real people. Other than the tradition of having athletes on their box, who actually eats Wheaties?

**ledzepp8** · 08-20-2008 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by BaltimoreTerp

Honey-Nut Cheerios FTW!

Named as an "acceptable alternative" cereal to Frosted Flakes by four-out-of-five Food Nazis!

C'mon you all know the best cereal is Banana Nut Crunch.

But Omar Little also would risk his life to go and find a store that sells some Honey Nut...so it's got that going for it.

**rolliefingers** · 08-21-2008 12:20 AM

Originally Posted by longflyball

F&cking fascists.

First they ban transfat, then they require nutrition labels, then they inspect 5th graders' lunches......you get the picture.

You get what you vote for, folks.

Seriously, dude? This would be the point in the thread where I'd be getting neg rep for doing something like this. Just cut it out.

Anyway, this is just laughable, but if you seriously think this kind of thing is a bigger threat to American liberty than certain OTHER things the government does - on the Federal level, not local or state - then I don't know what to tell you.

**BaltimoreTerp** · 08-21-2008 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by rolliefingers

Seriously, dude? This would be the point in the thread where I'd be getting neg rep for doing something like this. Just cut it out.

Anyway, this is just laughable, but if you seriously think this kind of thing is a bigger threat to American liberty than certain OTHER things the government does - on the Federal level, not local or state - then I don't know what to tell you.

It's all part of the same idea, though.

My parents didn't give me a Big Brother; I don't want my government to give me one

**Moose Milligan** · 08-21-2008 01:12 AM

I used to dump sugar on my wheaties.

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