judas gnb wrote:just for the record as a loyal rush fan i can tell you he has lost a ton of weight in the last few years as he has quit smoking
Now, if only he could loze the rest ov himself.
I agree with you completely but the joking, hey lets make fun of the fat kid attitude that seemed to go through this thread is what pissed me off.ophelia wrote:Seriously, I think this is more about health than image.
Everybody who says, "Hey, I was a fat kid" is missing the point.
Obesity is causing more health problems in this country today than smoking (don't believe me?... look it up... insurance rates are now officially higher for obese people than chronic smokers).
What do kids do nowadays? They sit in front of computer screens or computer games and eat Hot Pockets and Doritos.
When I was bored as a kid, my mom sent me outside to play.
I agree, it's the parents' responsibility, not the teachers. But parents are REALLY slacking as a general rule.
Zeo wrote:In a similar news story today, the owner of a Michigan company who forced his employees to either quit smoking or quit their jobs said on Wednesday he also wants to tell fat workers to lose weight or else....
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... smoking_dc
Jack wrote:
The Lizard Princess wrote:The US has 5% of the worlds pop and uses 40% of its resources so no wonder we're the fatest!(and why everyone hates us) In MY opinion that is sick and morally WRONG! I agree take the vending machines OUT OF THE SCHOOLS! do not blame the parents OR the children...its the american friggen media!
Mercurygriffin wrote:The Lizard Princess wrote:The US has 5% of the worlds pop and uses 40% of its resources so no wonder we're the fatest!(and why everyone hates us) In MY opinion that is sick and morally WRONG! I agree take the vending machines OUT OF THE SCHOOLS! do not blame the parents OR the children...its the american friggen media!
AMEN SISTER!
ophelia wrote:What do kids do nowadays? They sit in front of computer screens or computer games and eat Hot Pockets and Doritos.
When I was bored as a kid, my mom sent me outside to play.