Tentacruel Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Just saw it on the Daily Show. Look it up. The mayor is pushing for it now. Discuss this and other retarded legislation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Crouton Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Banned as in they can't be sold or banned as in people can't have them period? I take it the mayor doesn't know about prohibition and speakeasies. EDIT: Fred Flintstone and that hot liberal chick has something about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne2h62T7uvA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='God Crouton!!!' timestamp='1338589041' post='5950554'] Banned as in they can't be sold or banned as in people can't have them period? [/quote] As in they can't be sold at restaurants, movie theaters, sports arenas ect. 2-liter bottles at the grocery store would still be okay. Some people at msnbc are actually convinced it will effectively fight child obesity. You can still drink the same amount but now you would have to get up to get a second 16-oz cup instead of just one 32-oz cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Crouton Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='Comrade Trollestia' timestamp='1338590147' post='5950561'] As in they can't be sold at restaurants, movie theaters, sports arenas ect. 2-liter bottles at the grocery store would still be okay. [b]Some people at msnbc are actually convinced it will effectively fight child obesity.[/b] You can still drink the same amount but now you would have to get up to get a second 16-oz cup instead of just one 32-oz cup. [/quote] OR Blubberbutt can just buy more soda. OR New York can drop the prices on "healthy" drinks. OR parents can stop buying their obese, classroom punching-bags soda and junk food and give them fruit. Some cases, it's genetic. Other cases, the parents need to stop trying to please Tyler or Emily and make him eat broccoli. This law does nothing but likely drain people's wallets for more soda. Bad MSNBC. And they should feel bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 [quote name='Comrade Trollestia' timestamp='1338590147' post='5950561'] Some people at msnbc are actually convinced it will effectively fight child obesity. [/quote] My God I love MSNBC but this... This is just... This should be something Fox News would SAY! My God MSNBC how you have stooped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 [quote name='James Bond - 007' timestamp='1338605868' post='5950711'] My God I love MSNBC but this... This is just... This should be something Fox News would SAY! My God MSNBC how you have stooped. [/quote] The best part is that some of the pundits on Fox News are against it and are bringing the rational, "an person should be able to make that decision for themselves." It's hysterical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 16oz is barely a shot-glass sized drink for me. I average 2-4 gallons of a liquid each sitting (which is dominantly water). Remind me never to visit New York if this gets passed, I'll always be thirsty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expelsword Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Be careful not to drown yourself, Icy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlord Tao Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 It's actually [i]not[/i] a bad idea. Sure, you could buy the same amount for more money, however, in the current economic situation people may be discouraged to buy it as much as they once would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 I think it's too easy to avoid by just buying more. There should be more of a push towards healthy drinks (and I don't mean drinks like Sunny Delight which is one of the few juices that MUST be drunk in moderation because it contains too much calcium)like fruit juices. Death from Water Intoxication has been reported at under 1 USA Gallons (3.6 Litres) in under 2 hours. And that is nearly twice the recommended daily intake by an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 All this will do is increase the prices on standard-sized drinks, and everyone in New York becomes lothirsty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Define "sugary". Like, how much sugar we talking here? At what point is it too much to sell in containers larger than 16 oz? Wouldn't the manufacturers then just adjust the amount of sugar to be very slightly below the limit in question? Is that the goal here? What's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Apparently alcohol, caffeine and 70% or more fruit juice isn't affected. At least I think from remembering the TV article. As for me (not being a soda drinker), I support this. I already have bad-ish teeth from drinking a lot of juice as a kid, so it's not just getting fatter that Also, it's not going to have as drastic a result as people think, so there really shouldn't be as much an uproar. Most soda companies get their profits mainly from selling those big 16-packs or so of smaller cans, which wouldn't be hurt. (Plus, the ban wouldn't affect grocery stores in the first place. Just restaurants and other places like that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 It's not about whether drinking a crapton of soda is a good idea, it's about ethics. Slapping yourself isn't a good idea either, but that doesn't mean it should be illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmani Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Idiotic nanny-state bull, and this is coming from a non-American leftie. Personal freedom, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~/Coolio Prime\~ Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='God Crouton!!!' timestamp='1338591123' post='5950567'] OR Blubberbutt can just buy more soda. OR New York can drop the prices on "healthy" drinks. OR parents can stop buying their obese, classroom punching-bags soda and junk food and give them fruit. Some cases, it's genetic. Other cases, the parents need to stop trying to please Tyler or Emily and make him eat broccoli. This law does nothing but likely drain people's wallets for more soda. Bad MSNBC. And they should feel bad. [/quote] MSNBC's primary goal is to further GE's(their owner) causes, and to take the stereotypically left position whenever they aren't, no matter how inane it may be, in order to maintain a healthy viewerbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='~Coolio~' timestamp='1338868119' post='5952236'] MSNBC's primary goal is to further GE's(their owner) causes, and to take the stereotypically left position whenever they aren't, no matter how inane it may be, in order to maintain a healthy viewerbase. [/quote] Sounds disturbingly familiar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Colonel Remo Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 This is just another case of people placing the blame on the government and not themselves for obesity, effectively forcing the mayor into passing legislation. TODAY OUR SODA, TOMORROW OUR FREEDOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~/Coolio Prime\~ Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 [quote name='Comrade Trollestia' timestamp='1338899226' post='5952354'] Sounds disturbingly familiar.... [/quote] [u][b]\~*POPULAR-MEDIA*~/[/b][/u] Think about what happened to Keith and Napolitano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Garthfunkle Vii Backwards Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 chance they make this a thing official in other places in the usa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Its funny cause I think I'm one of the few people here that would actually be affected by this. Anyway, I can see the logic. Soda is not good for you, so put limits on it. The problem is the law is so ineffective that a 5 year old WILL be able to work around it. Hell, a lot of places have free refills and its not like you can't just bring your own soda into some places like Wendy's or Burger King. The intent of the law is a good one, however it is too short sighted to do any good. Especially since most most soda is likely drunk at the home anyway. So um, at least 16 oz is a decent number..... Also, as a fyi, I almost never drink soda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 [img]http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i465/DeathlyFiend/LETUSBEFAT.png?t=1340944856[/img] I don't think that this would be a good thing. I mean, it would help a lot. But families have the giant bottles that are good for parties and all. And a lot of drinks do contain sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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