sucks to be me

6/23/2012 5:54:34 PM

first world problems

6/23/2012 5:55:52 PM

move to New York City then, they've decided how much soda you can drink for you

6/23/2012 5:58:51 PM

I drink nothing but water and it still sucks

6/23/2012 6:03:26 PM

^^^^ Agreed.

6/23/2012 6:08:17 PM

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"move to New York City then, they've decided how much soda you can drink for you"

b/c poor young children are capable of making this decision.

meanwhile, the rate of childhood diabetes is surging. let's do nothing, this is freedom we're talking about god dammit!

6/23/2012 8:43:36 PM

Yes, because soda is so much cheaper than tap water.

6/23/2012 8:46:20 PM

way to take the least significant word of that post and dwell on it.

6/23/2012 8:52:19 PM

It's what I do.

6/24/2012 10:49:23 PM

I can't stand this anti-soda campaign

it's fucking soda...people have been drinking it for like 100 years and science has yet to directly link it to any health detriments that are not obvious and easily avoidable

I really hate the direction America is going in

(okay, so you might get diabetes if you drink shitloads of it...but I've never knowingly met anybody who got diabetes from drinking soda)



[Edited on June 24, 2012 at 11:03 PM. Reason : q]

6/24/2012 10:55:36 PM

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"(okay, so you might get diabetes if you drink shitloads of it...but I've never knowingly met anybody who got diabetes from drinking soda)"

lol as if you would know even if they did, dickhead, you're not a doctor or a scientist.

6/25/2012 3:28:45 AM

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" it's fucking soda...people have been drinking it for like 100 years"

Yeah, except until the last 20 years or so people drank it in moderation (like 1-2 a week). Now people drink the shit like it's water.

Moderation is the key to everything. Well except alcohol. With that, it's the more the merrier.

6/25/2012 8:57:43 AM

The proposed law in new york is you can not buy a soda over 16oz.

so if you want 20 oz of soda your fat ass has to buy two drinks.


People drink several of those dollar arizona ice teas a day and it blows my mind.

6/25/2012 9:04:11 AM

Actually the law as proposed would be that you can't buy larger than a 16 ounce container. You could still get free unlimited refills.

6/25/2012 10:36:08 AM

anyone ever try that SodaStream thing?

6/25/2012 10:38:28 AM

^^ yes but I am pretty sure it includes bottles and cans as well. Also not many placed outside of chains give free refills.

6/25/2012 11:00:15 AM

god forbid someone want to buy a 2-liter and drink off it over a week to save money, nope, buy a bunch of individiual sodas for more money!

NYC also wants to ban salt

and hence you can't donate food to homeless shelters because the city wants to test the food you donate to HOMELESS SHELTERS for salt content, etc

best city in the world! save the children!

6/25/2012 11:03:54 AM

6/25/2012 11:11:57 AM

Sounds like a bunch of Yankee problems, ITT. This is the south. They'll take our 1/2 gallon sodas and sweet teas from our cold dead hands.

6/25/2012 11:16:09 AM

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"god forbid someone want to buy a 2-liter and drink off it over a week to save money, nope, buy a bunch of individiual sodas for more money!"

The law would only apply to restaurants, not stores. Not that I'm a supporter of the law, just clarifying.

6/25/2012 11:32:09 AM

ah my bad, i misunderstood

for clarification

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"Bloomberg is seeking to outlaw the sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 ounces at city restaurants, delis, street carts and theaters. The ban would not include beverages sold at grocery stores and convenience stores. Nor would it prohibit alcohol and dairy-based drinks like lattes, though coffee would be included."

6/25/2012 11:39:14 AM

Good Night, Sweet Prince

6/25/2012 11:44:55 AM

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"lol as if you would know even if they did, dickhead, you're not a doctor or a scientist."

I've known plenty of people with diabetes (as you probably have too)

none of them has ever mentioned that they got it from consuming massive amounts of soda/sugar...and it would be a reasonable thing for them to mention, as it would make for interesting conversation

purvey your brainless negativity elsewhere, sperm-swallower

6/25/2012 2:11:58 PM

Let's just outlaw fat people. Bam, no more fat people. God damn, the government should hire me to write the laws.

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"none of them has ever mentioned that they got it from consuming massive amounts of soda/sugar...and it would be a reasonable thing for them to mention, as it would make for interesting conversation"

Do you realize how fucking stupid this statement is? Are you trolling?

[Edited on June 25, 2012 at 2:17 PM. Reason : ]

6/25/2012 2:15:41 PM

a lot of really fat people i'm acquantainted with drink lots of soda. some will drink a 20 oz mountain dew before 10am. andi see lots of fat kids drinking soda.

[Edited on June 25, 2012 at 2:27 PM. Reason : ^i'm on board. if you don't want to be fat, all you have to do is try (for most people)]

6/25/2012 2:15:45 PM

^ fuck you.

6/25/2012 2:34:57 PM

FWIW, i've known people to be suddenly diagnosed with diabetes, and they do always seem to mention trying to figure out what caused it....never any mention of soda.

although some people may be embarrassed to admit that.

6/25/2012 2:37:13 PM

^^you're fat, aren't you?

6/25/2012 2:37:33 PM

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"FWIW, i've known people to be suddenly diagnosed with diabetes, and they do always seem to mention trying to figure out what caused it....never any mention of soda. although some people may be embarrassed to admit that."

That's because it's not a simple matter of "soda gave me diabetes". That's so simplistic and stupid that I can't even get over the fact that this is being discussed. Diabetes doesn't happen "suddenly". In adult onset diabetes, diabetes is developed through long-term bad habits and poor diet. Soda is one of many types of carbohydrates that tend to result in insulin resistance when consumed in excess.

[Edited on June 25, 2012 at 2:51 PM. Reason : ]

6/25/2012 2:50:24 PM

I drink baking soda. Will it give me diabetus?

6/25/2012 2:53:22 PM

Example of not knowing it well enough:

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""FWIW, i've known people to be suddenly diagnosed with diabetes, and they do always seem to mention trying to figure out what caused it....never any mention of soda. although some people may be embarrassed to admit that.""

Correct use of Albert Einstein:

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" That's because it's not a simple matter of "soda gave me diabetes". That's so simplistic and stupid that I can't even get over the fact that this is being discussed. Diabetes doesn't happen "suddenly". In adult onset diabetes, diabetes is developed through long-term bad habits and poor diet. Soda is one of many types of carbohydrates that tend to result in insulin resistance when consumed in excess."

[Edited on June 25, 2012 at 2:56 PM. Reason : .]

6/25/2012 2:56:20 PM

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"Do you realize how fucking stupid this statement is? Are you trolling? "

yes, and no
'twas a classic case of saying something dumb, and then trying to back up one's dumbness with a justification which was, inevitably, even dumber

6/25/2012 5:47:17 PM