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McDonald's UK CEO Blames Video Games for Childhood Obesity
BoingBoing is reporting that Steve Eaterbrook, McDonald's UK CEO, says that video games are leading the charge in obesity. He does have the decency to at least admit fatty foods are a part of the problem, but points the finger at interactive games for keeping kids indoors and not out burning off energy. "According to The Times, McDonalds UK is 'on the brink of its best year for two decades'. The firm has enjoyed six per cent like-for-like sales growth in the last year. More than 88 million visits were made to McDonald's restaurants last month, up 10 million on the previous year." Don't forget, we have known for ages that video games make us fat and mean.
Violent diarrhea maybe...
He must not have heard of the Wii ;)
Just -1, Troll talking to another.
The tobacco industry claimed that great sex causes lung cancer.
1) Philip Morris say video games are promoting smoking among children.
2) KKK Grand Wizard says video games are making children racist.
3) Exxon-Mobil says video games make children averse to renewable energy.
4) McDonald's CEO is a peen.
I like basketball!!1!
In a statement made by the United Video Game Designers of the UK, stated ...
"Clearly our reliance on fast food, particularly McDonald's, has caused us to become unimaginative and lackluster in our new game designs. By buying initially from the value menu and then going to super sized items we have replicated this trained up-sell response in our own games. We haven't made an original game since Doom. We even tried watching Super Size Me 10 times, but that only made one designer go completely mad and make a copy of Burger Time. We can only hope that McDonald's changes the way they sell food items so that we can again create new and innovative games that people around the world will become lethargic blobs of goo playing. Thank you."
luckly i had a metal plate installed in my skull as a child due to a birth defect (still sets off good metal detectors). i consider my self quite hard headed.. there for screw helmets for me..
p.s. if i crack my skull open take some pictures and show them to me later - i want to see what the plate looks like..
'...if only "Jumping to a Conclusion" was an event in the Olympics.'
Actually, seeing as AIDS (or rather HIV) is a sexually transmitted disease I'd say videogames are doing a great deal to fight AIDS.
Slashdot, of course, does far more.
You never really know how close to the edge you can go until you fall off.
It does when it's 1 minute past breakfast and I'm trying to get an egg McMuffin.
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It's the books! The books are making us fat. Damn those kids and their eight hour reading marathons! They need to go outside and get in trouble like normal kids! That'll get rid of the problem.
The cake is a lie.
I read your entire post and it's well thought out and interesting.
But, I have to admit, I sort of wanted some cake to go with it. And maybe a tall glass of whole milk. Duh, of course there should be chocolate syrup in the milk.
More Twoson than Cupertino
But, I have to admit, I sort of wanted some cake to go with it. The cake is a lie.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Are you crazy? That's utter poppycock hogwash. Everyone knows you always get the Diet Coke with your large order of fries.
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Just say no to irreversible processes!