Archive for November, 2007
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Are you wary about your Thanksgiving Dinner guests suing your for contributing to obesity in them or any other unpleasant side effects of an opulent meal? Well, here is a liability waiver you might want to have them sign it right at the door. You never know…
Obesity’s Easiest Fix
In response to recent minimum wage hike discussions, US Congressman Bill Sali introduced the Obesity Reduction and Health Promotion Act. The bill proposes to reduce gravity by 10%, thus reducing the weight of all Americans.
As a freshman Congressman, the likely passage of this measure has taught me a new principle: The force of Congress [...]
PC gone wild
And by that I mean political correctness. Apparently, Sesame Street’s early episodes, now available on DVD, contain a not suitable for children warning, the NY Times reports.
I asked Carol-Lynn Parente, the executive producer of “Sesame Street,” how exactly the first episodes were unsuitable for toddlers in 2007. She told me about Alistair Cookie and the [...]
