My God. Some sanity breaks through in this crazy mixed up world of ours:
Judge Dismisses Obesity Suit Against McDonald’s
U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet said the plaintiffs, including a 14-year-old girl who is 4-foot-10 and 170 pounds, failed to show McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) products presented a danger unknown to consumers. He also cited concerns the case could “spawn thousands of similar ‘McLawsuits”‘ against all types of restaurants.
Unfortunately he didn’t dismiss it with predjudice. But hooray for our side. My doctor told me to get in shape…well, round is a shape. And it’s not fast food’s fault that I’m round. It’s MY fault.
Kind of like it wasn’t Big Tobacco’s fault that my dad had emphysema. Dad chose to continue smoking long after the cigarette companies admitted that cigarette smoking was dangerous to your health. In fact, he was smoking the day he died, and we put his last pack and his Zippo in his pocket when we buried him.
Hand me that humidor…I need a puff.