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[DailyDi]

Enjoying a nice 44oz Orange Slush from Sonic on a hot summer night.

[Kilding]

Just cause you can. Stupid Bloomberg. I wonder if he will be re-elected after all the stuff he as pull or has tried to.

[Christine Daryleanne]

We call him "Doucheberg"

[Zpeed]

"Lost in Translation"

[Christine Daryleanne]

It is simple. The last part of his name is "berg" and he is a royal douche-out unless you believe that politicians know how to run your life better than you. If you do, just think of Richard Nixon, George W Bush, Gerry Studds (of the underage page), Larry Hastings (of the wide stance) and Anthony Weiner sitting in judgement of you will you stand there naked except for a pair of black socks. That should fix it but good

[lilJester]

glad i am not in ny

[Letluvsrool]

enjoy your diabeetus!

[BoTox]

When will people start minding their own business and stop trying to legislate common sense? Nobody is holding a gun to anyone's head and demanding they drink a soda of any size just like nobody made anyone smoke. While I despise smoking, it is a legal product, as is soda. For heaven's sake, take a responsibility for your own actions!

People are elected to office to conduct the people's business, not manage the people's lives. I can spend my own money, thank you, stop spending more of it than you absolutely have to on frivolous crap.

The nanny state has gotten out of control!

[lilJester]

*grabs tootsie roll from my 5lb bag of candy and throws it at Letluvsrool* DIABEETUS ATTACK!

[Christine Daryleanne]

When will people start minding their own business and stop trying to legislate common sense? Nobody is holding a gun to anyone's head and demanding they drink a soda of any size just like nobody made anyone smoke. While I despise smoking, it is a legal product, as is soda. For heaven's sake, take a responsibility for your own actions!

People are elected to office to conduct the people's business, not manage the people's lives. I can spend my own money, thank you, stop spending more of it than you absolutely have to on frivolous crap.

The nanny state has gotten out of control!

the pattern of democracy and of the democrat is

1 Vox Populii; Vox Dei (the voce of the peple is the voice of God)
2 Vox mei; Vox Populii (My voice is the voice of the people)
3 Vox Mei: Vox Dei (My voice is the voice of God)
4 Deus Sum (I am God)

That is how they approach "doing the peoples business" since they believe or pretend that they represent the people. It is also why one of the founders of the US said "Democracy has a short, bloody history ending in tyranny" and why Ben Franlkin said, when asked "What did you give us?", "A republic: If you can keep it"

[TDX_SP_ Cruisin Nappy]

Yes here in Pa we have Corbett who is a real ass hence Corbutt for non re election

[Dirty Diaper/Maxipad Lover]

Just cause you can. Stupid Bloomberg. I wonder if he will be re-elected after all the stuff he as pull or has tried to.

He pulled his third term out of the same orifice that some people here would use to mess their diapers--he won't be able to do the same for a fourth. Bloomberg knows that he's not going to be re-elected, so he's just doing what every lame duck politician does and passing what he wants to have passed. He wouldn't have tried to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana if he still cared about re-election. At worst it would have been a reasonable trade off for having to buy two sodas if you want more then 16oz. (Nevermind the fact that the majority of a 16oz soda is usually ice and not actually soda.) Oh and in case it's not clear, I fully support the spirit of this thread.

[redneck diaper boy]

Enjoying a nice 44oz Orange Slush from Sonic on a hot summer night.

I had the lime-aid from Sonic today. It was about 100 degrees here. It was good!

Notice that Bloomberg does not want to control the Coney Island hot dog eating contest! A 32 ounce soda is bad but 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes is OK.

[Christine Daryleanne]

Hey, if you want a heavy-duty sweets fix, try bak lava.That would give even a sour-puss like Doucheberg diabetes in about 3 minutes

[Diapered Jason]

I don't get this law at all.

[square_duck]

Wait...it's a LAW?? It actually passed, or are they voting on it??? WTF!!

[woodyallen]

I live in NYC and I've had to put up with His Royal Majesty Mayor Doucheberg's reign for the last several years. He's an excellent businessman, nobody can deny that, but what he never realized is that a city is a city, not a business. Yes, some of the principles apply, but not everything does. I'll be glad to see him leave, but I hope he doesn't do too much damage on his way out. I like my extra large soft drinks, how else am I supposed to fill my diapers?

[Repaid1]

You put soda in your diapers? What a waste of both

[Christine Daryleanne]

I put soda in my diapers. after I pass it through my kidneys

[painterfox]

I haven't read the justifications given, but at a wild guess:
The idea is that people trend to defaults, and current pricing schemes end up with people defaulting to the largest size. Reduce the maxium size sellable, and you reduce the default. Reduce the default and mindless calorie consumption drops for most people. Businesses spend alot of money to study defaults and mindless consumption to maximize profit. It isn't some idea that was just invented by Bloomberg. Ethical businesses try to engineer intelligent defaults and benefit consumer and business.

In principle, I get that they are trying to do a good thing. However, ON principles, I think they overstepped, majorly. Don't want you population to mindlessly consume sugary crap? How about you develop the critical thinking, self-assement, and mindfullness of your population, so they are less likely to take defaults, and more likely to default to better options in the first place.

Of course, if people actually learned to think for themselves then pretty much every politician and most businesses would be screwed and since those are bassically the same entities now...I don't have much hope for the future.