Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 13, 2011
March 12, 2011
March 14, 2011
Transcript:
Waitress: Zonk! Staff meeting - right away! Zonker: That can't be good. Waitress: McFriendly's here. Zonker: Mr. Big? What's he want? Man: Take a good look. This is Applebee's appetizer sampler - 2,590 calories! And this is Chili's Texas Cheese Fries - 2,100 calories! A full day's calories packed into an appetizer! That's the competition, ladies and gentlemen - we're getting killed on value! We need some hi-cal dish concepts fast! Zonker: I've got an idea, Mr. McFriendly - how about a hashish brownie sundae? Man: Are you serious? Zonker: Sure! It'd be like a regular 1,400-calorie sundae, except the secret ingredient would stimulate your appetite! So you'd... Man: You'd order another! Zonker: And another! And another! And so on! Man: Genius! Man: Employee of the month! Employee of the month! Woman: But who would produce the secret ingredient? Man: Yeah, who? To be continued.
The University of Illinois did a study in the late 1980’s that concluded that if every American was his/her medically healthy weight, America wouldn’t have to import a drop of oil.
Since that time, Americans have gained an average of MORE THAN 30 pounds.