Oh - one more rather petty thing: the article you pointed out that questioned the new burger by Hardees was accompanied by a large skyscraper ad for online poker.
I'll let people fill in their own comments about obsessive behavior vrs personal choice. ;^) Jim Davis -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 8:10 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: now the truly important news I was using the scene to illustrate the power of marketing these days, I realise that in the US capitalism is next to godliness but it's got to the point where corporations have the power to make the consumers want their products even if they will kill them in the long term. I mean does anybody really think that the Monster Burger is a good idea for anyone to eat? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/18/wburg18.xml ) In the UK there are plans to stop all junk food being advertised before 9pm at night, which I think is an excellent idea. Kids are far too easily influenced and once they have bought into the lie the companies have them for life. BTW, as a Buddhist I'm an atheist too :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137314 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
