Tesseract Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 http://www.msnbc.com/news/786102.asp?0dm=C11NH NEW YORK, July 26 ? A 5-foot-10-inch, 272-pound man has sued four major fast food chains, claiming their fare contributed to his obesity, heart disease and diabetes, his attorney said Friday. The lawsuit, which estimates that millions of Americans could be included in the claim, also seeks to have the companies label individual products with fat, salt, cholesterol and other dietary content as well as to warn consumers of potential health consequences. how ridiculous can you get?i:rolleyes:s: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 ya i just saw that on the 6PM newx... what a moron!! has he been living in a shoe box all his life? there is NO way in hell hes going to win. already everyone in america thinks he's dumb!! how can you go day to day without knowing that the food you eat at fast food places are HIGH in saturated fats??? i hope he loses and in court he gets a heart attack from being stupid and over weight. you shouldnt be rewarded for ignorance!! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanDude Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 what a dumbass, does he really need to read a label to tell him that fast food is fattening? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOXOMOXOA Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 some people will sue anybody for anything these days.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted July 26, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 26, 2002 I'm sorry, but this guy should not have a leg to stand on. When I eat fast food, I KNOW its bad for me. I read plenty about it in the press - I know it is bad for me, so I am aware of that when I eat it. So, I try and play sports where possible and go swimming a few times a week. Sorry - he has no one else to blame. No one FORCED him to hand over cash for that food.. he did it all on your own. Its his own fault. I have no sympathy. Tough luck. I hope they laugh him out of court. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomoverride Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 the sad truth is he will probly win. remember when that lady spilled her coffee in her lap and because mcdonalds didnt label it as "HOT" she sued and won. I think this guy might win since they dont list how much fat is on what product. They only have some kind of list at some places. But its not labeled on the food. So I do belive this guy will win. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 :p LMAO what a crack head. how does he not know that fast food is fattening, and i agree he is doing it 100% for the money. where did he even get the idea of sueing 4 food chains. thas dumb, unless the JURY is made up with fat people who agree with him, he will not win. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted July 26, 2002 Author Share Posted July 26, 2002 [sarcasm] Gee, look at the warning label on this food: Warning: This food will make you fat. [/sarcasm] What is this world coming to? Where has common sense went in this world? :s Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOXOMOXOA Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 i'm sure it was his lawyer that brought four chains into the piture. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickedkitten Veteran Posted July 26, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 26, 2002 Only in America would a lawsuit like this even make it to court. Damn I miss great big butter ******* sized packets of Spicy Hot Doritos and Monterrey Jack Doritos and great big Apple Pies. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
superrcat Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Does he have any proof that he ate at these fast food resturants? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickedkitten Veteran Posted July 26, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 26, 2002 Quote Originally posted by superrcat Does he have any proof that he ate at these fast food resturants? Of course he does, he keeps the receipts for tax purposes :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unspec Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 From the BBC article Quote "I always thought it was good for you. I never thought there was anything wrong with it," he said. :right: I'd type something cynical and nasty about him, but I'm at a loss. This has got to be the most stupid comment ever. ....How has this man lived to this age? With this little commom sense I'm surpised he's not managed to kill himself in an imaginative and pathetically stupid way before now. -- unspec Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterbug Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 The coffee story with MacD was different. Mac's coffe was too hot, to make people smell the coffee and longing to a cup of coffee. If you make a cup of coffee by a coffee machine it wasnt as long as hot as what they did at the Mac. Thats why she won.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoneblitz61 Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 While I think its ridiculous that this man is trying to get money for this, I do think its a good idea that they make fast food places label their food items with nutrition facts. For one it will help calorie-consciencious people, and another it will force fast food places to make their food a little bit more healthful once its widely known exactly how many calories and fat are in each of their burgers. I just think its a shame this man couldn't just shoot for making the fast food chains label there food instead of trying to make himself rich. Watch him open his own fast food chain if he wins this, that or put a Burger King in his mansion. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Zollo Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 This is a joke! If that guy didn't want to become obese he should not have eaten that crap at McDonalds or Burger King. This is similar to that smoking case a while back, where people were trying to sue the company for their bad decisions! Don't wanna get fat? Simple, DON'T EAT JUNK FOOD! Don't want lung cancer and rancid breath? DON'T SMOKE! Don't try to blame anyone for your bad decision. Quote Originally posted by AOXOMOXOA some people will sue anybody for anything these days.. I'm really sorry, but your sig offends me big time, and unless you remove it, I will be considering taking legal action against you. My lawyer will be contacting you within the next few days... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulfusion Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Quote Originally posted by BeanDude what a dumbass, does he really need to read a label to tell him that fast food is fattening? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyCorleone Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Yea A Friend Of Mine Sued His Best Friend For Not Having Toliet Paper In His Bath Room Now This Is Pathetic Come On Now Whats Next You Walked In My Way Ima Sue Is That Next Damn This World Is COMING To A End For Sure Now HEHEHE...:p :p :p :p :p :p :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailgreg Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Quote Originally posted by atomoverride the sad truth is he will probly win. remember when that lady spilled her coffee in her lap and because mcdonalds didnt label it as "HOT" she sued and won. I think this guy might win since they dont list how much fat is on what product. They only have some kind of list at some places. But its not labeled on the food. So I do belive this guy will win. I am thinking he will to :( Sad, but may be true :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK1150 Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Quote Originally posted by Tesseract [sarcasm] Gee, look at the warning label on this food: Warning: This food will make you fat. [/sarcasm] What is this world coming to? Where has common sense went in this world? :s You make a point, how many labels can we put on things? You could really sue any company for lack of warnings, like I am looking at my optical mouse, it doesn't say if I open it while it is on I will shock myself, but I should know that. It doesn't say that if I try to eat the USB Plug I might choke, but I should know that. My point, if you are suing for somelike like this you are very ignorant and should be hit over the head with some common sense. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickedkitten Veteran Posted July 26, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 26, 2002 Quote Originally posted by Zoneblitz61 While I think its ridiculous that this man is trying to get money for this, I do think its a good idea that they make fast food places label their food items with nutrition facts. For one it will help calorie-consciencious people, and another it will force fast food places to make their food a little bit more healthful once its widely known exactly how many calories and fat are in each of their burgers. I just think its a shame this man couldn't just shoot for making the fast food chains label there food instead of trying to make himself rich. Watch him open his own fast food chain if he wins this, that or put a Burger King in his mansion. They have been posting the nutritional data on their walls for years though and you can also get them in a handy dandy full colour brochure. LardAss has no case, and I bet he hasn't seen his willy in years Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azazel- Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 It's people like this that remind me of how utterly unfair life can sometimes be. Great people like John Lennon, JFK and Martlin Luther King get killed in their prime, and had such a profound impact on this world, yet this piece of worthless amphibian sh!t will probably live well into his 90's. So much for Darwin, otherwise he'd be fertilzer by now. :right: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted July 26, 2002 Author Share Posted July 26, 2002 This dude is probably suing because he has spent all of his money at those fast food chains and he is now broke. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Doe Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Not that I agree but people have won suing the tobacco industry. How is this any different? I personally think fast food companies are even more covert about the harm their product causes. But then again, choices are what make life interesting? Do we really want the government telling us what we can and cannot do? Everybody knows fast food is bad for you. Just ask Jered from Subway. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azazel- Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Quote Originally posted by John Doe Not that I agree but people have won suing the tobacco industry. How is this any different? It's not. It's simply society catering to the moronic sheep-like masses that play off on their own stupidity to get ahead. Just a big pity-party for the dipsh!ts so they can take more oxygen away from the more deserving. :right: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/40084-obese-man-sues-fast-food-chains/#findComment-403346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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