The reductio ad absurdum argument does not work on left wing liberal progressives. Ask: "Restrict junk food ads on TV for the children? What are you going to do next, ban Santa for being too fat?" Answer: Yes.
Posted on 11/06/2007 9:38:32 AM PST by Eric Blair 2084
Santa is being told to shift the pounds before Christmas - because the obese saint is failing to set a "good example" for children.
The traditional children's hero, best known for feasting on mince pies left out on Christmas eve, has always sported a bulging midriff.
But shopping centre bosses are giving the well-wisher his marching orders - to the nearest gym - to tackle the increasing problem of obesity.
The revelation comes after a medical report earlier this month stated that by 2050 more than 50 per cent of Brits will be obese.
Santa has been told he must slim down, or face eviction from shopping centres at Christmas
Bluewater shopping centre in Greenhithe, Kent, has even gone one step further and set-up a Santa boot camp.
Fiona Campbell-Reilly, spokeswoman at the shopping centre, said: "Santa has been around for years, but society has changed and our Santa needs to reflect this.
"Bluewater's Santa Boot Camp is getting Santa in shape and setting a good example to children who idolise him.
"He will still be the same lovable jolly man, but will be fitter and healthier."
Despite Santa burning 600 calories an hour from delivering presents, the problem lies in the tasty mince pies left as a treat.
If he ate every single mince pie left for him by eager children in the UK he would gain an astonishing 721,000 lbs.
Dr Charmaine Griffiths, spokesperson from the British Heart Foundation, said: "The bootcamp would encourage people to get a bit more active - it is a great idea.
"If you are budding santa or a hopeful elf, then we should all be taking steps to being fit and healthier at Christmas.
"Half an hour of exercise, three days a week could make your heart healthier. I think that like most of us, santa could be doing more to make himself that little bit fitter.
"He can have a pie every so often but try to squeeze in a few carrots as well."
The reductio ad absurdum argument does not work on left wing liberal progressives. Ask: "Restrict junk food ads on TV for the children? What are you going to do next, ban Santa for being too fat?" Answer: Yes.
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Un-friggin-believable!
These fascist leaf eaters should be told to go back into the forest and bathe in a bog.
Soon we’ll be changing psychological archetypes so they fit the eugenic dreams of pale yoga snots.
Yeah, well the British Gubmint and NHS are paying for the diabetic testing equipment that costs them billions...they seem to think that it is within their rights to thus intervene and reduce taxpayer costs.
Vote for Mike Huckabee, and fat santas will be banned in a mall near you in the USA.
Um, Eric -— this is a private shopping mall implementing this policy, NOT the government.
No, the British taxpayers are paying for it. Maybe they should be the ones to decide.
Is this sort of like gotcha with the peanut ban thingie?
Mere triviality. Posession is 9/10ths of the law...and the Gubmint is posessed...with the citizens money.
All I’m saying is that NHS did not implement this, the center itself did. I think it’s pretty comical, but defend their right to do it.
If NHS was doing it I would fully agree with you.
Who ever left a mince pie out on Christmas eve?
Next year, Sanata will be gay.
“Next year, Sanata will be gay.”
But Santa NEVER will be!!
I’m surprised they mentioned he’s a saint.
That explains the elves.
Not us, we always left milk and cookies. Now it will be low fat milk and tofu.
“I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus, underneath the mistletoe last night”
Never once in my entire life have I heard any over weight person say they got fat because of Santa Claus.Who comes up with this kind of stupid stuff anyway.I have to keep asking are people really this ignorant?
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