New York City first in U.S. to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant food.

MSNBC ^

[Uncle Miltie]

This is going to be fun. Go get some heavily buttered popcorn, and settle in for the show!

[FormerACLUmember]

This will save lives, undoubtedly. However there needs to be a way to opt out, perhaps with a desclaimer.

[mc5cents]

Land of the free over regulated and home of the brave politicaly correct sheep.

[RexBeach]

"Oh, what a relief it is!"

Speedy Alka-Seltzer would be proud.

[zarf]

Good thing: Increased public education as to the crap Americans are ingesting into their bodies that contribute to our health insurance nightmares.

Bad thing: Nanny state, here we come.

[Puppage]

HORRAY!!!!

Now, I'll make it to age 45 & beyond.

Obviously, the first 44 years were just luck.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

So when exactly did our life expectancy begin decreasing?

[L98Fiero]

I'm reminded of the over-bearing teenage babysitter who tried to make me eat stuff I didn't want.

[2banana]

NYC is so well run that they have time for problems like this...

[duckman]

First they came for the cigarettes, I didn't care cause I don't smoke. Then they came for the trans fats, I didn't care cause I don't eat fast foods. Then they came for ...

[Just another Joe]

New York City first in U.S. to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant food.

But natural trans fats are still OK?

[xowboy]

Ping

[OKIEDOC]

Now if Bloomersberger would just ban sex between consenting liberals we could soon change the out look in liberal New York.

OOPS.....I forgot most liberals are same sex so no offense to conservatives who are trying to keep civilization going the Old Fashioned Way.

[Publius Valerius]

I remember years ago when people were first talking about banning smoking, I would always say: "What's next, banning fried chicken?!"

I thought that was so clearly outrageous that something like that would never happen. I was obviously very naive.

[longtermmemmory]

so no potato chips with anal leakage?

[xowboy]

Mayor BloomingIdiot gets his way again!!! He'll probably outlive us by 20 minutes; think of all the fun he will have missed.

[dfwgator]

Bad thing: Nanny state, here we come.

That ship sailed a long time ago.

[Silly]

I am guessing there will be loopholes for enough vendors to still sell such products -- which may make it even harder for people to know whether there are consuming trans fat.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

It looks like Mayor Boobberg will have to make this up to Al sarptounge!