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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

San Francisco may order ‘sad meals’ — Joanne Jacobs

San Francisco may order ‘sad meals’ — Joanne Jacobs

San Francisco may order ‘sad meals’

San Francisco may ban "happy meals" that come with a toy, unless the meal includes a serving of fruit and vegetables or meets the city's nutritional requirements, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco's"sad meals" should include "creepy, insulting and/or humiliating promotional toys with any meal that fails to meet the city’s exacting nutritional guidelines," writes Zombie on Pajamas Media.
* Circular metallic stickers featuring a frowny-face and the words “I’m a fatso!” or “Lard-butt.” Parents will be required to affix the stickers to their children’s foreheads during meals eaten in public. * Wind-up toys which speak any of ten different phrases, including “You’re morbidly