The Blame Game

"I envy people who drink -- at least they know what to blame everything on". -- Oscar Levant

I just realized the real reason behind the problem of alcohol abuse. I believe we can solve a major part of this by eliminating the half-gallon bottles that are so visible and popular in the liquor stores. If the bottles were smaller, people would certainly drink a lot less. Maybe we should serve everything by pints and alcohol related problems would cease to exist.

Speaking of pints, I think I also have the answer to our problems concerning obesity. If we eliminated the half gallons, and even quarts of ice cream, it stands to reason that people would eat less ice cream and this would go a long way in making America a healthier place. Instead of Big Macs, why can’t we just have regular Macs?

People are eating and drinking in excess because of the size of the containers and of course, the size of the portions. Give us pints and portion control, and obesity and other problems disappear. Forget about exercise – it will only make you eat and drink even more.

Here's the real problem. American's are eating too much and it's critical that we find someone to blame. It has to be the restaurants and the food companies. The lawyers are filing lawsuits against McDonald’s because their McNuggets, burgers and fries are making people fat. The soft drink industry is forcing us to drink bigger portions of Pepsi and Coke, and the cereal people are putting pictures of Dora, Shrek and Elmo on their boxes to force parents to favor their brands. It's obvious that the food industry is literally killing us.

Excuse me, but I can't take it anymore. If you want to play the "Blame Game" then accept the reality that we have met the enemy and the enemy is us. It's called personal responsibility. Parents are driving their kids to those fast food joints on a daily basis and are wondering why their children are obese. We are voluntarily making the decisions regarding what we eat and drink and the result is not a pretty picture. The restaurants and food companies are merely doing what they always do – give us what we want.

Trust me when I tell you that there is a gigantic audience out there waiting for an even bigger Mac.

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