There is but one War on Fat, and the Onion is its prophet!
By Thoreau
A commenter named Adam on Hit and Run pointed out that the Onion is officially a work of prophecy:
From the BBC
The company that makes chocolate bars such as Mars and Snickers, is to stop targeting its advertising at under-12s.
Masterfoods will stop advertising in magazines and television programmes intended for children under the age of 12 by the end of the year.
From the Onion:
The five-state class-action suit accused Hershey’s of “knowingly and willfully marketing rich, fatty candy bars containing chocolate and other ingredients of negligible nutritional value.” The company was also charged with publishing nutritional information only under pressure from the government, marketing products to children, and artificially “spiking” their products with such substances as peanuts, crisped rice, and caramel to increase consumer appeal.
The BBC article came out yesterday. The Onion article came out in 2000.
Comment by wade —
February 6, 2007 @ 6:44 am
i don’t know any under twelves with their own disposable income, so i don’t see it making much difference..
Comment by bryan —
February 6, 2007 @ 9:44 am
the onion a work of prophecy?
Where the hell have you been: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784
Comment by Jennifer —
February 6, 2007 @ 1:17 pm
Jim Anchower for President!
(He can’t be any worse than what we’ve already got.)
Comment by Adam —
February 6, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
Thanks for the link! I finally got my own post up about the subject.
Comment by Hesiod —
February 6, 2007 @ 3:17 pm
the onion a work of prophecy?
Where the hell have you been: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784
I am going to start a crusade to get that headline and article recognized as the most important since “Dewey beats Truman.”
I am firmly conmviced that future historians will be citing that Onion article.
Comment by Hesiod —
February 6, 2007 @ 3:20 pm
From the Onion article cited above:
“During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years.
‘You better believe we’re going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration,’ said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. ‘Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?’”
Comment by Thoreau —
February 6, 2007 @ 7:16 pm
Yeah, OK, so the Onion has been beating Ms. Cleo for several years now. My bad.
Man, tough crowd.
Oh, and I totally endorse Anchower for President. In fact, he’s already opined on what he’d do as President.