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The PETA Files (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Literally. Mississippi state representative W.T. Mayhall Jr. has been all over the news recently after introducing a provocative bill that would bar Mississippi restaurants from serving obese people. I’ll refrain from commenting on whether such a bill would be a good idea, but if they are going to consider such things, we have a suggestion for an amendment: instead of royally pissing everybody off...
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The People's Republic of Seabrook (Free subscription) | 02/04/2008
FEBRUARY 1—Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons. Bill No. 282, a copy of which you'll find below, is the brainchild of three members of the state’s House of Representatives, Republicans W. T. Mayhall, Jr. and John Read, and Democrat Bobby Shows. The bill, which is likely dead on arrival, proposes that the...
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Drudge Retort (Free subscription) | 02/02/2008
Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons. Bill No. 282, a copy of which you'll find below, is the brainchild of three members of the state's House of Representatives, Republicans W. T. Mayhall, Jr. and John Read, and Democrat Bobby Shows.
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Geekery Today (Free subscription) | 02/02/2008
(Thanks, Holly @ feministe 2008-02-01.) Hey, everyone, it's Mississippi House Bill No. 282, introduced by Republican state representative W.T. Mayhall, Jr.! HOUSE BILL NO. 282 An act to prohibit certain food establishments from serving food to any person who is obese, based on criteria prescribed by the state department of health; to [...]
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Left In Aboite (Free subscription) | 02/02/2008
Or fried chicken, or french fies, or apple pie, or. . . Three Mississippi legislators want to make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese customers in Mississippi. A proposal written by GOP Rep. W. T. Mayhall would allow health inspectors to yank the permit from any restaurant that "repeatedly" feeds extremely overweight customers. The bill, , was referred to the Judiciary and Public Health committees,...
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Dlisted (Free subscription) | 02/01/2008
Meet Republicans W. T. Mayhall, Jr. and John Read, and Democrat Bobby Shows . These three idiots are members of Mississippi's House of Representatives and came up with one of the dumbest bills in history. They are proposing a bill that will make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese people. That means anybody with a BMI of 30 or above won't be able to eat with everybody else. This...
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Save The GOP (Free subscription) | 02/01/2008
Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons. Bill No. 282, a copy of which you'll find below, is the brainchild of three members of the state’s House of Representatives, Republicans W. T. Mayhall, Jr. and John Read, and Democrat Bobby Shows. The bill, [...]
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Snowflakes in Hell (Free subscription) | 02/01/2008
We’re all aware that some jurisdictions have passed bans against trans-fat, in an effort to force people to eat healthier food, whether you want to or not (for your own good, you see). Well, it would seem the Mississippi Representative W.T. Mayhall wants to take it one step farther and just ban restaurants [...]
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You've got to be kidding!!!
A nutritionist friend of mine just sent this news bite to me. I kept waiting for the punchline! Please...tell me it's a joke!
anonymous - 02/05/2008