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| Cheese is evil, worse than smoking |
A new billboard near Lambeau Field soon will warn Green Bay Packers fans about the potentially fatal health risks associated with eating too much cheese.
Sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the sign shows the Grim Reaper wearing an iconic cheesehead hat with the message: "Warning: Cheese Can Sack Your Health. Fat. Cholesterol. Sodium."
The nonprofit group, which promotes a vegan diet and has a history of provocative food campaigns, also has sent a letter to Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt asking him to require warning labels on all high-fat, cheesy food at Lambeau. The stadium's dairy-rich menu includes cheese curds and Cheesehead soup, which is a cheddar cheese soup made with beer and topped with more cheese.
The mayor has dismissed the idea, but the physician's organization president says he hopes the effort draws attention to the role cheese plays in the nation's obesity epidemic. The sign is slated to be installed Tuesday in De Pere, Wis., and be visible to fans who travel to games on U.S. Route 41.
update: Cheesehead maker threatens legal action for billboard
9 comments:
You need a reaction of "Eat a block of cheese."
You are absolutely correct Kat!
I think I will eat an extra bite of delicious Wisconsin cheese for every time I see that ad--- which will be a lot, as I'm on 41 near DePere at least twice a week.
Hurrah for cheese!
Maggie, I think they should have a free cheese curds day at Lambeau in thanksgiving for the gift of cheese.
Nice...an 'anti-cheese' ad in America's Dairyland. . .
Ah... the new evils the liberals create to distract from real problems. If cheese is my vice, I'll take it.
"I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices" ~ Mark Twain
Ever read Mark Twain's piece regarding smoking? Great stuff. I'd say it applies: http://www.davehitt.com/facts/marktwain.html
Fantastic Andrea!
During Irishfest I told some Catholic friends that I told "I need a smoke." You might have thought I told them I was going to eat a wheel of cheese....
Fat, cholesterol and sodium are my three favorite food groups.
Guess what? The sign is up, sure enough, but the cheesehead is blacked out! Turns out they didn't ask permission to use the trademarked Cheesehead and had to get rid of it!
Ha.
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