Comments on: From The “Not Surprising At All” Department

By: LorencoNen

LorencoNen — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:04:43 +0000

Dont touch WIKILEAKS, faked DEMOCRACY!!!
Thank you

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:00:52 +0000

Then you should be thankful it wasn’t more than you got at home.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:25:56 +0000

When I was in Hawaii, I was not impressed by the portions received. It wasn’t more than I’d get at home, and it was pretty crappy food.

By: Zenrage

Zenrage — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:28:21 +0000

Meanwhile, In Cedar Rapids, I’d kill to get my hands on a bavarian creme filled doughnut.

By: goblin

goblin — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:39:27 +0000

I think this is a great idea, all large franchise restaurants should have to do this.

but never my small corner bakeries.

By: bunnyofdoom

bunnyofdoom — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:32:16 +0000

I saw talking donuts once. Course, it was after I add acid into my double double at timmies, but hey, that’s the best way to drink it!

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:57:01 +0000

a burger has nutrients in it. You want to talk empty calories talk doughnuts.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:55:53 +0000

well, I know that seeing the number of calories wouldn’t stop me from getting something if I really wanted it.

This is just going to lead to a bunch of obnoxious people talking about how much other people are eating.

And restaurants and all are just going to end up serving less food for the same price. Decrease the size, drop the price for six months and then creep it back up to the original price without increasing the food.

By: Kyle W.

Kyle W. — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:53:15 +0000

Bah, I’m with you. That lady whining about the Calories in her salad doesn’t seem to realize that they’re not EMPTY Calories like the burger she’s comparing it to (I capitalize for science). Though saturated fat tastes better.

W.E.B., that alone cannot make you terrible. You’ll just have to work for it.

By: Bah

Bah — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:47:11 +0000

I feel weird. I think I may be the only non-particularly-athletic person who looks at calories as “sources of energy” rather than “sources of fat.” To me, a 2000 calorie meal just suggests that I’ll probably be able to run on it for a while, not that it’ll make me erupt.

By: Milkman Dan

Milkman Dan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:05:39 +0000

They’ll just go on stuffing their faces. When my parents went dow on vacation to Florida (they live in Canada), they were shocked at the ridiculously large portions Americans are served at restaurants. Supposedly small portions were actually medium- or family-sized by our standards. The kicker? Even the utensils were bigger than the ones we had at home.

By: itbox

itbox — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:58:48 +0000

I wish we’d get something like this in the UK. I’d still ignore it, but it’d make me feel bad about ignoring it which is the first step. Maybe. I notice that I’ve just drunk a bottle of wine. Wonder how many calories we’re talking about there?

Seriously though, giving people more information to enable them to make more informed choices can only be a good thing. Well done New York.

By: W.E.B. Adamant

W.E.B. Adamant — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:56:08 +0000

I laughed, Kyle. Does that make me terrible?

By: kodi

kodi — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:27:53 +0000

I love those labels, although they’re kind of pointless at Chipotle. “Bowl: 290-820 Calories.” Thanks for narrowing it down, guys!

I was actually surprised at how few calories are in my morning apple fritter – it barely even competes with the corn muffin.

By: Kyle W.

Kyle W. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:24:42 +0000

I would like to apologize for the terrible old joke I made seconds ago.