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Obesity, an Oper-a-tunity?

Pablicosta
30-07-2005, 17:56
Name: Dieting - A Wasted Opper-a-tunity?

Description: After recent financial reports showing a rapid increase in the dieting industry, people are questioning the Governments position on this matter!

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[Option] In a scheduled meeting with health officials Dr. @@RANDOMNAME@@ of the @@NAME@@ National Obesity Clinic confronts you. "In our @@NAME@@ian society people are suffering with obesity more and more, and it is about time that the government did something about it! Industries such as those producing fatty Pizzas and Soda need to be stopped in their tracks, and replaced with healthy industries like my Patent Pending Cabbage Balls. By replacing these no good products with new, healthy ones, we will reduce Obesity levels drasticly, and people like me can make a tidy profit in the process. Its a win win situation!
[Effect] Fatty foods are banned and citizens are 'encouraged' to eat Dr. @@RANDOMNAME@@'s Cabbage Balls.
[Stats] Civil freedoms decrease, Pizza and Soda industries decrease.

[Option] Hearing this, @@NAME@@'s famous Opera singer @@RANDOMNAME@@ bursts through the door into your cabinet room, red in the face and dripping with sweat. "My lord! You inhumane animal! How could you even think of banning the food that people CHOOSE to buy? Abusing those people who take that free choice a little too far is just plain wrong. I say stop trying to force people onto diets, let them be themselves. Grant us the right to hang out of our trousers if we wish! Condemn Cabbage Balls forever, and all other forced diets! Big will allways be beautifull!"
[Effect] The average weight in @@NAME@@ is in excess of 18 stones.
[Stats] Civil Freedoms increase, Pizza and Soda industries increase.

[Option] "Hold on, hold on-" Screams your economic advisor, and cousin, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Just, just hold on for a second? Now, why waste another opertunity to make money here? If we subsidise the Pizza and Soda industries, in exchange for a tidy pay back some in the long run of course. Then, by encouraging people to loose weight through Government approved diets we can make BILLIONS from the dieting industry. And you know whats even better? It's a never ending industry! Aslong as we keep subsidising the right companies, people will continue to become fat slobs, and then they'll need our diets. It's a mastermind plan!"
[Effect] The Government has strict control over the fatty foods industry, and curiously the dieting industry too.
[Stats] Economy Increases, Pizza and Soda industry increases.


Just drafted this one, not submitted yet, any Opinions or criticisms?
The Kea
30-07-2005, 18:16
I think there's already an issue about that.
Drunken Gypsies
30-07-2005, 18:35
Is there :o Damn, I thought there might be, but I never got it...
The Graily Hole
31-07-2005, 02:14
This comment may get me shot; but I thought the title was good...and may have been afforded even more chuckle points if it had been "Oprah-tunity".

Forgive me. Surely I joust.
Enn
31-07-2005, 08:00
I'm not sure you can use @@RANDOMNAME@@ in the effect like that - it may be better to choose a specific, humorous name. Much like Mr. Lotsalovin in the Sex Scandal issue.
Pablicosta
11-08-2005, 22:33
This comment may get me shot; but I thought the title was good...and may have been afforded even more chuckle points if it had been "Oprah-tunity".

Forgive me. Surely I joust.


Haha, I love it! If I was in the US I'd have that, but we dont get Oprah over here, which sucks! Also, I think it might be illegal as slander or something to have Oprah in there...

Pabli
Pablicosta
11-08-2005, 22:33
I'm not sure you can use @@RANDOMNAME@@ in the effect like that - it may be better to choose a specific, humorous name. Much like Mr. Lotsalovin in the Sex Scandal issue.

Hehehe, I might have to change that then. I did have second thoughts about it, but hey ho. Thanks.

Pabli