This, I'm assuming, will soon be followed by BlueBell having to put pictures of fat guys in speedos on packages of ice cream. Tornado warning symbols on the "Welcome to Alabama" signs. Pictures of plane crashes on the side of airplanes. Pictures of dead people on the side of motorcycles. How about pictures of ugly girls on tequila bottles?
Do we need to tattoo a picture of dog bites on every pit-bull? Or warning signs on snakes? Every time a baby's born, the parents should sign off on the fact that the kid is going to poop & puke on them. Every time you start your car, there needs to be a big red warning sign that comes on that says you might crash. Every time you take a shower, you need a sign reminding you that the floor is slippery. Every time you have sex, do you need a tattoo down "there" to remind you that this is the way babies are made?
We already have warning signs on ladders warning that you might fall off.(duh) There are labels on 5 gallon buckets advising that it's not a good idea to let your toddler go swimming in one. Warning labels on cans of tuna for pregnant women (what about the poor tuna? Bet he didn't get a sign). There are even signs in MEN'S bathrooms warning about the dangers of drinking for pregnant women!(probably do need a sign warning about stupid people working on premises)
What I want is a sign that says "I'm big enough to make my own decisions". I don't like the fact that the government thinks that they have to protect me from myself. I'm constantly amazed at the fact that they are much more pre-occupied with my well-being and safety than the fact that there's about eleventy-billion illegal aliens in this country mooching off of us. Or the fact that there's about 200,000 soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen in harms way at this very moment.
If I choose to light up a smoke, chances are that I know it's not the healthiest activity I could pursue. If you think seeing a picture on the side of a package of cigarettes is going to make me NOT light up, you're sadly mistaken. We've already had a warning label on them forever. Apparently only people who can't read smoke, because then, after the labels were there, we let them all sue the tobacco companies because they didn't know it was dangerous. BS.
I have an idea. Why don't we all, as Americans, tell the government to mind their own business and stop worrying about us. Prove to the Jack-wad's that we do indeed have the intelligence to take care of ourselves. What we all need is a sign for "Big Brother".
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