How we got here
Subject: When God created man
Or at least I think this is how it goes...
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth. And the
Earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of
the deep.
- And Satan said, "It doesn't get any better than this."
- And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
- And God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding
seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit," and God saw that it was good.
- And Satan said, "There goes the neighborhood."
- And God said, "Let us make Man in our image, after our likeness,
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl
of the air and over the cattle, and over all the Earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the Earth."
- And so God created Man
in his own image; male and female created he them.
- And God looked upon Man and Woman and saw that they were lean
and fit.
- And Satan said, "I know how I can get back in this game."
- And God populated the earth with broccoli and cauliflower and
spinach, green and yellow vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman
would live long and healthy lives.
- And Satan created McDonald's.
- And McDonald's brought forth the 99-cent double cheeseburger.
- And Satan said to Man, "You want fries with that?"
- And Man said, "Supersize them."
- And Man gained 5 pounds.
- And God created the healthful yogurt, that woman might keep her
figure that man found so fair.
- And Satan brought forth chocolate.
- And Woman gained 5 pounds.
- And God said, "Try my crispy fresh salad."
- And Satan brought forth Ben and Jerry's.
- And Woman gained 10 pounds.
- And God said, "I have sent thee heart-healthy vegetables and olive
oil with which to cook them."
- And Satan brought forth chicken-fried steak so big it needed its
own platter.
- And Man gained 10 pounds and his bad cholesterol went
through the roof.
- And God brought forth running shoes and Man resolved to lose those
extra pounds.
- And Satan brought forth cable TV with remote control so Man
would not have to toil to change channels between ESPN and ESPN2.
- And Man gained another 20 pounds.
- And God said, "You're running up the score, Devil."
- And God brought forth the potato, a vegetable naturally low
in fat and brimming with nutrition.
- And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and
sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fat fried them.
- And he created sour cream dip also.
- And Man clutched his remote control and ate the potato
chips swaddled in cholesterol.
- And Satan saw and said, "It is good."
- And Man went into cardiac arrest.
- And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.
- And Satan created HMOs.
And now you know.