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I have banned my waistline from getting any larger.
This is not the same thing. In your case, only you are responsible and accountable for your actions. So no one but you can do anything with real penality. Now, if the FTC banned you from growing your waistline (wrong govt dept, i know), then there would be a potential fiscal penalty and maybe even prison with enough violations.
The right sarcastic comment should have been: I have banned my cute dog from jumping on people when they come over. because we know that iโll fuss at her, but never punish her harshly.
I hope, there's no right government department for this. ๐
To take effect in October. 2033.
The best way to get that rolling is to try something. Doing nothing and complaining about it certainly won't help. Sure, changing your diet and exercising might not prevent all growth of your waistline, but it'll probably be able to slow it down at minimum. With enough effort and time it might even shrink it. It's better to start trying literally anything than just sitting back and saying no one should try because it's not going to be perfect.
(This comment applies to things other than your waistline.)
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Whoosh
I think you got woodshed. His comment used the example of the smart ass answer about their waist to say the ftc is at least trying and while this may not be effective at least it's a start.
So you're saying they got the joke, they're just disagreeing with the sarcastic remark. Maybe. I have reread it and it still doesn't sound funny to me, was it meant to? If not, does whoosh apply?
And more importantly, why am I trapped in this woodshed?
No it wasn't a funny comment
I'm the writer of the comment. It was meant as a reflection of what they were saying. The original comment was being sarcastic saying they were banning their waistline from getting larger implying it that wouldn't work, just as the FTC ban wouldn't work. My comment was saying they should start putting in some effort to prevent their waistline from growing and it might help some, just like the FTC ban is a step in the right direction for making a difference.
Doing nothing and waiting for perfection is not a solution. Complaining about every step not being a complete cure gets no where. The only way to start making a difference is to take some action. It probably won't be ideal, but it's better than nothing and gets things moving the right way.
Basically, my comment was flipping their sarcastic dismissive reply into a serious productive message.
Well I certainly hope you are right and it does make a difference. Without a robust mechanism for enforcement it will be worse than useless. Which was the point of their joke, and which you did not address.
No no you're behind the woodshed, he took you there and is now bashfully looking at his feet.