Truth in advertising? Apparently it’s the latest rage as fast food companies lampoon lawsuits seeking compensation for overeating.

The ad features a trial lawyer cross-examining a defendant, saying, “So you sold my client these chocolate chips – and look – no warning label on the box. Just pretty pictures.”

The lawyer continues, “You make them taste good, don’t you?” The defendant, a doe-eyed, 7-year-old Girl Scout, replies, “I guess so.”[...]

The food-industry group will spend another $50,000 to run 30-second radio ads next week on several FM stations and WMAL-AM. The parodies start with “According to the latest study,” and continue with absurd claims such as “If you eat a wheelbarrow full of cheese fries each week, the cheese fries are to blame when people call you Big Daddy Largepants.”

Sadly, some people still won’t get it.

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