Welcome to the Big Ban Era. Last week Prince Charles called for the ban of Big Macs. And the president of the National Action Against Obesity organization called for a ban of Girl Scout cookies. She wants civic organizations to be banned from using junk food for fundraising. This includes PTAs, churches, synagogues, volunteer fire departments, the lot. Yes, the Girl Scouts too.

Meanwhile, a Florida politician called for a ban on the use of the term “illegal alien”.

What a brave new world we enter.

Associated Press report: Chicago. Police have cracked a major junk food ring on the south side of Chicago. They have arrested the local kingpins of the operation and charged them with major crimes.

“The cops raided the house down the street from us,” Mrs. James Smith told reporters. “They hauled away a bunch of pizza shells. And Fritos bags. Just think. Junk food, right here in our neighborhood, with the kids playin’ outside that house and everything. You never know how dangerous your neighborhood is until something like this happens.”