Is That Even Legal?
This article about Steve Garvey's endorsement of "Fat Trapper," which "is made out of seafood shells and allegedly 'surrounds the fat in the food you eat and entraps it,'" reminds me of a story I heard once back in my Los Angeles days.
An acquaintance of mine was tapped to appear in an infomercial for a "miracle" exercise product. They dressed him up in oversized clothes, lit him unflatteringly, and had him stand with his belly pooched out and a mildly depressed look on his face. This was the "before" picture. Then they took him into another room, spray-tanned him, dressed him up, changed the lighting, and had him suck in his stomach and grin like hell. Voila! The "after" picture!
In case you were ever tempted to believe everything you see on late-night TV. You may want to not do that.
An acquaintance of mine was tapped to appear in an infomercial for a "miracle" exercise product. They dressed him up in oversized clothes, lit him unflatteringly, and had him stand with his belly pooched out and a mildly depressed look on his face. This was the "before" picture. Then they took him into another room, spray-tanned him, dressed him up, changed the lighting, and had him suck in his stomach and grin like hell. Voila! The "after" picture!
In case you were ever tempted to believe everything you see on late-night TV. You may want to not do that.
1 Comments:
Urgh. That sounds like a dangerous product- shellfish is one of the big seven allergens that induce anaphalaxis reactions. My partner is allergic to shellfish and it's an allergy that can come up really suddenly. His did- he grew up eating mussels and lobster in the Maritimes and went from it being not a problem to making his mouth itch (and discovering the allergy) to his mother handling shellfish in the same kitchen sending him to the hospital with no time to spare.
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