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 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 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 said, "I know how I can get back in this game." And Satan created McDonalds. And McDonalds brought forth the 99-cent double cheeseburger.
And Satan said to man, "You want fries with that?" And man said, "Super size them." And man gained five pounds.
And God created the healthful yogurt, that woman might keep the flattering figure that man found so fair.
And Satan brought forth chocolate. And woman gained five pounds.
And God said, "Try my crispy fresh salad."
And Satan brought forth Ben and Jerry's. And woman gained ten pounds.
And God said, "I have sent thee heart-healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them."
And Satan brought forth chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter.
And man gained ten pounds and his cholesterol went through the roof.
And God brought forth Nike and New Balance 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, sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fat fried them.
Then he created sour cream dip. And man clutched his remote control and he 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 . . . . .
