God v. The Devil - Genesis Revised?

And the Earth was without form, and void, And darkness was

upon the face of

the deep.

And the Devil said, "It doesn't get any better than this."

And so God created Man in His own image; Male and female He

created 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

And green and yellow vegetables of all kinds, So Man and

Woman would live

long and healthy lives.

And so the Devil created McDonald's.

And McDonald's brought forth the 79-cent double

cheeseburger.

And the Devil said to Man, "You want fries with that?"

And Man said, "Super size them."

And Man gained five pounds.

And so God created the healthful yogurt, That Woman might

keep her figure.

But the Devil brought forth chocolate.

And Woman gained five pounds.

And God said, "Try my crispy fresh salad."

And the Devil brought forth Ben and Jerry's.

And Woman gained 10 pounds.

And God said, "Why doth thou eatest thus?

I have sent thee heart-healthy vegetables And olive oil with

which to cook

them."

But the Devil brought forth chicken fried steak So big it

needed its own

platter.

And Man gained 10 pounds And his bad cholesterol went

through the roof.

And so God brought forth running shoes.

And Man resolved to lose those extra pounds.

And the Devil 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 so God brought forth the potato, A vegetable naturally

low in fat and

brimming with nutrition.

And the Devil peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the

starchy center

into chips and deep-fat fried them.

And the Devil created sour cream dip.

And Man clutched his remote control And ate the potato chips

swaddled in

cholesterol.

And the Devil saw and said, "It is good."

And Man went into cardiac arrest.

And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

And the Devil cancelled Man's health insurance.

So God showed Woman how to peel the skin off chicken.

And cook the nourishing whole grain brown rice.

And the Devil created light beer So Man could poison his

body, While feeling

righteous because he had to drink

twice as much of the now-insipid brew to get the same buzz.

And Man gained another 10 pounds.

And Woman ventured forth Into the land of Godiva chocolate,

And upon

returning asked Man, "Do I look fat?"

And the Devil said, "Always tell the truth."

And Man did.

And Woman went out from the presence of Man And dwelt in the

land of the

divorce lawyer, East of the marriage counselor.

And the Devil said, "It doesn't get any better than this."