In an effort to fight obesity...

...in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts.

Now, even a big-government, nanny-state liberal such as myself thinks that's a little silly. But Steve Martin's tweet was the best:

 Steve Martin ‏@SteveMartinToGo

Use this algorithm to maintain obesity and get around proposed over-sized soda ban in New York: Buy two.